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[ID: A post on r/TransMasc by u/amonaroll.

Title: "how did you know you wanted to take T and not just be a masc woman/person?"

Body text: "i'm really conflicted right now, because i don't hate my body or voice, but i feel like i do want more of the effects of T"

Comment by u/publicinjury: "i didn't hate my either, sure it could have been different but oh man, did the idea of a more masculine body, more body hair, facial hair, yeah <3

The thing is; you can also be a masculine woman on T if that's your vibe.

gender, pronouns, and presentation are all yours to fuck around with and find what vibes with you most!"

The post has 21 upvotes and the comment has 22. /End ID]

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Just me, and my gender identity crisis at midnight.

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Nonbinary culture is wishing so much that there was some kind of pause button on hrt

#105

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LBGTQ+ Pride Pokemon Card Patches made by AlienInAJar

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one of the most difficult things to do as a transgender college student in 2023 is to pretend like you still tolerate harry potter references

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This is exactly as far as the so-called "trans debate" should go

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uterus, i dont need you. go forth and find a beautiful trans woman who wants you.

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(spoilers for the Barbie movie)

As a trans-masc non-binary person, I saw myself in Allan. I’m a boy but not a Ken, I'm Ken-like but not quite.

Allan’s role of being awkward, unsure and a little out of his element but still trying to help the Barbies through the chaos and events caused by the Kens, is how I feel as a trans-masc person who is still trying to advocate for women and discuss the issues they face.

I don't identify as a woman anymore but I still grew up as a girl, I lived as a young woman for 14 years, and people continue to be misogynistic towards me when they think I am one-- customers will talk to my male coworkers instead of me, when I’m the person with the answers

I wasn’t expecting to see myself, in terms of gender, in the character often described as Ken’s boyfriend, though it is said in a more playful, joking way rather than any attempt at representation. I’m gay and this version of Allan is definitely queer as well. Yet, that’s a separate story which has already been written, here’s an excellent article about that. [LINK]

Allan isn’t Ken, and he isn’t Barbie either. Allan is simply Allan, an idea with both masc and femme traits. He doesn’t fit into anything specific, he just is. Allan can wear Ken’s clothes but also Barbie’s pink jumpsuit-- but when he's not doing that undercover mission with the Barbies, we only ever see him wearing his own clothes. A set of clothes worn only by him, that iconic striped outfit that is signature to the real Allan doll.

Additionally, notice the horse patch on the front of his shirt, he never changed his clothes unlike the rest of the Kens when they discovered the patriarchy and a new version of masculinity, a toxic and destructive one. Allan only added something to his clothes to “fit in” or act as if he did, but he hated what the Kens did to Barbieland. He also wasn't brainwashed and never acted upon those destructive abilities that were laid out for him. He could've just joined the Kens and broke stuff and drank copious amounts of "brewskis" but he didn't.

Allan is different and it's constantly stated, "there's only one Allan" in this world of Kens (and Barbies).

I will never be Ken nor will I ever be a Barbie again, I’m not happy in either. I’ve tried both, neither is my style (or title). I wear Ken’s clothes as well as Barbie’s, and sometimes I wear Allan’s.

But, I like Allan’s clothes best, they fit me well.

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Tag yourself

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being trans or even gender non conforming is such a weird experience if you realized it after childhood. cause it's like, i was raised and socialized as a girl, and spent years trying to cram myself into that box that wasn't meant for me. so i relate to a lot of things that girls do, and i feel estranged from most men because i don't know how to relate to them. but i'm also definitely Not A Woman. but also not a Man. boy?? maybe. girl? in the sense that i see my younger self as a girl because i had experiences similar to girls, yes. hm

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This is still a WIP, but I got the inking and some of the coloring done (not sure if I want it all in full color or if I want to make most of it black and white with only certain panels colored)

Anyway, it’s a comic about gender, non-binary-ness, and Janet from The Good Place.