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Gavin: “I Never Imagined That I Would Grow Up To Be A Woman”

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“I Identify As Human”: 12 Trans Millennials On Coming Out In America

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Mark Travis: “Who Goes From Orthopedic Shoes To Freaking Pumps?”

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Tyler: “The Beginning Is Hard, But It Gets So Much Easier&#...

Tyler Turner, 18, Siloam Springs, Arkansas I grew up in Arkansas, which is a very conservative state, in a pretty religious family; we went to church every

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Chloe: “I’m Still Not Able To Live As A Female”

Chloe T., 33, Rochester, New YorkMy first memory is praying that I would wake up as a female. Too bad it’s not that easy. Early on, I got the idea &m

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Mel: “I Ended Up Winning Homecoming King”

Mel Gonzales, 18, Sugar Land, TexasAs a kid, I thought I was just a tomboy. I would be very adamant about not wearing dresses and avoiding wearing feminine

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Hunter: “I’m A Fighter. I Know Exactly What I’m...

Hunter Park, 21, Charleston, South CarolinaI live in Charleston. Everything is very Southern here, and pretty conservative. I, personally, love it. Not tha

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Hannah S.: “I Didn’t Change My Gender; My Gender Chan...

Hannah Simpson, 30, Harlem, New York I consider gender identity to be akin to handedness. You know, you ask someone to write their name with their non-domi

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Beau: “I Feel Confident In Ways I’ve Never Felt Befor...

Beau Reed, 30, Smithville, TennesseeI prefer gender-neutral pronouns: they, them, their. I identify as trans masculine — not as a “man.&rd

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Amira: “I Think I’m A Force To Be Reckoned With”

Amira Gray, Jersey City, New JerseyI always gravitated towards the “feminine” things. I spent a lot of time around the women in my family, who are all

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Niklis: “Actually, Some Of Us Don’t Want To Pass”

Niklis Donia, 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, living in Brooklyn, NY. I don’t identify as a trans man. I identify more with the “tran

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Hannah L: “The First Thing I Did Was Buy Nail Polish”

Hannah L., 18, Birmingham, AlabamaThe first thing I did was go out and buy nail polish. I was in 10th grade and was starting to feel more disconnected with

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