I figured out I was trans lesbian 25 years ago. If I was female, I'd be soft butch. I don't have dysphoria - I'd prefer a female body, but I can live with what I got.

Much harder to live with is other people's prejudices. I'm not out to most people - I live in the rural south and I love it, but most people are conservative. I just let them think I'm a guy. I've come out to liberal/progressives who I expected to understand, and was unpleasantly surprised. I don't look the way they think transwomen should, so they didn't believe me. I don't hang with that crowd anymore.

I do have some queer friends who accept me as I am. Thanx for the article.