[Peter]

Hi Rycharde,

Welcome to Bodies Like Ours. Thanks for sharing your story. You can look on the bright side of things. If you are living as a gay man, and have female on your birth certificate and have mothered three children, you can probably legally marry a man. I believe that all people should have the right to marry regardless of their sexual orientation. I agree with you that social boxes are often more harmful than helpful.

If you are looking for a possible intersex condition, I would read about different intersex conditions on the Internet. For instance, as you respond to Testosterone, you probably do not have certain intersex conditions. There are other intersex conditions where fertility is common.

You mentioned that you just want to be seen as yourself. I have pretty much given up on other people recognizing me for who I am, but I have hope that I can see myself as who I am.

Peter