FG (First Patient to Receive Puberty Blockers)

I just didn't understand. I just assumed that would sort itself out.

I just didn't understand. I just assumed that would sort itself out.

And I was, I remember being five and coming down and I had to wear like a, like a dress thing. And I put a safety pin in between because I wanted to, I wanted to be like knickerbockers.

And I was, I remember being five and coming down and I had to wear like a, like a dress thing. And I put a safety pin in between because I wanted to, I wanted to be like knickerbockers.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. Why am I wearing a dress?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. Why am I wearing a dress?

Yeah, that's quite smart. Then I was, now I'm not. And when I had a choice in the matter, I had my hair cut short.

Yeah, that's quite smart. Then I was, now I'm not. And when I had a choice in the matter, I had my hair cut short.

i've never had it uh long again wow um and so i think my parents just thought i was a tomboy i was pretty uh rough and ready and uh rambunctious and i i tussled i fought all my friends were boys you know the usual cliche i did uh i played football blah blah did judo all these things but i was quite aggressive because i was very uh

i've never had it uh long again wow um and so i think my parents just thought i was a tomboy i was pretty uh rough and ready and uh rambunctious and i i tussled i fought all my friends were boys you know the usual cliche i did uh i played football blah blah did judo all these things but i was quite aggressive because i was very uh

I guess, in retrospect, very geared at proving myself as, you know, so that we didn't have to go into the formalities. And this is who I am. And I was so overwhelming that people just had to deal with me. And half of them didn't even know if I was a boy or a girl. Right. And that was my protection. But I was not unhappy when I was little.

I guess, in retrospect, very geared at proving myself as, you know, so that we didn't have to go into the formalities. And this is who I am. And I was so overwhelming that people just had to deal with me. And half of them didn't even know if I was a boy or a girl. Right. And that was my protection. But I was not unhappy when I was little.

Up until about nine or ten, it was an assertion. Eleven. Up until then, I thought, oh, it'll still work out. One day I'll wake up, it'll be fine. And then as I hit 12, 13 and puberty started to set in, I started to get really worried because then I was also aware of the, hmm, this is probably not going to work out how I want it to be. And my parents up until then had been pretty good.

Up until about nine or ten, it was an assertion. Eleven. Up until then, I thought, oh, it'll still work out. One day I'll wake up, it'll be fine. And then as I hit 12, 13 and puberty started to set in, I started to get really worried because then I was also aware of the, hmm, this is probably not going to work out how I want it to be. And my parents up until then had been pretty good.

Especially my mum, I was very close to my mum, which put a little strain on the relationship with my dad because he was also quite jealous and I think he didn't really understand. So then we would often sit around the table and have massive arguments, which is also quite Italian, so it's very emotional. And it wasn't until I was 11 or 12.

Especially my mum, I was very close to my mum, which put a little strain on the relationship with my dad because he was also quite jealous and I think he didn't really understand. So then we would often sit around the table and have massive arguments, which is also quite Italian, so it's very emotional. And it wasn't until I was 11 or 12.

And then I started to become really anxious, which just, I think, translated to being even more aggressive, like even more difficult and demanding and opinionated and axes to grind.

And then I started to become really anxious, which just, I think, translated to being even more aggressive, like even more difficult and demanding and opinionated and axes to grind.

Yeah, I was angry. But like I said, that made me, you know, at school, I talked with my fists. I also talk with my mouth because it's also very argumentative, but I wouldn't tolerate anything. And if anyone said anything to me that I didn't like, I'd smack them. But I would always smack people that were bigger than me.

Yeah, I was angry. But like I said, that made me, you know, at school, I talked with my fists. I also talk with my mouth because it's also very argumentative, but I wouldn't tolerate anything. And if anyone said anything to me that I didn't like, I'd smack them. But I would always smack people that were bigger than me.