Why do so many cis gays openly engage in GNC behavior as kids but never end up trooning out?
>>35510253because gender non conformity isn't a good indicator of gender dysphoria, but desiring hormonal treatment upon reaching puberty is.
you need to distinguish between visual and behavioral gender non conformityanyone can put on a dress, but boys who act truly feminine are very rare and you can tell the difference in real life between an actual feminine man and someone faking it (hence the HSTS/AGP distinction)
>>35510260>desiring hormonal treatment upon reaching puberty isI felt that way in puberty (but didn't act on those feelings). I learned about HRT when I was 15 and desperately wished I was on it. Now that I'm an adult man I feel no kind of gender dysphoria at all.
>>35510302john 50
>>35510272>you need to distinguish between visual and behavioral gender non conformityBut a lot of cis gays (including myself) exhibited both visual and behavioral gender non conformity. I acted feminine from a very young age but didn’t start crossdressing until I was 9
>>35510253>>35510361Did it ever feel more comfortable to do that or do you think it was just a subconscious pressure to conform to society? (as in, only girls can like boys therefore I must be a girl and vice versa)
>>35510253What a tasty little faggot.
>>35510323>cultspeakpretty sure it was just extremely elevated T levels making me uncomfortable
Because gender expression and physical dysphoria are different things. I didn't become a girl to wear make up I did it because I wanted the effects of estrogen and to avoid finishing make puberty. I was totally fine dressing androgynous pre transition but I didn't want to physically lose my bodies femininity.
>>35510423I often wished I was a girl just because I naturally acted like one. I couldn’t relate to other boys at all and felt distinctly aware that I was inherently different from them. And this was all way before I started developing sexual attraction. I later started crossdressing because I thought it was fun and enjoyed the attention I got from it. Before that I was pretty shy and quiet, and dressing up helped bring me out of my shell and made me feel more confident and outgoing
