In her own words, Shakina Nayfack tells of her journey from young Jewish boy to outspoken theater actress.
PERFORMANCE PICKS: ‘Post-Op’ Stitches a Tale of ‘Gender Confirmation’ Surgery Into Musical Theater
Transgender performance artist Shakina Nayfack talks to HuffPost Live about her upcoming performance, "One Woman Show: A Work In Progress," and why she's using crowdfunding to pay for her gender confirmation surgery.
‘As a young artist, I've used online crowdsourcing campaigns to help my friends make albums, produce shows and make films,’ says New Yorker Shakina Nayfack. Referencing one Web fund-raising site, she adds, ‘I would joke to my friends, 'I should go online and "kickstart" my vagina!’”