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Shopping as a feminine presenting trans guy by SpartaDog
Clothes shopping is so unbelievably frustrating for me. Completely disregarding my unusual height and height:weight ratio and the fact that literally nothing but XL unisex t-shirts fit me correctly, I'm constantly having a battle of "is this too feminine, or do I like it enough to not care".
Most people still assume I'm a girl just by seeing me. And for the most part I'm totally okay with men's clothing. But I also really, really like glitter, rainbows, and colors like purple and pink, which are things that immediately scream "girl". Cis guys can usually get away with it, and I'd be okay with people assuming I'm a feminine guy, or even "stereotypical gay guy". But not girl.
I've allowed myself my rainbow wallet and a pink collar but now I'm debating makeup and pink converse and some other "feminine" stuff....
le sigh
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Yeah like....in middle school I had a legit reputation amongst my group of friends for HATING pink because I was the hardcore goth chick who only ever wore all black. Like it was an ongoing joke. My one friend (jokingly) threatened to lock me in her all-pink bathroom and I (jokingly...sort of) overreacted.
I just recently started letting myself actually like pink. Rainbows were a little longer and I feel like men can get away with rainbows a little more. And...well I never really tried to hide my love of sparkly things so lol
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I totally get ya there. I'm agender and faab, but I still really like bright colors, which you can usually only find in the women's sections.
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Man remember like....5 - 8 years ago when every single teenage boy was obsessed with bright neon colors that didn't match at all? Is that still a thing?
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someone i go to college with is exactly what you just described here. granted hes also a brony but
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Oh my god I am so sorry
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Haha, I was in high school for that trend. I totally remember being into that.
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Yup started in middle school and carried into high school for me. My teachers used to make fun of this one kid's bright fucking orange jeans lol
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Society and clothing is so screwed up. It should boil down to "wear what you like". Anybody can wear any clothing. I'm sorry it's rough for you, I hope it gets easier for ya.
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I have this debate with underwear. I LOVE the colors and whatnot on "girls" underwear, but I'd rather wear the "boys" style. However, I find boys underwear to be pretty boring looking. At least I have the advantage that it's under my clothes so it's not a first impression thing. :/
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Yeah I can understand that. I wonder though if you couldn't find some brighter colored and patterned boxers and shit online?
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I have found some genderqueer aimed underwear, but at $30 a pop, I don't have the money to buy right now. :/
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Hard to say for sure what you're looking for but I know there are definitely some bright boxers XD
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Boxers aren't what I'm in. Boxer briefs more. hunts for that website http://playout-underwear.com/ Awesome, but pricey. Especially when I can get girls undies for like a ten of the price of some of them at least once a year. (10 for $30 deal happens every now and then at La Senza here.)
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My boyfriend knows way more about gender-neutral underwear and the like so I asked him. He said to look for boy shorts (typically considered girl's underwear) and Diesel underwear. He knows a lot of trans men and drag kings who wear that and it comes in lots of colors.
Hope that helps at all!
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Diesel? I'll definitely take a look for that. I find the boy shorts still don't quite cover my butt though I do have several of them. Thanks!
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ah yes, the gender assigned clothes and whatnot. gotta love those assumptions huh
tbh these past couple years myself ive been allowing myself to lean with more femininely associated outfits but of course that kind of thing instantly invalidates dfab trans people as being trans :I