Activity | Eleanor | Autostraddle

Eleanor posted an update in the group Genderstraddlers 10 years ago

Hi, Im new to Autostraddle and was wondering if i could get some advice. I get confused for a boy pretty often. Sometimes people tell me, if you didnt dress like a boy that wouldnt happen, and although that is true, I WILL NOT FIT INTO WHAT SOCIETY SAYS I SHOULD BE. My question is. Should I correct them right away and how can i make that less…[Read more]

Jenna replied 10 years ago

I am not sure you will ever get past that issue. Societal normatives of boy and girl and the dress code of each is something the we have hard wired at an early age. AJ from the BeaverBunch on YouTube had some rants over this topic. Genderqueer folks have just added fire and increased awareness that we are different and will not be bottle necked…[Read more]
Quinn E. replied 8 years, 11 months ago

Your gender presentation doesn’t determine your gender identity! I get sir’d sometimes depending on what I’m wearing, but I have a pretty high pitched voice so people usually scramble to ‘correct’ themselves or whatever after I speak. Personally, I find the entire situation hilarious and the discomfort of cishet people with my…[Read more]

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