“I Was Straight But Then…”
This story comes to us via Story Works Alaska and the Alaska Teen Media Institute. A lot of people say that they don’t…
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QT Social Movements: a Facilitation Reflection
I never who Marsha P. Johnson or Sylvia Rivera was in relation to the Stonewall Riots until these students explained them to me.
Self-Made Men
“I just wanted to hurry my transition to male — forget that I was ever female and lose the transgender label all together.”
Life In Merced As A Transgender Teen
There is a certain danger around being trans that exists in even the safest of communities, a fear that people can turn on you for just being yourself.
YR’s Rafael Johns Honored at Oakland Pride
This past weekend, Youth Radio was front and center for Oakland’s 6th annual Pride celebration. Youth Radio and outLoud Reporter…
Some Men Are Born And Some Men Are Made
After months of preparation — working up the courage to come to terms with my identity and mandatory counseling — I was finally meeting up with my doctor to begin my transition and start taking male hormones. But I was thrown off when my doctor handed me a pamphlet about planning for my future fertility. She asked if I was interested in freezing my eggs before I started taking male hormones.
Banking For The Future
As a transgender male, I feel like I’m giving up my chance of ever having kids.
So Over The Rainbow
When I found out SCOTUS ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, I was bursting with excitement; so much so that I broke into a little happy dance and felt a twinge of American pride. But I also know the reality of this landmark decision: the fight for actual factual equality ain’t over yet. Not by a long shot.
Trans Teen Longs For True Pride
I’m Latino-American and I grew up watching a lot of telenovelas with my mom. The only transgender character I ever…