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Apr 01, 2016, 02:35 PM
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Lately Ive been feeling more and more like I cannot relate to men. Even my close guy friends I feel awkward around. I feel like I can only be myself when I am around women. I honestly dont know how to act around men. My entire life Ive felt more feminine than masculine. I dont think I ever have.
But I dont think transgender is the right label for me. I find my penis disgusting but I dont identify as a woman. Is there a term for what Im describing? |
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Apr 01, 2016, 08:01 PM
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Hello leejt1986: I see this is your first post here on PC... so... welcome to PsychCentral... from the Skeezyks!
 May you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.  I can't really answer your question. I'm an older person who has struggled with transgender-type feelings my whole life. For a good share of my life the term "transgender" hadn't even been invented yet. So, although I imagine I know a lot about being, or at least feeling like one is, transgender, I'm not at all familiar with all of the terminology that is in use nowadays. So I will need to leave it to others, here on the Transgender forum, to suggest some appropriate terminology to you. What I will just suggest to you is that there are many resting places along the gender-identity continuum. And wherever you find yourself coming to rest, it's all good. (By the way, I've never felt comfortable around men either... especially groups of men...  I wish you well...  
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Apr 01, 2016, 08:17 PM
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Hello. Have you heard of demigirl? It means part girl part something else. Or maybe neutrosis? Like, gender neutral? Have you looked up gender terminology? If not, it may help you. Hope you find the term you are looking for
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Apr 02, 2016, 04:51 AM
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Apr 10, 2016, 04:11 PM
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Apr 15, 2016, 08:45 AM
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genderfluid perhaps?
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Apr 15, 2016, 11:47 PM
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Transgender, the way I understand it, is a term that can mean so many different things. It's not just MtF or FtM. Those are also binaries, just like M or F. There's gender fluid, genderqueer, gender neutral, all kinds of things I probably haven't even heard yet. Regardless of what you call yourself, there's a place on (or off) the spectrum for you.
What you're referring to--genital dysmorphia--is common in trans people BUT that does not mean you are trans. It doesn't have to mean anything. You get to decide what it means. Hopefully you can find other people who have similar experiences/feelings. Also, your feelings/experiences/self-identification could change over time. Mine has. I'd say if you keep an open mind and make sure you have whatever support you need, you should be able to land on both feet, so to speak.
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