. >> reporter: they make the curriculum for training future doctors like melanie ambler, who is in herr of medical school at stanford. >> this community has been marginalized within medicine and the fact that i can be someone that can go into the room and attempt to gain back that trust and have the skills to do that, is something that's really important for me. so that -- anyone that walks in the door feels comfortable with the person that they're speaking to. even if they don't share the same identity. >> reporter: ray eventually found his medical team that was able to provide the right gender-affirming care. but his transition is still a journey of discovering his true self that's more than just a pronoun. >> when i first found out that i was trans, i was like oh. i just want to be he him. and so -- but now i feel so much different because i have gotten the opportunity to let go of that and be like oh, well, i don't -- i'm actually not just he/him. i have been she. and if it wasn't for she, i wouldn't get to be he, they, them, ze, zere. i use all the pronouns now. >> reporter: a pic