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3 Suicides and a Surgery: My Journey of Coming Out as a Transperson in India

The scars across my chest are badges of my victory. They are the marks of my mother’s endless support and my father’s struggle to understand me. After years of self-doubt and breakdowns, unwanted discomfort and dysphoria, and rejection from society for who I was, I could finally learn to love myself and my body. I made it.

Alvin Dsouza May 3, 2016

First Person

Don’t Interrupt Me, I’m Having a Conversation (with Myself)

If you haven’t tried it yet, you should plan a chat with yourself ASAP. It’s only borderline personality disorder if you’re talking to someone that isn’t present and isn’t you. I’ve checked, just to make sure.

Nihal Bambulkar March 30, 2016