It's a good article, but I feel I know you better than that from all the discussions on the site. There's a few things that continue to confuse me, so I may as well ask one now since it's mentioned in the article. I've always been quite curious about the cultural differences around family obligations.
I'm western, and probably a bit strange even so, and personally I don't feel much obligation to my parents. I would never consider placing them above my own happieness, and I don't feel any real obligation to carry on the family line. My children on the other hand are all important and I place them first before anything. My obgligation to my wife also comes before me because I made certain promises and I never break my word. I've found an immense source of stress balancing these obligations when some are in contradiction to each other.
I've also been delaying transition for family, but its all for different reasons. My choices would entirly depend on my obgligations at time, and that has varied significantly over my life.
So, is waiting until now something you're still happy with, and if you could do it all over again would you still choose the same path? Is it maybe related to your deep family history, and is it still the same for the younger generation? What you you advise young Chinese trans people to do?
I can't really say I understand Thailand but I have the impression it's a society in transition in regards to trans acceptance and integration. It's not fully there yet, but many aspects are far ahead of the west, while others lag behind. Ive heard that it's the buddhist culture that's behind the rapid progress in recent decades, especially in social acceptance.
