Kate Bornstein

Kate Bornstein
Bornstein (2018)
Born (1948-03-15) March 15, 1948 (age 76)
Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationBrown University (BA)
Occupations
  • Performance artist
  • author
Websitekatebornstein.com

Katherine Vandam Bornstein[1] (born March 15, 1948)[2] is an American author, playwright, performance artist, actor, and gender theorist. 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.[3]: x  Bornstein now identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them and she/her.[4] Bornstein has also written about having anorexia, being a survivor of PTSD and being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.[3]: xi 

  1. ^ Bornstein, Kate (May 5, 2012). "My Scientology excommunication". Salon. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bornstein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Czyzselska, Jane (February 2016). "CALL ME Kate". Diva: 54.