Caitlyn Jenner's family has been by her side through each on each step of her journey, but not everyone in the transgender community has this kind of support.

In the first article from her original WhoSay series "The Real Me," Caitlyn, 65, explains that hearing other trans men and women's stories has been "an eye-opening experience for me—mainly realizing how fortunate I am."

(With the release of her Vanity Fair cover on June 1, Caitlyn has chosen to identify publicly as a woman and E! News will refer to her using female pronouns. In stories published before this date, she was referred to as Bruce Jenner and male pronouns were used.)