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i got called ma'am again today, and it melts my brain, because it's so different. instead of correcting themself when i got closer, the clerk complimented my outfit. i am sO NOT USED TO THIS. it feels nice, even if the gender is wrong.
i though it'd be impossible for me to be seen as not-male, so i just do/wear what i want. it's the earrings, isn't it?
do all of Us Folks go thru this? i've spent all day thinking about a 30-second interaction aaaaaaa
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@Oneironott oh my gosh, i would be flattered but feel so weird... i really just want the world to recognize more a/genders, but it's interesting how people try to make sense of nonbinary folks. "box A doesn't quite fit, probably box B. hmm." and if i had the social fortitude, i'd be like, shh shh, i tried for way too long to make that work...
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@Oneironott it's so good to hear this though. i am realizing that i deal with a lot of guilt from it, and it makes me want to hide. but the toothpaste won't go back in the the bottle.
"oh nooo there are actual men and women that deserve this, not me"
shhhhhhhut up brain
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@heytanuki i have definitely done through something similar, yeah. Someone i worked with previously thought i was a trans guy for the longest time and i never corrected ^^’