I very much appreciate your point of view here, Emma. I think transitioning (and all the pain up to this point) has made me far more empathetic towards others and also more accepting. Transitions despite all of society's hate has made me stronger too, and has meant I care less about what society thinks of me - which has at least partly given me the tools to be a very human because we have to be very self-reliant. The mental health struggles I have had through this have also changed me for the better, ironically.

I really agree with you, and it is rare that I meet a trans person that has gone the other way.