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As Bex has said, Kätzchen, that is really nice to hear of a mother being that supportive of a child with gender dysphoria! It does raise one point that may be of interest though - the only thing that gave the GIC any pause for thought about me was that I had no history whatsoever of cross-dressing. This because simply changing clothes wouldn't have eased my dysphoria one iota, and the potential negative of being found out if I did try to acquire womens clothing - nope, wasn't worth it.

It was lovely to be seen as and treated as a woman when I socially reassigned, so such social dysphoria as I had was eased, but the more fundamental problem with me was physical, and my bodily dysphoria didnt go away until I had surgery. Both kinds of dysphoria exist on a spectrum, and it's great that more dysphoric youngsters these days are given the chance to explore what's the best solution for them, rather than having to try to decide between one extreme or the other. Which wasnt an issue for me (never any slightest doubt!) but is for some. Supportive parents are pure gold for gender dysphorics!