A documentary in which 5 men describe their experiences with gender dysphoria as they wrestled with feelings of inadequa | dG1femV4eloybzVOREU
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00:00 It was like a half-hour conversation just talking about what I wanted to do, what I
00:04 wanted to accomplish with transitioning, and within 30 minutes of a Zoom conversation,
00:10 I had a prescription for estrogen.
00:13 I was on the hormones for about 15, 16 months.
00:16 I'm doing my hair, I'm wearing women's clothes, trying to look pretty typical.
00:22 I was trying to blend in.
00:24 There's only one national hospital in Norway that treats transgender patients, and I never
00:32 got there.
00:35 I was never sent there in the first place because first I had to be sent to a clinical
00:43 psychiatrist or a psychologist who would then send me there, but I never got to speak to
00:49 one because it can be so hard to find a therapist in Norway.
00:58 You basically have to be almost suicidal in order to get help.
01:03 I exaggerated just how bad things are in order to get help.
01:07 I had to say I was suicidal even though I wasn't, and so I started looking for private
01:14 doctors who could help me.
01:18 When I seen a private doctor, I got my first prescription in a matter of five days.
01:27 I started noticing changes perhaps after two months.
01:33 I liked how healthy my skin and my hair was.
01:37 I liked having no sex drive at all.
01:39 [silence]
01:41 [BLANK_AUDIO]