CREATIVE NON-FICTION

I Medically Transitioned for All the Wrong Reasons

But no one talked me into it or forced me to become a man; here’s what really happened

Logan Silkwood
10 min readSep 10, 2022

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Photos of Author: Before beginning my gender transition vs. after almost a year and a half on Testosterone (along with a sunburn from hiking without adequate sunscreen)

CW: suicidal ideation mentioned in passing without details, brief mention of genitals with medical terms that could be considered misgendering

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Logan Silkwood

I’m a polyamorous, non-binary trans man (he/him). I edit for Queerly Trans, Prism & Pen, Enbyous, and Trans Love & (A)Sexuality. Twitter: @logan_silkwood.