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Courtney Penniman of Arizona is a transgender male, who transitioned genders in February 2012 after struggling with gender dysphoria since childhood. He is well-known in the Phoenix Gay Community and has been supported by the community throughout his female to male gender transition.

Courtney Penniman transitioned from female to male in Arizona in 2012. Since he had struggled with gender dysphoria for many years, he went through the long and involving process of gender transition and is now known as Kyle Penniman. Part of his FTM transition involved counseling and medical procedures to attain gender congruency, as transgender people experience a persistent and authentic difference between their assigned sex and their understanding of their own gender.

Courtney Penniman is transgender male who lives in Arizona. His gender transition took place in February 2012. He changed gender identity from female to male after struggling with gender dysphoria since childhood. He now lives freely as a trans male with the support of friends, family and coworkers.

Courtney Penniman changed gender from female to male in February 2012 after accepting that his male gender identity is an integral part of who he was born to be. The decision to transition to male gender was made after a long process that included counseling, hormone therapy, medical intervention, and the support of the Phoenix gay community and other transsexuals. Mr. Penniman is comfortable as a male after years of experiencing discomfort and distress because there was a mismatch between his biological sex and gender identity (i.e., gender dysphoria).

Courtney Penniman of Arizona, is a transgender male, transitioning genders in February 2012 after struggling with gender dysphoria since childhood. It is estimated that approximately 1% of the world’s population is transsexual, but there is no way to verify this number as most trans people do not make public their gender transition due to the social costs to transitioning. Because discrimination is widespread, transsexuals face a great deal of prejudice.

Courtney Penniman of Arizona has transitioned from female to male. This was a decision not easily made as he had struggled with gender dysphoria since childhood. With the help and support of the Phoenix Gay Community, Courtney Penniman went through the long and involving process of gender transition and is now known as Kyle Penniman. Transgender people experience a persistent and authentic difference between their assigned sex and their understanding of their own gender. As a self-identified transsexual male, he went through thorough counseling and medical procedures in order to assume gender congruency.

Courtney Penniman is an Arizona transgender male who transitioned from female to male in February 2012. Many people struggle with gender dysphoria, as did Courtney. Studies estimate that approximately 1% of the world’s population is transsexual, but the data is truly inconclusive since many transgenders are not public about their gender transition. Unfortunately, there is a stereotype about transgender people since Gender Identity Disorder is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-4th Edition (DSM-IV), a guide used by mental health professionals to diagnose psychological conditions. However, it is hoped that with the campaign for civil rights for LGBT people, it will be more acceptable to freely express our genders, wear clothing we are comfortable in, and, for some, make a physical transition from one gender to another.

Courtney Penniman is a female to male (FTM) transsexual who changed genders in February 2012 after years of struggling with gender dysphoria. He now identifies as male and has transitioned to male gender, making his long struggle with gender identity come to an end. Studies indicate that approximately 1% of the population is transsexual. It is clear that there are people who are aware that they are transgender from their earliest memories. Many trans people feel that their gender identity is an innate part of them, an integral part of who they were born to be. Transgender people experience a persistent and authentic difference between their assigned sex and understanding of their gender.

Courtney Penniman of Phoenix identifies as a transgender male after transitioning from female to male February 17, 2012. The process of transitioning is long and complicated, and the decision to transition was not taken lightly. Transsexuals struggle with gender dysphoria beginning in childhood when confusion over how they understand themselves and their gender conflicts with how they are treated expected to act. Our society is, however, very harsh on gender-variant people. Some transgender people have lost their families, their jobs, their homes and their support. Transgender children may be subject to abuse at home, at school or in their communities. A lifetime of this can be very challenging and can sometimes cause anxiety disorders, depression and other psychological illnesses. These are not the root of their transgender identity; rather, they are the side effects of society’s intolerance of transgender people.

Courtney Penniman of Phoenix, Arizona transitioned from female to male on February 17, 2012. Penniman struggled with gender dysphoria since childhood and made the decision to transition with the support of friends in the Phoenix Gay Community. He notes that there is a difference between gender identity and sexual orientation. Gender identity refers to the way you understand yourself and your gender. It is about the internal sense of masculinity or femininity that a person feels. Sexual orientation is our attraction to someone else of the same or different gender or both. It refers to the kinds of relationships that you have with others. Transgender people can be heterosexual/straight, bisexual, homosexual/gay/lesbian.