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I'm a trans teen, not a mental illness

Overcoming societal misconceptions and the medicalization of trans identity, Scar Rulien writes that being a trans teen isn't defined by suffering or mental illness but by the joy of living authentically.

This nonbinary student activist has some powerful words as equalpride's 2024 valedictorian

Scar Rulien is equalpride’s inaugural Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a Student Advocate for GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual and gender identities.