@ikea_femme @sophia @Josephine i do the same. i just assume every person reads me. it's not very healthy tbh but it seemed safer psychologically to not try and fail than to try and fail.

recently two trans ppl said i look cis (wrong imo) and a late-40s cis lesbian i've been friends with for a few years seemed legit shocked when i mentioned i was trans. (F2M??)

i conclude folks clock me sometimes but not always. it seems my reality lies somewhere in the middle, but my self-image lags behind