Transitioning is the process a person undergoes in order to align their gender expression or body with their gender identity. Transitioning can include medical, legal and social aspects and these steps, which can also be referred to as gender affirming care, can vary from person to person. Our story shares the experiences of transgender individuals and their access to gender affirming care in Bloomington and IU. Xan Smith, a PhD candidate in the Media School, and their husband Randall have been playing Dungeons and Dragons with their friends since 2016. Xan said “​​And all of my characters have been a form of me trying to define myself as a woman. And so I finally have a new character that is a very flamboyant, femme man, femme nonbinary person and that feels great." Haley Ryan