Thank you so much for writing this, Alexander. You are brave and beautiful.

As a trans woman who is now secluded and happy with an accepting family, I often forget how much I have suffered from the chronic pain of gender dysphoria. You are so right, it is sadly hard for a lot of cis people to fathom how we feel and they project their own feelings onto us and assume we are doing something wrong.

Great job on this successful article! Hugs.