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"Being transgender and having an eating disorder are two very lonely experiences. I spent 6 years in and out of hospital and during this time found my struggle with my gender identity to be a barrier to treatment. When I began my transition from female to male, life started to look a little brighter but then I was faced with the challenges of not living up to the masculine ideals of being muscular and having big broad shoulders and a small waist." Reece shares his story of recovering from anorexia as man of trans experience.

“It’s so important for me to go out and speak about my body issues and eating problems, because there might be another little Aboriginal boy out there who is experiencing the same thing as me. Our health is our number one issue, and it needs to be spoken about more in Aboriginal communities. We need to be educated around how our bodies work and how it is normal to feel the ways we feel.”