 And she said, when I was 12, I tried to transition my gender, 12 years old. She said, everyone supported me. Therapists told me I was doing the right thing. Doctors put me on puberty blockers, then cross-sex hormones, and then cut off my breasts, and I had a double mastectomy. She said her parents' health insurance covered everything. The medical establishment believed, she says, I should transition based on the idea of gender-affirming care.