I’m autistic and have always had a complex relationship with the concept of gender - for all intents and purposes, I classify myself as a woman — it’s literally just easier than explaining how I feel to every new person I befriend — but I’ve always just felt like Me like why does that need a label based on what clothes I like to wear or what my body looks like?
There’s a great study you should read called “I Don't Feel Like a Gender, I Feel Like Myself”: Autistic Individuals Raised as Girls Exploring Gender Identity by Kouthri & McLeod
I’m autistic and have always had a complex relationship with the concept of gender - for all intents and purposes, I classify myself as a woman — it’s literally just easier than explaining how I feel to every new person I befriend — but I’ve always just felt like Me like why does that need a label based on what clothes I like to wear or what my body looks like?
There’s a great study you should read called “I Don't Feel Like a Gender, I Feel Like Myself”: Autistic Individuals Raised as Girls Exploring Gender Identity by Kouthri & McLeod
I think you might find it interesting :)
I feel so seen in the best way possible aaaaa gender has always been so confusing to me and I feel every word of this essay so personally and deeply
to be feminine does not mean to be a wife or a mother and i need society to recognize that! (i am also proudly childfree)