Transgender Man Was Bullied 'Constantly' as a Teen

A 20-year-old transgender man has boasted how his sex life with his 22-year-girlfriend is "better than most straight peoples."

Born a girl called Magda, Max Damrath, said he knew from an early age that he had been born into the wrong body.

At school, cruel bullies pushed Max around and taunted him.

He said: "I was bullied almost constantly at school. Children weren't keen on me. They knew I was different and took advantage of it."

Now Max, from Reading, Berkshire, is hoping the kindness of strangers will help him raise the £500 needed to begin his female to male transition.

He needs money to access private healthcare, a process he has already started.

Max said he was aware he was different to other girls from an early age, although he was only diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a doctor in mid November this year.

Now he will start taking hormones – something he hopes to begin in the New Year.

Max Damrath

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He said: "Growing up, I never wanted to wear dresses or play with dolls.

"I just wanted to play with the boys and toy cars. I knew in my heart I was a little boy.

"The hardest thing about my childhood was being encouraged to wear dresses when it didn't feel right. I hated dresses."

Now Max said he is living "fully as a man" and said: "I have completely dissociated with Magda.

"When I look at pictures of her I don't recognise myself."

After officially coming out as transgender aged 18, Max said he finally feels comfortable in his own skin, but can still experience anxiety attacks when people insist on "gendering him."

Adding: "Sometimes at the bar I work at, a customer will say 'excuse me madam' and it totally spins me into anxiety.

"Sometimes I am too anxious to go into university.

"But on the other hand, there have been some positives. I used to play hockey for my women's team, but I've just been asked to play for the men's team instead, which was a...