*stares*

[conuly]

I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way, but...

Dear god, how many of youse guys are transgendered/ambiguiously gendered/whatever????

I'm now up to four people on my friends list (that I know of). And I love you all dearly, and want everyone to be as happy as is reasonably possible. I just didn't know so many of my friends were... whatever the word is (I'm still not sure about that). Kinda like when I realized so many of my friends were religious, but different. (Actually, it's a tossup about which surprised me more.)

I mean, I understand why so many of my friends are autists, because I actively seek out autistic friends. And I understand why so many of my friends are bi, because most people are. But I'm a bit surprised at the number of people who identify as transgendered/whatever. I understand vaguely why various people are trans, but I'm not sure how chance led me to have more trans friends than I realized. Unless my view on statistics was completely effed up.

Yeah, this did come out wrong. I mean more along the lines of "wow, I'm surprised, I wasn't expecting that" not "OMG! UR ALL FREKES!!!!1111oneoneeleventyone!!!1". Once the surprise at the numbers wears off, I'll be back to my normal non-caring benevolence.

Incidentally, if you want to tell me anything revelatory, now would be a good time.

Comments

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

I'm a mostly straight chick, or as I like to put it "straight with a twist of lemon". Back when I was much younger I used to wonder if I was trans because I think I felt so out of sync with most "typical" girls my age (I wasn't boy-crazy like I felt I was supposed to be) but I've since realised that my problem is more with gender roles than my plumbing. Which basically just makes me your average, garden-variety feminist.

Well, I think spelling women "womyn" is stupid, and I'm okay with pornography. So I'm not sure I'm your average, garden-variety feminist either. ;)

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Thank you for saying that, because I think it helps clarify in my mind what I was trying to say. I used to feel very out of place amongst my own sex (I still get on better with guys, but it's something I'm overcoming at university where there is just generally more encouragement to be an individual.) And I don't deny that I still harbour occasional wishes that my father had given me his y chromosome. But I think you're right - what I had issues with were the gender roles. That, combined with (what I have since identified as) heteroasexuality is what made me feel out of place and un-female when I was younger. Now that it's all sorted in my head, I'm far more comfortable with my sex. Although I think I am still a bit more masculine than is typical.