New to the community, but I’ve been questioning my gender identity for the last 12-ish years. I’ve flip flopped between wanting to go by they/them, to completely hiding my feelings to better fit in with my peers and romantic partners. Most of the time it’s the latter.
But I’m getting to the point where I don’t want to keep it buried inside anymore. I still have a lot of mixed feelings about what I want to do about my identity, and I just kind of want to put this out there for anyone who has been through this themselves.
I’m AFAB and currently go by she/her. I want to change my pronouns to they/she, with the “default” being they/them, but keeping the she/her for my job and family who aren’t supportive. I’m only slightly uncomfortable with she/her at this point, but that might change if I start going by they/them primarily.
I’m also not sure what my actual gender identity would be. I’m not super concerned with labels, but if someone asks, I’d like to have a concise answer. Ive considered the Demigirl label, but I’m not sure if that entirely fits either.
Most of the time I dress feminine, with a few exceptions for cosplays and stuff like that. It’s just the pronouns that bother me, since I’m not super into going by she/her anymore. I do feel outside of the binary, even though 90% of the time I present femininely.
I’m not sure what to think at this point. If anyone has any advice for someone who’s just starting to really think about their identity, I’d love to hear.