I had the opposite experience. When I was a teenager, I tolerated being gendered by society. After I grew up, I started learning about trans issues, and asserted my own identity. I put up with other people’s gendered bullshit for 18 years, I don’t have to tolerate it anymore.
I have a trans kid that is a teenager their best friend is trans, I am aware lmao
I had the opposite experience. When I was a teenager, I tolerated being gendered by society. After I grew up, I started learning about trans issues, and asserted my own identity. I put up with other people’s gendered bullshit for 18 years, I don’t have to tolerate it anymore.