A Boy Named Gavin

A Boy Named Gavin

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TIME just named Gavin Grimm one of the 100 most influential people in the world. This is where his fight for trans rights began. On November 11, 2014, fifteen-year-old Gavin, a transgender boy, was forced to stand before his community with a basic request to recognize his humanity. Even under the cruelest of circumstances, though, Gavin Grimm has always shined.

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