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Old Sep 05, 2013, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by IndieVisible View Post
Please don't take this the wrong way, apparently some people take me the wrong way at times. I'm not trying to be rude, but what exactly is the difference between GID and what you are talking about in this thread. I think clearing that up would be helpful for a lot of people that honestly see no difference.
GID has been dropped from psychological texts and no longer is a diagnosis. I do not have a gender identity disorder because, though I am not one sex or gender, I do not feel disordered. It makes perfect sense to me. Some days I wake up and I feel more masculine, and that's fine. Some days I wake up and feel more feminine. That's fine. Sometimes I feel neither (usually this is the case) and it does not cause me to feel panicked or uncomfortable. The only time I am uncomfortable is if someone triggers me, be that intentionally or unintentionally. Such as asking invasive questions, using slurs, etc.

A lot of non-binary folks feel the same as I do. It just is. It's either fluid, or it's still, or it's neither or. Dysphoria isn't a disorder per say, it is a side effect of our bodies not matching our genders. It is also a side effect of flawed social constructs that make non-binary/trans* folk feel like aliens.
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