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16 | OutBoise Magazine | 2015 Pride Guide
Let Me Be Me
By Bonnie Davidson
Photos by Kallie Snyder-Burks - Kaperture Photography
A journey starts with one single step. This
journey could have literally started with those
first steps taken by a young baby. There are still
many questions unanswered for those who are
transgender. Why are they the way they are, how
do they learn to fit in? For a local Boise family it’s
been a learning curve each year, each month
and each day, it takes them another step down
a journey that they aren’t always ready for.
Tim Trantham explained that for him the
transitions in his young 13-year-old daughter’s
life weren’t easy. He’s been learning every day.
He explained that even at a very young age, his
son at the time, played with Barbie’s, wore capes
and towels for dresses. He said that he thought
maybe his son was gay at a v \