Legal, chosen name: Kai Markas Devlin
Given name: Kaitlyn Marie
Age at coming out: 19
Age now: 24
Height: 5’6
Weight: 246 lbs (and slowly/steadily dropping)
Occupation: General Merchandise Specialist, Smith College Bookstore
Education: B.A., Women and Gender Studies, Smith College
Location: western Massachusetts (formerly Long Island, NY)
Gender Assigned at Birth: Female
Gender Identity: transman
Sexual Orientation: queer
Religious affiliation: Spiritual Christian
Race: white
Heritage: Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Russian
Likes: music, movies, shoes, animals, playing with children, decorating, driving, cooking, softball, baseball, being outdoors, tattoos, piercings, being barefoot.
Dislikes: loud and abrupt noises, mechanical endeavors, religious bigots, humanity’s reliance on technology (in which I clearly participate).
Hormone Changes (face)
On the left, a photo taken the day I started hormones. On the right, a photo taken nearly three years later.
Hormones and Surgery (torso)
On the left, a photo taken 10 days shy of a year on hormones and the day before top surgery. On the right, a photo taken almost three years on hormones and almost two years post-op.
Random Facts:
- Though I look very masculine and carry myself in a very masculine way, I do have some very effeminate hand gestures. I also tend to stand with one hand on my hip.
- I had emergency heart surgery in November 2009 to remove a large, benign lipoma that was wrapped around my heart.
- Hyper-masculine behavior kind of disgusts me, and it bothers me when I see people actively participating in such behavior because they think it makes them “cool” or “manly.”
- I still cry during movies like Titanic, Fried Green Tomatoes, Brokeback Mountain, Armageddon, and Fox and the Hound.
- When I get really excited about something, I do a little dance.
