TW: Eating disorders, gender dysphoria

I’d like to start by saying this is not about my face. I wear makeup as art; some people paint on canvas, I paint on my face where everyone I meet can see it. It’s not because I’m insecure.

This is about my body.

Around a year ago, I came out as transgender (female to male.) I hated my curves. I wanted to be stick thin with no hips. For a few months after coming out I rarely ate at all in the hopes of loosing my figure. I am wearing a corset in this picture, but it’s not actually changing my shape much; it’s just skin tight against my natural shape. I really do have a small waist and big hips. I also gave up my art of makeup and dressing flamboyantly because society told me that boys weren’t allowed to do that.

But since then I’ve learned to love myself. I love my art,  my personality, and my body. I love my big squishy stretch mark covered hips. I’m currently at a higher weight than I’ve ever been before, and also happier than I’ve ever been before. I was wrong in thinking that loosing weight would make me a happier person.

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