by River Francis

I’m River Francis. I’m from Bar Harbor, Maine. When I was six years old, I saw an episode of Night Court, which featured a trans person. And for the first time I realized that...

by Nico Ramsey

My name is Nico Ramsey and I am from Keller, Texas. The first boyfriend happened when I – because I came out when I was 12 years old and that was great, but then we broke up. Fa...

by Shareef Hadid Jenkins

My name is Shareef Hadid Jenkins. I am from Lancaster, Pennsylvania Growing up, I knew I was different. I knew that people sort of whispered about me. My family would – my uncle...

by Eric Thomas

My name is Eric Thomas and I’m from the Bronx NY. I had a high school friend who was one of my best friends, his name was Felix. We came out to each other in high school so we w...

by Angela Louis

My name is Angela Louis, I’m from Brooklyn, NY. Ever since I was born I knew something was different. I knew I was born in the wrong body. Wanting to have a boyfriend and wantin...

by Eric Ethington

When Erik came out to his father, he was given two choices: “Get this fixed or get out of the house.” At just 17 years old, Erik found the courage to stay true to who he is, p...

by Sassafras Lowrey

I was raised to never get away. Manipulation and abuse are what I thought family meant. I grew up in dysfunction. The physical bruises so much easier to heal than the ones that la...

by Jim D.

Several years ago, pre-Katrina, I went to New Orleans, one of my favorite cities, to visit for a few days. My first day there I wandered aimlessly around in quieter streets of the...