Field Notes: Conte - Titone on Passing
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TV-PG, 16-Oct-2024
Colorado State Representative Brianna Titone, a trans woman, shares her discovery of a 1990s Arvada city official, Joanne Conte, who transitioned in the late 70s, reflecting on the era's pressures to remain stealthy due to the stigma and dangers surrounding trans identities.
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