You never think it’s going to be you until it is. And then it is...

The person I am today is not even close to the person I was 20 years ago, and I’m proud of that...

My family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...

I was the son of a working mom from the Midwest and a devoted dad that had immigrated to the US from Mexico at an early age...

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

Do you ever reflect on a decision you made and realize it unknowingly changed the direction of your entire life? 1950 was that year...

My mother took the highway and never looked back, not even at me! My father was left to care for me alone and since he lacked childcare...

When people look at me, they see a happy woman, slow to take and quick to give. What they don’t know is the harsh truth under this smile...

I learned what it meant to survive at a young age. I waited patiently for my father to escape death, and from then on, I was determined...

My life was never perfect. I went through some obstacles that would normally scar a child. I experienced losses in my family that pushed...