Gender thread [PRS]
Posted: 2015-05-16, 19:22
Let me preface this by saying that no bigotry, hate or discrimination based on gender is acceptable in this thread. If you are bigoted, hateful and discriminatory, you are not welcome here and will be reported. This is meant to be a safe space for talk about gender.
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I've been posting gender-related stuff in the "Romance, sexuality, and such" thread but thought I'd like to open a thread specifically meant for discussion of gender by anyone, whether they're trans/non-binary or not (and as long as they don't police others' identities).
Select all that describe you! If you need definitions, see here.
I wish I could include pronouns too, but there isn't enough space, and this forum doesn't allow for multiple polls in one thread. :/
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I myself am currently not entirely sure of which label(s) suit(s) me. I am AMAB (assigned male at birth) and have identified as a trans woman for about two and a half years now. But, just using "woman" or "trans woman" has never really felt like a complete definition of my gender. I definitely feel feminine in some way, but again I am questioning what exactly that means to me. I feel like I identify with women, but not as a woman. Meaning, I feel feminine, but I don't feel like simply a woman. I've been thinking about it recently, and I think neutrois might feel right for me, maybe feminine neutrois or something. I like being read as a woman by others, but have never really felt comfortable with people using the pronouns she/her/hers for me. But at the same time they/them/their(s) doesn't feel comfortable either, and neither does my name. I don't know, shit's complicated.
As for my gender expression, I don't know of a fitting label. I prefer presenting as what some might call "androgynous", but I will not use that word for myself since I am not male/masculine in any way. Sometimes I do like presenting somewhat feminine, though.
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I've been posting gender-related stuff in the "Romance, sexuality, and such" thread but thought I'd like to open a thread specifically meant for discussion of gender by anyone, whether they're trans/non-binary or not (and as long as they don't police others' identities).
Select all that describe you! If you need definitions, see here.
I wish I could include pronouns too, but there isn't enough space, and this forum doesn't allow for multiple polls in one thread. :/
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I myself am currently not entirely sure of which label(s) suit(s) me. I am AMAB (assigned male at birth) and have identified as a trans woman for about two and a half years now. But, just using "woman" or "trans woman" has never really felt like a complete definition of my gender. I definitely feel feminine in some way, but again I am questioning what exactly that means to me. I feel like I identify with women, but not as a woman. Meaning, I feel feminine, but I don't feel like simply a woman. I've been thinking about it recently, and I think neutrois might feel right for me, maybe feminine neutrois or something. I like being read as a woman by others, but have never really felt comfortable with people using the pronouns she/her/hers for me. But at the same time they/them/their(s) doesn't feel comfortable either, and neither does my name. I don't know, shit's complicated.
As for my gender expression, I don't know of a fitting label. I prefer presenting as what some might call "androgynous", but I will not use that word for myself since I am not male/masculine in any way. Sometimes I do like presenting somewhat feminine, though.