'Dressing up feminine was the real me'

A transgender woman who knew from the age of eight that she was in the wrong body talks about her struggles growing up.

Transcript

00:00 it was more of my outward appearance that stuck out more,

00:05 through that period of time.

00:08 Because to me,

00:12 I wouldn't look at it,

00:21 bath times for me weren't particularly pleasant,

00:25 because it was there.

00:27 You know, for me,

00:31 dressing feminine,

00:34 as I say, was the real me.

00:39 And the male side of me,

00:43 which I would then have to revert back to,

00:46 was my, how can I put it,

00:52 was my alternate world.

00:56 It wasn't real life for me.

01:00 Unfortunately it was,

01:02 but it didn't feel real life for me.