CJ hasn't told us she grew up as a cis girl and has always been a cis girl and was never a boy.

at some point RD claimed she has a Black father. thus, she denied her white ancestry and her white identity.

CJ hasn't presented herself as a cis woman - she identifies as a trans woman.

RD has claimed Black identity - and has yet to clarify whether she considers herself 'trans Black'.

RD could clear up much of the drama and pushback about her race identity if she would just admit that she was 'born white' and has identified as white in the past but has altered her appearance and now identifies as Black b/c *insert explanation here*. but she hasn't. she plays coy and claims the issue is complex but has yet to explain her actions.

CJ has given us her story. and she hasn't lied to us - she hasn't treated us like we're stupid. like we don't know she was born male and identified as a boy and later a man for several decades. plus she told us how and why it all went down.