Well, I was assigned female when I was born but I’ve known for a long time that my mind and soul don’t align with the gender assigned to my body. It’s not like I want this. I want to be normal. I had told my ex about my gender early on in the relationship and it was agreed upon that if we were to be together, I couldn’t transition physically. I thought I could be happy with that and didn’t realize (being naive and inexperienced and all that) that it would also mean a lack of recognition for who I am on the inside.