ArticleHe looks so comfortable in his body that you probably wouldn't look twice if you saw him on the street. But unlike most guys his age, Michael isn't just looking forward to going back to college in the fall or to turning 21. He's also eagerly anticipating his hysterectomy.
Michael is a female-to-male transsexual. He says he's felt male for as long as he can remember. "I always asked for GI Joe or Ninja stuff," he says of his childhood toys, during an interview at his mother's home.
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Michael began transitioning at 16. Today his family, his friends and his girlfriend refer to him using male pronouns, and address him using his new chosen name, which is not actually Michael; his mother has insisted that he not reveal his identity in this story. She speaks openly only because she doesn't share his surname. "I don't want him to be murdered because of who he is," she explains.
