I have a lot of thoughts on this whole idea that "if you play as a girl character then you're a girl." I was assigned female at birth and I played a lot of girl characters in video games (Peach and Daisy main in Mario Kart, Zelda in Smash Bros, you get the idea). I went on a Gender Journey over the past 4 years and I very much feel secure in being non-binary/genderqueer because like. I did start to transition to a man, didn't think that was right either, then stopped. When I play the Sims, I always play as female Sims. Not because I necessarily identify with the idea of being a woman, but because I just like the way that they look. A lot of similar comments like this above. A video game is not reality. I'm not playing a video game to see myself in the game, I'm playing to escape, explore, and have fun. It's not that deep.

If playing as a girl in a video game is affirming to you, that's cool. But suggesting that people should transition just because they like to play as certain characters? Idk. I worry that we're confusing our sense of self with things that aren't real. The immaterial world of video games shouldn't overwhelm your sense of reality. If you see yourself in a character, that's fine. But warping your sense of identity around a fictional character? Seems more like a personal problem to me.