High School Student Finds Strength to Come Out as Transsexual

[Shana A]

High School Student Finds Strength to Come Out as Transsexual

Katie Forman began her transition as a senior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School.

    By Rachel Abbey McCafferty

http://brecksville.patch.com/articles/high-school-student-finds-strength-to-come-out-as-transsexual

A few months ago, Katie Forman donned a simple brown skirt, a hoodie and some eye shadow and headed off to school.

That wardrobe choice was a big step for Forman, one that she says has been met with support in the halls of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School.

Forman, 18, is a male-to-female transsexual.

Forman said she realized when she was as young as 5 that something was different. She was fascinated with girls' clothes, but hid her interests. This summer, Forman said she was depressed and in counseling, struggling with trying to be someone she wasn't.

[~RoadToTrista~]

I think that's admirable. I myself am not going to do that just yet, especially this close to the end of the year.

[Jamie D]

From the article:

But those aren't the only steps Forman has to look forward to. Like many other seniors at the high school, she's headed off to college next year. She plans to attend Cleveland State University to study women's studies and, possibly, political science. She's already politically involved, spending much of her free time volunteering with the Obama for America campaign.

The poor girl is unhinged.