My Mom Looks Back on My Transition

“You look and sound different, but somehow I still see you in there.”

Photo by Aditya Romansa on Unsplash

My mom is pretty cool. She sings in a nationally recognized gospel choir and plays the tambourine (at the same time). She’s a single mother, and she’s helping to put me through college. She’s a mixed race lesbian who grew up in the 70s. She plays softball and slides into the bases even…