Stories
My identity was tolerated only when convenient: on navigating college life as a Trans Man
I have always hated clichés, for example "being born in the wrong body" and "feeling like you're in a cage." I feel that cliches limit trans identity by viewing it as a body-exclusive condition rather than something that permeates every part of your life and infiltrates it like a plague. Transgender identity has always felt more to me than a physical struggle. It’s more like a battle of soul and quest for belonging.
