I forgot that it’s my mega week so no big info dump this time. Instead I bring a question: how do you practice gender self-care? Do you have any activities or rituals that make you feel more comfortable in your gender? Painting my nails and taking care of my hair are the most consistent ones. These shouldn’t even be considered gendered activities by society, but I missed out on having long hair and painted nails when I was younger because of my assigned gender, so doing them now feels validating and gives me confidence.
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That’s how I was for about 2 years (and to some extent still have been for the last two years other than hrt). Not sure there would have been much anyone could do. The only times I would really do something remotely resembling doing something was events where costumes were a thing and I could get sometime nudging me along.