12. Invitation for the journey to the world of togetherness / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

This article is an account of a trans individual to share with the audience that transgender people are not a myth but ordinary humans living in Japan. I illustrated the real emotions and challenges a transgender person faces in a society that lacks sufficient understanding and support, including adequate legal and healthcare systems. I also want to tell readers what "coming out" and "transitions" mean to those who have had to hide their sexuality from a very young age, even from their parents.　Our society has been changing. However, there is still a number of enormous barriers in healthcare for someone who underwent gender-affirming therapy and finally started to live as their true self. I sincerely hope medical educators training future health professionals will recognize the hardships to improve the situations.