
when I look in the mirror, I see someone who’s not me. which hurts, but it helps with figuring out what’s missing or wrong appearance-wise. and if I think of myself as a man or woman and am uncomfortable with that, then I can figure out *why* I’m uncomfortable, and if there’s situations where I’m ok with being called a man/woman
that’s part of why gender labels help a lot, since you can frame yourself as agender, gender-fluid with X leanings, demigirl, demiboy, genderfaun, and anything else. and if you’re not ok with that label, that’s still super helpful—now you can find out *why* that labels not comfortable, and then you know more about how you want to be perceived