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Perceptions Press (imprints include TransGender Publishing, Stephanie Castle Publications, All Genders Press) is a small independently owned publishing house located in Victoria BC. The first Canadian publishing house focused specifically on publishing transgender manuscripts, we offer a wide range of supports for authors and researchers, including research design, interviewing, audio recording and editing, transcription, writing support, proofreading, copy editing, digital typesetting, cover design, photograph scanning and image editing in preparation for publication.

The owner and Chief Editor of Perceptions, Margot Wilson is an anthropologist who retired from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Over 30+ years, Margot has undertaken anthropological research in South Asia. She has lived in a bamboo hut with no running water or electricity in a rural village in northwest Bangladesh, learning to be a village woman by living as one. Since 2014, Margot’s longstanding research interests in gender, personal narrative, and life story telling have led her to undertake life history research in collaboration with elders in the Canadian and American transgender communities.

In 2017, she opened TransGender Publishing and assumed responsibility for Stephanie Caste Publications (trans fiction). All Genders Press was opened in 2019 and, In 2020, Margot became the proprietor of Perceptions Press, which was established by Stephanie Castle in 1992.

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Bazoomerangs by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,980. Language: English. Published: April 24, 2024 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
Three generations of women—a former flower child still living like it's 1969, a Buick-driving, religious Trumper, and an envelope-pushing, transgender 20-year-old—all under one roof. What could go right?
Inside My Husband's Closet by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 79,910. Language: English. Published: April 16, 2024 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
On Friday July 24th, 2020, my husband asked me, “Can we talk?” This was a question that only I had ever asked. He proceeded to tell me he wanted to dress as a woman, hair, makeup, clothes, shoes, everything. He wanted to do this part time and referred to it as “cross dressing.” Eventually, he adopted the gender identity of “trans.”
The Dungeoneers by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 208,920. Language: English. Published: December 18, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Meet Snekki the goblin! A rather dodgy priestess of an extremely dodgy goddess. Out on the frontier, a girl has to make do as best she can. Snekki makes do with some creative “tomb archaeology,” delving into old ruins for treasures. She gathers a group of friends who almost manage to keep her out of trouble.
Work in Progress by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 112,940. Language: English. Published: December 18, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
This book presents a deeply personal point of view. I leave it to others to write histories of trans people at a more sociological level. Trans people need to tell our stories to each other, to provide this continuity that has been sadly lacking in previous times. Isolation and feelings of being negatively unique are common among many trans people.
The Mystical Way of Time by
Price: $5.99 USD. Language: English. Published: October 18, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Values & Virtues
In a moment of boredom, young Lord Time stops, thinks for a moment, then gets out his paintbrushes and starts creating. What emerges is a beautiful village, with many people, all different but living and working together in harmony. Take a magical journey with Lord Time and his sister, Citrine, as they stroll along the Mystical Way.
Bibi The Happy Trans Girl by
Price: $3.99 USD. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Bibi is a vibrant young transgender 7 year old who loves everyone, especially herself. Perfectly Trans.
Eli the Happy Trans Teen Takes Testosterone by
Price: $4.99 USD. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Adolescence
Eli is a Teen. A transgender boy teen. He/him is just starting out on his road to becoming a happy young adult.
Norm Jiu Shi Wo! by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 180. Language: Chinese (simplified). Published: October 10, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
在晚春，花园总会迎来幼虫。有些幼虫是粉红色的。有些幼虫是蓝色的。然而，诺姆并不这么觉得。阅读本文，看看诺姆是如何找到自信的。Late spring brings larvae to the garden. Some are pink and some are blue. However, Norm does not conform. Read about how Norm found self-confidence
¡Norm Como Soy! by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 200. Language: Spanish. Published: October 10, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Values & Virtues
El final de la primavera trae larvas al jardín. Algunas son rosas y otras azules. Sin embargo, Norm no se ajusta a estas expectativas. Sigue el viaje para encontrar el auténtico, raro y hermoso ser de Norm.
Norm Comme Je Suis! by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 220. Language: French. Published: September 8, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Family / Alternative Family
Les fleurs ne sont pas seulement bleues ou roses. Pourquoi une larve ne peut-elle as etre aussi rouge ou jaune ou violette?
God Save the Queen by &
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 103,400. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General
Inspired by Anthony Hope’s The Prisoner of Zenda, God Save the Queen retells the story, but with a twist. A tiny Alpine kingdom is plunged into crisis following the death of its King when Crown Princess Fredericka is abducted while returning from England where she had been a lady in waiting to Alexandra, Princess of Wales.
