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Transgender AZ Golfer Shares Life Challenges On, Off The Green
Bobbi Lancaster is a skilled golfer, author and family doctor. And until 2010, she had lived her life as a man.
Originally published Tuesday, August 27
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GOLD CANYON, AZ — Bobbi Lancaster is a skilled golfer, author and family doctor. And until 2010, she had lived her life as a man.
“I was in the closet hiding from my wife, hiding from everybody, secretly crossdressing at times, feeling hopeless that I would never ever be able to just live openly,” Lancaster said. “I would just hide my whole life.”
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Lancaster sat down with Cronkite News sports reporter Brian Brindley to talk about her life experiences.
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