Around 2001, I started analyzing lesbians. I started to realize that even really butch-acting or -dressing women still had a strong female identity that I never had.

I thought, transgender people are much worse off than I am. That's why they're willing to risk everything to be who they are. But the older I got, the harder it got to stay in my body.

I felt like one of the boys. My friends were boys. In school I related to boys.

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.

I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.

I want to create a place where trans people and our allies could come together to share experiences, information and ideas. Being transgender or loving someone who is transgender can be challenging in our society and I hope that members of this site will also use this space as a place to support and encourage each other. Together, we can strengthen our community and open the hearts and minds of others.

Gender is between your ears and not between your legs.