"Child protective services falsely stated that I had child neglect charges on me, and I was unable to pursue my certified nursing career. The State of California removed the complaint from my record, but Washington State would not remove the file."

"In 5th grade, my teacher read us an article about the first transgender man to give birth. Hearing his perspective and experience, I thought, “Oh, I’m like him.” It was in the back of my head since then, but I didn’t come out until my freshman year of high school. I was tired of being deadnamed – people using the name I was assigned at birth, not the name I identify with."