REAL sexual, real guarded/defensive/secretive . . . and confusing.
Mostly passed all that now, more integrated, less fragmented.
"Orientation is who you go to bed WITH
Gender is who you go to bed AS." -- Caitlin Jenner
Never been a male in a sexual relationship. I'm always "female" -- but it's about relationships, not sexual performance . . . Your mileage may vary. The "line" for me is mostly just open space, waiting to be defined. I go back and forth across -- bump around comfortably in the middle -- now without much thought. "Do these clothes coordinate color/style? Are they functional/practical for the day's activities?" That being the SOLE criteria. Somewhere in the "middle gender" -- not the hetero-normative dyad.
We've dropped the men's Eddie Bauer pocket vest in favor of a black, tablet-size laptop bag, holds what I need, even a .357 magnum, carry permit . . . & seamlessly stylish, practical, integrated, unobtrusive. Doesn't scream "girlie purse!" . . .
Interesting, significant that once "out of the defensive/fragmented me" -- a lot of the sexual dysfunction, fixated fetishes, DISAPPEARED. I became more integrated, less anxious.
Let's note here that I'm 100% service connected and the VA diagnosis is: "Gender dysphoria, paraphilias . . . "
But it's not "fetish" once it gets integrated. That's the progress I recently made in 50 yrs of therapy. I don't feel "dysfunctional/fragmented" and more.