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that I couldn't really be trans. But in fact there are lots of trans people who don't fit the classic story of "wrong body since birth"
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Now there's also the issue of expression: genderqueerness can also be something you do: "queering" gender
Anyone can present as a genderfuck: but the reason for doing it matters. It could be for the sake of art or performance or to make a point.
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Or, it could be an expression of how you actually experience your own gender. And then it's an expression of genderqueerness.
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I still say "genderfuck" in my profile, but is that really what I am? It's not, really. It's rather my way of dealing with dissonance.
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(Dissonance between my psychology and my body/society)
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If I transitioned, if I decided to live as a woman, would I still have the need for genderfuckery? I honestly don't know.
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So I guess my tentative conclusion is that genderqueerness might be temporary middle ground I occupy on the way to something else--
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--BUT it might not be!
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It could be a permanent ID. But I just don't know. I don't know what I'll be in 5 years.
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Either way, I think it is a valid identity and should be respected as such.
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But enough about me, let's talk about me
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Or it could be as an intermediate step to test the waters for some- much like coming out as bi is easier than a lesbian immediately for many
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Whole shtick of "my parents would kill me if they thought I wouldn't give them any grandkids" which I think we've all seen play out & all
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