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PIECES BY ACTIVISTS ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF THE PLAY
WRITTEN BY TRANS WOMEN, WOMEN
OF COLOR & OTHER GROUPS

Long-time organizers and participants in V-Day and newcomers
to the movement from diverse backgrounds and identities penned
reflective commentary pieces about their experience with the play.
Examples include: Monica Prince’s What
I Learned From 5 years as a Vagina
Monologues Actor, Vu Chau’s The Vagina
Monologues Empowers Women After 15
Years of Productions, Trans activist and
author Mey Rude’s poignant article about
her evolving relationship to the vagina in
AutoStraddle entitled On Performing In
The Vagina Monologues When You Don’t
Have A Vagina.

After performing the spotlight monologue
Crooked Braid in a Production of The
Vagina Monologues, Omaha Tribe
member Onna Webster LeBeau wrote to
V-Day about her experience performing
the piece for an audience of women,
including many Native American women.
Her piece 21 YEARS LATER AND STILL
HEALING is a reflection on her continued
path of healing and strength.