Finn identifies as a transman and began his medical transition in 2006 at the age of 31. He grew up in a small town in Iowa, and is a first generation college graduate. He has a master's degree in nursing and works as a community mental health nurse. He's also a veteran of the United States Navy. Finn loves the outdoors, trees, and hiking adventures with his spouse. He's a proud stepdad to two wonderful young people.

Cooper Lee Bombardier is a queer, trans American writer and visual artist living in Canada. He is the author of the memoir-in-essays Pass With Care, a finalist for the 2021 Firecracker Award in Nonfiction. His writing appears in The Kenyon Review, The Malahat Review, Ninth Letter, CutBank, Nailed Magazine, Longreads, Narratively, BOMB, and The Rumpus; and in 19 anthologies, including the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, The Remedy–Essays on Queer Health Issues, and the Lambda-nominated anthology, Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Speculative Fiction From Transgender Writers, which won a 2018 American Library Association Stonewall Book Award. He teaches in the MFA in Creative Nonfiction program at University of King’s College and in women, gender, and sexuality studies at Saint Mary’s University.

Mac co-founded the nonprofit, “Positive Masculinity”, a project for heart-led masculine folks who want to create a transformative path for masculinity in our world. He is a radio show host of "The You Can Make A Difference Show" on Rainier Avenue Radio and in 2017 Mac ran for Seattle City Council and was the first transgender person ever to be on a ballot in Washington State. The Mayor appointed Mac as a Seattle City Commissioner in 2011 and he served until 2016. He currently serves on the Seattle Renter's Commission appointed by the City Council. Mac is on the Washington state council for PFLAG and on the Seattle Police Department LGBT advisory board. He continuously speaks on panels and solo at numerous colleges, non-profit groups, and state and city governments on gender & sexuality.

"Jack O'Rion Barker has lived in the Pacific Northwest since coming to Seattle for graduate school in 1972. He began his transition in 1989. Jack is a bespoke corset maker by trade and has been a member of Seattle's leather community for more than 40 years. Now in his seventies, Jack continues to come up with ways to push a variety of envelopes."

Lukas is a certified counselor and experienced educator, community developer, and group facilitator, working closely with British Columbia’s trans* population and their families, clinical care teams, schools and employers, providing peer support, transitional guidance and customized information sessions for nearly 20 years. He is co-founder of FTM Etc, a peer support/discussion group still going strong since 1998, and a longtime member of World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Lukas is someone who is very dear to both Kai and Jackal. He’s a master storyteller and you won’t be able to keep yourself from falling in love with him.