Hello,
I am a soon-to-be college graduate (this Saturday in fact, and will most likely graduate magna cum laude) who is questioning my gender identity and identifies on the feminine side of the gender spectrum. I was assigned male at birth and identified as fully male until a few years ago, when I began to adopt a more fluid gender expression in the relative safety of my college campus. Although I live in Texas (albeit in a large metro area, but not Austin), I have not been afraid to express myself more femininely in public off-campus, including in settings where large numbers of people are present (such as when I go to the mall to go shopping, along with some of the places in my city's downtown area).
While I hate to discuss my worries, as a college graduate I am currently worried about my future on the job market, as I am gender nonconforming, live in Texas, have not been able to make any legal changes to my identity, and have a less-than-accepting family. That said, I also have multiple business ideas which could potentially serve as viable businesses should I choose to start them (some of them require coding/web development knowledge that I need to learn ASAP).
On a more positive note, I have quite a diverse interest set, too! I am quite passionate about things that will help my community, services that will help small business owners and startups get off the ground and/or improve their business, and fashion (I do enjoy shopping for new clothes, especially women's stuff, although I keep up with men's trends too!).
Currently I would say that my gender identity borders between non-binary and genderfluid (that is fluidity between the binary genders), and would use the pronoun most corresponding to my gender expression at a particular moment in time. That said, I am leaning more towards MTF in the long run, as I am more comfortable in a feminine role (at least between the two binary genders).
- B.C.
