Mike Altamar is a community health educator, referral specialist and parent engagement specialist who's work has drawn on his own experience accessing resources and navigating hirs coming out and family relationships. Mike's life growing up in New York City colors the background of hirs story as ze develops a role mentoring and supporting other trans folks. Ze talks about homelessness, distance from hirs brother and finding community through feminist bookstores, college groups and community spaces. (Summary by Kirsten Adorian.)