Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian novelist and outspoken feminist, drew criticism from transgender activists after suggesting that the experiences of transgender women are different from women whose gender was assigned female at birth. Transgender rights activists were quick to criticize Adichie's comments, including actress Laverne Cox, in a long Twitter thread, and Raquel Willis, communications associate at the Transgender Law Center. "It is true that many trans women are not perceived as women for a portion of our lives. On Sunday, Adichie attempted to clarify her remarks in a Facebook post, but reiterated that she thought the experiences of transgender and cisgender (that is, not transgender) women were different. "Because we can oppose violence against trans women while also acknowledging differences.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 13, 2017 17:37 UTC