n part one of a conversation with the brilliant Dr. Will Cole, Jess and Will dive into his story of coming into himself as a queer trans man from a Mormon upbringing, a straight-passing marriage, motherhood, and building his career as a scientist. Will discusses how all of these pieces inform the way he moves through the world, and how they've impacted his career trajectory. This episode invites listeners to sit with nuance, contradiction, and the possibility of finding truth after years of feeling like you have to hide to survive.]

Dr. Will Cole (he/they) is a transgender health expert, owner of Queery Research Consulting, LGBTQ health professor, a queer, transgender man, husband, and seahorse dad. As Your Trans Cousin, he combines personal stories with trans health science in everyday language to spread positive, joyful information about being trans. He is pursuing a master’s in writing creative nonfiction; his work has been published in Another Jane Pratt Thing, Welter Online, and Baltimore Fishbowl.