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worldwake · 6 months

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The older and more secure I get in my own identity, the less I find that words describe my experiences except in a very basic, literal, definitional sense. When I was 14 it seemed so important to nail my identity down, to meticulously match it with others' experiences, to describe every iota of myself with terms that nobody could really explain the meaning of. And that's sort of the point, I guess, there's no real meaning besides what an individual ascribes to a term when it comes to gender, but it's funny that now I have no words to describe my gender and I don't feel I need words to describe my gender. I suppose I should've seen it coming, I've never been comfortable describing my gender in any way. Now I just feel okay and secure that I don't like to and shouldn't have to. 🤷‍♂️

#theres nothing wrong with using microlabels (is that what theyre called?)#or describing every facet of your identity or experience #describe to whatever extent you think is necessary! the world is your oyster! etc #but i am so so so much happier and more secure in myself with the knowledge that i dont owe anyone any #description of my experience #in words that do not fit #in words that cannot explain the extent of my relationship with myself and my body and the world #and so on. and so forth.#i dont even use words to describe my sexuality very seriously or strongly #if i wanted to be accurate id have to use seven different words that only slightly differ from one another in definition and to me #i simply dont care that much #lol

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