Three years ago, I made a VICE documentary about Melissa Ede, a trans woman who worked a 60-hour week as a taxi driver in Hull, England. The film followed her as she prepared to say goodbye to life on Earth and relocate to the planet Mars as part of the Mars One Project—a trip, unfortunately, that she didn’t end up qualifying for. Mind you, the film wasn’t just about that: It also showed Ede to be funny, kind, and hardworking and demonstrated how making life better for trans people was really what drove her.
Transgender lottery winner Melissa Ede: Winning the Lottery Hasn’t Changed Me as a Person
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