When Fabien Hawkins was exploring his gender identity, his parents weren’t the first to know.
A few years ago, Fabien asked a group of online friends to start using different pronouns for him.
“So I told them, ‘I think I might be trans. Can you help me by using different pronouns on me and I’ll see what I’m comfortable with? This is obviously just a test until I can really figure out who I am,'” said the now 18-year-old.
“I wanted to make sure I knew who I was before I said something to my parents.”
Once Fabien felt confident in identifying as a male, he came
