A 16 year old kid is confused about himself and posts to r/asktransgender: This seems like a pretty typical teenager trying to find his place in the world. “You’re trans. Oh and by the way, you don…
“I’m not sure if I am transgender, but I’ve read enough stories to know that I don’t want to suffer with dysphoria and regret for the rest of my life.”
Transgender reality says: The gist of this seems to be that this is a guy who likes to crossdress for sexual reasons, who feels like being male is “not all bad”, but dislikes stereotypes like being expected to “be stoic”. He’s unsure if he’s reading too much into these feelings….he has been reading trans stories online. A very common theme in these narratives, as we have seen many times on this blog, is that being trans is a lifelong condition and that the only way of treating it is by invasive medical treatments.
One of the replies:
“It really, really sounds like you’re trans. I think you should definitely see a therapist and start working toward transition.”
