Beyond Magenta

“I’ve always loved my body, and now I love it even more because it fits how I feel.” ―Jessy“Learn your pronouns because I don’t want to have to slap somebody tonight.” ―Christina“Transition? Everyone goes through one kind of transition or another. We go through transitions every day. Except mine is maybe a little more extreme.” ―Mariah“Being trans is not the next step to being gay. They are similar in that they are both breaking gender rules.” ―Cameron“When people say I look male or female, it messes up my head.” ―Nat“My family was okay with me being gay, but trans was a different issue for them. I think a lot of it was because they had no experience with it.” ―LukeIn Beyond Magenta, six teens tell what it is like for them to be members of the transgender community.