'I didn’t know if there was a place and a space for me to do this sort of work that I’ve really come to love and enjoy, while also getting to be myself while I do it.'
A Des Moines, Iowa, television reporter announced on a newscast that she has transitioned, uses she/her/hers pronouns and will publicly identify as a transgender woman.she officially filed for her name change. Reichardt said for a long time, she didn't think she would be able to announce her true identity on air.
"It’s very weird to approach every day at work as if it’s a dress-up day, but there were times that that’s really what it felt like -- that I was just getting up every morning, putting on my nice shoes, my slacks and a button up, and going into work and telling all my coworkers and the people I was meeting out in the field that I was someone I didn’t really feel like," she said.
"There’s beauty in this process, and I wish that got discussed more -- especially among people who are cis and don’t find themselves as familiar with it," Reichardt said."What I find is learning to love my body, love me, and just the way I want to live my life, it’s the best act of self-actualization that I could ever imagine."Reichardt said she chose the name"Nora" after experimenting with names she thought were cute until one stuck.
When asked to give advice to people so they can be better allies, Reichardt emphasized believing people when they say who they really are.
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Iowa reporter announces on newscast that she is transgenderAn Iowa television reporter says she publicly identifies as a transgender woman, gradually coming into her identity over the course of several years.
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Iowa reporter announces on newscast that she is transgenderAn Iowa television reporter says she publicly identifies as a transgender woman, gradually coming into her identity over the course of several years.
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