Being true to myself means being both honest and bold.

Penelope – Union City

My truth is rough.

Penelope – Union City

Elementary school is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with My family, My identity, and My race.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with my brothers, wrestling, and sports.

Anonymous

Kindergarten is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Janie – Canada

I grew up in a world with money, whiteness, and education.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with boats, people, and sheep ships.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with multiracial individuals, artists, and dreams.

helene lbs – france

8 or 9 is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

helene lbs – france

Hanging out with my friends and my parents's friends put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

helene lbs – france

Being true to myself means being both french and african.

helene lbs – france

My truth is for me to choose.

helene lbs – france

My little white lie is...
mom mentaly ill unadapted me caretaker for all my life.

helene lbs – france

5 is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with political activism, same sex couples, and silence.

Anonymous

Playing as a child is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with Germans, Buddhists, and small family.

Anonymous

7th Grade is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

Hanging out with everyone put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

Anonymous

Being true to myself means being both empathetic and vulnerable.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with Black people, Baptists, and mixed income.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with Jewish people, an older brother, and a working mom.

becky

Seven is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

becky

Hanging out with women put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

becky

Being true to myself means being both reflective and talkative.

becky

Poet by 9th grade is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

KMA – Liz

Hanging out with artists put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

KMA – Liz

Being true to myself means being both raw and empathetic.

KMA – Liz

My truth is art.

KMA – Liz

My little white lie is...
I'm actually crazier than I admit.

KMA – Liz

I grew up in a world with many colors, many cultures, and many secrets.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with shyness, shame, and love.

Anonymous

Being true to myself means being both owning my shit and not caring what people think.

Christine Macdonald – Long Beach

My truth is scary, shameful, beautiful, inspiring, shocking.

Christine Macdonald – Long Beach

I grew up in a world with Jews, Armenians, and New Jerseyites.

Amy K. – San Francisco