>> Being a gender is peaceful and comfortable. Pretending to be a gender is hard work at best, and soul-destroying at worst. Even if it's a gender you enjoy playing, you have to do a bunch of stuff very differently than normal -- although apparently some people do find crossdressing to be relaxing, so go figure. <<
Some of this differs substantially from my experience, and the experiences of others I know, and more whose stories I have read.
I suspect those experiences are already things you are aware of and understand well, and preaching to the choir to many of your readers, but I believe there is value in having them available to those who find this post and do not have as thorough a background as those of us who deal with, and in many cases live with, these issues.
Because I didn't feel comfortable putting my thoughts on this in your comments without content warnings, I put up a post in my own blog (CW: gender-driven violence, death) with my comments on the subject. I will gladly copy over anything you are comfortable with having posted here.
Re: Thank you!
Some of this differs substantially from my experience, and the experiences of others I know, and more whose stories I have read.
I suspect those experiences are already things you are aware of and understand well, and preaching to the choir to many of your readers, but I believe there is value in having them available to those who find this post and do not have as thorough a background as those of us who deal with, and in many cases live with, these issues.
Because I didn't feel comfortable putting my thoughts on this in your comments without content warnings, I put up a post in my own blog (CW: gender-driven violence, death) with my comments on the subject. I will gladly copy over anything you are comfortable with having posted here.