“There I am” is an article that was published in the journal Sex Roles. The research was done and written by Ashley Austin, a White cisgender female who has a doctorate in social work (220). In order to write this article, she uses the grounded theory methodology which consists of recruiting 13 self-identified transgender or gender non-conforming (TGNC) young adults of different ethnicities ranging from the ages 18 to 29 and interviewing these individuals through open-ended questions (Austin 217-218). In fact, this study looks into the journey towards adulthood with a TGNC identity in an…