#trans-identity

#trans-identity

And her opening line subtly addresses the country's obsession with her trans identity, which she has refused to let get in the way of her legislative duties. "If there is one identity that everyone associates with me, it's that I'm a Delawarean," she jokes, smiling big for the camera. "A proud and true stateriot," a neologism of the words "state" and "patriot."

As I circled the statue, the skies opened. I stayed put, moved by the creature's lonesome, grief-stricken gaze. I ran my hand along his scars and thought of my own, rough and raised beneath my rain jacket. It was impossible not to see myself in this monster. After all, he was why I was there.

Owning being trans has become a source of pride for Alex Consani, who feels empowered to embrace her identity and recognizes the strength in being different.

"Writing has always been the space I go to retreat or to recover from the pain of existence, life, my body in this world and the stuff that was, yeah, really difficult."

"Just as I started mentally planning out my route, a familiar voice cut through the after-school din. 'Woodhouse! I was looking for you.' My head snapped up to see Kaeden Park-Campbell, of all people, standing in front of me."