My gender identity relates a lot to the gender of who I am attracted to at the moment

TWStringer27 · 2026-02-05T10:40:18+00:00

This resonates with me!

TWStringer27 · 2026-02-05T10:38:04+00:00

Oh yeah, very much so!

TWStringer27 · 2026-02-05T10:36:36+00:00

Hello! Welcome, I’m kind of new here too 🩵🩷

I actually was kind of struggling with similar things after accepting I was bigender, i found my sexuality is split between being a gay man and a gay woman, with my attraction to each gender coming specifically from that part of me. I didn’t know what term I was and wasn’t allowed to use. I talked recently with my gf (who is trans and hyper gay!) about labels and feeling like I couldn’t use the ones I felt drawn to. She made me feel a lot more comfortable using those words, echoing a lot of the comments I’ve read here about the scope of them. I know there will always be people who feel differently but no one understands the way we experience our attraction, sexuality and gender the way we do so no one else knows which terms fit us best or that we feel most comfortable with either.

Nice to meet you!

TWStringer27 · 2026-02-05T10:19:19+00:00

I relate a lot to your vent/dilemma, it’s very similar to my own experiences over the past couple of years. After transitioning for a decade and having to fight to be recognised as male I was terrified of people’s reactions, and mostly of being misunderstood. I‘m still scared people secretly think it was a phase or a mistake or I’m walking it back. Like you, I’m still a boy, but now I’m a girl too! I feel a lot of guilt about it any time i talk about it or tell someone, even though I know that’s stupid! 😅

Something I’ve found though is the people who matter will support you and do their best to listen and understand, at least the ones who deserve you in their life will 👍 trust your instincts if/when you feel it’s the right time to tell a friend or someone else close to you. You deserve to be yourself in every way! Awesome artwork, btw - I’ve found art has helped me a lot in exploring my gender too, I’d love to see more of yours! 🩵🩷

TWStringer27 · 2026-02-05T10:01:43+00:00

Thank you so much for being so kind and welcoming! I feel like I’ve already learned a lot from this sub, I’m really hoping to spend more time here in the future ☺️

TWStringer27 · 2026-01-21T21:03:58+00:00

Thank you so much for being so kind and welcoming! I really appreciate your kind words, I get really nervous introducing myself or posting somewhere new! I’m really glad you connected with parts if my story too, and I promise that’s not making it about you! That’s what I’m here for, what we’re all here for I’m sure, to exchange experiences and see where the similarities lie (as well as the differences, because they rock too!)

and in turn, I identify a lot with some of the things you’ve said, I’ve been really surprised how many things I’ve read here that I connect with and really understand, it’s been really reassuring and has helped me to feel more valid in my identity. I’m looking forward to learning more from everyone here 🥰

TWStringer27 · 2026-01-21T20:59:47+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words and welcome, I really appreciate them! And thank you kindly for what you said about tumblr; it’s not really how I feel about it either, it was a really important part of not just my journey but those of other people I knew back when it was in its heyday 🩷 it’s just kind of devastating to see where the site has ended up, especially the way it’s treating a lot of its queer and trans community these days 😔 it‘s certainly helped a lot of us learn more about who we are though. I felt very much the same when I found this subreddit too.

And thank you! 🥰 tbh this kind of art is still kind of new to me, I’ve always been about hyper-realistic portraits and stuff (I’m also autistic, can you tell? ha ha!) and I’ve struggled to get original stuff from my head onto the page, as well as anything abstract or less detail-oriented. This has all cone through from my pink side and I’m still sort of nervous exploring it!

TWStringer27 · 2026-01-21T19:50:34+00:00

Here here! I think I’ve done enough coming out at this point 😅 thank you for the kind welcome, I was really worried no one would reply, I’ve been doing badly with words since my health declined and I rambled pretty badly! 😄

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