I make things, like all sorts of things. As far back as I can remember I have always been creating and building and its a strong narrative of my life. Engineering, Arts, and the sciences have been and are my playground. In recent years I have been working on how to tell stories and how…
Tristan
Growing up, didn’t have words for what I was, only that I was not what society expected me to be. Life is the process of learning to write your own story and then living in it. I grew up in the very early days of the internet, and so many of us were isolated then….
Victoria Adrianna Osoria
I am a woman and it does matter who challenges it. I may overcome it but at the end of the day, those that challenge my identity and my personhood have committed an act of violence that either through ignorance or malice it will have lasting and damaging effects. My story didn’t begin nor end…
Christopher
I’ve spent most of my life faced away from my identity and have suffered in the black pain of dysphoria as a result, including 12 years in the military. Now as I am acknowledging my real self and embracing who I am, I feel the love of myself and am freer than I have ever…
Gwen Smith
I’ve identified as part of the trans community for half my life, and have been honored to see it grow from secretive back-room support group meetings to a community of people willing to be out and visible for who they are. Trans Woman Gender ID : Trans woman Age : 50 Location : Contra Costa…
Valentine
My journey has not only been one of self introspection, but one built around who I want to be seen as. Whether my strong frame depicts “strength”, or my femininity tied with abilities deemed only ‘Masc’ leave people wondering which box I am most suited for in their minds. My identity and presence are for…