When I was growing up, the world of the LGBT community was almost strictly for homosexuals, and the idea of being transgender was taboo...

I, conversely, was born with a creative mind and a depressive disorder that manifested in some of the worst and weirdest ways. My talent...

When I accepted myself as a lesbian, I was in my 30s, married to a man for 10 years, and had two children. It was the first time I had...

When I was a child, I would walk the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, while staring at the dusty pavement below. I did not want to look...

Big or small, everyone makes plans for their future. As a girl who loved to dream, I had made plenty. Whether we lose ourselves in...

I weighed a little over two pounds. I was so premature that no one thought I would survive, but God had different plans for me...

For years after I came out, I identified as a lesbian, but over time I came to realize that I was bisexual. The time I spent with men...

Nothing melts my heart like watching the little smile on a baby’s face. The clutched tiny hands, the feet kicking freely in the air—just...

Remember that episode of The Simpsons when Bart divorces his parents? He moves into a wicked loft-style apartment with what little...

It’s a late night under an inky sky as I walk across campus from the theatre back to my apartment. The chilly night air rustles past me...

I was always considered a weird kid, which didn’t sit well with my Jewish parents who desperately wanted everything in life to be “normal..

I stood outside in the two-acre backyard of my new home in Hesperia, California. The High Desert became the new place I would call home...

It’s hard to close the doors to the past. Though sometimes, it is necessary to move on, because that closed door often opens another...

In my early 20s, I lost a big part of myself. The person who I used to be was being smothered by grief and guilt. The things I once...

However, this was not something I was able to do from a young age. I had heard stories of children that found their faith and devotion...

My family and friends were there, and it was what I was used to. I wanted to travel to other countries, but I always thought I’d come...

Sometimes being yourself is not easy, not at all. It took quite a while for me to be open with myself, to admit that I was attracted to...

I don’t want to hide who I am. I have never been ashamed of what I was, or how I wanted to live my life. The only thing I have ever been...