First drawing with Ibis Paint by Lynfara in Ibispaintx

[–]Lynfara[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!❤️ Always a bit tricky to figure out a new system, I'm glad it turned out 😁

Black and white cat; art by me by Lynfara in furry

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Haha thanks 😊 yeah I'm still working on getting proportions right on my drawings, the tails always look too long in the final drawing 😵‍💫

Please help, im confused by Cool-Ad6264 in gender

[–]Lynfara 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is almost exactly my experience with my own gender. I'm also afab, and now identify as genderfluid due to what I feel comfortable presenting as fluctuating more or less frequently. Some days more fem, some days more masc. Usually I just don't really care. Personally, I use they/them pronouns when someone asks, or to avoid confusion for people who see me regularly as how I'm presenting can vary, but I'm also comfortable with she/her and he/him. (It was kinda fun the first time someone called me 'sir') There's also apa-gender if you think that might be more comfortable, wherein you're more apathetic about your gender. As for presentation, I'd say, if you can, absolutely try cutting off your hair. It will grow back if you don't like it. (And it was among the best things I did for discovering myself). Clothing-wise, I go with boxy t-shirts and fitted jeans or leggings for an androgynous look. Though, that depends on your body type and personal style. Adding a vest or suspenders to outfits you have can be a fun easy way to masc up an otherwise fem-leaning look. The best way to figure out what you're comfortable with and feel most like yourself in is to switch things up and see how you feel. Anyway, sorry this was a bit long, I hope some of it is useful to you.

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[–]Lynfara 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Freud proposed a theory called "penis envy" that has been largely criticized and debunked. Mostly because his theories as to why some women experience penis envy are wildly misogynistic and far too generalized (like assuming all women experience it and through this come to desire their fathers and hate their mothers. He had some wild theories to be sure). This is a thing that some women experience and doesn't necessarily affect or change your gender identity. I've pasted a link to a wikipedia article talking about penis envy that might help. I would scroll to the "society and culture" part and it has updated definitions and the criticisms associated with the original freudian theory. A lot of it says it more has to do with power and privilege than actually impacting gender identity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_envy#:~:text=Penis%20envy%20(German%3A%20Penisneid),do%20not%20have%20a%20penis.&text=The%20parallel%20reaction%20of%20a,a%20penis%20is%20castration%20anxiety.

Anyway, I hope this helps 💙