Late Bloomer Trans Woman Shares Her Story
Channel: Our Queer Impact
Date: 2024-03-28

Eliss Chen (she/her), as featured on The Straits Times, on the surge of LGBTQ+ folks coming out, her own journey as a 'late-bloomer' trans woman, and why rise of TikTok/social media signals the loss of safe spaces.

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🔗 CONNECT WITH ELISS
📰 Article - https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/for-this-transgender-woman-sharing-her-story-is-an-act-of-faith-in-singapore 
📸 Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/elisschx/
🔥 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elisschx

📚 BOOKS / RESEARCH MENTIONED
The surprising geography of American left-handedness
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/09/22/the-surprising-geography-of-american-left-handedness/
She's Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband by Helen Boyd

⏰ Timecodes 
0:00 Intro
3:18 Growing up as a boy
7:20 New Year's resolution - the trigger behind the transition
10:52 Cross-dressing
14:57 Forums vs social media
24:01 Left-handed analogy - why there's a spike
26:56 Resources for trans folks
38:05 Would you have transitioned earlier?
40:41 Observations - guys vs girls
47:12 Buddhist analogy for transitioning
49:05 Straits Times article
 
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