Gender is on a spectrum. I am female and have always felt that I am female... But I am not on the "girlie girl" end of female. I can polish up nice when needed and am an expert marksmen if needed .My mother dressed my foofy frilly as long as she could but that ended very quckly once I had a say. After that my family just let me be me. I know and love many people in many different places as far as gender identity. The most important thing is being true to yourself.

I have enjoyed watching my son as he develops his place. Having autism he doesn't give in to social pressures and feels more free to be what he feels. One year he was a pink pegisis with tons of sparkle for holloween the next he was a ninja... He day to day life is no ldifferent. I think we are born who we are but from the moment we are born and they wrap us in a pink or blue blanket we are told what society expects us to be.