I worried for years that taking testosterone or “transitioning” could be the wrong decision. What if NOT taking testosterone is the wrong decision? What if I came out to everybody then changed my mind? What if this was a mistake but I had permanent changes? What if I looked in the mirror and hated the personContinue reading “Will I Regret Testosterone?”
Author Archives: Christian
Positive Perspective for Parents of Transgender Children
“I don’t want my child to be transgender because I don’t want them to have a difficult life.” This is one of the most frequent things I hear parents say once they realize their child is transgender. Parents grieve “the good life” for their child, assuming that trans people all live hard, sad lives ofContinue reading “Positive Perspective for Parents of Transgender Children”
What Does it Mean to Be a Man?
Navigating the nuances of what it means to “Be Man Enough” and creating our own definitions Today was one of the best days of my life; I played pick up soccer with the guys, AS a guy. “Hey dude”, “hey man”, “he”, they all said. They saw me as one of them, as one ofContinue reading “What Does it Mean to Be a Man?”
Am I Transgender?
People usually think of “coming out” as an external thing – having to tell family and friends, but for me, “coming out” to myself was by far the hardest and most confusing battle and can’t be summarized in a single blog post. Growing up, my brother and I lacked strict gender expectations from our parents. Continue reading “Am I Transgender?”
What is Success Anyways?
Failure is Only Failure if We Define it as Such A great deal of time had to pass after starting testosterone before I was able to feel content with my transition. Guys around me who had been on testosterone for half the time, sported tons of facial hair and a deep voice. My voice didContinue reading “What is Success Anyways?”