So. This stuff. Above. It can be kinda complicated. Growing up, most of us were taught that it was easy, you are either a boy, or a girl, and you like boys or girls. TADA! Easy as pie!
Except…. That isnt really how it works… Because you see…
Only recently http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/12/03/1271431/apa-revises-manual-being-transgender-is-no-longer-a-mental-disorder/ Was transgender removed as a mental illness.
So, Gender Identity. What gender do you FEEL like. This is can be fairly fluid. One member of my core family is gender fluid, as is another of our outlying cluster.
What does this mean? It means that they may go months at a time identifying as one gender, days, or even hours. Then, it can switch. These two even go by different names depending.
I consider myself to be Gender Queer. Meaning, I dont feel like either very strongly.
There is also non gendered, and the more commonly known genders, ALL female or ALL male.
Gender Expression . How do you express yourself? You may identify as a Male, but enjoy dressing as a woman, full time even!
https://www.kimberlytiffany.com/ <~ that is Kimberly Tiffany. I know and adore this person. I met him at an event I worked at 2 years ago, and have seen him the following years. This year, I cant wait to spend more time with him. Kimberly is a great hugger, and always has on a great smile. Stellar person all around! Also: makes adorable fairy outfits himself.
I gender express as a female mostly. Usually, out of convience, and… I have to many curves as of right now to pass very well otherwise. Plus, I am a pretty big fan of boobs and cleavage.
There is, also, Androgyny.
http://imgur.com/xGerJXN
(I have a soft spot for Androgyny… it makes me SUPER weak in the knees… Just so you know…)
Biological sex. This is not something I know much about besides fairly basic. It has to do with your external sex organs. But, it may not be the ones you where born with, you may not have all female ones, or all male ones. So, I will move on to the next topic before I say something that is wrong
Attracted to sexually. What gender do you find most attractive? Females? Males? both? None? Somewhere in between? does it even matter to you? Females that present as males? males that present as females?
This also can change during your life time.
Do you have a ‘type’? or is it kinda all over?
I consider myself pretty pansexual. Ie. I LIKE people. I tend to crush on people who I connect with, who are genuene, who laugh and who I find attractive as a person. Gender is a lesser to me.
But I lean more towards girls… By a large amount. I do have a relationship with a guy, and I adore him. I have had crushes on other guys also.
Attracted to Romatically. Pretty much the same as above
Next post? We are going to jump over to sexuality a little deeper.