Stories

Hi, I’m Jon and I identify as nonbinary. Although I live in Florida, I’m currently studying psychology at a college in Vermont. I started exploring the idea of being not-male during senior year of high school. Going to a small college in the liberal state of Vermont, I thought I had escaped the anti-LGBTQ troubles […]

Hi, I’m Charlotte, a 13 year-old trans student. I was born a male (AMAB, or Assigned Male at Birth) but I never felt like one. I discovered a while ago what being trans was, and found that I myself am trans. A few months ago, I had to come out to my family. Of course,

It was the third of July, my hometown’s traditional day for fireworks, and I was standing in my room frowning. The outfit I was wearing was fine. It really was. Or, it should have been fine, according to my fledgling middle school fashion sense. Underneath the fabric, my skin was crawling. Something lodged in my

Have you ever felt like something was wrong, or off, or that you didn’t fit in? Do you remember the moment when that feeling when away, and the peace that you felt? When I was born, the doctors told my parents that they’d had a daughter. I was raised as a girl, though I truly

Hello I’m Hayden, and I’m 16 years old. I first knew i was LGBT+ when i was in 7th grade, and from them on i have blossomed to not only discovering my sexuality – but my gender identity (Gender Fluid). Finding my gender identity was a process to say the least, first i thought i

My name is Ascher. I am 16 years old and this is about my journey of coming out. In the beginning it was little things. I’d look in the mirror and everything just wouldn’t look right. My messy long hair didn’t look right in the styles I forced it into. My chest felt wrong in

My name is Joan, I am 15 years old and from the state of Pennsylvania. I’ve always been told that I am a girl, even though I tend to lean towards more masculine things. When I came out as gay to my parents, they ignored me for a full week. Dinners were silent that entire

Hi there! My name is Elliott, and I’m an introverted 18-year-old. I enjoy the simple things in life, like reading, going outside right after it rains, and living as my authentic self. To live as my authentic self, I don’t check either box: boy or girl. I am gender nonconforming. Oddly enough, the first roadblock

I’m a transgender student currently attending high school in Illinois. I’ve always gravitated towards the traditionally feminine roles in society. I’ve always been different, and it wasn’t until recently that I was able to come to terms with my identity. I was accommodated to a certain extent by my school’s administration. My rights to the

I am fourteen years old, and I believe that no transgender kids should have to go though middle school the way I did. In general, middle school sucks no matter who you are. Every student walks around with a figurative label floating above their head. Everyone is so worried about their appearance and how others

I’m a transgender student currently attending high school in Illinois. I’ve always gravitated towards the traditionally feminine roles in society. I’ve always been different, and it wasn’t until recently that I was able to come to terms with my identity. I was accommodated to a certain extent by my school’s administration. My rights to the

I’m a 16 year old transgender student living in a small town in Washington State. I first came out to a small group of friends when I was 11, but due to negative reception, didn’t publicly come out until high school. Evan having braced myself for negativity, I was surprised when my grades ended up

Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing phenomenal today! My name is Aleta, and I am 22 years old and from the Central Valley of California. I was born in San Jose, California and moved to Los Banos at 5 years old and was raised there until I left for college. I am artistic,

One thing that I’ve always valued is community. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had different communities that I feel supported and safe with: people I sang and danced with, my extended family, neighbors, camps I attended, etc. I consider these communities to be pivotal to my development into the person I am

My name is Keandre and I’ve lived in the SF Bay Area since I was born. I’ve been involved in music, writing, art, and film through different programs in the community throughout my life and the experiences that I’ve had pursuing these interests have helped open my mind to all kinds of different perspectives and

Hi, my name is Jayden and I am a trans student. While I was assigned female at birth, growing up I always liked everything masculine, like toys, movies clothing or whatever it may be, I always felt and knew I was different than most girls, for starters I didn’t exactly feel like a girl. I

My name is Fox, and I’m a 19 year old nonbinary person. I’ve always kind of been someone who doesn’t really feel gender for as long as I can remember. When I was 14, I began to dress more androgynously to express myself. My family began to shut me down, stating that the clothes I

I guess I had a weird upbringing, or weird parents, because I never really understood what society looked for. I didn’t understand why I had been arbitrarily assigned to stand on one half of my elementary school gym, with my best friend on the other side. I used to fight with my teachers about it.

I’m sharing this video because I want to be able to reach other trans youth who struggle with feeling isolated, and I also want to help normalize gender diversity within our society. I especially want to subvert the idea that trans people are all straight, white people. I want to make a statement that gender nonconforming,

My name is Justin, I am 18 years old. I’m a senior at AYS, and I have 2 siblings. I came out as transgender when I was 15, and since then I felt so much better, but it’s so tricky. It’s lovely to be yourself, but hard when people don’t respect you, but you can