Exploring Gender Identity

[diefiend]

Hey everyone,

I've recently been going around the Internet, collecting information about androgyny and gender identity. A lot of it spoke to me, especially the bits about feeling genderless, neither a woman nor a man.

Since I'm brand new to this community, and to the whole idea of being an androgyne, I'd like to hear some ideas of how to explore my gender identity so I can really get a grasp of exactly who I am. I understand that I can change the way I dress, but I'm sure there are things I could try that don't specifically involve my outward appearance.

I'm biologically female, but any tips or tricks for both sexes will help myself and anyone else reading this.

So, what does everyone say?

[Jamie D]

Keep read the Androgyne forum and participate in the discussion.  You might also find the FtM forum of interest.

There is a child board for Androgyne Appearence.

[Kinkly]

being aware of how your reactions to different things are like/different to others and talking / asking about about those things really helped me in the early days, asking people if something an experience is common/ can help  feel too alone, this can be a great place to find yourself

[Jamie D]

being aware of how your reactions to different things are like/different to others and talking / asking about about those things really helped me in the early days, asking people if something an experience is common/ can help  feel too alone, this can be a great place to find yourself

I ran across this person while doing some reading, Kinkly.  Have you ever heard of Mme. Clofullia?

[Kinkly]

That pic looks familiar like I may have seen it ages ago but the name Mme, Clofullia doesn't ring a bell do you have a link?

[Jamie D]

Madame Josephine Clofullia has her own wikipedia entry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Clofullia

She was a very popular performer in her day.

[justmeinoz]

I prefer to think of Gender, Sexuality and Presentation as a 3 dimensional space rather than a line from M to F.  That way it is possible to be off to one side,  in several places at the same time or move around.
Whatever works for you is good. I currently regard myself as a Femme/Lipstick Translesbian, but that could change with time.

Karen.