[Marina Kits]

A. Genetic or biological sex (male, female, intersex)
B. Subconscious sex (male, female, gender-variant)
C. Sexual attraction (gynephilic, androphilic, asexual, bi-sexual)
D. Gender role (man, woman, ambiguous)

For me...
A. Genetic male
B. 75% female, 25% male
C. I suppose gynephilic but it gets fuzzy for me right here. I'm really attracted to love. I suppose I have a severe love deficit, so whoever meets that need in my life is someone I'm attracted to. I've felt it the strongest coming from females but if I felt it from a male (which rarely happens) I can imagine I might be attracted to that person also.
D. For whatever reason, I assume the role that's expected of me. I prefer to be in the female role if I can but most of the time I find myself in the male role.

...But, society wants us all to conform to a binary gender model where everyone is assigned gender at birth, male or a female, along with all the associated attributes, behaviors, and expectations prescribed by the culture we live in.

But the binary gender model is a lie, because the permutations and combinations of these four independent aspects of our sexual nature produce a kaleidoscope of individual sexual identities and expressions that span the population. Those of us that don't fit neatly into one or the other box struggle for acknowledgement and acceptance of our exceptionalism, and find it's like trying to climb out of a deep hole dug in dry sand.

I couldn't agree more CK. This resonates with me 100%

So, my question is: Will the day ever come when people are permitted to project the natural diversity of gender inclination without penalty or prejudice?

I don't expect that to happen in my lifetime.

In the mean time, how do people, like so many of us, caught in the middle, overcome the stigma of our sex/gender incongruence when we are so marginalized within society?
Is this forum and other internet venues instruments toward that end?

That is a daunting task! I don't think this forum reached anyone who needs to be enlightened about our plight. Instead, this forum is a safe haven for those of us who struggle to find acceptance and encouragement to face the world.

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