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Interview with Micah King

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Micah King identifies as a black queer trans man, and he was assigned female at birth. He was 22 at the time of the interview. He has a twin sister and 7 other siblings. He grew up with his grandmother who was his legal guardian. He shared a room with his two sisters and two cousins. His mom came and went, but his dad was around more and would play sports and do after school activities with him. He went to school in Plymouth, Minnesota and Eagan, Minnesota. King also says he grew up around drugs and alcohol at home. He was teased in high school for being emo. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota at 18 to the Booth Brown House where he met a couple of trans guys. King always knew there was something off about himself since he was the weird one in his family, but it wasn’t until he met these trans guys that he began to explore trans identity by getting new clothes, evaluating who he was, and what he wanted out of life. He didn’t know who he was and began to realize he has his own identity and voice. Before he was deeply depressed and used self-harm to cope, feeling he needed to hide himself as he dealt with feelings of internalized homophobia, transphobia, and racism. He’s found a way to embrace himself, however, even while still feeling awkward. He’s experienced people being uncomfortable around him when he is perceived to be a black man. He’s on testosterone and got top surgery in the past year and half since the interview. His family struggled accepting and believing that King was trans when he came out to them and still struggle gendering him correctly. He knows he would like to have kids someday but is unsure how that is going to look for him. He enjoys writing poetry, doodling, and singing, and works for Super America. He is currently in a relationship with his genderqueer partner of two months and has known them for 5 years. He wants to go to college for psychology or social work. King also volunteers at RECLAIM.

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