Datum. I've been pretty strongly geek-gendered all my life. The enculturation I got came mainly from fantasy and science fiction books; I ended up with the concept that "Girls, boys, and men all get to have adventures. Women don't." As a result, I was perfectly happy being a girl and had vague ambitions of becoming a man when I grew up.
Then I grew up. Some minor gender dysphoria issues, some whacked-out relationships - you know, pretty much the usual deal. I've started wearing eye makeup on special occasions, for a month and a half now. Ever since Halloween, in other words - when I tried putting some makeup on for my costume, and discovered that eyeliner pencils are just plain FUN!
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Date: 2004-12-12 02:46 pm (UTC)Then I grew up. Some minor gender dysphoria issues, some whacked-out relationships - you know, pretty much the usual deal. I've started wearing eye makeup on special occasions, for a month and a half now. Ever since Halloween, in other words - when I tried putting some makeup on for my costume, and discovered that eyeliner pencils are just plain FUN!