I'm a transgender woman - ask me invasive questions

• Posted by Pauline Smith January 20, 2017 Filed in Member's Blogs #  3,000 views
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  Just saw and read this article on the BBC website (Friday 20 January 2017).

   

  There are photos of Gwen when she was a boy so I have not cut and pasted the article on to here...but I have given you the start of the article for flavour

  Please check out the link and have a read, it's very illuminating.

   

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  Pauline xxx

   

  link   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38637837

   

  Extract

   

  A transgender woman who offered people the chance to ask "invasive questions" on an internet forum has been overwhelmed by the response.

  Gwen, 24, from Pennsylvania, hosted an "ask me anything" (AMA) session on the online community site Reddit.

   

  She received almost 2,000 questions and comments, mostly from "supportive and respectful people".

   

  "I figure very few of you know trans people in your everyday lives and might be afraid to ask questions at the risk of offending someone, so I thought I'd give you all the opportunity to learn from someone who will answer your invasive questions," she said.

   

  One Redditor wrote: "I think you just won over half of Reddit right there."

   

  Another said: "You're very beautiful, and I'm glad you found the happiness that you were searching for. Thanks for sharing with us."

   

  These are some of the questions she was asked.

   

  When did you first know you wanted to be female?

   

  Do people treat you differently?

  
  
  

  How did your body change with HRT?

   

   

  To read the answers and the rest of the article please check out the link.