I wasn’t shy about my desire to someday make movies, but the arts were not something I saw as a viable extracurricular. Entering high school, my plan was to spend the next four years running cross country and track - the two sports with co-ed teams.
I’d done ten years of soccer, eight years of baseball, six years of martial arts, climbed Mount Whitney, and run three half marathons. I was an artist trapped in a jock’s story, a closeted trans girl who watched art films on weeknights and played organized sports on weekends. The story of how I joined theatre is like if the Disney Channel was dark and gay. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
