I count myself as incredibly lucky, in that I was drawn to transition as I explored the things that brought me greater happiness in life, rather than fleeing a sense of dysphoria or misidentification. I think it’s important for people to understand that you don’t need to be dysphoric or miserable to be trans. bisexual…
Rocco
My gender journey is continuous and never ending. Here I am in my current iteration. My one guarantee is that I will change again. Down with the binary, you can’t make me choose. Trans non-binary gender traitor beefcake savory sweet stud muffin Genderqueer, They/Them Age : 37 Oakland, CA @bayanrootsoakland
Freddie
My relationship to gender is fluid — constantly evolving, shifting, and interacting with my environment. I’m lucky to have experienced relatively little body dysmorphia, so sometimes I think about how my decisions to alter my body and self are connected to how the world I’m in perceives me and treats me. I am in a…
Rose
These days I’ve been joking (not joking) That my gender is that of a 14 year old goth lost boy All awkwardness and new angles Somehow too big and too small and still too femme or not Fag enough It’s messy There never seem to be the “right words” And who I am gets caught…
Leu
A music lover and goatherd, tender of plants and compost, living on the Mendocino coast, in the ancestral lands of Northern Pomo and Coast Yuki peoples. Seeking connection with fellow rural queers in the area. Genderfluid they/them Age : 35 Mendocino Coast/Northern Pomo Territory
Jo-El
Having been raised mormon, my early life journey was incredibly limited to the gender binary. I am grateful to have broken out of that conservative box as a young adult “Who was I now—woman or man? That question could never be answered as long as those were the only choices; it could never be answered…
Rebel B/T
Gender play has long been part of my personal journey. It’s a way for me to increase empathy with other humans and expand possibilities for all of us outside of the binary boxes others may assume we must fit into. I value being visibly queer and gender non-conforming to help others feel less alone and…
S.E. Smith
My relationship with gender is in a state of constant evolution; just when I think I’ve got a handle on things, something upends my previous understanding of gender, of myself, of how I interact with gender as a cultural concept. We’re living in such an exciting time for conversations about these issues and it’s so…
Fiona Gallagher
I like taking up space. I like standing out. I like asking folks to consider their assumptions about me. I’m a vintage dandy. I’m a sea witch. I’m queer. I’m fat. I’m anxious. I’m a lipstick enthusiast. I’m very fond of octopuses. I wear a lot of dresses and pearls. I’m powerful. Someone once told…
Chels
It wasn’t until a few years ago that I learned that you were able to identify as something other than the bits you were born with. I just graduated from college and knew that I wanted to help people, but didn’t know in which direction to go. So I joined AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps,…