By the time he was twenty-three, August had scraped together enough money to leave the hollow. He drove west in a rusted Ford F-150 that smelled like regret and cheap coffee, heading for a city he’d only seen in magazines: Portland, Oregon. The queer mecca. The place where, they said, you could be anything.
: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
By working together, we can build a more inclusive, supportive, and vibrant community for all.
The modern era has seen a powerful reclamation of leadership. Movements like the and the Transgender Law Center center trans voices. Social media has allowed trans people, especially Black trans women like Raquel Willis and Laverne Cox, to narrate their own stories.