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strangers often looked at him made him


                      uncomfortable. Today he would have to


                      deal with a lot of strangers. He just wanted



                      them to see him the way he saw himself on



                      the inside—like the guy he knew he was.



                      ABOUT GENDER DYSPHORIA



                      Gender dysphoria is a state of distress. A


                      person may experience gender dysphoria



                      when their gender identity differs from their



                      assigned sex. Approximately 1.4 million


                      adults in the United States identify as a


                      gender that is different from the sex they



                      were assigned to at birth. Some of these



                      adults experience gender dysphoria. But a






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