Results: Trans man jumps in frigid lake to save a baby from drowning

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30-year-old trans man Lio Cundiff has been hailed as a hero for jumping into Chicago's frigid Lake Michigan to save an 8 month-old girl whose stroller was blown into the water by a strong gust of wind. "I'm so happy that this baby has a chance for a future and a life," Cundiff's mom, Karen Cundiff, told the Tribune. "I'm so glad both [he] and the baby are OK because both of them could have died." Cundiff is a comedian and performs across the city. In an interview with the Guardian, Cundiff said he hopes the moment emphasizes that trans people are just human beings. "Because all I did was a human act," he said. "We are human, and we're the same as everyone else. And we don't deserve the hate that we've gotten." Do you agree with Lio Cundiff that trans people are just like everyone else and they deserve to live their lives in peace without any hatred?
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