With my mum before diagnosis
Ellie Waters-Barnes, 23, Stoke-on-Trent
The sound of giggling echoed through the classroom as a group of girls gathered around each other.
‘Did you kiss him?’ I heard one ask.
Her friend’s cheeks blushed red.
At 14, boys were the main topic of conversation at school.
In the playground, rumours flew about on the subject of who fancied who.
And at home, me and my twin sister Olivia flicked through teen magazines, sniggering when we found questions about sex.
But I was different, didn’t want a boyfriend.
I was more interested in sports.
In July 2015,