Alex myers gay
Transitioning to Alex Myers
EXETER — Alex Myers, writer of the 2014 historical novel “Revolutionary,” understands the interpretation of that synonyms more than most.
Born Alice Myers in Paris — the western Maine town of about 5,000 residents that Myers acknowledges is “quite homogeneous” — Myers began to transition to male while a student at Phillips Exeter Academy through the basic acts of cutting his hair and asking to be referred to as Alex.
“I was always a tomboy, but I wasn't ostracized … when you're a kid, organism a tomboy is acceptable, but then around the origin of adolescence ...” Myers said.
Around 1992, during his hour as a PEA student, Myers said he met his first queer and transgender people at an event in Boston.
“That's when I was really qualified to see that maybe there was a different way to do this,” Myers said. “It was one of those light-bulb moments. Suddenly, I had a model in front of me of people like me who just spoke and acted normally."
Shortly after arriving at PEA, Myers said he came out to himself and close friends as a lesbian. Then, in his junior year, he came out as transgender.
According to Myers, initial reactions from fellow students and faculty was
Alex Myers
He/Him
Email Practice
I am an openly gay therapist and majority of my clinical experience has been working with a diverse array of LGBTQ+ individuals. I've helped clients explore topics such as gender identity, religious trauma, minority stress, PTSD/CPTSD, anxiety, depression, family of origin issues, existence an LGBT parent, plurality, neurodivergency, and ethical non-monogamy. I think that it is possible to make sense of this ever-changing life; and one of the most effective ways to perform so is by taking age to slow down in therapy to examine your existence. As your therapist, I consider myself a fellow traveler on your journey to healing. I wish to walk alongside you while we explore all parts of yourself without judgment. During this journey, we might come across parts of yourself that you do not like, but in our safe space, I would encourage you to lean into understanding these parts and their hidden value. By doing so, you can create a healthier relationship with yourself and dwell a more authentic life.
About Me
Specialty:
Behavioral/Mental Health, Counselor, Psychotherapy, Therapist
Insurance accepted:
Private Insu
Alex Myers on Gender Individuality, Language, and Expression
When Alex Myers was in middle school, a teacher brought a k.d. lang CD to class. On the cover stood a chick who looked like a man. For the first time, Alex said, he received “an echo from the world.” Until k.d. lang, Alex had never seen himself in anyone else—not a parent, or a friend, or even a character in a story. Born Alice Myers in Paris, Maine, Alex knew from a very young age that despite being raised as a girl, he was, dense down, a boy. Through childhood and through most of his time as a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, he searched for an identity that fit; he clung to the word “tomboy” and entertained the idea of “lesbian,” though he knew these terms weren’t quite right. Finally, as a teenager, Alex met other transgender people, and he gained the courage to come out to the world. He returned for his senior year at Exeter as a boy.
On January 29, Alex Myers spoke to Roxbury Latin students and faculty on the topic of gender identity. His presentation was one in a series of guest lectures this year, as part of the Health and Wellness program for student
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Museum of the American Revolution will welcome transgender composer Alex Myers (born “Alice”) to its History After Hours series March 6 with an event entitled, “Fierce Females.” Myers penned the 2014 novel “Revolutionary,” based on his real-life ancestor Deborah Sampson Gannett, who dressed as a strapping male soldier to fight in the Revolutionary War.
The author spoke with PGN about mixing fact and fiction to build his novel.
PGN: What is your sympathetic of the overnight you will be part of — “Fierce Females” — and Philadelphia’s newest museum?
AM: Females in general, let alone the fierce ones, often get ignored in the Revolutionary period. We fixate on the other FF, the founding fathers. I’m looking to counter-balance that narrative. And that is part of what I assess the museum is about: telling a story that we think we all know. The stories of women from the American Revolution are sometimes condensed down to Molly Pitcher and Abigail Adams — a lot of stories of women as supporters, helpers. These stories keep the women in their proper spheres: wives, mothers, etc. The truth is that women fought on the battlefield with men all th