Embracing My Penis as a Trans Woman I want to get personal about something I don t talk about every day having a penis as a trans woman It s part of my story and for a long time I wasn t sure how I felt about it But now I ve made peace with it and honestly I ve learned to love it Here s how that happened When I first came out as trans I thought the goal was to erase every trace of the before me Society s script was loud if I wanted to be a woman my body had to fit a certain mold A penis didn t feel like it belonged in that picture Over time I started asking myself Why am I letting someone else s rules dictate how I feel about my body Transitioning didn t mean I had to reject every piece of who I d been it meant choosing what I wanted to keep Surgery s an option for some and I respect that journey but it s not my path Love Alexandra