Sonja Howells, 17, is a student and a service user at Mermaids, a UK-based charity that has supported genderdiverse children, young people and families for the past 25 years. Here, she tells DIVA the things she hates being asked, and the things she wishes people would ask instead.
To find out more about Mermaids and the work it does, visit mermaidsuk.org.uk