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Ask Matt: Gender Uncertainty is Stressing Me Out!

Started by Natasha, May 16, 2013, 10:18:16 PM

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May 16, 2013, 10:18:16 PM
Ask Matt: Gender Uncertainty is Stressing Me Out!

http://tranifesto.com/2013/05/06/ask-matt-gender-uncertainty-is-stressing-me-out/
5/6/13
Matt Kailey

A reader writes: "I'm 18 years old and have lived under the assumption that I was a cisgendered female – identified as lesbian, never really felt dysphoric about myself beyond maybe a vague envy for the male body, feeling 'off' as a woman, a few times being curious about how 'the other half lived,' etc. Certainly didn't hate being a woman, didn't feel like I was trapped in the wrong body for the most part – until about two weeks ago.

"I was doing some research about a trans* character I was going to include in a story and throughout my research, a few bells rung. 'Hormone therapy? You mean people can actually take hormones and develop the body they want?' Well, I began to wonder – am I really a woman?
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