Norm As I Am by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 180. Language: English. Published: July 29, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Lepidopterans (butterflies, moths, & caterpillars)
Late spring brings larvae to the garden. Some are pink and some are blue. However, Norm does not conform to these expectations. Follow the journey to find Norm's rare and beautiful authentic self.
All is Quiet in the Cosmos by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 91,220. Language: English. Published: July 11, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » Gay
In a world of silence... An abandoned prince with a dark past and an even darker ability learns that his curse may unlock the secrets to ending an age-old war. But at what cost? And in a world of violence... A disillusioned soldier finds that all isn't as it seems. Is the war he's fighting even worth it? Who is the true enemy?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Transsexual's Story by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 110,540. Language: English. Published: July 3, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
I gave an oath that day. I promised to always try to do the right thing. I am not so sure that I lived up to that oath over the next 4- plus years, but I never have forgotten it either.
Earth-Kin by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 246,390. Language: English. Published: May 10, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
In the centuries since the exodus from a dying earth, humanity has changed and grown. Survival meant treasuring the surviving strains of life. It demanded adaptation. Known space became a cosmos of neo-humans, gene-modified intelligent animals, and immense diversity. Centuries passed, and life slowly fought its way back from the brink of extinction.
The Gambit by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 91,070. Language: English. Published: April 8, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Tudor
Set in Tudor England, and drawing on Mark Twain’s tale, The Prince and the Pauper and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this historical fiction tells of a young Lady Elizabeth, eager to experience life beyond the palace walls and Henry, an orphan boy seeking to flee the brutal conditions that are his lot in life.
Emergence From Stealth by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 108,860. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
Imagine a choice, live your life being the facade people believe, or transform into the person you know you are. Being "stealth" describes simultaneously existing as both male and female yet not one person ever knows of this dichotomy. This is my journey of starting a mid-life male-to-female transition, perhaps a different retirement strategy than others.
No Greater Love: A Novel of World War II by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 99,770. Language: English. Published: February 5, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
In the late summer of 1939, as France once more drifted into war, a mother, anxious to spare her youngest son, starts him on a journey that does everything but. Sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Normandie, young John-Paul Tesseraud avoids both conscription and the French authorities by assuming the identity of his cousin, Pauline Valery.
The Stranger Within by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 63,920. Language: English. Published: January 12, 2023 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
While The Stranger Within is undeniably a story about coming to terms with being transgender, I found I often identified with the struggles of both “Stacey” and “Jack.” I think we all have vulnerable aspects of ourselves that we are afraid to expose to public scrutiny. We have all experienced rejection and pretended to be something we weren’t to gain acceptance. Judith Skillings, Psy.D.
The Ignatius 7 by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 123,180. Language: English. Published: December 30, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
When RJ, a Mundane archeology graduate student, is mysteriously injured during a walk across campus, he makes a discovery that uncovers one of the greatest secrets of the Arcane and Mundane worlds and forever alters how he understands the battle between good and evil.
Dance of the Bacchá by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 123,930. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
Jordan Allen Wallace is anything but your typical NYU sophomore. A veteran, Jordan’s obsessive focus on his academics, coupled with a physical appearance that often causes people to mistake him for a female, sets him apart from his fellow students. Jordan goes from participating in some innocent fun to becoming an informer, causing him to come to terms with his own sexuality and gender.
Memoirs of a Cold Warrior: A Novel by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 99,970. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
Andy Lane (she/her) is born into the binary world of Cold War America. Assigned male at birth, she struggles to come to terms with identifying as female, believing that a colossal mistake has been made. She learns, early on, to play the part her world has created for her, hoping that being a warrior and finding a forever-love will be a “cure” that will let her live in peace with her body.
The Boy Beneath My Skin: A Black Trans Man in the South by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 106,890. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
For years, I have wanted others to read my story and hear my voice. I do not think that I am a unique person, although my travels in life have been different. But for many, my path will be one that is recognizable.
Inconvenient Truths: Newly Chronicles Volume III by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 160,990. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
The journey Amanda Newly makes toward a new beginning is one that is as difficult as it is contentious. For Amanda must step outside the accepted norms, which define who and what we are, in order to discover not only what is right for her, but to build a new life for herself.
Mr Winky Goes to Melbourne by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 21,120. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Mr Winky Goes to Melbourne, the second book in the Chrysalis Trilogy, begins where My Life Inside the Chrysalis ends. Detailing what has occurred since, Mr Winky uses flashbacks to reflect on the time when the author first met her (then) alter ego and culminates in the lead up to gender reassignment surgery.
The Gospel of a Witch by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 84,680. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
The Nephilim were angels cast out of Heaven. Their children became the witches, vampires, and werewolves of lore, who generally believed that God disapproved of them. Lena's parents were Nephilim offspring.This is a story of Lena’s endeavours to spread the message that they are loved by God and will be welcomed in heaven contingent on the life they have lived.
