We seem to be looking at the same issue of being stereotyped by our body and presentation, from different angles. I appreciated your take. I got a lot more comfortable once I found a way to reframe the issue that worked for me. In the same format:
I am neither man nor woman, Yet every item of clothing Is marked for one or the other. So when am I not crossdressing?
Stores sort their clothing by gender. I am neither man nor woman. Where is my clothing department? I search, but I cannot find it.
Calling clothes "men's" or "women's" is Just other people's opinions. I am neither man nor woman; The whole store is my department.
I choose the clothing that suits me. I mark those clothes for my gender. I am no longer crossdressing. I am neither man nor woman.
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My take on the matter
Date: 2022-02-04 07:49 pm (UTC)I am neither man nor woman,
Yet every item of clothing
Is marked for one or the other.
So when am I not crossdressing?
Stores sort their clothing by gender.
I am neither man nor woman.
Where is my clothing department?
I search, but I cannot find it.
Calling clothes "men's" or "women's" is
Just other people's opinions.
I am neither man nor woman;
The whole store is my department.
I choose the clothing that suits me.
I mark those clothes for my gender.
I am no longer crossdressing.
I am neither man nor woman.