Human Interest After Questioning His Gender Identity, Teen Developed an App to Help Others Explore Theirs Joshua Tint, an Arizona State University student, was selected as an Apple SWIFT Student Scholar for his Discover Me app By Diane Herbst Published on December 9, 2022 09:00 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Joshua Tint.Photo: Josh Tint During high school, particularly in the early months of the pandemic, Joshua Tint began questioning his gender identity because, as he says, "I don't identify a lot with conventional masculinity."But, Tint — who ultimately found he is cisgender, a term used to signify that an individual's gender identity corresponds with their birth sex — discovered it was difficult to find helpful articles or resources "that describe the questioning experience."The honor included a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who demoed the app and gave a bit of cherished feedback."Even though I ultimately arrived back at, 'I'm cis,' I learned a lot more about myself," he says, "and how I fit in terms of my self-expression.""