Sorry, but my answer is going to be boring. It happened before transgender issues started getting a lot of attention, so I just thought it was funny and naughty. I wasn’t thinking about gender identity. Now I don’t feel like my gender is a big part of who I am, so I also don’t feel a strong reaction (either positive or negative) to the idea of having a different gender.
At one point the girls were holding me down and trying to put makeup on me, but I wriggled loose. I do regret that a little, not because I wish I had had makeup on but because I think that if I had been less self-conscious back then, I would have had more fun and better stories to tell too.
No, but your question reminds me of how before puberty, I wanted to play video games as a male character (girls had cooties, I suppose) but after puberty I often prefer to play as a female character. I still play RPGs as a male (I suppose it helps me get in character, plus romance subplots feel weird otherwise) but otherwise I prefer female characters because they’re prettier (not necessarily in a sexual way). I liked paying Guild Wars because many of the women’s outfits were just gorgeous. One character class went into battle wearing my choice of fancy dress. That was fun.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Sorry, but my answer is going to be boring. It happened before transgender issues started getting a lot of attention, so I just thought it was funny and naughty. I wasn’t thinking about gender identity. Now I don’t feel like my gender is a big part of who I am, so I also don’t feel a strong reaction (either positive or negative) to the idea of having a different gender.
At one point the girls were holding me down and trying to put makeup on me, but I wriggled loose. I do regret that a little, not because I wish I had had makeup on but because I think that if I had been less self-conscious back then, I would have had more fun and better stories to tell too.
foxglove@lazysoci.al 3 weeks ago
Have you ever worn women’s clothes outside that, or wanted to? How has it felt if you did?
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No, but your question reminds me of how before puberty, I wanted to play video games as a male character (girls had cooties, I suppose) but after puberty I often prefer to play as a female character. I still play RPGs as a male (I suppose it helps me get in character, plus romance subplots feel weird otherwise) but otherwise I prefer female characters because they’re prettier (not necessarily in a sexual way). I liked paying Guild Wars because many of the women’s outfits were just gorgeous. One character class went into battle wearing my choice of fancy dress. That was fun.
foxglove@lazysoci.al 3 weeks ago
That’s interesting, why do you think in video games you want to play a pretty character that can wear gorgeous outfits?