It is positive in some ways, to watch my body improve at an age when most others begin to decline, and I like the greater empathy, open mind and tolerance that never would have occurred if I myself had not been transgender. Finding oneself, and learning to accept others in the process, is a beautiful combination.
With that said, given all the ways I have suffered both physically and emotionally, and so many others have too, it is hard for me to see it as a blessing. Life would be so much better for me if I had been born as a cis girl.
