Mark Shady is an award-winning filmmaker and satire writer who is a regular contributor to Flexx Mag, Robot Butt and Functionally Dead.

50yo Trans woman who always knew I wasn't what I was told, but only started transition in earnest at 49.

Autistic artist, student of life.

Top Medium Writer in topics of Mental Health and Racism. Along with writing, I teach, daddy (two sons), love (lots of people), sleep and, on good nights, dream.

I'm an aging GenX Baby Scoop Era adoptee, and that's mostly what I write about. My life is a tragi-comedy.

Jon Gluck is the Editorial Director of Special Projects at Medium. Previously, he held senior editorial positions at New York Magazine, Vogue, and Hearst.