I was born black and male, but now I identify a white woman - I know race is not real

I was born black and male, but now I identify a white woman - I know race is not real Dr Ronnie Gladden is a US-based speaker, actor, tenured professor and author READ MORE: The vulnerable transgender woman exploited for a dating show By Maria Chiorando For Mailonline Published: 07:40, 3 November 2024 | Updated: 07:40, 3 November 2024 e-mail View comments Like many young women, Dr Ronnie Gladden grew up wanting to be like Snow White, fantasised about a Pride & Prejudice lifestyle and wanted to emulate Elle Fanning 's fashion. Ronnie dreamed of lying out in the sun getting a tan and of having blonde hair that grew lighter in the summer. This wasn't a typical set of ambitions, however, because Ronnie was a black boy growing up in Cincinnati’s west side.

Now, middle aged, Ronnie is a tenured professor of English at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, a public speaker, and actor, and uses this platform to promote what he calls a 'transgracial' identity. Despite being born black and male, Ronnie - who uses the pronoun they - now identifies as a white woman, regardless of outward appearances, saying there is a 'repressed White female identity' inside them begging to be released. Dr Ronnie (pictured) is now is a a tenured professor of English at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, a public speaker, and actor Ronnie is part of a little-known community of people who are 'transgracial' - meaning they are both transgender and identify as transracial.

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