MIND
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HEROES
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HEALTH
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TRANSGENDER
Transitional Difference
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eople of Trans experience often experience things Cisgender people don’t. However, like it anything else in life, people that are Trans experience transitioning differently. It has been known, for decades, that Trans people go through some pretty tough situations at times. It has been their transition that has varied from other Trans people they get to know. To each their own has been something that is common when it comes to transitioning. There isn’t a right way to transition. People transition at different ages, stages as well as different mentalities when they begin their transition. It has often been the same types of situations that have been another common theme. The difference being the fact each person is going to go through those situations a little differently because of a variety of factors. Their coming out stories, their living situation at the time of coming out as well as other factors vary even though they are somewhat similar. It has been similarities while growing up that are often similar as well. Rejection. It is a common theme amongst people of Trans experience. They are often rejected by their blood family as well as many of their friends. Oftentimes, it is a direct result of religious beliefs. To them, there are two genders, male and female, that God made, of which people have to live as the Gender they were born as. That they
are “going through a phase” that will pass in time. A phase that isn’t a phase at all. Self-discovery. It is something that happens to everyone. For people that are Trans, they realize they aren’t going through a phase after all. That it is very possible to live an authentic life. Even though others in their life are going to cut them out of their lives as a result. For living an authentic life. For Trans people, they’ve found themselves. Finally. And shed the life they once had. Living authentically is all anyone ever wants. To be happy living in thine own skin. For Trans people, it isn’t always easy. It is a happy thing to do though. For a Trans person, to live authentically is living happily. To be seen as the gender they’ve always identified as. To be seen as themselves instead of the gender they were born as. Everyone goes through differences when transitioning. A transition that is worth it to Trans people.
ASHER BOMSE is your average guy walking through life that happens to be living a life of Trans experience. He began transitioning in June 2015. His journey had led him down paths he’d never realized. Paths that have helped him help others. ILLUSTRATION BY: MARY LONG
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BY ASHER BOMSE
