I acknowledge that I live and work in the unceded homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

Since 1973, Vancouver has been home. A year later, my brother and I opened a graphic design studio in Gastown. As the profession moved from analog to digital, I embraced the Macintosh, riding the wave of the desktop publishing revolution. In 1985, my brother departed this temporal dimension. A short time later, I moved my studio into a spare bedroom, trading drafting tables, a darkroom, and storage cabinets for a Macintosh Plus and an Apple LaserWriter.

For years, I had the privilege of working with incredible clients. My technical expertise led to a teaching position at a local community college, where I taught digital production for 11 years.

In 2006, I reached a crossroads. My doctor’s diagnosis left me with two options: follow the prescribed path or look for the exit door. The choice was clear. I prepared for what lay ahead, knowing it would change everything. In late 2007, I told my siblings, clients, parents, and sons. By July 2008, I had transitioned.

Business relationships shifted. Some quietly disappeared. By 2011, I had gone from fully employed to gainfully unemployed. The corporate world remains uneasy about trans people, calculating risks, worrying about optics, and prioritizing comfort. I had hoped otherwise.

Graphic design no longer defines my work. Today, I am a Multi-Faith Spiritual Health Practitioner with Vanouver’s health authority. My latest book, Then This Happened: After Transparently, explores how and why I made this shift, which expands on my journey since transitioning. .

My advocacy for trans rights has grown alongside my work in spiritual care. The fight for dignity and equality continues, and I will not sit on the sidelines. Writing has become another tool in that fight.

This website is an archive of the work I’ve done for clients over the years. While I still take on the occasional freelance project, my focus remains on advocacy, writing, and care.

You can reach me via this EMAIL.

Here the link to an OpEd I wrote in 2015 that touches of the subject of trans acceptance. Though things have improved for many, we still have a long way to go. OP-ED