Navigating Academics and Gender Transition

The chapter explores the speaker's academic journey from Indiana to Chicago, where they pursued journalism, faced discrimination for being too feminine, and eventually transitioned in Los Angeles. It touches on the challenges of societal acceptance, the speaker's struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, and their eventual healing journey through ayahuasca and post-transition experiences. The conversation also delves into societal prejudices, political scapegoating, transitioning to veganism, the importance of speaking out against injustice, and their experience on a reality TV show.