Kate Bornstein | Transgender Woman

Kate Bornstein is a successful author, playwright, actor, and performance artist. He published several books, with a good chunk of them tackling issues and topics concerning gender. In 1986, Kate identified as gender non-conforming and made remarks about not calling himself a woman and knowing that he’s not a man at the same time. Kate eventually received sex reassignment surgery and now identifies herself as nonbinary.

Talking about someone’s gender can be pretty complicated and sensitive. Nonetheless, Kate deserves credit for defining and simplifying any concerns about her gender with the use of pronouns such as she/her and they/them. Pushing talks about gender aside, Kate continues to publish books, and she’s best known for publishing an exceptional seminal transgender manifesto titled Gender Outlaw. She has also been able to put together successful performance pieces such as Strangers in Paradox, Hard Candy, Virtually Yours, and Hidden: A Gender.