I just wonder how many of us female adults, particularly oldies, have had a stage in our lives when we wished we were physically male. (or the other way around)
I can remember distinctly have a stage when I desperately wished for a penis instead of a vagina - I don't know how long it lasted, maybe a few months? I think I was about 12 or 13.
The reasons were firstly, I didn't want periods, and secondly, I was afraid, from what I knew about sex. I understood it that women had to have the passive role and accept what was done to them by men, and I very much wanted to be the person who was going to be in control when I started having relationships. I also wanted to be the stronger sex in general
I just think this may actually be quite a common phase, and not really mean young people are trans.
How common is it to have the idea of wishing you could change sex cross your mind at some stage
opalsandcoffee · 28/06/2024 16:09
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YahdahYahdayYoo · 28/06/2024 17:58
I read The Famous Five at about 7yo and I was immediately captured by the character George. She had the best of it, adventure without the housework like 'dear Ann'. I was probably late teens before I would wear a skirt/dress. At various times through adult years I'd been struck by the 'if only I was a man' and even remembering a discussion where I'd argued i wanted a penis. All driven by the desire to be granted what I saw as privileges of the make sex and escape the ties and pains of womanhood. So the idea of being the opposite sex was there for me long before the trans trend. It goes some long way to explaining my passion about the topic. I'd have been ripe for plucking in today's world.
YahdahYahdayYoo · 28/06/2024 17:58
I read The Famous Five at about 7yo and I was immediately captured by the character George. She had the best of it, adventure without the housework like 'dear Ann'. I was probably late teens before I would wear a skirt/dress. At various times through adult years I'd been struck by the 'if only I was a man' and even remembering a discussion where I'd argued i wanted a penis. All driven by the desire to be granted what I saw as privileges of the make sex and escape the ties and pains of womanhood. So the idea of being the opposite sex was there for me long before the trans trend. It goes some long way to explaining my passion about the topic. I'd have been ripe for plucking in today's world.
WhatATimeToBeAlive · 28/06/2024 18:58
Never. I was a tomboy when I was younger but didn't want to be a boy. The only reason I'd like a penis is so that it's easier to pee in public!
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