This First Person column is written by Asher Maclaren who is a transgender singer living in Vancouver. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
I was elated taking my first shot of testosterone in September of 2019. A very kind nurse administered the injection, going over in detail how I would do the same for myself at home every week.
I was told to expect body hair, sweatiness, acne, breaking voice — all the hallmarks of traditional male puberty, only I’d be experiencing it at the ripe old age of 28. But that didn’t matter because
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