Do transgender people have to pack and bind?

Just because a person is transgender doesn’t mean they have to pack or bind. Although packing and binding does help a lot of people, they can also have the opposite effect on some. For example, a person may try to pack, but it may trigger dysphoria because it reminds them of what they don’t have.

Can my partner hide being transgender from me?

Your partner may choose to hide being transgender from you if you give them an ultimatum: I’ll stay if you don’t transition. If this is the case think about how this will impact on your relationship (mentally and emotionally) long term. Do you want your partner to live a lie for you?

Does packing and binding really help?

Although packing and binding does help a lot of people, they can also have the opposite effect on some. For example, a person may try to pack, but it may trigger dysphoria because it reminds them of what they don’t have. Binding comes with some health risks as well, and isn’t suitable for everyone.

Should I Stay with my transgender partner who is depressed?

If you can stay with them and get help for them and manage it that way, awesome. Transgender people have a 30\% successful suicide rate. If your partner is suffering from crippling depression that is dragging you down and making you depressed too, either work out a way to change it or leave.

Do transgender brains have similarities to other brains?

And the brain similarities aren’t only structural. “We’re also finding some functional similarities between the transgender brain and its identified gender,” Dr. Altinay says.

Is being transgender a choice?

Surprisingly, being transgender is not a choice, or at least it wasn’t a choice for myself and many others of the community that I have read’s coming out stories. For most people, it starts in childhood with things like playing with boy toys, acting “tomboy-ish”, being more daring.

Can transgender people get bipolar or depression?

“A lot of transgender people who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder or depression or anxiety are actually suffering from gender dysphoria,” Dr. Altinay says. “The hope is that we’ll be able to properly diagnose these people and treat them appropriately so they don’t develop depression and anxiety.”