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Interview with June Taylor

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June Taylor grew up in a southern, conservative town in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has three kids who are 1, 3, and 5 years old. She identifies as a trans woman and as a queer lesbian, and she was assigned male at birth. She didn’t have words for herself growing up but knew something was different about her from the heteronormative world around her. She feared coming out would lead to family and friends rejecting her. She came out 2 years ago, which was a long process of internal exploration. She came out first to her wife by writing a note after not being able to face coming out to her directly. Her wife was immediately supportive. She’s currently working through her legal name change. Her relationship with her family has been awkward and strained since coming out. Wedin has been a huge mentor for Taylor, helping her work through things. She’s on hormone replacement therapy on a testosterone suppressant and estra along with laser hair removal. She’s unsure of bottom surgery. She moved Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2015 from North Carolina. She works at the Minnesota Population Center with the University of Minnesota. She’s on the Trans Commission at the University of Minnesota.

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