Transition and post-op īornstein never felt comfortable with the belief of the day that all trans women are 'women trapped in men's bodies.' They did not identify as a man, but the only other option was to be a woman, a reflection of the gender binary, which required people to identify according to only two available genders. Bornstein's antagonism toward Scientology and public split from the church have had personal consequences Bornstein's daughter, herself a Scientologist, no longer has any contact per Scientology's policy of disconnection.

Bornstein joined the Church of Scientology, becoming a high-ranking lieutenant in the Sea Org, but later became disillusioned and formally left the movement in 1981. Bornstein studied Theater Arts with John Emigh and Jim Barnhill at Brown University (Class of '69). Biography Early life īornstein was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, into an upper middle-class Conservative Jewish family of Russian and Dutch descent. Bornstein has also written about having anorexia, being a survivor of PTSD and being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. īornstein now identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them and she/her. In 1986, Bornstein started identifying as gender non-conforming and has stated 'I don't call myself a woman, and I know I'm not a man' after having been assigned male at birth and receiving sex reassignment surgery. Katherine Vandam Bornstein (born Ma) is an American author, playwright, performance artist, actor, and gender theorist.

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