Karen TophamA teacher of high school English and theatre for nearly four decades, Karen became the first American educator to transition on the job in 1998 in the conservative town of Lake Forest, IL. These days, she is a theatre critic and an LGBTQ advocate as ell as writing novels, poems, and short stories. She is also the proud mom of a trans man who came out in 2001 as well as two adult daughters. Read More Read Less