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I believe that transgender people, including those who have transitioned, are living out real, authentic lives. Those lives should be celebrated, not questioned. Their health care decisions should be theirs and theirs alone to make.

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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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Toledo
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