[flamesabers]

Hello all.

This has been on my mind for some time, but I also think it's very relevant considering one of Julie's recent threads. How do you perceive your own gender identity and how does it drive or refrain you from pursuing certain choices or actions?

In my profile page I describe myself as having an androgynous gender identity. Here's a few snippets from a post on Susan's board that I really relate to:

Androgynes do as they please, wear what they like, and behave in a manner without reverence to sex or gender. Some Androgynes wish their bodies were as androgynous as their gender identity. A few Androgynes take medical steps towards the opposite sex to appear more androgynous looking. Some Androgynes dress in ways that minimize or obscure their physical sex because they would rather be thought of as a person instead of being primarily categorized and treated like a man or a woman.

Here's the link if you want to read the full post:

http://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=14219.0

In other words, while I'm not seeking full transition, I am striving for a partial transition to better reflect my gender identity. I see NBE as one way to fulfill such a goal. Even before I was aware of NBE, I favored the idea of taking anti-androgens to help taper down my testosterone levels. I didn't act on this at the time because I was clueless about the available natural remedies.