Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1313 - Laura Targownik on Life as Transgender

Brian interviews Laura Targownik. Laura is an associate professor of medicine and director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Toronto. “I am also a woman who, nearly a quarter-century ago, embarked on a journey to transform my appearance, my body and my life. My goal: to be seen and accepted as a woman in society, and enjoy the legal right to be recognized as such, and to have access to the medical and surgical care required to stay well. And for most of the time since my transition, I’ve lived a primarily assimilated life in my community, keeping my history of transition private. I transitioned not to live as a trans woman, but as a woman, full stop, and I had no intent or desire to ever be publicly identifiable as trans again.”