I'm not sure whether I am a transgendered person or not. I like being a boy. I'd rather be a boy than a girl. People have to call me Dylan, but I insist that it's a girl's name as well as a boy's. But I'm not sure whether or not there is more to it than that, because I would rather be a boy sometimes, but not all the time, but it's usually for reasons other than what I feel inside. For reasons like, "girls get x privilege. Any help?
Why do you insist that Dylan is also a girl's name? Is it because it bothers you when people think that, because of your name, you're a guy? Or is it because you're protecting yourself from the implications of telling people you want a guy's name? Wanting the perks of being a girl doesn't make you a girl. For example, I really appreciate the fact that as a haver-of-ovaries, I'm allowed to talk to small children without people assuming I'm a pedophile. And if I turn out to be a guy (not sure what I am), I'd miss that. But that wouldn't mean I wasn't a guy. Being trans isn't about liking the perks of being a guy or a girl. It's about who you ARE. Inside. And if inside, you feel like a guy, then you're a guy.
Well, I just don't want the kids at my school to have more of a reason to make fun of me, plus, if it weren't for mt insisting that, my mom wouldn't let anyone call me Dylan. And about the other stuff you said, I get what you mean. Because, I feel like a guy most of the time, but, like you said, being a girl has perks. Thank you. I'll do some meditation and soul-searching about it. Thank you.
