I was a trans kid who didn’t have much of a concept of gender identity until society smacked me in the face with it and essentially made everything revolve around it. I came out as an established adult with a family and career and still lost half my biological family to bigotry, while they cursed me with one hand and blamed me for tearing the family apart.

My heart goes out to the kids who know, feel it in their bones, and have no choice but to watch as their body becomes less comfortable.