![]() ![]() So, on March 20, Vogel launched the "Help Kate Bornstein Stay Alive" fundraiser on the site GoFundMe. "I run fundraising campaigns all the time, usually for movies and creative endeavors, but why can't we do it for this?" Vogel posited at the time. Her friend Laura Vogel, a professional fundraiser, stopped her. She's also a 65-year-old trans woman with modest means and a cancer diagnosis.īornstein has insurance and her lung cancer is curable, but she began putting her affairs in order back in February, when doctors told her she would need $100,000 in order to pay for the deductible, cross-country travel to cancer treatment centers, and the cabs she'd need to take to protect her immune system throughout radiation. Kate Bornstein - cult hero, writer, former Scientologist, and unapologetic advocate for "freaks and outlaws" - is the brassy patron saint to a ragtag collection of bullied and marginalized folks across generations, genders, and sexualities. ![]()
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