Nobody could tell you what it feels like to be a woman. So you performed it. Wore the dress. Smiled for the photo. Comforted everyone else’s feelings about who you were supposed to be.

You’ve been up at 3am running the algorithm. You’ve wondered if you’re broken by the patriarchy or just…broken.

You’ve been told to crack the egg, be your authentic self, like there aren’t a thousand walls between you and that.

Maybe you’re not an egg…maybe you’re stuck in a…I don’t know…maybe in a bog. Head above water. Still breathing. Still counting that as a win.

For every AFAB person, who’s felt trapped and not trans enough – however, you currently identify. This won’t give you answers. But it might make you stop punishing yourself for not having them.

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