• DJDarren@thelemmy.club
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    1 年前

    Ain’t this the truth.

    I’m a cis guy who likes to dress feminine around the house, and figured I’d paint my nails sparkly red and green for Christmas. Went into (my very masculine place of) work with them and got a depressing amount of comments asking if I’m gay, or expressing concern that I might be.

    My dudes, it’s painted nails. I’m not trying to rail you all. Not least because my standards are far higher.

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      And this is also why its called homoPHOBIA. Often these people are literally afraid of gay(or any other queer) people. Nothings scarier than the unknown and especially if all your life theyve told you what horrible acts they perform.

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      “bUt NoRmAlCy…” Fuck this stupid, perverse idea of normalcy. People should be free to express themselves (as long as theyre not harming anyone ofc), no matter their gender. The freedom of expression is fundamentally programmed into the human nature and must be respected in a free society.

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      Doing those kinds of things at home because they were fun actually led to me realizing I’m genderfluid recently. It’s been crazy facing a part of my experience of life that the patriarchal society we live in essentially deprived me of up to this point: knowing how euphoric it feels to let myself want to be pretty and feminine sometimes.

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        Amen to that, broster.

        I’m lucky that my wife is enby and a similar size, so was happy for me to try on some of their clothes. Long story short, Vinted has enabled me to build up a small wardrobe of dresses, skirts, and pretty tops that I wear most evenings. It feels nice to feel pretty.

        I’m basically Captain Shakespeare.

        (Robert De Niro in Stardust, dancing in his dressing room wearing lingerie and a feather boa.)

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          So far I’ve only got socks, skirts, and hair accessories (hair down to my waist). Definitely been wanting to explore other clothing now that I know myself better.

          It sounds like you’re having a blast, and it’s always fun to hear about how other folks have experimented. Vinted looks neat, If you’ve got any other tips let me know lol