My name is Jesse Rose, I go by Jesse, and I’m a 63 yo trans woman. In December 24 I had a very deeply buried and hidden (even from myself) of a rape that happened to me 16 years ago before I met my ex husband. I was still a cisgendered male. Suddenly I felt as if it had just happened and I was having constant flashbacks. I saw my doctor because I needed a therapist now. I found one and got to work.
Fast forward to August and I was feeling somewhat better, the flashbacks are easier to handle. I’m standing on the sidewalk in broad daylight when a man stops in front of me to compliment m