When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how they would react to it and would I be rejected? Chaz Bono afraidlifereact Change image and share on social
As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender. Chaz Bono assignconfusefit Change image and share on social
I felt like one of the boys. My friends were boys. In school I related to boys. Chaz Bono boyfeltfriend Change image and share on social
When I was really little, it was very clear to me that I felt like a boy, and my friends were all boys. Chaz Bono boyclearfelt Change image and share on social
Around 2001, I started analyzing lesbians. I started to realize that even really butch-acting or -dressing women still had a strong female identity that I never had. Chaz Bono actanalyzebutch Change image and share on social
I always wanted to shave. It is a very natural process. For my birthday I got a lot of shaving stuff. Chaz Bono birthdaylotnatural Change image and share on social
I confused gender identity with sexual orientation. Your gender identity is about who you are, how you feel, the sex that you feel yourself to be. Sexual orientation is who you're attracted to. Chaz Bono attractconfusefeel Change image and share on social
It felt as if my body was, like, literally betraying me because I went from a very athletic, straight-up-and-down little kid to a very curvaceous woman, and it was just horrifying to me. Chaz Bono athleticbetraybody Change image and share on social
Gender is between your ears and not between your legs. Chaz Bono eargenderleg Change image and share on social
I've waited my whole life to be able to have body hair - but I never thought I'd have back hair. But what are you going to do, right? Chaz Bono backbodyhair Change image and share on social
