My Trans Firsts Happened Secretly
<p>My sister’s screams rattled the room. Mom had frozen her ear lobes with ice, but what freaked out the child was the crackling of cartilage as the sterilized needle pierced her ears. My sister was two. I was six.</p>
<p>My tears were not due to her pain. I was so jealous I wanted to explode. Mama knew I was a girl, but she was horrified when I asked to have my ears pierced. She reminded me that my being a girl with a penis had to be our secret.</p>
<p>It was 1968, and Mom was right.</p>
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