Reader Q&A: “Am I Really Trans? Or is it Something Else?”

This week I received several letters in which each writer was struggling with the same question:

Am I really trans? Or is it something else?

Here are examples of what the writers felt that “something else” might be:

“Or do I have OCD?” “Or am I a gay man?” “Or is this a fetish?” “Or is it peer pressure?” “Or is it my bipolar disorder?”

This post from Dara, a Licensed Professional Counselor and a gender therapist in private practice, may answer questions some of you have.