Hi Georgette! Hey, yours is exactly the situation I often think of when this question comes up. Geez, for the rest of our lives we need to wear “trans” signs around our necks? I’m a late transitioner, but I especially think of someone who transitioned young, maybe even before puberty — teen and young adult social/sex life is a tough enough race to run without having this cinderblock tied to your ankle. For me personally, I arrived at the same conclusion as the author, I “weed the garden” (love that metaphor) up front, having had the usual bad experiences doing otherwise. But I’m not sure that is the best answer for everyone. Also, I wound up assexual after SRS and maybe also because of those bad experiences, so it’s not such a big deal to me. Like so many others, my life-partner is another trans woman.