Meet Bean

Bean (he/they/xe) is a young intersectionally marginalized trans person who has faced countless challenges, from lack of family support to financial and housing instability. With disabilities and the struggles of being brown and trans, Bean often feels disconnected from the world, going months without leaving home. After losing their job, Bean found it even more difficult to access the gender-affirming care they fought so hard to obtain, leading to a sense of defeat.

However, despite these obstacles, Bean has found hope through their trans identity and the support of their communities. "Now when I think about my future, I’m starting to see life," Bean says, describing how their sense of self has been renewed through connection with the queer and trans Arab communities. This connection has sparked a new passion for life and inspired Bean to commit to returning to school, with the goal of giving back through medical services.

For Bean, gender-affirming care is about more than just physical changes—it's about the chance to finally recognize and embrace their true self. "I will be able to look into the mirror and perceive who I am," they share, expressing their deep desire to feel confident and comfortable in their body. Bean dreams of a future where they can live freely, without shame, and feel at home in their own skin.

Bean's journey is one of resilience and hope, as they work to overcome the barriers they face and grow into the person their younger self would look up to. "I can’t wait to grow into that person that younger me would look up to, be proud of... The more I come into myself and my transness, intersexness, queerness, browness, disabledness, the closer I feel to that lonely child."