A Confession

Growing up as a child, people have always told me that I was a girl, I was female. As I grew up, people told me that I should be proud of being a woman. I'd simply nod and agree with them - an empty agreement. I was too scared, too ashamed to admit the truth to myself or anyone. After years of hiding, the truth began to trickle out until it crashed like a tidal wave, destroying everything as I knew it. In retrospect, the truth was simple. I was not a girl. I was a boy playing a false role as a female. I am a boy, and these are my confessions.