The warm Florida Gulf waves hit the sugar-like sand of the shore. In the distance, a thunderstorm rolled closer and closer, like a warning. It whisper-shouted at me to keep things as they were. "Don't mess anything up," it grumbled softly as it grew nearer. I ignored it. I brushed past the anxiety creeping up my spine and mustered up all the courage I had. In that moment, I decided that I would be who I've always wanted to become and I would be loud about it. I was going to tell everyone: I am genderfluid.
The non-binary is any gender that isn't male or female. And there are a plethora of other genders away from those strict societal standards. There is agender, genderqueer, demiboy/girl, and many more. And it isn't entirely unheard of in the LGBT+ community. When I was small and 15 and afraid I was broken, I looked beyond being transgender, which is transitioning from one gender to another. I still wanted to be a girl, but I liked feeling like a boy sometimes. I had already cut my hair off and started wearing baggy sweatshirts, while also dressing in flower crowns and dresses occasionally. Clueless and afraid, I asked my friend for help. He told me to look up genderfluidity, and I that might feel a connection with it. When I found it, it was like finding my religion. It was …show more content…
But it has helped me mature because it pushed me to break an anxiety barrier that had always been there for me. This was the battle that led me to later winning my war. It led me to meet so many accepting people and clubs and let me be more comfortable with who I truly am. I get to educate people and it allows me a level of compassion I never thought I’d achieve. And my therapist told me I'd do well in psychology because of how much empathy I have. So I use empathy every day. When I work, I try and empathize with negative people and I tell myself that they're just having a bad day, rather than getting frustrated and upset with their bad
The non-binary is any gender that isn't male or female. And there are a plethora of other genders away from those strict societal standards. There is agender, genderqueer, demiboy/girl, and many more. And it isn't entirely unheard of in the LGBT+ community. When I was small and 15 and afraid I was broken, I looked beyond being transgender, which is transitioning from one gender to another. I still wanted to be a girl, but I liked feeling like a boy sometimes. I had already cut my hair off and started wearing baggy sweatshirts, while also dressing in flower crowns and dresses occasionally. Clueless and afraid, I asked my friend for help. He told me to look up genderfluidity, and I that might feel a connection with it. When I found it, it was like finding my religion. It was …show more content…
But it has helped me mature because it pushed me to break an anxiety barrier that had always been there for me. This was the battle that led me to later winning my war. It led me to meet so many accepting people and clubs and let me be more comfortable with who I truly am. I get to educate people and it allows me a level of compassion I never thought I’d achieve. And my therapist told me I'd do well in psychology because of how much empathy I have. So I use empathy every day. When I work, I try and empathize with negative people and I tell myself that they're just having a bad day, rather than getting frustrated and upset with their bad