The fine line between dysphoria and being yourself
I was wondering if anyone else feels this way.
I've always been butch. Even when I thought I was a boy. In fact that's probably part of why I think I convinced myself I was a boy for so long, I've just kinda always been more masculine.
Don't get me wrong, I love being trans. Being a woman is the best thing ever. I've gotten infinitely more comfortable with my masculinity since. I love who I am and the body I have. I love being ginormous and having broad shoulders. Hell I wanna be the tallest buffest woman there is.
But at the same time, I feel like I'm constantly walking an impossible tightrope. I see lots of our siblings talking about passing as their chosen gender, gods I envy that. I can't get gendered correctly for the life of me. I don't even care if people see me as a trans woman, just see me as a woman. I hate always being read as boy. But at the same time I don't wanna femme up just to pass. That feels inauthentic and not who I am. Never being seen as a woman causes me so much dysphoria, but being someone I'm not just to be treated correctly by society feels just as bad.
I'm not really asking for advice, though it wouldn't be out of place. Just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this before?