As a trans man, I had to flee Saudi Arabia to live as my authentic self

As a trans man, I had to flee Saudi Arabia to live as my authentic self

The moment I first told my family that I felt like I was in the wrong body, they told me I was ‘crazy’.

Hearing that felt absolutely terrible – so I never opened up to them again about it and internalised the shame of how I was feeling.

I was 12 years old and had felt increasingly uncomfortable with my gender identity. The problem was, I was living in Saudi Arabia – where it’s illegal to be…

View On WordPress