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Kate Bornstein

Kate Bornstein is an author, playwright, performance artist, and actress. Kate is a trans icon whose pioneering books on the subject of nonbinary gender, Gender Outlaw and My Gender Workbook are taught in six languages, at hundreds of colleges. Kate’s 2006 book, Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws propelled them into an international position of advocacy for marginalized youth, earning two citations of honor from the New York City Council.