Hi, I'm currently questioning my gender. I was born a female but I always have wanted to be a male. When I was younger I always wished a could be a boy, that it would always be easier for me. I've always disliked dresses, skirts, nail polish, anything a stereotypical girl would like. I think of myself as bisexual and I have short hair which I feels suits me better than long hair. And when I think of myself as 'Presley' (my real name) it doesn't feel like me, it feels too feminine. Any advice? (I'm in 8th grade, and a lot of people have told me its a 'phase' yet I've always sorta felt this way)
I think you need to ask yourself what your motives really are. For me, my "defining moment" was a shift in my gender, and realising that my core feelings had changed from "I want to be a girl" to "I AM a girl". There is a fundamental difference between the two. I know that's probably not entirely helpful; my questioning was prolonged because I couldn't just go down to the shop and get a shot of "feeling female" for comparison. But when I felt it, I knew without a doubt - it was the first thing my brain though in response.
Do you hate/dislike your body? If you could change your sex for free, zero pain, with no negative effects, would you?
