Something that has given me a ton of gender euphoria is actually school. I understand that it is only recently that the concept of pronouns has been getting accepted by society, but I don’t feel like I need to pretend to be okay with people using she/her pronouns for me to make someone else comfortable. Some people consider me selfish for that, but when someone understands my struggles, it’s much easier to talk with them. These things make me not like hanging out with my cisgender friends as much as I do my trans friends.
One of the friends I had talked to about my pronouns was misgendering me throughout the conversation and not noticing. I remember, it recently happened when I was talking with two of my friends in school.
There’s been times where friends of mine, ones who have seen my entire process of finding out my identity and even knew me when I thought I was cisgendered, were the same people who triggered major dysphoric episodes. It makes me feel like others don’t see me as myself, but as a girl. I’m aware that my identity is who I am on the inside, but when it doesn’t reflect on the outside, it makes me uncomfortable in my own body. Only today did I get my binder and It gave me a lot of euphoria about who I am. Those clothes aren’t super comfortable when outside. I was born a female, so up until today, there wasn’t a way I could hide my breasts without wearing hoodies and huge clothes, which isn’t super fun when you live in Florida and it’s summer. I don’t really have a reason, I just don’t feel like I need it to feel confident about my identity.Įven though I don’t feel like I need surgery, I still get a lot of gender dysphoria about my body. Personally, I’m not really interested in getting gender-affirming surgery. If you couldn’t tell by the description of it, gender dysphoria is a terrible feeling. Like many trans people (not all), I do experience both gender euphoria and dysphoria. An example of this is when transmascs bind (wear a binder) the idea of having a flat chest could give a transmasc person gender euphoria.Īt this moment, I don’t know what my gender identity is, but I know I fall under the trans umbrella. This feeling usually happens when someone wears clothes/accessories that make them feel masculine/feminine. Gender euphoria on the other hand is a feeling of joy that a trans person can have when they think about their true gender identity. Gender dysphoria is the feeling of distress caused by the desire to have the physical characteristics of the gender you identify as, but were not born with. Today I’ll be telling you about what gender dysphoria and euphoria are like from my perspective. Accessible Language and Transportation Servicesįrom the perspective of a teen who falls under the trans umbrella.HIV, Hep C, & STI Screening & Treatment.Testing, Prevention, Treatment, & Management.Specialty Care Linkages with Affiliate Partners.Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Support.Gender-Affirming Care & Transition Support.
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