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I knew at a very early age, about 6 years old, that there was something different about me. But being young and not being exposed to people who had gender dysphoria, or role models that you see on TV today, I didn't know what it was. ”

Flying as Bob, there was always stress involved. ”

I am not covering stories as a transgender reporter. I'm a reporter who is transgender. Otherwise, it would be like having a black reporter only cover stories about blacks or a Hispanic reporter covering stories about Hispanics. ”

Instead of doing what everybody else does and sue the city of Los Angeles, I decided I was going to run for mayor. ”

Transgender people really are misunderstood. ”

On May 6, 2013, I started hormone replacement therapy and began transitioning. I was very depressed, which is not uncommon for people with gender dysphoria. Two hours after my first estrogen injection, my depression went away for the first time in my life. ”

I love breaking news. And I was always trying to create the new, the next thing in television news. So I was the first to do overnight news. ”

Television has played an important role in normalizing the experiences of gay men and lesbians in America. ”

Trying to erase 53 years of being a macho aggressive guy to trying to be a woman, and this is greatest challenge of my life. ”

While television can help normalize the lives of marginalized people, it also can exploit their hardships and reinforce stereotypes, reducing their lives to mere entertainment. ”