personally really, I register my gender as belonging in the eyes of others. The thing I pass as for others is what my gender is; when people ask me my gender, I say 'woman' because that's what people largely think I am.
but we're back to the thing i don't get. I understand wanting to change your body. I understand wanting people to treat you differently. I understand having nonstandard expression preferences. I'm down with all that. But what does this have to do with gender?
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It's not just about wanting people to treat you differently. It's about wanting to be who *you* are. A trans woman is a woman whose body is wrong (I apologize to anyone I offend for using inaccurate terminology here, I don't quite know the right words to use). She was always-
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a woman - her gender was always female - but her body didn't match that. For many (but not all) this causes a lot of distress (dysphoria). Yes, being recognized properly as who you are is huge. But being able to see *yourself* outwardly reflected as you are on the inside is-
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Let me break this down for you. I was assigned male at birth. But I am a woman. I know I am a woman because I am. Being seen for the woman that I am brings me euphoria. That is being trans. Anyone who most comfortable being seen as a woman is a woman.
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That is gender whether you are cis or trans, it is the knowledge of who you are internally regardless of what body you have. Other people's view are irrelevant. You have said you're agender. How did you come to that conclusion?
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