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Discussion on: I'm 21, Transgender, and πŸ’œ to code! Happy Pride Month, AMA! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Jess Lee

Yay, Meghan! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your story and resources :)

Questions:

  • Do you still do any robotics programming?!
  • What advice do you have for 18-year-old you?
  • Where do you see yourself in five years?
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Meghan (she/her)

I wanna say I’d tell 18yo me to come out, since the biggest regret of many is that we didn’t come out sooner, but I don’t think my family was ready back then. You could even make the argument now that they still weren’t ready but the thing is, it’s a hard conversation to have at any time and no matter what I’m glad I’ve had it now. The futures finally looking bright in that regard.

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Meghan (she/her)

Thank you Jess 😊 no I don’t still do robotics programming, though I do help mentor on the team now. To 18 me, college has been totally worth it, in a lot of ways especially outside the classroom. In 5 years I hope to be founder/ceo of a startup. I’ve got some ideas cooking and now I’ve just got to actually make them haha πŸ˜„