Damaged goods

The psyche of all transgender people has been damaged. It is unavoidable because as soon as you discover you misalign with society at such a fundamental level you are in repair mode. The only question is how long will the repairs take.

Trans kids who are identified and accepted early have the best fighting chance because with early access to treatment your ability to blend into society markedly improves.

I would go as far as to argue that all gender variant people have some degree of trauma for even those with no extreme dysphoria or plans to transition have lost family relationships, marriages and friendships over something many say they regard as necessary to their existence. The longer we wait to accept who we are and come out of hiding, the more we delay the repair process.

The one silver lining? We can take heart that everyone on this planet is to varying degrees damaged goods as well.