Four years after donning the #nonBinary label, I'm ready to de-emphasize it. I'm now fine with being perceived as a #greygender man.

Two years into unmasking my Autism and recovering from burnout, I learned that:

• I can reject the patriarchal gender expectations without denying my AGAB
• a lot of what I identified as gender dysphoria was body dysmorphia + sensory overwhelm. My body is not my enemy anymore. My painted nails and sidecut still bring me euphoria, but so do my hairy muscly pecs. I'll occasionally wear skirts this summer, but with hairy legs and a masculine shirt.

I'll keep a "chaotic masc" gender-non-conforming presentation and they/them pronouns, but I'm not feeling bad anymore when wearing blue or when I'm called "sir".

#introduction I just joined last night. I figured I would intro myself.

Greygendered & 51-year-old & disabled.

I have epilepsy, diabetes, multiple myeloma & hx of stroke.

I love reading & playing video games.

#disability #multiplemyeloma #epilepsy #greygender #enby