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sorry to hear that

Make sure to let them feel safe about expressing themself. I hope everything goes well for you both (^w^)

What does my gender even change about my life?

The answer is probably different for each person. I always felt weird about the expectations people have on me based on my gender.

Is gender even real?

Great question! I don’t know. Probably is… and isn’t. I think about it like a social construct, like money for example. Money doesn’t exist in biology or in physics. Its just paper, or metal discs, or a number on my screen. But it definitely affects the lives of people living in any civilization. But gender can’t be just a social construct because it’s too subjective. There probably is more to it.

There isn’t much scientific research in gender. We definitely need more.

oh well… I thought I was neutral about my gender (I also thought everyone was, and that my discomfort with my body was normal), but I started trying stuff and having people referring to me with “she” and “her” and just seeing me as a feminine person made me feel a comfort I never felt before.

I don’t think I understand your question (^—^;)

edit: just to be clear, when I said “born a woman” I meant AFAB.

“I don’t understand trans people. Why would you have a problem with the gender you were given at birth? If I was born a woman I wouldn’t want to transition into a man”

- me before I realized I was trans