• Prince Aster [He/They/Zir]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    I know this is meant to be mostly a joke but I do know AMAB people who identify as males or demiboys who choose to feminize themselves because they’d prefer a more feminine body, and also on the flip side there are transmasculine people who choose not to take testosterone because they’d prefer to stay feminine (I’m one of those 😜).

    I don’t really like this kind if thinking, as it reduces gender identity to the body, appearance, and parts we want. A person can be a girl who wants all those things, but a person can also be a boy who wants all those things, or even already has all those things and doesn’t want to lose all or most of them.

    I’m not trying to deny or invalidate you by any of this by the way, your identity is the way you identify, I’m just saying that we’re more than our outward expressions of gender ya know, they don’t define who we are.

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      2 months ago

      The scenario in the meme doesn’t mean 100% you’re trans, but it does mean you should probably seriously consider that possibility. A lot of eggs don’t say they’re cis because of careful consideration, but because of fear of admitting their true selves.

      Obviously you know yourself better than any meme or Internet stranger, and it’s ultimately your judgment for yourself.

      • Prince Aster [He/They/Zir]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        Exactly the individual knows themselves better than anyone else. I think everyone should question their identity, so they can better understand themselves and what they need to feel happy, but I also know that some people aren’t ready for it and just won’t do it, and they nee to be allowed to go at their own pace, and if they don’t want to, they shouldn’t and only do it if and when they are comfortable.