A Different Kind of Courage by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 174,450. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2022 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Coming of age
How does a person go about rebuilding a life that they willingly tried to throw away? For Andrew Newly, this journey begins by realizing it will take a different kind of courage. His efforts begin by returning to where he and a group of friends bought into a crazy bet that changed his life forever.
A Particular Friendship by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,030. Language: English. Published: November 28, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Tom Morton is a gay Catholic parish priest in a northern English town. Tom's closeted life is turned upside down when the man he fell in love with comes back into his life. Caught between duty and desire, Tom finds himself confronting the powerful Bishop, Derek Worrell—a dark figure from Tom's past, and the man who has pledged to rid the Church of its troublesome gay clergy.
Inspired: A Guide to Becoming Your True and Authentic Self by
Price: $9.40 USD. Words: 45,010. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Other biographies, Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Biographies
Inspired is about being your true and authentic self, of overcoming challenge, embracing change, and becoming all that you can be. I believe that transgender people can inspire non-transgender people to embrace change and understand that thinking about things in a new way is OK. It’s healthy and can lead to greater satisfaction with life.
Tips by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 94,160. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Inspirational
College is a time of discovery. This is especially true for Andy Newly, a freshman and part-time waiter who embarks on a unique journey of self-discovery, one that brings into question the most basic aspect of his being. It begins as a bet made between student waiters over who makes more tips, males or females. To determine this, they agree to a rather unorthodox experiment.
My Life Inside the Chrysalis by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 44,030. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
My Life Inside the Chrysalis is an autobiography about what moulded me from birth to transition to the present. It is a sometimes brutal, often philosophical, story of my life and that which moulded me into the true self I am today...the strong woman that I have become.
Rise of the Magical Three by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 119,730. Language: English. Published: August 27, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
As three siblings discover the ways of the magical arts, they quickly learn that they are not alone in their quest. Finding help when and where they least expect, the three develop friendships, confront darkness, work together to save their family from an ancient curse, and learn of a mysterious and ancient bloodline that will forever shape the fabric of time and love.
Parably Not by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 680. Language: English. Published: August 12, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Transgressional fiction
'Poetry fetter'd, fetters the human race,' wrote William Blake. Our role as sub-creators; as readers, writers, artists, protagonists and spectators, is to unfetter, to explore, to challenge and to remake. Parably Not is an unfinished work a collection of images and recontextualised parables that exists to provoke the reader and to stimulate a response in the existential immune system.
A Trans Feminist's Past by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 80,190. Language: English. Published: June 10, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » LGBTQ+, Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
Forest Handford was brought up male but never felt comfortable with that gender. As early as preschool, it was clear that she had interests and habits that were considered feminine. While Forest has supportive parents, they didn’t have the knowledge to alert them that she was transgender, a word that wasn’t even widely known until long after Forest was an adult.
Triple Trans: One Woman's Journey to Freedom by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 58,950. Language: English. Published: May 11, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Transgender, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Family relationships
It is my hope that Triple Trans finds its way to at least one individual who is wrestling with the conundrum that is gender dysphoria and that my story helps them to understand their own journey. I also hope that my story will explain to the general public the experiences of one transgender individual and demonstrate that, despite our differences, we are all human beings.
Journey of a Lifetime by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 60,330. Language: English. Published: March 23, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
For all of her life, Karen has struggled with gender dysphoria and her true identity. Frightened, confused, and tired of living a lie, she embarks on a journey—one that will change her life, her marriage, and the world she thought she knew. This is her story of coming to terms with who she really is, her struggles to find her way, and the life-altering changes that came along with her journey.
Before My Warranty Runs Out by &
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 42,430. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Joanna (Sister Mary Elizabeth) Clark is an elder trans woman and advocate. During the 1980s and 1990s she was an LGBTQ+ activist and speaker. She was the first person to serve as a man in the US Navy and as a woman in the US Army. Later, she made vows as Sister Mary Elizabeth. Before My Warranty Runs Out is a personal narrative that recounts Joanna’s life experiences.
A Lion in Waiting by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 110,120. Language: English. Published: February 15, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
While serving with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940, Ian Wylie survives a massacre of prisoners of war. With no wish to return to the war, Ian assumes the identity of Diane Lambert and accepts an offer to teach at a Catholic girls' school in Normandy where he begins passing intelligence on German activities in Normandy to the Allies.
7 Minutes by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 65,180. Language: English. Published: January 20, 2021 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Religious
7 Minutes is the story of a death. Self-told narratives unfold and are re-contextualised, fears awaken, desires awaken, time is warped and regresses as the mind is trapped inside a dead husk, unable to communicate, lost to those it has loved and been loved by.
