David Reese was born in the sprawling metropolis of Mayville, NY with one stop light and one blinky light. He loves referring to himself as queerspawn and says, "it's so badass, especially when one says it in the voice an evil robot would use to say 'laser, laser!'" He now lives in Oberlin, Ohio.

Rebecca DeCola grew up in New York City. Her family is all over the place, "very loving and like fine wine improving with age. My family is incredibly important to me and being queerspawn is part of what it means to be in my family." She is suspicious of transcendent liberatory potential given to names and naming practices but likes queerspawn so much. Rebecca has gotten very serious about grilling bratwurst, can do cross-overs at the roller derby and is waiting, still waiting, for her band to call her.

Amber Davis grew up in South End Boston, Southbridge, MA and J.P., Boston. Her family growing up was her mother, step-father, bio father and his life partner. She spent most weekends and summers with her gay dad. She lives now in Somerville, MA with her husband and another couple. "Things that are important to me about being a queerspawn: my friendships, my family and their friends, my involvement with art, activism, and community to name a few..."

Stephanie White was born and raised in lower Northeast Philadelphia in a working class neighborhood. "My family initially consisted of my mother and father and my older sister Jessica. Over time my family evolved and expanded to include my mom's partner Marion and her three children. My mothers showed me what it means to be a strong woman and gave me room to define myself. I am so grateful to have them in my life." Stephanie currently lives in Philadelphia near her school, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She plans to be an OB/GYN abortion provider when she graduates from medical school. "I feel deeply moved to protect women and their right to choose."

Lynn Alpert grew up in the Philadelphia area in Jenkintown and Mount Airy. Her family is her dad and step-mom, her mom and step-mom, and her younger brother. Of being a queerspawn, Lynn says, "It's just a part of my life like all the various other things that have shaped who I am." Lynn likes the trees and clouds, penguins and the color orange. She just moved to Germantown, PA.

Monica Canfield-Lenfest grew up in Vermont and was raised by her single mom and her dad. Her dad came out as transgender when she was seventeen. Her half-sister was born when Monica was thirteen. Being queerspawn has been important because of "the way my experiences with my dad have shaped my perception of the world. Also connecting with other amazing queerspawn!" Monica now lives in Boston and is in love with the sky.

Diana Rowland grew up in San Francisco, CA and in Jefferson, WI. The school year was spent with her gay mom or moms - poor, urban, often vegetarian, and filled with SO MUCH love. Summers were spent in small town Midwest with a Dad, Mom, and two sisters - meat eating, big house, and church on Sundays -- also A LOT of love. The rest of her family consists of many many beloved friends. "I have four moms and five sisters," Diana might say; this encompasses those who have become a part of her family. Diana feels like being queerspawn has taught her, from a very young age, that folks define who they are by their actions and openness to learn more about themselves and others. And that family is who you love. Diana will soon finish a Masters in teaching program, and follow her path to advocate and work for the voice of non-traditional families in public school settings.

Toby Hill-Meyer was born in the Bay Area and raised in Oregon. Ze's always been a theory slut, "I started thinking about gender and sexual orientation on a theoretical level when I was about 13." Toby is currently working on a book about hir experiences with non-binary gender and hopes to make a living exploring new forms of gender and ways of perceiving gender.

Ruby Cymrot-Wu is a short and spunky queerspawn with a loud voice currently living in Massachusetts. Raised in San Francisco, she currently enjoys learning how to save the world at College and plans to incite social change through empowering individuals to create their own change. She has two moms and a younger sister, who all enjoy eating and doing arts and crafts projects. She also thinks that queerspawn is an awesome word and an even more awesome identity.

Jesse Carr is a 22-year-old transsexual menace. He was parented by his mom (Glynis) and her partner (Juli), and other-mothered by a gaggle of queer and lesbian women. He loves: meetings, squirrels, hooded sweatshirts, hard work and the phrase "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy." He hates: washing dishes. People who advocate for white supremacist capitalist patriarchy tend to find Jesse hostile and boring, perceptions that are only partially accurate. Jesse works hard to balance open-minded and compassionate listening with uncompromising political stances and expects this to be a life-long project. He is proud of himself and his family and very excited to be a QueerSpawn reporter.