My mother had what some would call a “dirty” pregnancy, meaning my parents weren’t together and my father wasn’t in the picture...

Those early years were rough on my mother as she was battling demons in the early stages of her alcoholism and drug addiction...

My dad was an engineer for a federal contractor and my mom was a homemaker. We ended up having to move around a lot, but eventually...

Growing up, I always felt that I was a bit different. I was fascinated by other girls—their outfits, their beauty, their spirit...

A few months into my first year of college, my mother called my sister and me into her room. From the tone in her voice, anyone could...

Tim Han, my mentor and savior, taught me that “Our mess is our message.” So, I guess I have a big message because my life has sure been a...

I couldn’t focus in school and started flunking my classes. Then, I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, which is where I met Sammy...

My father was registered as a sex offender. Over time, my father lost all rights to see me, while my mother’s supervised visits were...

As innocent eight-year-olds, we didn’t think twice about the fact that I was playing a boy or that two girls were fake married...

Life as a child was one of exploration, advancement, and amazement. I remember movie nights when my older brother, parents, and I...

When I was growing up, the world of the LGBT community was almost strictly for homosexuals, and the idea of being transgender was taboo...

When I accepted myself as a lesbian, I was in my 30s, married to a man for 10 years, and had two children. It was the first time I had...

When I was a child, I would walk the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, while staring at the dusty pavement below. I did not want to look...

For years after I came out, I identified as a lesbian, but over time I came to realize that I was bisexual. The time I spent with men...

When I was born, I was assigned male. I grew up in a conservative, Christian suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the 1970s. In those Triassic...

Loud voices painted the walls of my family’s house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We shared laughter and home-cooked meals at our large...

Remember that episode of The Simpsons when Bart divorces his parents? He moves into a wicked loft-style apartment with what little...

I was always considered a weird kid, which didn’t sit well with my Jewish parents who desperately wanted everything in life to be “normal..

I stood outside in the two-acre backyard of my new home in Hesperia, California. The High Desert became the new place I would call home...

I’m a native New Yorker of the Upper East Side, born in January of 1956. My parents gave me a lot of freedom, and I took advantage...