FG (First Patient to Receive Puberty Blockers)

I think that was just to show that I'd managed to achieve some kind of level of profession, which is not completely stupid.

I think that was just to show that I'd managed to achieve some kind of level of profession, which is not completely stupid.

If I was some loser, then that would be another thing they could hitch to the bandwagon.

If I was some loser, then that would be another thing they could hitch to the bandwagon.

I mean, I could be a loser anyway, regardless. I know many normal cis people that are complete losers. Yeah. It's actually more than... No, but... I don't... No, no, sorry.

I mean, I could be a loser anyway, regardless. I know many normal cis people that are complete losers. Yeah. It's actually more than... No, but... I don't... No, no, sorry.

My mother was English because she died. My father's Italian. And they're quite... Well, I think my mother was more liberal than my father because he came from a small village and he's Italian. You probably read that in the case report as well. But, you know, more or less I had a pretty happy childhood. But I was very aware of my... frustrations, which at the time I didn't see as frustrations.

My mother was English because she died. My father's Italian. And they're quite... Well, I think my mother was more liberal than my father because he came from a small village and he's Italian. You probably read that in the case report as well. But, you know, more or less I had a pretty happy childhood. But I was very aware of my... frustrations, which at the time I didn't see as frustrations.

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 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 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

And I guess in retrospect, very geared at proving myself as a, 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.

And I guess in retrospect, very geared at proving myself as a, 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.