Equality — A Survivor’s Guide

One with Farai

Farai Chideya speaks with Urvashi Vaid, author of books including "Virtual Equality" and a professor at Columbia Law School. Born in India, raised in America, she details how LGBT issues connect with race, gender, economic, and criminal justice issues. She also explores being a two-time cancer survivor, and how a passion for life and justice has shaped and sustained her.

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