As much as there is this notion of being a "picture perfect" transsexual, a.k.a. "true transsexual", having the 'knowing factor from the earliest possible age' there is still no observable proof that someone who comes from a background where as the author describes in effect; 'not understanding clearly' what it was we were struggling with; is not just as viably legitimate in who they know themselves to be. We are!
A transsexual is a transsexual, is a transsexual. If you change sexes; if you have full and/or strongest of intents to change sexes, you're a transsexual dammit!
All of the non-egalitarian elitism really needs to come to an end.
Dawn