#trans-identity

#trans-identity

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."

If my twenties were a messy queer prom, from oversized feelings to under-processed trauma, my thirties arrived like a stern guidance counselor holding a clipboard.