A Road Trip to Love

Dear Arizona Daily Star, My name is Chris Tompkins and I am a teacher in Los Angeles. I was born and raised in Tucson and my mom is a...

“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.” Yoko Ono During college, it was easy for me to hide who I was. I used to jokingly...

A friend recently shared an article with me about Perez Hilton saying he would prefer it if his five year old son wasn’t gay. Hearing an...

Last month, at an educational event, I spoke on a panel with an elementary school teacher who has two decades’ worth of experience. She...

Michelle’s mother realized she’s transgender one night while consoling her after a panic attack. She said Michelle began getting really...

I’ve always loved running. The last time I ran a marathon I was living in Monterrey, Mexico. I wasn’t out of the closet and so signed up...

James was my friend’s brother and best friend—he passed away last month from a heroin overdose. He was 25 years old. James was many...

“Uncle Chris, is she your girlfriend?” Suddenly I was a teen again. I felt like I did before I was out of the closet and someone would...