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[–]begonia_skies 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Of course, I basically came out of the womb and straight into a gay parade. I hated all girly things and I desperately loved the ghostbusters, batman, the ninja turtles, power rangers, etc etc. I insisted on wearing boy clothes because I hated girl things, and children don't have a lot of physical identifiers for gender other than clothing and hair (mine was a curly mess), so I very frequently ran into problems at school. The bathroom was the worst and there were multiple times I was told to leave the girls bathroom because I was boy. I grew up to become a huge lesbian (shocker) but I'm actually not very butch at all as an adult, and I actually am quite feminine in many ways. I wear make up, I'm girly about skin care, I like decorating and cooking, typical "woman" types of things. But yes, I was bullied horribly, would not recommend.

EDIT: I forgot to discuss impact. I rarely think about it these days, actually it is something very few people know about me since I don't read as butch in present day. Even my family doesn't know the extent because I just never discuss it. Has it impacted me? I'm sure, but I'm quite adept at reading situations, a skill you learn quickly as a young bullied child to read situations for safety/threats. Again, I would rather not have had those experiences, but they have shaped me into the woman that I am today.