General Discussion

I'll admit, I'm not familiar with tertiary attractions.

there's something really euphoric about wearing a cute dress and have people refer to me as sie or xey anyway

Hey, sorta want a second opinion here.

My sister (younger than 12) recently came out to me as a demigirl, and I'm not really sure how to respond. On the one hand, I absolutely know kids can know they're enby/trans from a young age and I totally respect what pronouns she wants me to use. However, she's also really young and I know I experimented with different labels/ideas before I knew what I was, and I sorta said that "Hey, thanks for telling me, but you are really young so maybe experiment more before fixating on one idea". It was late at night though so maybe autism kicked in and my response was blunter than that.

She has made impulsive decisions before (wanting to change her name to match my new name and then deciding not to the day after) and she has been very stressed with school, covid and friends recently, if either of those things make a difference. She also told me she has been considering this for a little while, but didn't give me an exact time frame.

I hope I didn't upset her with my response and I just want to be a good sibling :(
Later today I'll probably have the chance to sit down and fully chat with her. I don't really know how to react to this all, so I sorta want to know what you all think about this whole situation

(Please ping me if responding)

@LemonySnaket Heya! She is a bit young but also, this is the age when kids start experimenting with their identity. She may change her mind, and that's okay! I think you may want to make it clearer that you really value that she wants to share that with you and that your respect her identity. But you can also reassure her that it didn't have to be a permanent label and she isn't lying or making things up if she later changes her mind. I used to really like anime and now I'm neutral to it; that doesn't mean i lied about liking it, it just means time passed and I changed. Chances are het label WILL change and she's lucky to have a sibling who is totally supportive of that, you just need to let her know that's your position. You sound like a great big sibling, and I wish you and your sister luck and happiness! [emoji=familiar heart size=1] a fellow autistic

am I really aspec or have I really just not found the right person yet? and do I truly want it or have I just been conditioned by society to think I do because it's "the ultimate proof of social success"? starting a medication that's supposed to dampen that particular drive isn't going to make things any clearer

I saw a cute GSA club poster at my school today ^^
it made me happy to see plus the art was STUNNING!

i just realized how i haven't gone through a "am i really omni" phase with the label omniromantic yet !! i think i might've found my orientation lets go

[quote name="ArsonistFurry" date="2021-11-10 19:36:29" ] i just realized how i haven't gone through a "am i really omni" phase with the label omniromantic yet !! i think i might've found my orientation lets go [/quote] [emoji=firework size=1]hooray!

@LemonySnaket I have a younger sibling (About 11 1/2) and over the last 6 months or so they've been figuring out their gender (Right now they're identifying as genderfluid) and from what I've heard it's pretty normal for kids that age to start experimenting with gender. They have told me how happy they/them pronouns make them and how they've felt a lot better about themself after come out to their friends. I myself didn't start questioning my gender until I was 14, but I know people who currently identify as trans/nonbinary who discovered their identity that young. I know what I've been doing with my sibling is being as accepting as possible and also being open to changes. (They went from demi-girl, to pangender, to straight up nonbinary, to genderfluid.) I myself don't have autism, so I can't speak for your experiences on that side, I can only share what I've done. Good luck though!

Is my orientation just because I’m afraid or depressed or is it real