With the assistance of the R.J. Hoyman Scholarship, I now know that I will be able to continue my education at Lane Community College this coming year. I am honored and extremely grateful to you for this amazing opportunity; knowing that I would inevitably be paying for hormones and surgery in my transition, I was afraid to dream of continuing my education. But, your support assures me that there are people who want to see LGBTQ+ folks like myself achieve their goals and dreams. For me college has not only helped me realize that, despite hardship, I do have a future to dream of but also that I can use my experience to help other folks in my community. Being a former high school dropout and continuing to higher education, I have been able to
