I was born female and started identifying as a trans man in my early twenties, partly because I felt I never fit in with other women. My journey was heavily influenced by my social circle and undiagnosed mental health issues like depression and OCD, which made my feelings about my body feel so urgent. I took testosterone for nine months but stopped because the reality of being trans didn't match my fantasy and the medical burden was too high. Now, I'm a married mother, and while I don't regret the path that led me here, I still struggle with the permanent changes from testosterone. Zoloft has helped quiet the obsessive thoughts, and I've learned to just focus on building a good life as a person in a female body.

I'm a woman who considered transitioning after my queer friends encouraged me, but the idea of a lifelong medical commitment never felt right. I realized a lot of my dysphoria came from internalized misogyny and my C-PTSD, not from being born the wrong sex. With my therapist's help, I worked through my trauma instead of medicalizing my distress. I now use Stoicism to cope and have found peace as a gender nonconforming woman. I'm stronger for having managed my feelings without hormones or surgery.

I grew up in a strict religious home where being a woman felt like a set of horrible constraints, so I transitioned to male for seven years to escape. I later realized I didn't want to be a man; I just wanted to be free from those stereotypes, so I stopped testosterone. The detransition process caused serious health issues I was never warned about, like liver damage, and reversing the physical changes has been a long, expensive struggle. Now, I am healing and finding peace by finally recognizing my own face and body in the mirror, just as myself. While I have regrets, I am focused on my future and am grateful for my wife's unwavering support through it all.

I was a tomboy who started testosterone at 19 because I hated my female body and thought my personality meant I was supposed to be a man. After four years, a car crash and therapy made me realize I was wrong, so I stopped. I’m now a woman with a husband and kids, but I have permanent changes like a deep voice and facial hair from taking testosterone. I’ve learned that being female doesn’t limit my personality, and I’m finally comfortable just being myself. My journey taught me self-acceptance, and I’m now focused on correcting the physical changes I can.

I started identifying as trans at 20 because I was uncomfortable being a woman and had severe top dysphoria. I had top surgery at 24, which helped the physical discomfort but didn't fix my deeper insecurities. I realized I was trying to solve my low self-esteem by changing my gender, and I detransitioned by 23. My journey was influenced by my religious upbringing and seeing womanhood as something vulnerable and negative. Now, at 26, I'm finally comfortable and settled as a butch lesbian, without needing to prove anything to anyone.

I started exploring my gender to please my partner and escape the shame I felt about being male. I latched onto a trans identity during a severe mental health crisis, and the professionals I saw never questioned my decision. I realized I was running from my problems and stopped just before starting hormones. I've lost most of my friends since detransitioning, but I'm now focused on accepting myself as a man. My journey taught me that true peace comes from self-acceptance, not from changing who I am.

I was born female and my questioning started as a young adult. My journey was complicated by impulsivity from my ADHD and a search for identity after leaving my religion. I spent a lot of time in online communities and came to believe the best path is a careful, individual one that treats underlying issues first. I considered social transition and even surgery, but I'm glad I didn't rush into anything permanent. I'm now comfortable living as a woman and believe people need space to explore all the reasons for their distress.

I was born male and always felt like I was forcing myself to be a man, which left me feeling empty inside. I started hormones at 25 and for the first time, my past feelings finally made sense. Now, I live as a woman but face a lot of harassment and awkwardness in public, and I hate the new pressure to be feminine when I'm just a tomboy. My religious background made it confusing, but I believe a loving God would want me to be myself. I don't regret my journey, but I wish society would stop pressuring everyone with such strict gender roles so we could all just be who we are.

I'm a female who has felt a disconnect from my body and a desire to be male since I was young, but I've never felt a rush to medically transition. A history of childhood trauma and a strong family history of serious hormone imbalances have made me very cautious. I'm taking a logical approach, so I plan to freeze my eggs and wait at least ten years in a social transition before considering hormones. I'd rather be sure than make a permanent decision for my future self now. My only regret is how difficult it is to have open conversations about the complex reasons behind these feelings.

I was born female and my discomfort with my body started during puberty. I took testosterone for three years, thinking it was the answer to my anxiety and struggles with being a masculine woman. I stopped when I realized I could never truly become male and became worried about the permanent changes, like my deeper voice. Now I live as a woman and have found peace by thinking for myself instead of following one ideology. While I have some regrets about the medical effects, the journey ultimately helped me understand who I am.

I was a masculine girl from a strict religious background who never fit in, and I transitioned to escape my trauma and the rigid expectations placed on women. I lived as a man for seven years and took testosterone for over five, fully believing it was my only path to freedom. My real healing began when I addressed my childhood trauma and realized my transition was a coping mechanism to dissociate from being a lesbian who hated being female. Now, three years after detransitioning, I am learning to accept myself as a masculine woman, despite the permanent changes to my body and occasional hurtful reactions from others. I’ve found peace by rejecting the pressure to fit into a gender box and focusing on radical self-acceptance instead.

I started transitioning to female at 18, believing it was my only path to happiness after a lifetime of dysphoria. I now realize I had never explored who I was as a man and had simply traded one rigid box for another. About three months ago, I woke up and mentally detransitioned, finally feeling free to live as my natural, gender non-conforming self. I've reduced my hormone dose and am comfortable with where I'm at physically. The entire journey taught me to accept myself as a man and that you don't have to change your sex to find peace.

I was a tomboy as a little girl and socially transitioned to live as a boy named Charlie. I was put on puberty blockers and testosterone at twelve, but I stopped all of it at fifteen and developed a severe eating disorder. My anorexia was a way to control my body and stop it from developing into a woman’s, and my strict religious beliefs made me feel immense shame for being female. I’ve since left that religion, recovered from my eating disorder, and decided to detransition. My body is now finally starting its natural female puberty, and I’m embracing my life and health without being burdened by those old struggles.

I was born male and always felt a deep discomfort with being a boy, which got much worse during puberty. I started taking estrogen in my early twenties because it helped me feel emotionally balanced, but I was always hesitant about fully transitioning and never wanted surgery. Leaving my strict religious upbringing made me wary of any community that pushes a single answer, whether it's for or against transition. I've found my own path by living as a gender-nonconforming man, which feels more authentic than trying to fit into a binary box. Now, I believe the most important thing is having the freedom to figure out what feels right for your own body and life.