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Joan Westenberg

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Joan Westenberg (@joanwestenberg) is a Sydney based writer and a proud transgender woman. She has been published in Wired, The Financial Review, Inc.com, the SF Chronicle, Observer, The Saturday Paper, Crikey and over 40 other publications. Joan is both committed to adopting a cat and desperately terrified of companionship.

I can’t remember a sober Christmas. This year will be my first

Joan Westenberg

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6 min

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