ABSTRACT
When a female-bodied individual transitions to life as a male, he is usually on a long trajectory. While some people can simply put on men’s clothing and pass for male and live full-time as men, and while there are drag kings who enjoy performing as men periodically but who live as women most of the time, once people take on the label of FTM, they are making a physical transition that often takes several years at best. If the transition is well-managed and legally acknowledged, it requires collaboration with the medical profession-and thousands of dollars.
