My name is Joshua Parsons; my pronouns are (he/him/his). I am a senior English major form Hartville, Ohio. I have many reasons as to why I wanted to be a part of this project, the main reason being that I care about humanity as a whole. This project is a step in the right direction toward everyone seeing each other as equals. This project means so much to everyone who has put time into it from the writers, to the individuals that were interviewed. I also hold a special place in my heart for the trans community for deciding to live their lives the way they want to live them. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I think it is important to look out for each other and to support each other in our goal of rights and equality. The people in these interviews have shared their stories in order to help the population become more informed on trans individuals and those around them. Their stories are gifts, and I hope the person reading this sees them as such. My hope is that this project can help open the minds of individuals of the surrounding area to see that there are trans people in the south, and they have every right to be here and be heard as you do. 

I really highlighted the existence of the trans individuals and how they are related to my life. Also my hopes for the projects.