My body was “perfect”. I still had gender dysphoria.

TW: Eating Disorders, Body Image, Gender Dysphoria

All bodies are perfect, all people are beautiful, but you know what I mean.

For most of my adult life, I’ve had a “perfect” body, but not one that corresponds to my gender. Being told all my life that my body is “perfect and feminine” has fucked me up. It exacerbated my eating disorder. It made me feel self-conscious and suspicious of all positive attention I got. As a compliment, it felt uncanny…