“It takes about six months to get in, because our doctors are so busy,” a woman tells us on a conference call at work. Her tone is matter of fact as she explains how the trans youth clinic functions at the hospital she works at. “The families come in and meet with a psychologist and…
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What does it feel like to be misgendered and/or misnamed?
I think maybe people don’t know what it feels like when they call me by my old name, the legal one I was born with, or when they use the wrong pronouns. So maybe I can explain it to you. Every time someone calls me by my birth name or calls me “he”, a sharp pain hits me hard.
Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting
I sit before you in your office chair for my first consultation. My mom sits next to me, and tension is high. We don’t know what to expect; we are jumping off the highest cliff I’ve ever seen.
3 months ago, I finally told my mom I’m a boy. She looked at me wide-eyed with no understanding. She looked confused, sad, angry, afraid, a whole mess of many things.
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