TRANScestors: Navigating LGBTQ+ Aging, Illness, and End of Life Decisions Volume II: Generations of Change by (editor) & (editor)
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 97,040. Language: English. Published: December 22, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » LGBTQ+, Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
Generations of Change is the second volume in the TRANScestors series. These stories are, by turn, heartfelt, revealing, inspiring, sad, joyful, humorous, irreverent, and incredibly varied. And yet, strong, common themes of courage, persistence, honesty, resilience, and authenticity emerge clearly through the detailed recounting of the individual lives lived.
Demon of Want by
Price: $3.00 USD. Language: English. Published: November 11, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Izumi Yamakawa, a directionless twenty-something, is a part-time employee of the Oh Joy Toy Store. When she witnesses her manager die in a horrific merchandising accident, she discovers that he was a member of a Japanese demon hunting organization and had been eyeing her for recruitment due to her family lineage. Now Izumi, along with her trans girlfriend, Maria, and a boisterous sword-for-hire,
The Legend of Alfhildr by &
Price: $4.99 USD. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Medieval
For generations, a legend spoke of a young Viking girl who lead a Saxon-Dane army again a usurper. The story was passed from storyteller to storyteller. Some claimed she had been raised by a wolf, others that she was a witch. The truth was vastly different.
TRANScestors: Navigating LGBTQ+ Aging, Illness, and End of Life Decisions Volume I: Generations of Hope by (editor) & (editor)
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 107,030. Language: English. Published: September 22, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
This volume contains intimate, nuanced, and heartfelt stories that reflect the wide diversity in the ways in which trans, non-binary, intersex, and Two-Spirit elders are coming to terms with the real-life challenges of aging, illness, and end of life decision-making.
Trans Deus by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 91,470. Language: English. Published: August 14, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Alternative history
In the beginning was the Verb, the Verb was with God, the Verb was God. In her was life, that life was the light for all people. The Verb was made trans woman and she lived amongst us, full of grace and truth. Her light shone in the darkness, and the consumer-military-technocracy comprehended it not. We cast our votes on TV remotes, crucified her live on Channel Five.
We are God's Children Too by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 62,360. Language: English. Published: July 13, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Religious biography, Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
A unique mix of hir story, insightful reflections, original queer Midrashim (expositions on troubling Biblical texts), and new scholarly work, Rabbah Rona Matlow takes you on a journey into the life and mind of the “Trans Nuclear Rabbi.” You will discover what makes hir tick, and why ze will become one of the most exciting new queer thinkers of the 21st Century.
QdQh:Queen of Diamonds, Queen of Hearts, The Life and Journey of Michelle Nastasis, The First Known Transgender Poker Player™ by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 22,030. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » LGBTQ+
QdQh is the life story of Michelle Nastasis, the First Known Transgender Professional Poker Player.™ Michelle is courageous whether going head to head with the best poker players in the world, speaking out on television for LGBTQ+ rights, or marching in parades to celebrate being transgender. She shoots straight from the hip. She’s blunt, loud, sarcastic, and occasionally irreverent.
Flipping by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 44,860. Language: English. Published: June 13, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
Born on a space station, Samir Zeka was raised Muslim. An introvert, he mostly stuck to his work, his home, his family, and his church community, until the day he decided to push beyond his comfort zone and attend a party that would forever change his life.
Transgender Heart: Life Stories from the Inside Out by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 73,970. Language: English. Published: May 28, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » LGBTQ+
Transgender Heart is a collection of short stories that traces a transgender heart-journey across the binary landscapes of life. A deeply grateful soul emerges, while exploring all the hidden nuances of the people, places, and things that held them together and kept them alive for over 50 years. Transgender Heart highlights the courage and tenacity of the human spirit.
My Untrue Past: The Coming of Age of a Trans Man by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 48,250. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2020 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Fiction » Biographical, Fiction » Coming of age
Born the youngest daughter in a small town family in the Netherlands, Alex Bakker underwent gender reaffirming transition when he was twenty-eight years old. In My Untrue Past, Alex goes in search of the painful truth. What does it mean to be betrayed by your body, to be immensely jealous of boys, and to decide that everything needs to be different?
Girl in the Dream: Stephanie (Sydney) Castle Heal, A Transgender Life by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 170,630. Language: English. Published: August 13, 2018 by Perceptions Press. Categories: Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
Stephanie (Sydney) Castle Heal is an advocate, activist and elder in the Canadian transgender community. Girl in the Dream is a first person narrative that details Stephanie’s transgender journey from male to female. Her dream marks a pivotal moment in her young life when her gender dysphoria made itself manifest. What follows is a candid view into her life prior to and following her transition.
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