One notable characteristic of Cox’s advocacy was a categorical refusal to discuss her own medical transition, insisting that this was the wrong focus. In an exchange that went viral online, she told the television host Katie Couric: The preoccupation with transition and surgery objectifies trans people. And then we don’t get to really deal with the real lived experiences. The reality of trans people’s lives is that so often we are targets of violence. We experience discrimination disproportionately to the rest of the community. Our unemployment rate is twice the national average; if you are a
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