5 stages of grief

You are probably familiar with the 5 Stages of Grief. It occurred to me early on in my realization of my gender that I'm working through these stages as well.

Depression

In western cultures, mental health is largely misunderstood and often ignored. Those with mental conditions are often stigmatized.

Passing lane ahead!

A person successfully and convincingly presenting themselves as a cisgender member of a gender they were not assigned at birth is called "passing". Passing is a complicated and controversial topic, partly because of the issues that it raises for both those who can and cannot pass. It's also a philosophical issue, a safety issue, and a social issue (and a variety of other categories).

Gender Identities

Since we don't live in a perfect world, we have gender. And, being humans who like to categorize and make things fit into tidy little boxes, we group and put labels on things.

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