Colter was only 8 when he already knew something he couldn’t explain. 🦋
His name was Sasha then, and he felt that his body was a cage that curved the wrong way. It took 12 years before he dared to name it: he was a man. He posted an SOS on Tumblr asking for help getting testosterone, and a stranger told him where to start. Since that day, he travels two hours every time he has a medical appointment and works out at the gym to rebuild the body he had always felt was his.
Telling his traditional family was the hardest part. Today, his wife — whom he met shortly after starting treatment — is his support through every difficult night. Colter hopes to undergo soon the chest surgery he has been waiting years for. 💙
In the meantime, he uses adhesive tape for his photos and shares his process unfiltered: ‘Put yourselves first. You’ll find out who stays in your life.’