C.D.

C.D. (she/her/he/him/they/them)

C.D. is a 65-year-old military veteran. C.D. is Two-Spirit and feels most at home in the woods among the “herons, egrets, deer, and elk.” After the military, C.D. worked as a rancher, deputy, and therapist and has also pursued artistic endeavors. For a brief period, C.D. was a painter. More recently, C.D. completed the forthcoming novel, Black Dragonfish. Now in retirement, C.D. has plans to drive across the U.S. in a camper van with their dog, Journey.

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Audio Stories | Transcripts

1. By the Sea (community, politics, rural life)

2. Where Do I Fit (gender identity, indigeneity, repression, work)

3. My Identity (gender identity, medical transition)

4. Two-Spirits (gender identity, Indigeneity)

5. Love and Loss (Indigeneity, pandemic, spouses/partners)

6. Want Some of This? (anxiety, survival strategies)

7. Old Habits (repression)

8. Ocean Bird Woman (affirmation, community, identity realizations, Indigeneity)

9. Together We Fight (politics, repression, support, survival strategies)

10. Odd One Out (work)

11. Fabulosa (affirmation, community, identity realizations, Indigeneity, trans support groups)

12. My Niche (identity realizations, rural life, work)

13. Life in the City is Not for Me (rural life)

14. Not the One for Me (spouses/partners)

15. This or That (gender identity, identity realizations)

16. Let Them See Your Spirit (gender expression)

17. Gardens, Treehouses, Camper Vans (community, travel)

18. Journeying with Journey (support, travel)

19. Black Dragonfish (representations, work)

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