Hormones, surgery, regret: I was a transgender woman for 8 years — time I can’t get back

Feb 11, 2019 | Articles

by Walt Heyer, Opinion contributor

USA Today, Feb. 11, 2019

At first I was giddy for the fresh start. But hormones and sex change genital surgery couldn’t solve the underlying issues driving my gender dysphoria.

[This article was the top read article at USA Today in 2019.]

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