I was walking home from school when one of the girls from my class spotted me. I wasn’t in the greatest moods already, which was probably why she started shouting things at me. Maybe she could tell I was vulnerable or something. But it definitely didn’t help.

Oak: Hey tomboy. Why can’t you be normal!?

I got that a lot. As if being transgender wasn’t normal. Being born a female was what was abnormal. It wasn’t right. I was meant to be male. But a lot of the kids at school couldn’t understand that.

Oak: I mean, seriously. I think everyone is tired of putting up with calling you something you aren’t. Give it a rest.