Here is part of her story:
“Yeah.
But I’ve also gotten backlash.
And that’s when you realize you have to keep up with the terminology.

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“My initial response was ‘Pfft!’
And then I was like, ‘Wait.
Let me just figure this one out.

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That’s when I sort of said, ‘I’m a woman that identifies as a woman.
I’m not trans.
Maybe I need to make up another term, one that doesn’t step on any toes.
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