A relationship can be fluid, relationships don't always have to be static, you can have a relationship with someone that shifts or changes.
Normalize not just using more than one set of pronouns but using certain pronouns on certain days. Not “he/him and she/her and they/them” etc. but “today she/her”, “today he/him”, “today they/them but that might not be true all of the time”.
Daily Reminder #002
There is no such thing as a genderfluid look!
You can look completely feminine and still be genderfluid!
You can look completely androgynous and still be genderfluid!
You can look completely masculine and still be genderfluid!
You don’t have to have dyed hair, only androgynous clothes, short hair, a flat chest, etc. to be genderfluid!
You are genderfluid! You don’t need to dress a certain way to prove that you are!
Genderfluid does not specify:
- What genders you experience
- How many times your gender changed
- How many genders you’ve experienced at once
- How you dress or present yourself
- How you use pronouns
- How many names you have
- Whether you also call yourself “trans”, “queer”, “nonbinary”, etc
- Whether you also call yourself “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, etc
- Whether you experience gender dysphoria
The only requirement to be genderfluid is having a gender that changes.
Several of my friends who previously self-identified as bi are realizing they've lost interest in men, generally speaking
A friend of mine who's identified as a lesbian her whole life fell in love with a very sweet and shy man
I lost interest in men a few years ago, fell in love with a non-binary person, and now I give them their T shots
Life and love are unpredictable
And "queer" is a great word that all of us like and self-identify with (along with our other, more specific labels), and I love that no matter what else happens, we're still, always queer
I really don’t understand why some people are so hostile to the idea that attraction can be fluid. Let people love how they love.
Have all the names you want. Have all the pronouns you want.
There are people who can pick one name and one set of pronouns and they will always be comfortable with them, but not everyone manages to. If your gender is fluid, or if you have multiple genders, it can be hard to find something that will always fit. Some days a certain name will feel right, and other days it won’t.
So if you need multiple names and/or pronouns sets to use on different days, it’s ok. If you don’t want to tell everyone which ones your are using all the time, set up a system to let people who know you know what do you want to be called/referred to at the moment. People who care about you will understand and support you.