The 16-year-old trans-rights activist says she’s inspired by her father, basketball legend Dwyane Wade
Turning 16 was a big deal for me. I’m realizing that time is going by so fast. But this year, I set this goal for myself to give more back to my community. I’ve become more of a public voice for my community, and I’ve been trying to figure myself out and making sure I am comfortable with who I am as a person. Now that I am, I really want to make more strides to help my community in whatever way I can.
I look back at when I first came out, and it was scary and so personal. Then when I told the world, it all became this symbol. I was just 12! But as I got older, I realized that I’ve become a part of my community in a way that not a lot of people can say they have. It’s been really special that I’ve been able to become this voice and figure. But at the same time, I don’t really sit back and look at it as this big thing. This is just me existing. I came out, and that was it. I didn’t come out with the intention to be a voice for people. I came out because I wanted to share my truth. Now I get to be a voice for the trans community and be someone that a lot of young trans kids who have or haven’t come out can look to. But I think it’s best to just exist.
Every time I get glam and [have my] hair and makeup done—whether it’s braids or my natural hair or a wig—it’s so empowering because I get to choose the way that I, myself, get to highlight what I really, truly believe is beautiful. I’m never trying to mask anything. I’m just trying to really show how I feel on the inside.
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