A big part of my transition has been confronting this sense that I was “too much” for this world. Too loud. Too emotional. Too queer. Too sensitive. Too neurotic. I have carried this kind of heaviness my whole life, and this compulsion to make myself as small as possible has led me to some dark…
Steph
The most critical thing we can do, as out and strong adults, is to help make truly welcoming queer spaces and events more available – especially for the kids and families. It was so horrible and frightening growing up visibly queer, so many of us facing rejection at home, at school, having little to no…
Tiff
I’m a femme and masc presenting genderfluid, non-binary human. I want to challenge femme invisibility, and show folks do not have to fit a certain stereotype. Femme Daddy Non-binary, They/Them Age : 29 Santa Rosa, CA
Max Irving
Embracing femininity in a healthy way has always been difficult. Internally, I have always felt more masculine, but my aesthetic has never really matched that. Now, femininity is my version of drag. Femme-y genderqueer babe they/them Age : 25 Location : Berkeley/East Bay
Missy Anathema
I fought my whole childhood to prove that I was a woman who was just as smart, strong, and capable as a man. Through finding myself somewhere unexpected on the gender spectrum, I found a way to not only find confidence in myself outside of my birth assigned gender, but to help others love and…
Vidney Tuesday
My gender has been consistently changing over nearly a decade. It was through being a porn performer that I first discovered the concept of being nonbinary, and came to terms with the fact that this was my identity. For some years, I lived as masculine of center genderqueer. Most of my performances and photography modeling…