Name: 女性から男性への私の性転換 - 親愛なるBuzzFeed (My Gender Transition From Female To Male • Dear BuzzFeed)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T06:18:50.000Z
Duration: 3 min 31 s
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when I was four, I just thought I was like any other boy.

By the time I realized this wasn't going to happen,

At this age, I did everything I could to fit in

was happy when people used male pronouns for me

when out in public, and I got my hair cut short.

A combination of secondary school, age 11,

and I tried to fit in as female during my early teens.

When I was 16, I watched a documentary on Channel 4

The way he was feeling and how he had felt

flicked a switch and I suddenly had a name

and realized that I actually live as who I felt I was.

Between my first and second year at college

I'm so grateful that they were all amazingly supportive

about being referred to a gender identity clinic

so that I could pursue hormones and eventually surgery.

The day I started testosterone was incredibly exciting.

I've had a definite voice drop in the last month.

and as grateful and happy as I was to be on hormones,

The recovery was uncomfortable and frustrating.

to start properly seeing the full effects

and for the benefits of having a flat chest.

I'm really happy with where they're at now

but they seem to just keep getting lighter,

I still feel grateful for my chest all the time.

The positive impact that it's had on my life

I'm at a stage in my life now where I feel content

My self-esteem and confidence has increased massively

and I feel a sense of freedom and acceptance

Something that made everything easier in the beginning

I was incredibly fortunate to have strong support

If I were to advise anyone who was just starting out

I would say that patience will be your best friend.

Support is crucial from wherever you can get it,

This is a hard process that at times will feel impossible,