My favorite artist is someone unconventional but is still relevant. My favorite artist is Megan Thee Stallion aka Megan Pete. She is a phenomenal lyricist and carries herself with pride. She also promotes the acknowledgment of black women as the cornerstone of America.

A part of me that I feel like can't be left out of my application is my identity. I am an African-American homosexual non-binary or gender non-conforming person. I have experienced a lot of trauma and tribulations since I was young. I always knew that I was different from the other boys, and I never felt at peace with the girls, though that's where I felt a little bit of comfort. While growing up, people kept telling me that I shouldn't hang out with girls because I'm a "boy" and too comfortable around women. Growing up, I hated hearing comments like these; now that I'm older, I realize that those comments are what society has ingrained into others' heads. Society told me that this is what is "masculine" and what is "feminine." Gender norms have restricted self-expression and have been liberating to finally escape those shackles that had kept me chained for so long. I've always hated being called Christopher, and I could never realize why until I took the time to do some self-reflection. I finally acknowledged that the name was too masculine; I never felt like a boy or a girl; I always felt like just Chris. With this discovery, I found a dream of mine; I researched and found that the disparities in the rate of mental health issues of LGBTQIAP+ POC YOUTH'S to be higher than that of white or white-passing LGBTQIAP+ youth's. I want to change that before I leave this earth. With my discovery of this part of me, I learned of a relatively unacknowledged topic.

A part of me that I feel like can't be left out of my application is my identity. I am an African-American homosexual non-binary or gender non-conforming person. I have experienced a lot of trauma and tribulations since I was young. I always knew that I was different from the other boys, and I never felt at peace with the girls, though that's where I felt a little bit of comfort. While growing up, people kept telling me that I shouldn't hang out with girls because I'm a "boy" and too comfortable around women. Growing up, I hated hearing comments like these; now that I'm older, I realize that those comments are what society has ingrained into others' heads. Society told me that this is what is "masculine" and what is "feminine." Gender norms have restricted self-expression and have been liberating to finally escape those shackles that had kept me chained for so long. I've always hated being called Christopher, and I could never realize why until I took the time to do some self-reflection. I finally acknowledged that the name was too masculine; I never felt like a boy or a girl; I always felt like just Chris. With this discovery, I found a dream of mine; I researched and found that the disparities in the rate of mental health issues of LGBTQIAP+ POC YOUTH are to be higher than that of white or white-passing LGBTQIAP+ youth's. I want to change that before I leave this earth. With my discovery of this part of me, I learned of a relatively unacknowledged topic.

A part of me that I feel can't be left out of my application is my identity. I am an African-American homosexual non-binary or gender non-conforming person. I have experienced a lot of trauma and tribulations since I was young. I always knew that I was different from the other boys, and I never felt at peace with the girls, though that's where I felt a little bit of comfort. While growing up, people kept telling me that I shouldn't hang out with girls because I'm a "boy" and too comfortable around women. Growing up, I hated hearing comments like these; now that I'm older, I realize that those comments are what society has ingrained into others' heads. Society told me that this is what is "masculine" and what is "feminine." Gender norms have restricted self-expression and have been liberating to finally escape those shackles that had kept me chained for so long. I've always hated being called Christopher, and I could never realize why until I took the time to do some self-reflection. I finally acknowledged that the name was too masculine; I never felt like a boy or a girl; I always felt like just Chris. With this discovery, I found a dream of mine; I researched and found that the disparities in the rate of mental health issues of LGBTQIAP+ POC YOUTH are to be higher than that of white or white-passing LGBTQIAP+ youth's. I want to change that before I leave this earth. With my discovery of this part of me, I learned of a relatively unacknowledged topic.

A part of me that I feel like can't be left out of my application is my identity. I am an African-American homosexual non-binary or gender non-conforming person. I have experienced a lot of trauma and tribulations since I was young. I always knew that I was different from the other boys, and I never felt at peace with the girls, though that's where I felt a little bit of comfort. While growing up, people kept telling me that I shouldn't hang out with girls because I'm a "boy" and too comfortable around women. Growing up, I hated hearing comments like these; now that I'm older, I realize that those comments are what society has ingrained into others' heads. Society told me that this is what is "masculine" and what is "feminine." Gender norms have restricted self-expression and have been liberating to finally escape those shackles that had kept me chained for so long. I've always hated being called Christopher, and I could never realize why until I took the time to do some self-reflection. I finally acknowledged that the name was too masculine; I never felt like a boy or a girl; I always felt like just Chris. With this discovery, I found a dream of mine; I researched and found that the disparities in the rate of mental health issues of LGBTQIAP+ POC youths to be higher than that of white or white-passing LGBTQIAP+ youth's. I want to change that before I leave this earth. With my discovery of this part of me, I learned of a relatively unacknowledged topic.

A part of me that I feel like can't be left out of my application is my identity. I am an African-American homosexual non-binary or gender non-conforming person. I have experienced a lot of trauma and tribulations since I was young. I always knew that I was different from the other boys, and I never felt at peace with the girls, though that's where I felt a little bit of comfort. While growing up, people kept telling me that I shouldn't hang out with girls because I'm a "boy" and too comfortable around women. Growing up, I hated hearing comments like these; now that I'm older, I realize that those comments are what society has ingrained into others' heads. Society told me that this is what is "masculine" and what is "feminine." Gender norms have restricted self-expression and have been liberating to finally escape those shackles that had kept me chained for so long. I've always hated being called Christopher, and I could never realize why until I took the time to do some self-reflection. I finally acknowledged that the name was too masculine; I never felt like a boy or a girl; I always felt like just Chris. With this discovery, I found a dream of mine; I researched and found that the disparities in the rate of mental health issues of LGBTQIAP+ POC youths to be higher than that of white or white-passing LGBTQIAP+ youth's. I want to change that before I leave this earth. With my discovery of this part of me, I learned of a relatively unacknowledged topic.

A part of me that I feel like can't be left out of my application is my identity. I am an African-American homosexual non-binary or gender non-conforming person. I have experienced a lot of trauma and tribulations since I was young. I always knew that I was different from the other boys, and I never felt at peace with the girls, though that's where I felt a little bit of comfort. While growing up, people kept telling me that I shouldn't hang out with girls because I'm a "boy" and too comfortable around women. Growing up, I hated hearing comments like these; now that I'm older, I realize that those comments are what society has ingrained into others' heads. Society told me that this is what is "masculine" and what is "feminine." Gender norms have restricted self-expression and have been liberating to finally escape those shackles that had kept me chained for so long. I've always hated being called Christopher, and I could never realize why until I took the time to do some self-reflection. I finally acknowledged that the name was too masculine; I never felt like a boy or a girl; I always felt like just Chris. With this discovery, I found a dream of mine; I researched and found that the disparities in the rate of mental health issues of LGBTQIAP+ POC youths to be higher than that of white or white-passing LGBTQIAP+ youth's. I want to change that before I leave this earth. With my discovery of this part of me, I learned of a relatively unacknowledged topic.