Am I the person I feel I am (black, white, senior citizen, young, or tall person) etc.?

Is Rachel Dolezal black just because she feels black?
This has to do as you might suspect, with the Transgender/ bathroom news item lately.
Does this explain it? http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4892637165001/civil-rights-and-the-transgender-bathroom-debate/#sp=show-clips