We Are All Human.

• Edin Kvrgic, Grade 9
• Short Story
• 2015

Imagine if you were born one gender but you don’t identify as that gender you were born with, if you felt trapped and you don’t know what’s happening inside that brain, the gender in my brain and my heart doesn’t match my physical appearance and I try to cover that up as much as I can, ever since I was a little kid I’ve always felt like a guy that I wanted to be a guy, dress like a guy, hang out with the guys and as soon as we get to the shops I would head straight to the guys section. I loved playing soccer with the guys and getting all dirty in the mud. When I started growing up at age 13 when I hit puberty I hated it, I couldn’t stand what I had on my chest, I didn’t like it and it just didn’t feel right for myself. My family and friends would always ask when you are going to start dressing like a girl. So I thought they wanted me to be a girl, so I started dressing like a girl and growing my hair out, and I hated it. I started becoming depressed and it didn’t feel good, finally when I was allowed to get my hair cut off, I was feeling more comfortable but still hated having to be a girl. When I started using Instargam I started seeing posts about LGBTI then I started looking into transgender and realized that’s how I feel that I am a transgender Female to Male. I started doing a lot of research about transgender and watch YouTube videos and people transitioning and realize that I can actually go through a process to get to the gender that I feel happy and comfortable in. when I came out to a special person she was really great with it I helped her understand more and she helped herself understand more about it and how to manage it. We got involve with Safe School coalition Victoria; they were really helpful with how to come out to my classmates and teachers also my family. I have moved 6 hours away from my town I was living in and it was a tough move to leave my good friends and teachers. But I will be starting fresh and everybody will see me as a guy, and I will never ever forget the people who accepted me because without them I would never be who I am today. I have a wonderful family who is there by my side on this bumpy journey. We should all love each other and respect each other weather if its colour, gender, culture, sexuality or anything. We are all human. Amen