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X-Men & Real-Life Heroes Inspire Gay Man to Become a “Super Lawyer”

by Rick Anderson

X-Men & Real-Life Heroes Inspire Gay Man to Become a “Super Lawyer”

Hi, I’m Rick Anderson. I’m from Pearland, Texas. I grew up in the Clear Lake, Friendswood area in my early childhood in the eighties and nineties. And it was a communiAnd as that was happening, I reached out to that wonderful Baylor lawyer and it was just called them out of the blue. I think I was kind of panicking at the time. I called him and...

A Lesson, Then a Plan: How a Sixth Grade Student Changed a Trans Teacher’s Life

by Kai Morley

A Lesson, Then a Plan: How a Sixth Grade Student Changed a Trans Teacher’s Life

I identified as a girl for most of my life, but in 5th grade I started getting a lot of anxiety around school. And it wasn’t until I realized that clothing and the way peoplI didn’t really have the courage to say anything or stand up for that student in that moment, which I still think about a lot. But what it did do was it kind of set an alarm off...

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by Leon Yuan

From Texas to Taiwan, Gay Man Overcomes Fear By Coming Out Again and Again

Hi, I’m Leon Yuan. I grew up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. As a teenager growing up in Taiwan, I always knew I was gay. My biggest fear at the time was that if I were to come out to...

“This Is My Boyfriend.” 5-Year-Old Falls In Love With Hercules.

by Alexander Zuccaro

“This Is My Boyfriend.” 5-Year-Old Falls In Love With Hercules.

My name is Alexander Zuccaro, I’m originally from Tom’s River, New Jersey. I can remember growing up always feeling strange, odd, and different. Not just for being gay but bei...