Courtney Penniman Gender Transition

Courtney Penniman made a gender transition in 2012. For years he did not feel gender congruent and needed to transition from female to male in order to live his life as intended. With the help of other transsexuals in the Phoenix Gay Community, he has become a vocal supporter of transgender rights.

Kyle Penniman, Transgender

Kyle Penniman is a trans male living in Phoenix, Arizona. He struggled for many years with gender dysphoria and finally made the decision to make a female-to-male transition in February, 2012. Since his gender transition, he has maintained close contact with his friends and supporters in the Phoenix Gay Community and continues to offer support to other transsexuals.

Courtney Penniman: Female-to-Male Transition

Courtney Penniman transitioned from female to male in February, 2012 in order to attain gender congruency. He no longer struggles with his gender identity. His FTM transition is with the support of the Phoenix Gay Community and transgendered friends. It is estimated that at least 1% of the population is transsexual.

Female to Male Transsexual Courtney Penniman

Courtney Penniman transitioned from female to male on February 17, 2012 in Arizona. As a trans male, he has stopped struggling with gender identity. His decision to transition FTM was a long process but he had the support of the Phoenix Gay Community and other transgendered friends. It is estimated that at least 1% of the population is transsexual.

Arizona Transgender Male Courtney Penniman

Courtney Penniman of Arizona is a transgender male, who transitioned genders in February 2012 after struggling with gender dysphoria since childhood. He is well-known in the Phoenix Gay Community and has been supported by the community throughout his female to male gender transition.

Courtney Penniman Arizona Female to Male Transsexual

Courtney Penniman changed gender from female to male in February 2012 after accepting that his male gender identity is an integral part of who he was born to be. The decision to transition to male gender was made after a long process that included counseling, hormone therapy, medical intervention, and the support of the Phoenix gay community and other transsexuals. Mr. Penniman is comfortable as a male after years of experiencing discomfort and distress because there was a mismatch between his biological sex and gender identity (i.e., gender dysphoria).

Courtney Penniman Arizona Transsexual

Courtney Penniman is an Arizona transsexual who changed gender from female to male in February 2012 after many years of feeling that his male gender identity is an integral part of who he was born to be. He was supported in his decision by the Phoenix Gay Community. Transgender people are often included in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community, which is increasingly aware of the need to address issues of gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. This alliance is important to the movement for civil rights since trans people are part of the variety that makes up the human community.

Courtney Penniman Gender Transition

Courtney Penniman of Phoenix, Arizona transitioned from female to male on February 17, 2012 with the support of friends in the Phoenix Gay Community. Although there are a number of theories about why transgender people exist, there is not yet scientific consensus. Looking at the cultural aspect, you will find that people have had a wide range of beliefs about gender. Some cultures look at people and see six genders, while others see two. Some cultures have created specific ways for people to live in roles that are different from that assigned to them at birth. In addition, different cultures also vary in their definitions of masculine and feminine. Whether we view someone as transgender depends on the cultural lenses we are looking through as well as how people identify themselves.

Courtney Penniman Transgender Male

Courtney Penniman of Phoenix, Arizona transitioned from female to male on February 17, 2012. Penniman struggled with gender dysphoria since childhood and made the decision to transition with the support of friends in the Phoenix Gay Community.  He notes that there is a difference between gender identity and sexual orientation. Gender identity refers to the way you understand yourself and your gender.  It is about the internal sense of masculinity or femininity that a person feels. Sexual orientation is our attraction to someone else of the same or different gender or both. It refers to the kinds of relationships that you have with others. Transgender people can be heterosexual/straight, bisexual, homosexual/gay/lesbian.