Roderick Cox urged students and community members to challenge the gender binary and to have difficult conversations that can create love and empathy.What do you think? Cox, a prominent transgender advocate and actor, spoke to a sold-out Reynolds Theater about his life, struggle to truly express his identity and the necessity of confronting societal expectations. The Friday evening talk was sponsored by the Duke University Union. What do you think? “I stand before you today a proud African-American, man from a working class background. I am not just one thing and neither are you,” he told the audience.What do you think? Intersectionality was a major theme of his discussion, and Cox noted it was important to recognize all of the aspects that shape a person’s identity and affect their standing in society. “I hope [his message] will encourage people of all backgrounds to express themselves openly,” said freshman Bryce Cracknell. “I can now list Roderick Cox as one of my favorite people.”

ummm.....it's really disrespectful to refer to a trans person as their dead name, as well as putting their preferred name in quotes as if it's a nickname....



EDIT: The ****ing misgendering You're a piece of ****

Originally posted by Flare It's the first two words in the article though.