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Gender From The Trenches

Emma Holiday
Emma Holiday

Oct 19, 2020

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Freedom!

Why do I need to physically transition?

Photo by Aditya Saxena on Unsplash

I have been torturing myself every day, for what feels like every minute, for months with just one question:

“Why do I need to physically transition?”

Rational thought would answer:

“You have come to your deep spiritual truth, that you are a…

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