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Got some of the wonderful old gender euphoria back today. I haven't changed perspective or had anything special happen, it was just seeing my reflection in a shop window and seeing my figure looking a lot more feminine. People think trans women just want to look like cis women, but hrt changes us in so many ways and I reject cis normative ideas of what women are supposed to appear like. If I feel more femme I just fucking well am. I've kinda stopped journaling as nothing much different is happening lately so I'm glad today I can mark time again with a note of joy.
it's all good and there's no one way to look like or be a woman
so many big hugs
( and can I say I envy your confidence :) )
there's no one way to look like or be a woman
Well said! I think I want this on a t-shirt.
The cis normativity I'm talking about actually comes from within the trans community. Because we've been gatekept for so fucking long. It used to be not very long ago you had to present for a year as the opposite gender to birth to be even considered trans by a fucking psychologist. People in the UK have to wait 5 years and jump through similar hoops. I'm legitimately part of very new generation of trans people who have had positive experiences in dealing with health care providers. There's a lot of us, but the old cis norms fucking resent the shit out of us.
Precisely and thank you so much for all of your kindness and support.
I kinda get you, I refuse to dress my age, as if that is a thing 🤷♀️ but I'm not trying to look young, I look like me