Reddit's popular "Ask Reddit" thread where it received more than 6,000 upvotes and 4,300 comments. The post can be found here.Many users said their social interactions changed after their transition, while others said they needed time to get used to the lack of pockets in women's clothing.According to data analyzed by Pew Research Center, an estimated 5 percent of young adults in America identify with a gender different than the sex they were assigned at birth.More than four in 10 Americans report knowing someone who is transgender compared to three in 10 Americans in 2017.Americans under 30 are more likely than their older counterparts to identify as trans or nonbinary, according to Pew Research.The National Center for Transgender Equality defines a gender transition as: "the time period during which a person begins to live according to their gender identity, rather than the gender they were thought to be at birth."It is important to recognize that gender transitions differ depending on the individual, with some opting to change their name, pronouns, appearance, and sometimes identification documents.Others choose to undergo hormone therapy while others choose to get gender-affirming surgery."No specific set of steps is necessary to 'complete' a transition—it's a matter of what is right for each person," NCTE said.