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Transition Radio Industries September 2012
Transition Radio Industries September 2012
Jessica Lam is a first-born son to Cuban parents, Jessica was raised as your typical little Latin boy. Yet despite of her upbringing, she can remember at a very young age, she desired to be a girl. And although neither of her parents encouraged this, she felt this was inevitable. She was intrigued by the female identity, the fashions, the visual presentation, and how a girl behaves and how she feels. Jessica didn’t always fit in with the rest of the boys, because inside… as she quoted: I wanted to be just “one of the girls”.
Late in her childhood years, she would experiment and pursue these desires by indulging in feminine routines like shaving her legs, styling her hair and shaping her eyebrows. And into her teenage years she would adorn herself in feminine fashions and styling my hair long; After all it was the 80′s… glam was “in” and it wasn’t so unusual. But secretly she always knew that these feelings ran deeper than she would ever actually let anyone know, at least until she was much older. And growing into her adulthood became such a struggle…
She was embarrassed by her body; And secretly at night, she wished to God she could wake in the morning as a girl. Although she wanted to be female, she did not find herself attracted to boys, but preferred dating girls. She quotes (My parents always assumed I was “gay”, turned out they were right… just not the “gay” they thought I was).
Like so many others, she was searching for her place in this world. Her main goal in life was to live happily, productive, and to strive in making a difference, she was determine to make her “transformation” as least upsetting as possible to those around her, especially for her family and her children. Her reality needed their acceptance and support. Over the last decade, she has become an advocate for the gay, lesbian and transgender issues in public forums and working with non-profit organizations. She is involved with many local organizations such as Pridelines Youth Services, the YES! Institute, the Alliance for GLBTQ Youth, and Safe Schools of South Florida, among others. She is a known leader in the LGBT Community, having served on the Board of Directors for the Aqua Foundation for Women, and currently serving as Secretary of the Board for Save Dade, as Treasurer of the Board for Drag it Out, and most recently appointed as the Vice President of the Board for the International Transgender Certification Board (ITCA).
Some of her many accomplishments include coordinating the first Transgender Education Medical Symposium in May, 2010, in North Miami Beach, FL; and the sophomore conference in October, 2011. And continues to speak at many Universities and High Schools engaging students and educators through workshops, lectures and stories. She has also facilitated transgender sensitivity trainings for Best Buy and AMC Movie Theaters, as well as other smaller organizations. Other highlights include appearing nationally on television programs such as Larry King Live,Ricky Lakes, internationally on Don Francisco Presenta, Maria Elvira Live, 7 Dias, among others. She is determined to continue to work towards helping the world understand and learn to accept the differences between all people. The most exciting thing happening right now for Jessica is the work she is doing with the newly founded International Transgender Certification Association. Asides from that... she can either be found doing not a presentation, or Djing on a gig or a group that she facilitate.
Late in her childhood years, she would experiment and pursue these desires by indulging in feminine routines like shaving her legs, styling her hair and shaping her eyebrows. And into her teenage years she would adorn herself in feminine fashions and styling my hair long; After all it was the 80′s… glam was “in” and it wasn’t so unusual. But secretly she always knew that these feelings ran deeper than she would ever actually let anyone know, at least until she was much older. And growing into her adulthood became such a struggle…
She was embarrassed by her body; And secretly at night, she wished to God she could wake in the morning as a girl. Although she wanted to be female, she did not find herself attracted to boys, but preferred dating girls. She quotes (My parents always assumed I was “gay”, turned out they were right… just not the “gay” they thought I was).
Like so many others, she was searching for her place in this world. Her main goal in life was to live happily, productive, and to strive in making a difference, she was determine to make her “transformation” as least upsetting as possible to those around her, especially for her family and her children. Her reality needed their acceptance and support. Over the last decade, she has become an advocate for the gay, lesbian and transgender issues in public forums and working with non-profit organizations. She is involved with many local organizations such as Pridelines Youth Services, the YES! Institute, the Alliance for GLBTQ Youth, and Safe Schools of South Florida, among others. She is a known leader in the LGBT Community, having served on the Board of Directors for the Aqua Foundation for Women, and currently serving as Secretary of the Board for Save Dade, as Treasurer of the Board for Drag it Out, and most recently appointed as the Vice President of the Board for the International Transgender Certification Board (ITCA).
Some of her many accomplishments include coordinating the first Transgender Education Medical Symposium in May, 2010, in North Miami Beach, FL; and the sophomore conference in October, 2011. And continues to speak at many Universities and High Schools engaging students and educators through workshops, lectures and stories. She has also facilitated transgender sensitivity trainings for Best Buy and AMC Movie Theaters, as well as other smaller organizations. Other highlights include appearing nationally on television programs such as Larry King Live,Ricky Lakes, internationally on Don Francisco Presenta, Maria Elvira Live, 7 Dias, among others. She is determined to continue to work towards helping the world understand and learn to accept the differences between all people. The most exciting thing happening right now for Jessica is the work she is doing with the newly founded International Transgender Certification Association. Asides from that... she can either be found doing not a presentation, or Djing on a gig or a group that she facilitate.
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