Finding identity after 15 years of searching

[Shana A]

Finding identity after 15 years of searching

September 27, 2010
By Contributor

http://sundial.csun.edu/2010/09/finding-identity-after-15-years-of-searching/

Jacob Rostovsky, known as Jake, may look like an ordinary college student. However, his trials and tribulations distinguish him from most students at CSUN. Jake has undergone a change of gender – he was born a girl.

Named "Julia" by his parents, Jake has lived with the insecurity of feeling one way on the inside and appearing another way on the outside.