CatNap Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 So being jealous of other people's gender is gender envy?- Did I get that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jot-Aro Kujo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I mean, is it that you want to be the same gender as them? Or are you jealous someone's afforded certain social freedoms that are typically available only to people who play a certain gender role? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewy Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 It can be. And sometimes gender envy isn't really obvious - it's more of a feeling for me. Before I had the language to describe what I was feeling as dysphoria I was really idolizing this one male celebrity. I thought he was so handsome and wished I could be like him but was sad I couldn't. At the time I thought it was a typical "celebrity crush" type thing, and just me wanting to be charismatic and funny like him instead of awkward and lame (I was around 13 and the puberty and dysphoria combo was hitting) but looking back, it was definitely a gender thing. Really only you can answer that question. There can be a lot of different reasons for gender envy adjacent feelings, that's just my experience as a trans guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatNap Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) I quite literally wanted to be someone's gender. Along side envying them because of their gender. Edited September 12, 2023 by Eclipse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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