Ask Matt: Returning to High School as Male

[Shana A]

Ask Matt: Returning to High School as Male

May 28, 2012 by Matt Kailey

http://tranifesto.com/2012/05/28/ask-matt-returning-to-high-school-as-male/

A reader writes: "I'm sixteen and a closet FTM. None of my friends know, but when I return to school after this summer, I really want to present as male.

"I'm going to counseling, but it's going very slowly (I've only managed to get two appointments so far), and I haven't been diagnosed with GID yet. I'm almost positive I have it though. I feel like a boy.

"So I was wondering: Do you have to be diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder before coming out to everyone?"

The short answer is: No, you don't have to be diagnosed with GID before coming out. You know who you are and you know how you want to live, so if you want to come out as trans and live and present as male, you can do that at any time.