#AD Before my transition, I always wore dresses or princess costumes and told everyone my name was Sparkles. Since day one, my family supported me, but since I was technically still a “boy,” I would get strange looks from some of the neighbors. One day there was a knock on our door. At the door was one of our neighbors who stopped by to tell us that she fully accepted me and was just down the street if we ever needed anything. To this day, I think back to that experience because it gave my paren

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