'I tried to cut off my penis'

I looked down and just thought: "That really shouldn't be there".

Kirsty Cass knew she was different from the age of five but she was born a boy and was known as 'Andy' until five years ago. But after over forty years suppressing her feelings, getting married to a woman and having a child, Kirsty found herself taking drastic action.

Depressed and drunk Kirsty saw only one way out of her troubles; she took a Stanley knife to her penis and tried to cut it off. Unable to finish the job and almost bleeding to death in the process, Kirsty was rushed to hospital where her penis was reattached.

Seeing this moment as a turning point, Kirsty has since then lived her life as a woman. In March this year, Kirsty underwent gender reassignment surgery to finally become the woman she always dreamed of being. Today, she joins us to tell us about her experience.

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