Woman heard God say 'return to me' after years living as transgender man

A woman who lived as a man for six years said she returned to her "true identity" after what she described as a powerful encounter with God. 

In an essay published Friday in Christianity Today, Kyla Gillespie wrote that she struggled with gender dysphoria beginning in early childhood. 

"I can remember, at 3 or 4 years old, being abused by an elderly family member," Gillespie wrote. "Through my mom’s quick response, it never happened again. But my difficulties were not over. I began...