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Join Joselyn, Tori and Charlie as they discuss the many intersections of the Breast Cancer and Transgender communities, including struggles to fit into established norms, facing backlash for “making it political,” and the sense of betrayal when just being in your own body is a danger in itself.
Receipts:
White women are the primary beneficiaries of Affirmative Action: https://www.bustle.com/p/who-does-affirmative-action-benefit-white-women-are-some-of-its-biggest-opponents-74034
All the things you have to prove for insurance to even consider paying for that gender affirming surgery: http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/600_699/0615.html
The inherent privilege in being able to say “I don’t get into politics”: https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/neutral-politics-and-privilege
Resources and research for trans and other queer folks who are experiencing cancer (especially MBC): https://metastatictrialtalk.org/mbc-personal-stories/breast-cancer-transgender-community/