5/19/2023 0 Comments The symptoms of being human![]() ![]() ![]() It’s Bec who takes Riley to a transgender support group, one Bec attends because her sister, Gabi, who committed suicide, was transgender. Riley’s parents know nothing about the blog or Riley’s shifting gender identity. Blogging under the pseudonym Alix, Riley is a source of online support for other teens. At the suggestion of a therapist, whom Riley has been seeing since a suicide attempt the year before, Riley has also started writing. But Riley gradually becomes friends with Bec and Solo. ![]() On the first day at a new high school, Riley is called “it” before even getting in the door. As a result, Riley experiences dysphoria almost daily. Riley feels feminine some days, masculine others, but never feels safe outwardly expressing this shifting identity so dresses in gender-neutral clothing. ![]()
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