Iowa news reporter came out A transgender woman on a local newscast.
Nora JS Reichardt, a multitalented journalist for Local 5 News in Des Moines, Iowa, reintroduced herself to the community the same day she legally changed her name.
“I didn’t know if there was a place or space where I could really love and enjoy this kind of work and still be myself.” She said in her segment.
The 24-year-old said he had been thinking about gender identity since high school, but couldn’t even find the words to express it, growing up in a rural area and in a society that wasn’t as gender open as it is today. her feelings.
Reichardt says that after he started working as a reporter, he realized something was wrong and didn’t “connect” with the person on screen.
She started her hormone treatment and medical transition in September 2021.
“There was a good period of time when everyone in my life functionally knew me as Nora, except for the viewers at home,” said Reichhardt.
Reichardt left work before announcing to viewers at home so he could accomplish whatever he wanted for the transition before returning and breaking the news.
“It’s hard to describe how it feels to finally share it,” Reichardt said on Twitter. The transition felt like myself for the first time in 24 years of my life.”
She added that although she was the person she was before, she is noticeably happier now, not only in terms of her perception, but also the people in her life.
According to the News 5 website, Reichardt attended Drake University, where he graduated with a degree in news and sociology.
ESPN journalist MA Voepel announced on Twitter About his transition in August, and about using masculine pronouns since then.