I fear I'm the person TERFs go on about.

I'm AFAB and have been going with neutral pronouns in my immediate circle for probably two and a half years now.

I still have no idea if I "genuinely" need to be identified as a gender that is not "woman", or if I think I need that because I want to distance myself from the gender that I have been conditioned to consider an oppressive force in my life through socialization.

I have ZERO clue whether my feelings are to be regarded as "legitimate" dysphoria, or an over-prolonged pubescent "I'm nOT LiKe oThEr gIRLs" sentiment.

I also wonder if saying "I'm not a woman" is just my way of evading female competition in the eyes of any given interlocutor.

Shit, I have no idea. I only know I have a toxic ass relationship with "womanhood".

That's my two cents for the day, Fridays are perfect for identity crises, hi.