Her Secret Plan to Transition: One of Caitlyn Jenner's Ex-Wives Tells All (Video)

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Her Secret Trans Plan: One of Caitlyn Jenner's Ex-Wives Tells All
Linda Thompson wrote in her new memoir, A Little Thing Called Life, the former Olympian plotted to have gender confirmation surgery in Denmark and return as a new female relative to her sons.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Aug 12, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Her Secret Trans Plan: One of Caitlyn Jenner's Ex-Wives Tells All

Linda Thompson wrote in her new memoir, A Little Thing Called Life, the former Olympian plotted to have gender confirmation surgery in Denmark and return as a new female relative to her sons.

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Her Secret Trans Plan: One of Caitlyn Jenner's Ex-Wives Tells All

Linda Thompson wrote in her new memoir, A Little Thing Called Life, the former Olympian plotted to have gender confirmation surgery in Denmark and return as a new female relative to her sons.

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When a longtime friend’s transphobia turned personal, writer Vic Brooks was forced to confront the monster across the table and the one staring back from the mirror.

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The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

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Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

The gold medalist is addressing fans who say her boyfriend was "stealing her moment" when he proposed.

Get motivated in the fight against fascism, and march to this music.

The protest, organized by the Gender Liberation Movement, took place Tuesday at Health and Human Services headquarters.