Ellis Barrera

Cognoscenti contributor

Ellis Barrera is a transgender healthcare researcher working at Boston Children's Hospital. He is an avid athlete and activist, and hopes to become a physician in order to improve the quality of healthcare for the transgender community.

Recently published

Competitors race in the Girls 3k event during the Australian Cross-Country Championships at Kembla Grange on August 24, 2019 in Wollongong, Australia. (Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

Being A Runner Saved Me. Don't Take Sports Away From Other Transgender Kids

As a teen navigating what it meant to be trans, running cross country made Ellis Barrera feel hopeful. Transgender kids shouldn't have to choose between who they are and what...

Cognoscenti

Mar 18, 2021