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submitted 2 weeks ago by SonofaBixcuit@sh.itjust.works to c/nonbinary

Like “sparkly cis” (my own term?) or something like that? At first, I started using the pronouns he/him. Then, when I realized that I actually don’t identify as a man and that it didn’t feel right, I started switching to they/them, as I felt like neither a man nor a woman and didn’t feel strongly about gender either way.

Well, I’m fully aware that what’s in one's pants is NOT equivalent to their gender, but the thing is: I don’t really want a penis. I don’t want both. I really want neither, maybe just a hole, but the vagina I have is fine to me because it’s not a penis.

I’m AFAB and identify with feminine terms and neutral terms, like the pronouns she/they. If I’m dating someone, I want to be referred to as “partner” or “girlfriend” but not “boyfriend”. Not “man”, “dude”, or “bro”, though I also see those as gender-neutral, so I’m more okay with those than “boyfriend”.

“Homie” or “friend” is my favorite, though. I don’t even mind just “person”, but I prefer homie or friend like I said.

I feel impostor syndrome or whatever though and it feels like I’m just a cis woman with extra steps or “spicy/sparkly cis”.

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[-] maya@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago

You seem to not identify strongly with "man" or "woman" which seems pretty nonbinary to me imo. If you feel that nonbinary is a good description of your gender, use it. Your gender does not need to be earned or proven.

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Your gender does not need to be earned or proven.

Girl, I wish I had read this 6-7 years ago. Your gender should serve you and make you feel better, not be a constant source of anguish.

[-] MomoGajo@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You might want to look into Agender. It is much of what I feel about my gender most of the time. I view the F on gender markers for my self to be a "fuck it sure", rather than the definitive gender of my self.

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That sounds like agender to me, friend

[-] SonofaBixcuit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! Looking into it, it sounds like me!

[-] lalah@sakurajima.moe 6 points 2 weeks ago

@SonofaBixcuit you can call yourself cis or nonbinary or both or neither

they are all labels, no more or less

[-] Tattie@eldritch.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago

@SonofaBixcuit these doubts are common, a way that external transphobia "gets into your head" 😣

How do you feel about other people whose identities are nuanced and outside the male/female binary? Are you treating yourself with anything like the grace you would extend to a friend or stranger?

Love and strength.

[-] jahtnamas@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

idk, this sounds pretty outside the binary to me.

re: the pants paragraph: are you aware of genital nullification surgery?

[-] AnimalPlanet 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nobody is really anything except the matter and energy that make them up. Labels are tools humans use to try to categorize things and make meaning when there is none.

Given that you aren't particularly drawn to most gendered terms, specifically ones that aren't gender-neutral enough, consider exploring the label "agender" for yourself. You could try it on and see what fits.

Sometimes a more blanket term like "queer" feels better to people.

A note that we can't wrap our entire being into a single word; there's too much of it to fit, and we're bound to over-pour the container. It can be more helpful to consider them as tags or attributes, not containers.

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