Homecoming

“I think before I transitioned, I was presumably hetero, and this is kind of what I thought. I would typically approach women because it was sort of like, this is traditional gender roles, right? And I uprooted my entire life to eventually transition. I was engaged, I was living the whole normal heteronormative life, and […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 7

Homecoming

“I think after I got my nose cast off, for me, that was kind of like my birthday in a lot of ways. That’s how I got to start living and start doing the things I wanted to do and making good change in the world. It became very apparent very quickly how society views […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 6

Homecoming

“When I arrived for my six-month checkup, I remember thinking, ‘Well, golly, what am I going to do with the rest of my time?’ It was suggested to me, ‘Why don’t you visit Land’s End? You have a whole day to yourself.’ I thought that made sense. I wanted to explore what was out there. […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 5

Homecoming

“So, I had been out for eight years by the time I came to see Dr. D. Those eight years were a period of trying to figure out how to navigate the world, wondering if I’d be safe at work, developing a sense of identity after discarding the old one. It was challenging; dating and […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 4

Homecoming

“As soon as I came to the conclusion that I am transgender and that facial feminization surgery was a possibility, that’s when my journey truly began. I started seeing consultations with different doctors, initially not fully grasping that facial feminization surgery was an intricate art rather than a straightforward procedure. Through consultations, I realized the […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 3

Homecoming

“When I first started my gender journey, it was really about what I was running away from. Then, I was running towards something. And I definitely did not feel at home being a man. I was really good at being a man. I got lots of social success presenting as male. I was very tall, […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 2

Homecoming

“How I feel and how I’ve always felt when I was younger is that I was a little girl. You know, I was so confused with the identity that people would place upon me. You know, “You’re a little boy, you should like boy things.” So for me, it was such a confusing time because […]

Homecoming: A Celebration of Life After Transition Part 1

Homecoming

“A lot of you have come from a very long ways to be here, and it’s fun to bring people that are very important to us all together in one place. And it’s the most incredible thing to see you happy. Look at you, getting all emotional. I know, it’s like the things are coming […]

Celebrating Our Patients

Homecoming