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INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I

Hawaiʻi’s Transgender Community

Hawaiʻi’s growing transgender community is thriving, but continues to struggle with bias, discrimination and a lack of acceptance. Advocates say the best way to understand what being transgender is like is to talk with people in that community and to listen to their stories.

Air Date: Thu, Sep 30, 2021 7:30 PM

Tonight’s panelists include: Kim Coco Iwamoto, Attorney, Former Board of Education Member, Community Activist; Tatiana Kalaniopua Young, Professor of Anthropology, LGBTQ Homeless youth advocate; Renee Pedersen, Clinical Director, The Lavender Clinic; and Kaleo Ramos, Teacher, Transgender activist.

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