Translating Gender

[Shana A]

Translating Gender

October 5, 2009 by Maria Zankey 

http://temple-news.com/2009/10/05/translating-gender/

Since last year's merge with TransAction Student Network, Queer Student Union has expanded both its membership and diversity. Still, some issues in the transgender community are beyond reach of a student organization.

Ash Yezuita describes his elementary school-aged self as a somewhat girly tomboy.

"I had this long, flowing, wavy blond hair," Yezuita, a junior history and Asian studies major said. "I loved skirts and dresses and corsets, but I've always been told I've been a little androgynous."

Yezuita, whose birth certificate reads he was born female, revealed to his family as 12-year-old "Ashley Renee" that he was bisexual.