Kate Bornstein
Though Kate Bornstein is an excellent playwright, actor, author, and performance artist, her work as a gender theorist really deconstructs the complexity for those who do not identify with the sex with which they were born. Her published works address eating disorders, PTSD, and mental health difficulties, in addition to gender variances. Kate speaks from personal experience as a nonbinary person who does not identify as a man or a woman. She has struggled with borderline personality disorder her entire life and now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of her departure from the Church of Scientology. Kate devotes her attention to her work in the hopes that her literary creations would assist “teens, freaks, and other outlaws” in living their real lives.
Kate Bornstein
Our Lady J
Our Lady J has made an important contribution to the LGBTQ+ community by bringing the tales of people within on mainstream television for all to witness. As a writer and producer on the programs Transparent and Pose, Our Lady J not only caught the emotional journey of someone transitioning, but she also effectively depicted the 1980s and 1990s drag ball culture milieu. Her primary love is music, however. Our Lady J is a classically educated pianist who relocated to New York to work as the musical director and accompanist for Broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson. Portrait of Man, her first studio album, was released in 2013 to widespread acclaim.
Our Lady J
