Dating, parenting and spirituality. This year, Thrive takes a closer look at these topics, featuring trans stories that go beyond our gender markers, and asking bigger questions about the human condition.

A poor, socially outcast Pakistani transgender woman sets out to take care of an abandoned baby.

A transgender woman tries to make it to the Miss Oregon audition but first has one quick stop to beat up some thugs.

A trans woman is pursued by a potential lover at a party and must balance concerns about her safety and her desire for intimacy.

A young trans person living in a small town travels to the city searching for freedom.

Two men are on a first date and each has a secret. Can they find the courage to speak the truth and accept one another?

A Mexican transgender woman and leader of the Santa Muerte Cult in Queens prepares for her yearly celebration of the Bony Lady.

Ryan has something important to tell his seven-year-old son but comes up with every excuse to avoid it. He needs a “tell-by date.”