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.”
“I just wanted to hurry my transition to male — forget that I was ever female and lose the transgender label all together.”
My whole life, I’ve always been the girl who’s white face didn’t quite match my last name.
“Working young may seem like a big sacrifice, but for me it was a great opportunity.”
“Being a kid to me seemed like such a drag.”
Adding to my anxiety, I’m worried about disappointing my parents — not by getting rejected, but breaking tradition.
Some people are calling 2016 the ‘most important election of our lifetimes’, and it’s easy to see why. Technology is providing venues for new voices to have their say on issues that will have a global impact; the emotions of both the right and the left run high as the country prepares to decide what direction its leadership will take; all while more and more social-media-savvy millennials are reaching voting age.
They had us constantly working: testing us on the playbook, running hour long agility drills and even quintupling our protein powder intake.
Most people are fighting to get into private school. I fought to get out.
Starting at a new school… Meeting new students and teachers… Is something I’ve had to get used to.