“I first discovered I was trans a couple months before my 13th birthday. One day I woke up, and was immensely uncomfortable with my body--anything feminine about it repulsed me, and I couldn’t bear to look at myself. I cried because my chest wasn’t flat enough, and cried again out of joy when I finally got my first chest binder. Over the next couple years, I had a tumultuous relationship with my gender. Sometimes I hated every aspect of my body, sometimes I loved wearing clothes that accentuate my curves. I identified as genderfluid for a long time, and eventually as just non-binary. 5 years later my relationship with gender is no longer tumultuous, but harmonious. Existing outside the binary and presenting myself without the confines of gender is how I feel like my most authentic self. My message to anyone questioning their gender: it’s okay to experiment, to try things out and throw them away, to change your mind. Remember--gender is personal. It affects no one but you and you only. Do what makes YOU comfortable and happy, and never apologize for being yourself.”
-Tiger
-Tiger