Trans Perspective. Pronouns and Treatment · 7:06pm Oct 21st, 2021
It's been interesting lately... for a good while, "they/them" pronouns, while incorrect, didn't bug me; they were neutral, the symbol of the "unknown" while referencing gender. And that's alroght for me! If someone doesn't know I'm a girl, or if the topic of the discussion doesn't concern gender, these promouns are fine.
But for whatever reason, not anymore when they're used deliberately. As my awareness of my gender's increased, so did my sensitivity for pronouns. More even, I'm euphoric, outright happier every time someone calls me a "she". Naturally so, it fits.
It's funny. I remember my life before I realised my gender, and it was bleak and colourless. Not unhappy, but... bleak in comparison, somehow. I'm not sure how to explain it... maybe it's but my bias of right now? It might be. And yet still, it is true, those days seem that way now... perhaps because of how being misgendered makes me feel nowadays.
But you see, the point remains; for me, I could finally stop restraining myself when I realised my gender. It's almost as if that is who I had been all along, huh? 😉😘
