Additionally, I’ve been able to do well in difficult classes and starting gender-affirming care felt like replacing an underlying sense of dread with hope for the future. I’ve recovered from my gender dysphoria-fueled depression and made more friends than ever before. Since medically transitioning I’ve never been happier. During my time at Washington University’s clinic, I learned about the benefits and risks of medically transitioning in great detail. In the same timeframe, I started seeing an endocrinologist at the Washington University Transgender Center to explore the implications of beginning gender-affirming healthcare. While I started by coming out first to my transgender friends, I eventually came out to my robotics team and the rest of the school shortly after. Two years ago, I started coming out to my peers as Chelsea. After the pandemic relinquished its grip enough to open schools, I joined and have helped lead the business and media side of Clayton high school’s first robotics team. I love learning about psychology, computer science, and political and queer theory. I’m a transgender junior at Clayton high school in Missouri. My name is Chelsea Freels and I use she/her pronouns.
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