Lawyer and transgender rights activist Chase Strangio speaks with The Lady and the Dale’s co-director Zackary Drucker and consulting producer Precious Brady-Davis about Liz Carmichael’s legacy — rectifying her maligned representation by the 1970’s media, her impact on today’s queer community, and expanding the narrative of transness.
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“Trans folks represent a world of new possibilities where our life experiences aren’t dictated by our biology. We’ve taken it to a place that Liz might not have been able to imagine.”