I was having one of those lovely, long, liberating conversations with a guy that I'm hoping to at least be good friends with. We speak the same language and have similar goals. It's great so far.
So I was talking for a minute, and when I finished he said, It's like you're not a girl; you're a person.
Ha! He articulated how I have felt my whole life. I've always just felt like a person with thoughts who has some girly and boyish traits. But deep down, I just see myself as a person. I don't want to say genderless because, in a way, that implies a lacking of sorts (or maybe that's only in my head).
I'm just a person, and gender can be irrelevant. It was awesome for someone else to see that in me, especially from a male romantic prospect. I feel almost grateful.
About Me
- ShaneMo
- I am neither...gay or straight; young or old; masculine or feminine; white or Asian; fat or skinny; happy or unhappy. I love to write about and explore the grey. Because life is forcing me to embrace it. This blog is for all things queer: questioning norms, "The L Word," the Kelkian Army, my gay-related monologues, etc.
2 comments:
I've always had issues with this, too. Even in grade school, when they would separate us by gender. I might've been born 100% female, but I still felt like I was telling a lie when separated from the boys. Gender identity is a weird thing. It's better just to see people as people, =).
Yeah I think many would be better off with a less rigid form of gender socializing.
Thanks for commenting ;)
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