SUBJECTS

Cooper Lee
Age: 37
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Cooper Lee is a Caucasian FtM (Female to Male) who identifies as trans. He is straight and lives with his fiancé. Cooper Lee works for the Santa Fe Opera and has worked odd manual labor jobs including stagehand, construction, and truck driver. He has traveled the United States performing his spoken word and is currently working on his first novel.

Mekah
Age: 56
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Mekah is a Jewish MtF who identifies as “female, through and through.” She is straight, lives with her husband, and is running for New Mexico State Representative in 2008. Mekah transitioned at the age of 52 while working as a high school art teacher. She was a Navy Seal during the Vietnam War in order to prove her “manliness”.

Ethan
Age: 47
Location: Toledo, OH
Ethan is an African American FtM who identifies as a gay transman. He is currently receiving SSI and has applied to University of Toledo to study social work and photography. He is confined to a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy. Ethan has only recently been able to express himself physically in relationships. Before transition he simply had no interest in being physically intimate with anyone. He is part of the BDSM community and writes erotica.

Naomi
Age: 30
Location: New York, NY
Naomi is a multiracial/Asian American MtF who identifies as female. She is a lesbian who works as a graphic designer, game designer, and project manager. Naomi’s family and friends have offered her so much support that she has decided to give back by her involvement with Sylvia Rivera Law Project, which helps low-income trans communities of color fight for change

Jay
Age: 38
Location: Berkeley, CA
Jay is a Caucasian FtM who identifies as genderqueer. Jay is polyamorous and bisexual and is currently working on his Master’s degree in social work. Jay just started hormones and is dealing with finding his place in his community as he transitions. His involvement in the leather community has has been a foundation for him to feel acceptance.