• Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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    9 hours ago

    I remember reading a story about a guy who dressed up in his mom’s clothes to pretend he was her as a child. He did not grow up to be trans or gay, he just wanted to cosplay as a person he loved and admired. They just laughted it off. It is insane that I similar stories where parents will punish kid for similar behavior.

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      8 hours ago

      I can remember being interested in wearing feminine clothing and even makeup as a child and teenager. At some point I had online friends who were transgender and they kind of pushed the idea that maybe I was trans too (no hate to them, they were teenagers too and probably just excited), but no, still definitely a dude. It’s just fun to try different things!

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        6 hours ago

        Yup. That’s pretty much me. I’m in my late 30s and as a kid I didn’t really dress up much but for some reason I could walk in heels like no ones business.

        Always been kind of curious around that stuff, and wasn’t quite sure where I fell in the spectrum. But now that I’m married to an enby, and have a girlfriend who’s trans, it’s quite apparent to me I am anything but trans. Just a pan/poly dude who leans fem. I wear ankle long skirts in the summer time because they’re far more comfortable than pants (And they look good too).

        Clothing is not gendered. Just because you like wearing clothes that are “intended” for the other gender doesn’t change you as a person. Just because I like wearing skirts because I got a lot going on down there and I like the room doesn’t make me any less of a man.