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“I Had to Ditch the Trans Narrative, and Finally Start Writing My Own.”
I’m Kathyrn Gonzalez, and I’m from Austin, Texas. I remember coming home for the summer, after my first year in college, it was 2004. I turned on the TV and there was a movie ...
“Don’t Struggle With Something You Can’t Control.” Gay Son Receives Sage Advice From Mom.
My name is Matthew Leach and I’m from Denton, Texas. I went to school at the University of Texas in Austin. When I was a sophomore at college I was in a fraternity, Tau Kappa Ep...
Brit Beats Back Years of Depression by Finding Gay Friends and Community
My name is Tom Wicker and I’m from Lewes in East Sussex in the United Kingdom. My first memory of anything gay related was actually a TV ad when I was probably about 4 or 5. And...
“I Am Who I Am, You Should Get Over It.” A Trans* Youth’s Path to Self-Acceptance.
I’m Alex Williams. I’m from Philadelphia. Growing up, I was raised very, very, like, Christian, just strict, like, down-your-throat kind of Christian religion. Before you can ...
I’m From Washington.
If I had the choice to go back and live life as a man or stay who I am today and die, I’d welcome death with open arms and kiss my little boy goodbye. I transitioned a long time...
I’m From Houston, TX.
Looking back, I remember not always feeling “normal.” In elementary school I wasn’t very pretty, and I had a few good friends, which I still have today. As soon as I was in ...
I’m From Bethlehem, PA.
I grew up in the city-suburb of Bethlehem, PA, in the heart of the Lehigh Valley, to Greek-American immigrants. Bethlehem is just like every other podunk Pennsylvanian town, excep...
I’m From Neyland, Wales, UK.
I had been haunted by homosexual thoughts and indulgences for some time. But with being 16 and within easy reach of an internet enabled computer at home, they were getting hard to...
I’m From Bourne, MA.
As a kid, I wasn’t exactly the usual boy. Sure I loved my matchbox cars and I liked to play video games but that was only one side of me. The other side of me loved to go to my ...