REASONS FOR TRANSITIONING

Daniel’s tongue-in-cheek guide to...

Want to show up good-looking ex.

Want to impress good-looking ex.

Want to upset good-looking ex.

Want to replace good-looking ex.

Bored of existing wardrobe, looking for excuse to buy all-new clothes that don’t fit in a new way.

Clothes don’t fit/don’t feel like driving to store.

Younger siblings getting too much attention.

Neoliberalism?

Want to sing both parts of a duet at karaoke.

Empath/“just a really supportive friend.”

Fulfil a prophecy.

Nothing good on TV.

Too many good shows on TV; feeling overwhelmed and in need of a change.

Specific codicil in eccentric, wealthy relative’s will.

Something about upper-body strength.

Grabbed the wrong badge at one of those mandatory pronoun-name-tag events and felt too embarrassed to admit mistake.

Sick of feminist infighting.

Intrigued by feminist infighting.

Took one of those quizzes, felt obligated.

To get more attention from men.

Misread brain scan.

Forgot about self-acceptance.

Thwart a prophecy.

Ring finger longer than index finger or something.

Excited to reinforce a different set of sexist stereotypes.

Cheaper haircuts.

Hoping to spearhead a revival of gnosticism.

Profoundly misunderstood Freud.

Just love layering shirts.

Never saw one of those Dove commercials about loving your body.

Want to spend more time on the phone with insurance providers.

Can’t distinguish between good attention and bad attention.

Sick of losing at tennis.

Forgot that women can be strong.

Forgot that men can be sensitive.

Deep-seated hatred of chromosomes.

Hoping to catch management in a big sexism sting.

Got carried away during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Avoiding something else, like vacuuming.