Every day thousands of people are searching for any and every tidbit of information on gender dysphoria, from parents with gender-searching kids, family, relatives, and people who are living that experience. I’m a fully transitioned transgender woman who has been involved in LGBTQIA+ advocacy roles for several years now. I’ve met people of all ages and various locations who’ve shared their gender experiences with me. I also follow several Medium writers who are blessedly open and honest about their personal experiences. What I’ve written below is based on my own research and experience. It’s intended as a guide, a reference, something to evoke thought and consideration and to encourage all my gender-searching siblings out there. It’s not intended to be “the final word.” There is much yet unknown about the transgender experience, both medically and psychologically.
Transgender Truth
Following years of living a huge lie, I decided to live my gender truth. All along, I should have never been a male and…