Trans Women And The Danger of a Single Story — Where Chimamanda Got It Wrong

On the importance of being seen, the many narratives of women, and the toxicity of exclusionary thinking.

Cassie Brighter
Empowered Trans Woman
19 min readNov 17, 2018

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At some point recently I became impatient with my transgender sisters. I became impatient because they didn’t act like good feminists. Some of them — especially what I consider the most problematic demographic among trans women — the middle-class, middle-aged, late-in-life transitioning White trans woman (raising own hand) —…

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Cassie Brighter
Empowered Trans Woman

Activist. Public speaker. Writer. Community Organizer. Mom. Creator & Host, Empowered Trans Woman Summit. Managing Editor, EmpoweredTransWoman.com