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People who transition are not happy after the initial euphoria.   Just watch Jenner-[/quote]

Honestly, if Jenner is not happy after his transition, will you attribute it to the transition itself  or to the fact that he has chosen all his life to live a somewhat shallow and superficial lifestyle entirely on TV in the public eye, with family members who all seem to be engaged in the rather shallow pursuit of "achievement" as defined by money, cars, clothes and number of followers on whatever..... and his successive marital and familial breakdowns? 
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Trans airforce vet Jess shipps just killed herself.[/quote]

I thought this paragraph in an article about her suicide was very interesting and conveys the complexity of both being trans but in the closet and becoming trans out in the world and how becoming trans won't instantly make someone happy but the unhappiness isn't necessarily inherent in the trans change itself.

"Ortega said Shipps had told him she loved her job in the Air Force and was "devastated" to feel like she had to leave. He also emphasized the difficulty that she faced in "becoming a second-class citizen" in a male-centric society, adding that the fact that she was a "tomboy" and not "hyper-feminine" — "she liked things like trucks, she liked the outdoors, fishing, camping, and those kinds of activities" — exacerbated some of her negative interactions in the wider world."

What woman can't empathize with "becoming a second-class citizen in a male-centric society"?  What a shock that must be for a transitioning man!

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