#you're not alone. but also people are people and labels can be fluid and fucky. sometimes u wont understand someones identity and thats ok!

[rillette]

hi, asking on anon bc I think people are going to misinterpret my question…

how can someone be both genderfluid/genderqueer AND transfem? I know that being trans is the opposite of cis, so the person would ID as a woman despite being AMAB. I have no problem with that, all’s valid. I just don’t understand how someone can be transfem (not saying whether or not they get any surgery or hormone therapy bc I know it doesn’t matter) & be genderfluid…aren’t they already choosing a gender to present as? Also, when did Hal canonically come out as transfem?

hiiii!! so transfem doesnt specifically mean that a person identifies as a women! it just means that they identify more with femininity or that they're transitioning towards being more feminine. so someone can be both genderqueer and transfem, because they're transitioning/identifying more towards being feminine but they don't identify as specifically a women. AGAB doesnt really have a lot to do with it as anyone, regardless of their assigned gender, can be transfem if theyre starting out from a place of masculinity. again, i'm not the be all end all of queer people, im just a guy that posts hals boob on the internet. im sure if you ask 10 other queer folks they'll give you 10 different answers but this is what my understanding is. if anyone thats actually genderqueer, transfem or both wants to jump in and correct me feel free lol

when people are talking about hal being canonically genderfluid or transfem, 9 times out of 10 they're referring to these panels from spectre (2001) which is a fantastic comic run and everyone should read it. make of this what you will!