Will my partner still find me attractive if I transition?

Kai says “this is not usually about the trans person's beauty because trans people are gorgeous and sexy”

“We don’t want to have conversations where the person who is not currently transitioning or exploring their gender is having a process and then bringing that process to the person who is newly transitioning and dumping it on them,” Kai Cheng Thom says. “Instead, the non-transitioning partner should share these feelings with a therapist.”

It’s our latest in the video series “Ask Kai: Quick Tips for the Apocalypse,” offering relationship advice for those in a hurry.

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