ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Joy Ladin

Joy Ladin is a person just like you and me, but some people may talk about her or ask questions about her because she is a special kind of person. Joy Ladin is what we call a transgender person.

That means, when she was born, some people thought she was a boy because of her body, but she felt like she was really a girl on the inside. She knew this for a very long time but it wasn't until she was an adult that she was able to make her outside match her inside by changing some things about her body to become more like a girl.

Now, Joy Ladin is a woman and she wants people to treat her like one, even though she wasn't born that way. She also wants people to know that it's okay to be different and feel different than everyone else. It's important to be who you are and not try to be someone else just because that's what other people expect.

Joy Ladin is also a really smart person who writes books and poetry to help people understand what it's like to be transgender, and to show that everyone is special and important in their own way. She's a great example of how even if you're different, you can still do amazing things and make a difference in the world.