Author Archives: Kiara Ventura
“I Felt Trapped In My Old Body”
Born a girl, Jacinto Peter Medina is in the process of becoming a man. This is part of his story, as told to Kiara Ventura, a Spectrum staff writer. I hate the cliché, “feeling trapped in this body.” But that is how I felt as a girl who was supposed to be a boy. I […]
Group Trains LGBTQ Youth To Advocate for Themselves
The stereo was pumping: “You show the lights that stop me … You shine it when I’m alone and so I tell myself that I’ll be strong …” And the youth of FIERCE—with their mohawks, body-piercings, skinny jeans and assorted other signatures of personal style—were dancing to the beat. They sang along with to Ellie […]