How can you tell if you are a boy or a girl, or something else entirely?

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A lot of the time, people who are questioning their gender wonder if they're making it up, or if it's "all in their head." My general response to that is, if you're questioning you're gender, that's reason enough to question your gender. In the words of Albus Dumbledore, “Of course it is happening inside your head...but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” Most people are just "boys" or "girls" because someone told them they were. If they were asked to tell you how they know, they probably wouldn't be able to give a good answer aside from something about anatomy or societal roles. The truth is, you don't have to have a good answer to that question either. The best thing to do when questioning your gender is to explore. Does it feel good when you bind your chest? Do you like wearing makeup? Does it feel good when someone calls you by a different name? Could you go to an online chat room and present yourself as a different gender and see how it feels to use different pronouns? All of these can give you clues about who you are. You might find that you are a boy, or a girl, or both, but the trick is to allow yourself the space to figure out what works best for you.

No one can tell you what you are; only you can decide which identity fits you the best. There is no "checklist" to being any gender. For example, you can be a masculine girl or a feminine boy, but that doesn't make your gender any less valid. Ask yourself questions like "how do I feel about my assigned gender?" and "do I tend to relate more to people of a certain gender?" Learn about different kinds of gender identities and think about which label you are most comfortable identifying with.

Pink, blue, Barbie or GameBoy. Ever since I could remember, gender has always been associated with some form of symbol, color, or product. Each of these items have been used to define how boys and girls should act and where their interests should lay. The traditional gender system is primarily used to divide men and women. During the semester in which I took a Cultures & Values class, I wrote a paper on the idea of gender fluidity. My thesis discussed the possibility of blurring the divide between the two genders. I began by explaining the definition of sex, and how for most living orgasms their sex; weather they be male or female is fixed, due to their biological make up. Gender on the other hand, is not as definitive and one's gender identity can be altered according to the person's preference. For example, I personally identity as gender fluid. Growing up I've always felt like a girl but was never really able to express my more feminine side because I was a boy and 'boys' aren't supposed to be interested in 'girly' things. But I couldn't help it, I was just drawn to similar things that the girls would like. However, that's not to say I wasn't interested in boy things at all. I loved superheroes, watching the Power Rangers, and playing video games. As I grew, my interest for both girly and boyish things didn't really change much. In high school, I taught myself how to apply make-up and I started dabbling in drag. Putting on a dress, wig, and heels made me feel so liberated, like I was finally able to experience the woman within. As of now I no longer struggle with my gender identity, but question of "would I rather live the rest my life as a full time woman or a part time man?" still remains. So to answer the question of "How can tell if you're a boy, girl, or something else entirely?" depends on how you view yourself and where on the gender spectrum you feel comfortable; boy, girl, gender fluid or maybe even non-binary.

this is what struck me most when becoming transgender. i felt like i was a girl since i was 6 but being around boys clearly made the feeling somewhat fade away. until i finally decided to come out and put on my first piece of girl clothing. it felt so natural as if it was me. i would strongly recommend to wear the opposite sex clothes first to see if you feel more comfortable in them. and even try what the opposite sex does that you usually do not. such as shaving your face if you're a girl and shaving other parts of your body if you're a MTF transgender. there is no reason to say why you can't be the opposite sex. you may be a boy/girl mentally but not physically and as such you will need counselling to prove it. religion and parents have a major factor on this as some Christians may not allow their children to go through with this as it's against god or something. if you feel genderless then you need to come out to your parents and seek medical advice/psychology to see if it's how you truly feel. you can't tell immediately but with special help you can :)

You just know inside yourself, whatever label feels right. And if none of them do, there's a label for that too! Whatever feels best, whoever you want to be, is who you are and can be

It is highly personal! Because things like masculinity and femininity are separate from gender, it can be really hard. It may help to listen tot he stories of trans or gender variant people, because they are typically far more conscious of gender than cis people are. Pay attention to what parts of their stories you relate to, and which you don't. Think about what feels most comfortable, and realize gender is a huge and messy spectrum. It may take a good while to figure things out, and, gender can change over time! So, try not to stress too much about Figuring It Out quickly or right away. It can be quite the journey.

I think it's about how you identify yourself. Some people don't feel like they can categorize themselves as a boy or a girl or anything else and they don't like putting labels on themselves or anyone else for that matter which is super cool. You really need to listen to yourself, your gut feeling and what your mind is telling you, you can often sense if you don't feel good about something and if you feel like you're not in a box being labeled as something specific. Listen to yourself and accept whoever you are, even if you're different things at different times and balance genders or don't identify yourself as either or see yourself as something entirely different, you're cool no matter what.

If you are perfectly comfortable with saying "I am a girl" or "I am a boy", I think it's pretty clear. But if you feel like something's not quite right when you express yourself as just one, or perhaps sometimes it's easier, but other times it's hard, that's when you should start exploring your gender identity a little more. Think it through, don't rush yourself and don't be hard on yourself - you'll figure it out eventually. But I don't think that's really that important - you be you.

Well the most common answer might be what you are born with but in my opinion it is deep inside of you. If you feel the urgent need to change your sex, you should do it. But don't jump to conclusions as it may also be a silly short-termed idea. Therefore you can tell if you are a boy or a girl by thinking about your gender identity for several months.