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First Person
A Black Trans Woman's Journey to Joy
Season 2
Episode 6
In season 2 episode 6 of PBS Digital Studios' First Person, host Donald Shorter talks to Nala Simone Toussaint about allyship, finding and living her truth as a black trans woman, and empowering trans and gender non-conforming youth.
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