@lolonurse whereas i lived as an assumed girl/woman for 45 years, during which time i earned a BSc(Hons), a PhD, tenure, some prizes, etc, and then i transitioned. what those of us who are older had to do in our first incarnation wasn’t merely a choice, it was actually determined by the local level of societal cissexism/transphobia. e.g. there were zero services for trans children, youth, or young adults where i grew up.