We started having conversations all the way back in Fiji nine months ago about the care with which this episode was going to be handled, i came to Jeff [Probst] and asked if I could write a personal essay about what happened and he immediately said yes.

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I really do not understand the members of my generation. by Zeke Smith

I really do not understand the members of my generation.

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I feel less connected with Millennials than ever. by Zeke Smith

I feel less connected with Millennials than ever.

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I suppose I'm just an old soul. by Zeke Smith

I suppose I'm just an old soul.

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There was just such an outpouring of love, and you don't often see that with a trans story, i really felt it signaled a change in which trans people are received by the public and the media.

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I forgave him that night when I hugged him, i believe people who express sincere remorse -- as he has -- should be embraced because that's how we encourage people to change.

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I had a compelling story, which makes anyone a threat to win, i always think it's the right move to get rid of me because I always think I have the best shot to win.

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I got through the past nine months by bringing my friends and family really close and relying on their love, what I've taken from 'Survivor' is that the muscles of resilience and adaptability have been strengthened, so that I can confront whatever challenges life brings me.

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My name started getting tossed around, and the reason why is that nobody wanted to sit next to me in the end, because I had a very compelling story. i felt I was in a position where it was very important to model resilience.

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And that's what signaled to me the worst had happened, there was this primal instinct in me that just said 'run,' but I knew I couldn't run because I came to 'Survivor' to confront great challenges.

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In the end, we believe this episode, accompanied by Zeke's own remarkable writing and speaking on the subject, has provided an unexpected but important dialogue about acceptance and treating transgender people with respect. i wanted the world to see how much I'd grown and I also thought by showing what happened, maybe it wouldn't happen to someone else and something good could come of it.

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That was developed later in our relationship. by Zeke Smith

That was developed later in our relationship.

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