Comments | belenen: transgender and transsexual identities as I relate to them (am I trans?)

belenen

transgender and transsexual identities as I relate to them (am I trans?)

Jul 04, 2009 05:31

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gender, queerness, body image

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acid_burns July 4 2009, 10:14:43 UTC

"I have no truth but the truth inside you." - Patti Smith

♥

belenen July 4 2009, 10:26:19 UTC

♥

outside of society, that's where I want to be

[icon love - need to watch the film again soon] acid_burns July 4 2009, 10:29:45 UTC

♥ baby was a black sheep...

camilleyun July 4 2009, 11:17:06 UTC

I have a friend I have known since 1996 who has had and prefers sexual experiences with both men and women. Keley has a penis but feels female inside, love sports, is in the military, is married, has 2 children, and is not interested in surgery. Keley has dressed in skirts and dresses and gone out in public but the rest of the time it's very gender-neutral clothing because if anything personal were revealed the very well-paying job in military special intelligence would be threatened because of THEIR beliefs ( ... )

divinemiss_em July 4 2009, 11:47:42 UTC

This was a really interesting post! Thank you for sharing it ( ... )

fyrebard July 4 2009, 12:43:34 UTC

I think, in a large part brought on because you have been there speaking on it and made it an issue for me to think on, that the issue of transgendered has been something I'm thinking on a lot more recently. I have always had "masculine" qualities - wanting to open doors for people, to protect those who are weaker than me, to help with carrying things, and if you've ever seen me when I'm in puzzle mode (well, that's what I call it) I am very good at solving things in a logical manner. All my life, too, I have had difficulty expressing stereo-typical feminine values, such as nurturing (only have so much patience for that), expressing emotion (beside anger...), submitting (to anyone, without feeling like a weak-pated ninny), and being docile (heh). It's not (I *believe*) that I think I am a freak so much anymore, but I have actually wondered why I didn't fit the way I was supposed to ( ... )

hope_persists July 4 2009, 14:01:20 UTC

have you heard the term genderqueer? from the outside, it seems like maybe a term that would resonate more than trans (and be more descriptive to others in the world of gender nonconformists). but i can't speak for how it feels on the inside.