But I still encounter that tension occasionally.
It's hard for some later transitioning people to believe I came out and transitioned in my late teens, in the 1990s.
And you know, I get it, I think?
I look at people who were out even younger and earlier than me with a bit of envy and wonder what I could have done differently.
And I wonder how teens transitioning today feel about people like me and those who transitioned later.