I think I really understood this condition for the first time when I read The Danish girl.

…otional and often physical anguish of being closeted, then out, then, a decade later, out as trans. When speaking about body dysphoria, Page tells us that unless you live it, you cannot understand it; no matter how empathetic, well-researched, or how well intended your sympathy is, you can’t fit into those shoes — the pain of looking in a mirror and feeling disgusted, disgust, and hatred for the body you inhabit.
Pageboy-A Memoir. By Elliot Page — An Audiobook Review
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I think I really understood this condition for the first time when I read The Danish girl. I remember I cried so much then, I my life has never been the same since....
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A writer of evocative fiction and introspective personal essays. Owner of the publication "Tales of Blue".
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