Being self-supporting is important to me.

What mom cares about most is that I'm happy, healthy and enjoying my life.

I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.

When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how they would react to it and would I be rejected?

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.

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

I had felt uncomfortable as a woman my whole life.