Come meet photographer Lindsay Morris along with two kids (now adults) from Camp I Am as we come together to celebrate Pride month in The Locher Room.

Lindsay Morris, like all mom’s, took photos of her son at summer camp. At the time in 2007 she had no idea that those images would be the beginning of a more than decade-long photo project that would chronicle LGBTQ and gender-fluid children coming into their own.

Those kids—including Morris’s son, Milo—were among the first to attend Camp I Am in rural Wisconsin created for LGBTQ and gender-fluid young people. At the time the camp was created, it was perhaps the only camp in the nation for gender fluid or gender expansive children who, regardless of their gender identity, don’t want to be confined in their clothing and play by society’s prescribed boundaries.

Joining Lindsay today are Elias Matso and his mom Karen along with Zachary Davis and his mom Lori. Elias, now 20, attended Camp I Am for four years, starting at age 5. At camp, Elias could dress any way he liked without judgement and today he lives in New York City, where he studies fashion at Parsons School of Design. Elias is a self-proclaimed vintage fashion fanatic. Check out his Instagram to see his fabulous looks and creations.

Zachary, now 22, grew up in a Mormon family in Utah. His faith, which everyone knew, considers “homosexual behavior” a transgression. Zach realized he was different in first grade and hid his gender fluidity until he was in ninth grade, when he befriended some non-Mormon theater kids who accepted him for who he is. He came out as gay. Zach’s mother had to go outside her faith to find support and educate herself which led her and Zach to Camp I Am when he was eight years old. Zach's parents, who have always supported him, oppose Mormon ideas about homosexuality and gender roles, and they volunteer at Pride parades.

Please join us on to hear how these moms came together to bring their sons to Camp I Am where the boys were allowed to be themselves, feel safe and most importantly dress in whatever made them comfortable.

Original Airdate: 6/2/2022