By Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore — 2016
For a new generation of trans parents and their children, the meaning of motherhood is undergoing a thorough renovation.
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CLEAR ALL
When I told my family I was trans, one of their initial reactions was, “But you’re so hairy! It’s going to be so difficult to remove all your hair to be a woman, so you should just give up.” They were zeroing in on my body hair as the barrier for me to be seen as feminine.
One of life’s paradoxes is that we are encouraged to “be ourselves,” but are often punished when we do.