An East Bay punk musician, who is also the first transgender woman in professional skateboarding, shares about the struggles of transitioning, the courage it takes to be yourself, and her band's upcoming final performance at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown.
What she does hasn't been easy. Professional skateboarding can be a tough, male-dominated sports, and not always welcoming to women. Especially women like Straub, who is transgender.
"One day she was like, ‘You’re totally a girl. Look at your room,'" she said. "I was like, ‘Oh my god. That’s really real.' The next day I was on hormones." "I exist. I'm valid. So are all these kids."As time rolls on, Straub is becoming more comfortable in her own skin, with her new self. Skateboarding isn't her only profession.
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