As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.

I wanted to show America a different kind of man. If there was someone like me when I was growing up, my whole life would have been different.

As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.

I always wanted to shave. It is a very natural process. For my birthday I got a lot of shaving stuff.

A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again that's not the case in my family.

It really bothers me when I see people doing my mother in drag. I mean, just imagine if you saw people doing that with your mother.

Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But Im an activist - thats just the kind of person I am.