Jade's Transgender Journey

 The Unforeseen Blessing About two years ago, I started this blog with the hopes to teach awareness about the journey of being  transgender.  My hopes was by sharing my journey it may help others truly understand what transgender is; and just maybe it will help prevent some prejudices towards those of us who are created differently.  Little did I know or expect that I would receive such a positive feedback by so many.  Yes, it is nice to know that this blog has had over 3,100 views, but those are not the numbers that mean a lot to me. One thing that has been occurring since I started to share my journey, I have had many people approach me online and in person seeking more support.  Some people have been cis-gender people wanting to learn more, but most of them have been transgender people who have also be been afraid to transition.  Lately, I have been having more and more people contact me seeking personal advice and questions regarding their transiti...

 Gender Science is more than High School Biology Everyone once in awhile, including recently, I will get someone who is transphobic who comes after me like a bull in a china shop.  With their basic understanding of human development from high school, they know more about the topic of gender than advance science, doctors, and myself. However, I cannot fault such people as I use to be one of them, and I was very stubborn in my misunderstandings of the topic of transgender.  Even with my multiple collage degrees, gender dysphoria and transgender was never taught to me.  In fact, I have recently confirmed that many medical professionals are not even taught about it.  With these multiple examples on many levels of lack of awareness, it is clearly that the basic teachings of what transgender is could go a long ways. If some people who oppose us can stop demonizing or perverting us, maybe they would be open to learn more about it.  One can only hope. Reminder: Phy...