I feel so beaten down.

Vanessa wrote…

I feel so beaten down when people tell me that because I was born with a penis, I will never be a woman. I never asked to be born this way, and the happiest moments of my life have been when I am treated like a woman. Sometimes I wish I could go somewhere in which things like this didn’t matter, and be appreciated for who I am inside.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 30th, 2011 at 08:00 am

Category: your voice 11 comments »

11 Responses to “I feel so beaten down.”

  1. manpants

    check out “Read my lips” by Riki anne Wilchins– she talks about this very well— and besides its a great read

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