Ryal Strom is a female-to-male transgender man. He was born and raised in Sacramento, California on August 9th, 1980. He attended Natomas High Schools and graduated in 1998. After a continuing struggle with depression and anxiety,  he moved to Inyo County in 2001 where he eventually began his transition 2009. He currently resides in northern California and is attending college in an effort to become a more effective advocate for transgender rights.