I grew up in a conservative evangelical christian world where I chose to stay even when I left my parents’ home for college – there’s nothing like the safety of a list of strict rules and a clear consequence for not following them. It turns out, though, that being told from your earliest days that…
Morgan
My experience of my gender has felt consistent throughout my life, but how I label and understand it changes. I’ve changed a lot over the years. I’m going to continue changing. I’m a nerd. Gender Id/Pronoun : they/them
Ana
I’m still working on coming into my power and allowing myself to be my biggest and fullest self, however intense and incomprehensible that may be. I thrive on watery places. I’m a Romanian (gender)queer immigrant, and the way I pronounce my pronouns (“x” pronounced as ks) connects me to that heritage. It’s always a surprise,…
Alex
When I was younger I didn’t feel human. I fantasized that I was a changeling–a fae creature switched at birth–because I couldn’t decide if my world was wrong, or I was. I tried to be a perfect girl for so long, but forcing myself to over-perform the rigid standard of cisheterosexuality only resulted in feeling…
Bri
The thing I love most about being trans is how much we live for each other. Growing up no one told me that my life was possible, but I caught whispers of it online from others living their life. All these years later, and I’m so happy to be carving out little spaces outside and…
Becca
I have very clear memories of being little and believing I was a boy, and that my parents raised me as a girl because they wanted me to be a girl so badly. So I’ve continued doing traditionally feminine things – I love ballet, I think makeup is fascinating and weird, and dresses are usually…