Living as a man for two years served its purpose – I’m empowered because of it.
William believes that changing your mind on your self-expression is okay After I came out as a trans man in September 2021, a select few of my old women’s clothes managed to survive the charity shop purge. There’s the sequined denim jacket. An old jumper with bright pink details. Jewellery gifted by family – a mini abstract art pendant handmade by my aunt, a chain of pink and green gemstones. These weren’t items I’d forced myself to buy, or kept just for feminine appearances.
But coming down from the manhood honeymoon period, I’ve found myself no longer needing to lean so hard on social ideas of masculinity, just to try and feel right in the world. Getting to grips with all this made me realise, around January this year, that I’m not a man. Living as one for two years served its purpose – I’m empowered because of it. But like an item of clothing that expresses some past version of myself, it isn’t me anymore. And that’s okay.
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