Things change when his friend Benji is bullied because of her sexual orientation. While in school, he keeps his head low and behaves like any other boy in the school. However, he can’t reconcile with his father since he is not ready to accept him for who he really is. Mark’s father is a congressman, and he took his sense of justice and love for politics from him. The main issue that made him move is to get away from his politician father, who doesn’t want to acknowledge that he has a son and not the daughter he thought. He relocated with his mom to get away from his old life, old gender identity, and old name. The unpopular vote features mark Adams, a Trans boy who has recently moved to a new city and a new school. Sanchez’s debut novel, (Un) Popular Vote story, appeared in Foglifter, Mithila Review, and Plenitude. He currently lives in Seattle with his cat, which is more of preconceived idea than him. When not writing, Sanchez likes visiting the museum and the city for a cup of coffee. The author studied MA in cinema and media studies at UCLA and got a BA in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. He was born and grew up in idyllic California wine country. Jasper Sanchez is a trans-masculine writer from northern California.
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