“My eyes widened. I hid who I was and planned to never tell a soul. I quietly started my visits at a clinic in Boston, and I was prescribed testosterone during the summer. This was a huge moment for me! This led to a scary leap. I had to publicly come out as transgender to my peers.”
‘I know you’re a boy,’ she whispered, kissing my forehead. I’d be able to start my senior year comfortable with myself.’: High school senior comes out as ‘transgender’ and begins transition
‘I wanted to make it a night to remember.’ Football player goes all out with Promposal to make girl with Down syndrome ‘feel like a princess’ at Prom
“David heard that Destinee wanted nothing more than to attend Prom, but didn’t think she’d ever have a chance. He decided to take matters into his own hands and did something beautiful.”
‘Why don’t you paint it?,’ my mom suggested. I wanted to make my own dress for prom. She encouraged me to chase my dreams and make it happen. Was it simple? No. Worth it? TOTALLY.’
“Some days I’d come home from school to find that my mom already started without me. She’d cut the skirt’s panels, sew the bottom of the dress, and more. Like so many things in life, she worked hard to make things easier for me.”
