It is a tradition to arrange a marriage between my family and the Donovans - two powerful families who are sworn to uphold the treaty and peace our forefathers had established. My father told me that I was born for a reason. I am bound to marry a man, the same as I am, chosen by our family. Those of us without luck are the unfortunate ones. As I made my vows, I realized the danger I might face from this stranger with whom I would live for the rest of my life.

True hermaphroditism is one of the rarest forms of sexual ambiguity, only about 5% of the intersex population are true hermaphrodites. Unfortunately for Eshe Akins it's only made his life even harder, especially when he made the decision to live as a cross-dressing male in middle school when he father had clearly hoped to convince him into a reassignment surgery at age 13. Or when he was arrested for underage drinking at a notorious LBGTQIA summer bash at 17. Or when he found out he was pregnant at only 20. Eshe doesn't mess with his past but it seems his past is here to mess with him. Copyright © 2016 by JayJay BleuRose