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Transgender writer reflects on Caitlyn Jenner's story

Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover
In this June 1, 2015 photo, a journalist looked at Vanity Fair's Twitter site with the tweet about Caitlyn Jenner, who will be featured on the July cover of the magazine. Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender Olympic champion formerly known as Bruce, unveiled her new name and look in a Vanity Fair cover shoot.
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Ellie Krug, a lawyer, executive director of the non-profit Call for Justice and author of "Getting to Ellen: A Memoir about Love, Honesty and Gender Change," wrote about Bruce Jenner's transition announcement back in April.

She wrote: "What I didn't know is how remarkably similar Bruce's story would be to mine."

Krug joined MPR News' Tom Crann to talk about her experience and reaction to the press surrounding Jenner's transition.