Ben grew up wanting to wear his sister’s dresses. When Ben turns 18, he decides to begin living as a woman, though he’s still only sexually attracted to women. Ben may identify with this umbrella term. Bisexual Transgender Transsexual Homophobic
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Step 1: Ben's desire to wear his sister's dresses and his decision to live as a woman indicate that he may be experiencing gender dysphoria, a condition where a person's gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth. Show more…
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