00:00I think I'm most comfortable in small, crowded spaces.
00:04I just feel more comfortable in my body when I'm having an individual experience,
00:10like when I'm alone, but in a crowded space.
00:12In movie theaters or in coffee shops.
00:17But I love being in crowded trains. I love being in the subway at rush hour.
00:22There's something strangely comforting about being kind of squished.
00:27You're just bouncing around, you know.
00:30Sinking into something that you didn't realize you had missed.
00:36Scars are so obviously symbolic.
00:42They're outward reminders of inward traumas.
00:47I must have been in the fifth grade.
00:49I remember seeing my x-ray for the first time and it was really, it was kind of cool.
00:54It was kind of cool to see, you know, what your bones look like.
00:57I had a slight curvature in my spine.
01:00That's what scoliosis is.
01:02My spine kind of looks like a backward S.
01:05I need to start wearing a back brace.
01:08Thick Velcro straps.
01:10I had two back surgeries.
01:12Metal rods and metal screws that kind of kept my spine straight.
01:19It physically shaped me.
01:22It shaped my body.
01:24It shaped who I am.
01:26My personality.
01:27And was such a huge part of going from being a kid to being a woman.
01:32He is a man and lady.
01:34That's how it is.
01:35That's what I can see.
