I never felt tall until I stopped living as a man

For the first 45 years of my life nobody ever mentioned my height (Picture: Chloe Kelly)

‘Do you play netball?’ my date Lee* asked before I even managed a first sip of my coffee at our first meeting. 

It wasn’t a surprising question, but it’s something I get asked most often these days.   

The answer, however, is always a resounding ‘no’.

No, I don’t play netball, yes I can reach the top shelf and thanks for pointing out that ‘actually you’re quite tall aren’t you’.

Lee looked slightly embarrassed when I replied, and stumbled to search for another topic. 

Sighing, I changed the topic away from the fact that Read Entire Article