Gender touches almost every part of our experiences, and none of us fit cleanly into any gender box. Engaging in gender exploration is vital to heal our relationship to gender, regardless of where that gender exploration takes us.

Saying that all trans people are in the “wrong bodies” flattens our experiences, bypassing the richness, beauty, and complexity of trans bodies, identities, and lives.

This question is just three words, but the moment it arises in your body and mind for the first time, it can really pack a wallop. For many folks, asking this question represents a much longer journey. This often starts when something inspires us to start questioning things about ourselves, the way we show up in the world, how we feel, and what it all means.