'Trans women are women, period': Durham transgender woman says Women's History Month should include all women

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Born a boy, by the age of seven, Vanity Deterville knew certain parts of her body didn't belong to her. She shared the secret with her grandmother.

"I told her at a very young age. Sometime in elementary school, I believed it would be easier if I could live like a woman. She told me she didn't think anything was wrong with it," said Deterville.

Women's History Month celebrates the many contributions women have made to society throughout history, however, some question if the month is all-inclusive to transgender women.

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