• Pretty in Pink–And a Boy

  by Rylynn Walters 

  My gender identity isn’t easy to explain. I feel more like a boy, but I was assigned female at birth, and I’ve never minded looking like a girl. Even as a child, I loved being pretty and wearing dresses, especially pink ones. 

• ​​​Arriving, Finally, As My Chosen Name  

  by Spencer Katz

  I had recently cut my hair short for the first time. At school, a male friend saw me and said, “You look like a boy,” and it felt validating, especially coming from a boy. Then, it started to click that maybe I wasn’t the girl I thought I was.