It all started after the first time I suffered from SA* at 13 years old. I started questioning my identity more and more every day, at first I thought I was non-binary, but then I realized I wanted to become and look like a man. I couldn’t really explain why, I just felt dysphoric about my own body, I hated my breasts and my curves, I hated makeup, dresses and such.
I’m from Argentina and we have the so-called “Gender Identity Law”, so it was extremely easy for me to go through the whole transition. I changed my name legally, started taking hormones, and got top surgery, all for free. I thought being a man would somehow drag me away from the oppression I suffered as a female but I was wrong.
I experienced SA* multiple times again, so I had to make amends with myself and accept this was not the way to escape my reality. I’m currently 22 years old and I couldn’t be happier being a woman. There are some irreversible changes that I must accept, but as long as I can be myself, I’m happy this way. I’m slowly healing from all the trauma through therapy and medication, all my family and friends support me, and even if I’m not part of the LGBT community anymore I’m grateful for the acceptance it gave me at the time.
*Sexual assault
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