Who I Am at the End of the Journey
My mother had what some would call a “dirty” pregnancy, meaning my parents weren’t together and my father wasn’t in the picture...
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- Nov 27, 2019
- 9 min
Forward Is the Only Direction
Those early years were rough on my mother as she was battling demons in the early stages of her alcoholism and drug addiction...
- Sep 3, 2019
- 8 min
Where I Fit In
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...
- Jul 24, 2019
- 8 min
There Is Freedom
Growing up, I always felt that I was a bit different. I was fascinated by other girls—their outfits, their beauty, their spirit...
- Jul 17, 2019
- 8 min
Life After the Change
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...
- Jun 27, 2019
- 7 min
Love Yourself First
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...
- Jun 18, 2019
- 7 min
At the Foot of the Mountain
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...
- May 30, 2019
- 6 min
A Life Not Lost
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...
- May 30, 2019
- 7 min
Facing My Truth
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...
- May 20, 2019
- 7 min
Freedom from the Roots
Life as a child was one of exploration, advancement, and amazement. I remember movie nights when my older brother, parents, and I...
- Mar 8, 2019
- 5 min
In the Light
When I was growing up, the world of the LGBT community was almost strictly for homosexuals, and the idea of being transgender was taboo...
- Nov 22, 2018
- 7 min
Amongst the Fog
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...
- Nov 16, 2018
- 6 min
A Life That Is Worthy
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...
- Sep 20, 2018
- 7 min
Living My Life
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...
- Sep 12, 2018
- 7 min
Removing the Mask
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...
- Sep 7, 2018
- 6 min
To Open the Door
Loud voices painted the walls of my family’s house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We shared laughter and home-cooked meals at our large...
- Aug 30, 2018
- 7 min
A Life of My Own
Remember that episode of The Simpsons when Bart divorces his parents? He moves into a wicked loft-style apartment with what little...
- Jul 27, 2018
- 7 min
My Own Kind of Normal
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..
- Jul 25, 2018
- 8 min
All I Ever Knew
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...
- Jun 27, 2018
- 11 min
Despite the Fear
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...
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