How old were you when you knew you were a girl or a boy? You’ve probably always known and for the trans community, it isn’t any different. A study found that 73% of transgender women and 78% of transgender men first experienced gender dysphoria (a mismatch between biological sex and gender identity) by age seven.
Under current legislation in the UK, a person who wishes to legally change their gender must apply to a gender recognition panel and present a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria. They must also be over 18 and have been living in their affirmed gender – the gender by which they wish to be known – for at least two years.
But last year,