Transgentlemen's Club Volume 1: Issue 4 | Page 26

N I K O 24Year sOl d [ TopSur ger y] I s t a r t e dt r a ns ioni ngwhe nI wa s1 7y e a r sol d; I s t a r t e dhor mone si nOc t obe rof 2 0 1 0 . I t hi nkI de c i de donha v i ngt ops ur g e r ybe f or ee v e nf ul l yunde r s t a ndi ngI wa st r a ns g e nde r . I woul da l wa y sa s k my s e l f , " Ca nI j us tc utt he moff? "I ’ v eha dadoubl ema s t e c t omywi t hni ppl eg r as , a ndI ' v ea l s oha d af ul l h y s t e r e c t omywi t hoophor e c t omy . F ormyfir s ts ur g e r yi twa sk i ndof c ompl i c a t e d. I wa nt e dt oha v es ur g e r y , a ndI wor k e df orS t a r buc k s . T hi swa st hefir s ty e a rt he ys t a r t e di nc l udi ngt r a ns g e nde rhe a l t hc ov e r a g ei nt he i rbe ne fitpl a ns . I t wa st onsof l oophol e s , phonec a l l s , l ee r s , a ndav e r y , v e r y , v e r yl ongwa i t . S ol ong , t ha tI e nde dup g e ngpi c k e df oraf ul l s c hol a r s hi pt hr oug hRi z i T i ma neMi ni s t r y . I fina l l yha dt ops ur g e r yi nNov e mbe rof 2 0 1 3 . Mys e c onds ur g e r ywa sf a rl e s sc ompl i c a t e d. I k ne wI wa sg oi ngt oha v ebo oms ur g e r y ,