I stopped trying to be a woman – and I felt resurrected, fully myself for the first time | Jackson King

My decision to come out as a trans man was lifechanging. What's so scary about the possibility of choice when it comes to gender?

I've quit jobs, relationships, and even some religious beliefs - but by far the most important thing I ever quit was trying to be a woman.

Four years ago I came out as a trans man. After 28 years of attempting to be a woman and wondering why things had never felt quite right, the mist cleared: the issue was that I'd been trying to be someone I wasn't. And not just that, but someone I didn't want to be - playing a role I felt compelled to adhere to by society.

Jackson King is a freelance journalist

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