Alex Williams is a trans*youth who fought hard for self-acceptance after an upbringing that said, “You are wrong.”
Despite a mother who is unaccepting, Alex finds his source of strength from his girlfriend and a support system at school. He says:
Growing up, I was raised very, very, like, Christian, just strict, like, down-your-throat kind of Christian religion. Before you can even walk or talk, the number one thing I think that was like, preached to you was like, “Okay, homosexuality is wrong. This is wrong, this is wrong.” So from an early age I knew that like, “Okay, this is wrong, this is wrong.” But growing up, I started to find my way, and just like, have my own kind of identity…Recently I’ve come out as trans*, but my family doesn’t know that, but my school does and my friends do.
Originally published at I’m From Driftwood. I’m From Driftwood envisions a world where every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer person feels understood and accepted, and every straight person is an ally.