dailytarheel.com – By Chelsey Dulaney – The Daily Tar Heel
Even at a young age, Jamez Terry realized something didn’t feel right about being a girl.
“I can remember being 5 and coming home and saying I wanted to be a boy when I grew up, and in the back of my brain, I didn’t know what to do about it,” he said.
Terry decided to change sexes at 19 years old, and today, he openly identifies as transgender – someone who does not identify with their gender assigned at birth – and is the founder of the Tranny Roadshow, a variety show featuring transgender individuals.