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submitted 3 months ago by Cevilia to c/translater

Yesterday I updated my pronouns from she/they/any pronoun to they/she/any pronoun. Something deep inside me feels like that order fits better. "They" feels more right than "she".

When I joined, my bio started "Cis woman". Then "I'm a woman... I think" for a year or so. As of yesterday it starts "Woman or woman-like substance".

Anyone have any tips? Tricks? Things that'll help me figure out if this is the direction I really need to go? I feel kinda lost here. (and a smidge of imposter syndrome)

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[-] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Start by thinking of fictional characters that you've admired or feel resonate with who you are. What made this fictional character someone I could relate to? What made this individual's aesthetic and presentation worth emulating?

Not to be silly, but for me, it was Donatello the Ninja Turtle. I admired his compassion and curiosity. It was a gentler sort of masculinity that I felt was something worth emulating, rather than more toxic representations that are pervasive on that front. Later on, I encountered Raine Whispers from Owl House. I loved their courage and revolutionary spirit, and I just love their actor's voice. I wish I could steal it. Rosie O'Donnel's performance of Turk in Tarzan was also something that I wish I could emulate, vocally. Even as a kid, I had no idea Turk was a girl, and couldn't tell if she was a boy. I had seen so many cartoon characters in drag that seeing Turk in Jane's dress was funny no matter how you sliced it because it felt hilariously wrong for their gender.

I'm a firm believer in the idea that we learn so much from storytelling as we're growing up, and the heroes we admire end up becoming a part of who we are. I'm sure there's one character in a story you know who has roughly the gender you're looking for.

[-] Quokka@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago

So is that why my favourite sci-fi characters are Captain Janeway, Samantha Carter, and Ripley? Hmm even Buffy.

Okay I've certainly got a thing with strong women, especially when wearing tank tops now that I think about it.

[-] Cevilia 1 points 3 months ago

To be fair, Buffy was fucking awesome. A strong independent woman who didn't need a man to define her? Yes please!

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 3 points 3 months ago

Not to be silly, but for me, it was Donatello the Ninja Turtle. I admired his compassion and curiosity. It was a gentler sort of masculinity that I felt was something worth emulating, rather than more toxic representations that are pervasive on that front

I just wanted to tell you, that’s not silly at all. I have always really liked Beast from the X-Men for similar reasons.

It can be remarkably difficult to find gender-related things that I want to emulate so I’ll take them where I can get them.

this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2026
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