article_snippet: The 26-year-old was born a female but identifies as a man.
article_snippet: That was a tough experience in Evansville: looking like a girl, everyone treating you like one, but not feeling at home in your skin.
article_snippet: Making it to a man mid-20s feels like a victory to a man now, as does knowing that a man has friends who support a man, friends who are straight and gay and transgender.