Sixteen years old, a binary trans man, and eight months on testosterone – sounds like I’m finally living my truth, right? In many ways, yes. The changes are coming, slowly but surely, affirming the man I’ve always known myself to be. But beneath this surface, a secret shame brews, a collection of thoughts so ugly, so judgmental, that even I recoil from them. It’s like a poison seeping into my mind, making me question everything I stand for, everything I thought I believed about community and acceptance. I’m stealth, you see, hoping one day to just blend in, to be seen as just a man.
My Secret Shame: A Trans Man’s Battle with Internal Judgments
Published Anonymously
Submitted by a real person and published with their consent. Identity is never revealed.