Jessica McGuinness, a 38-year-old transgender woman living in Dormont, attends and participates in an LGBTQIA charity date auction benefitting the Garden of Peace Project held at Cruze Bar in the Strip District.
Jessica McGuinness is auctioned off by Mahogany La PiranHa, right, during an LGBTQIA charity date auction benefitting the Garden of Peace Project held at Cruze, Bar in the Strip District.
Shane Collins, a transgender male of Lawrenceville, center, and Naomi Miller, a transgender female of Swissvale, right, listen while Jessica McGuinness speaks to students at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School on a panel addressing LGBT medical issues with a focus on those involving transgender people.
Jessica McGuinness looks at a comic book about Ms. Marvel, her favorite super hero, at Geekadrome shop in Brookline.
Jessica McGuinness watches a "Lord of the Rings" movie while on her laptop at her Dormont apartment.
Jessica McGuinness, left, and Sarah Parlow share a moment while trying to be heard over the music at an LGBTQIA fundraiser for the Garden of Peace Project.
Sarah Parlow, a 38-year-old transgender woman from Shadyside, gets on stage during an LGBTQIA charity date auction benefitting the Garden of Peace Project held at Cruze Bar in the Strip District.
Sarah Parlow reads on her laptop as her cat Mischka roams their Shadyside apartment.
Jezebel, a transgender female, looks over her wardrobe in her Charleroi apartment while getting ready for a performance later in the evening. A long-time drag queen, Jezebel is more subdued in her hometown where she wears gender-neutral clothing and goes by the name Orlando.
Almost ready to leave for her show, Jezebel puts on her high heels.
Jezebel walks down the steps at her apartment en route for her performance at The Link Nite Club in Herminie.
To frenetic response, Jezebel, a transgender female, performs her lip-sync routine at The Link Nite Club in Herminie, Westmoreland County.
At The Link Nite Club, Jezebel warmly greets friends and regulars before the show.
At The Link Nite Club in Herminie, Pa., Jezebel greets friends and regulars after arriving hours before a drag show to be held there on April 5, 2014. The drag show featured a pageant competition, and Jezebel would perform a number as a special guest.
Michael David Battle, right, 26, an intersex man of trans experience, fist bumps his fiance, Evelyn Pavlova, 32, while hanging out at the Barnes and Noble cafe at the Waterfront.
Michael David Battle heartily laughs while organizing participants in an LGBTQIA charity date auction at Cruze Bar in the Strip District benefiting the Garden of Peace Project. He founded and is executive director of the non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of the LGBTQIA population.
A card from Michael David Battle's mother and a framed picture of him and his fiance, Evelyn Pavlova, adorn a desk in the couple's residence.
Michael David Battle injects a hormone shot into his leg inside his home. He injects himself with testosterone weekly.
Michael David Battle jokingly pulls his fiance Evelyn Pavlova off the couch so they can continue packing for their move from a Dormont apartment to a Munhall house.