Meet the Cast:
The sole freshman of the group is Raci, who was born Roy in the Philippines in 1985 and came to the U.S. with her mother when she was 15. Pretty and vivacious, Raci has identified as female since childhood. She is keenly aware of how people respond to her, an awareness that is compounded by the...
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T.J., born Tamar in Beirut, Lebanon in 1981 and raised in Cyprus, has embraced college as a place for intellectual, political and personal self-discovery. After graduating at the top of his high school class in Cyprus, T.J. received a Fulbright scholarship to study in the U.S. At Michigan State...
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Gabbie is a 19 year old sophomore majoring in computer science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Born Andrew in 1984, Gabbie struggled with her gender identity throughout her high school years in conservative Colorado Springs. She made attempts to come out as a transgender person, but...
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Oklahoma-born Lucas is a study in caution and deliberation. A neuroscience major who was born Leah in 1983, Lucas traces his recognition of his male identity to his early days at Smith College, which is the nation's oldest operating women's university. For three years, Lucas has refrained from medical adjustments, but now, in his senior year, he is increasingly distressed that his body does not match his mind. His roommate and best friend, Kasey, has been undergoing hormone therapy for several months, and plans to undergo top surgery later in the year. Though Lucas doesn't deny his feelings of jealousy, he is also conflicted about hormone therapy. He worries about the potential health risks and about the possible impact on his career prospects. Most of all, he is worried about the impact on his family. Lucas' parents divorced when he was nine, and though his mother and younger brother are supportive, he is anxious about his father's reaction. Ultimately, Lucas realizes he can't wait any longer: now is the time for him to begin a new step of transition.
