Christian, a transexual black male, "passes" as a man for the first time. But it's not as empowering or joyous as he imagined the moment to be.

BEyond Expectations: Engaging Males of Color was co-presented with The City of Philadelphia DBHIDS. The First Person Arts Podcast is made possible thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Special thanks to WHYY's NewsWorks. Photo credit: Darragh Dandurand.