#and young me clung to it fervently despite not ‘looking’ or ‘acting’ extremely tomboyish

[skylordhorus]

oh are we gatekeeping the term tomboy now???

#*deep space noises* #fuck the idea that if you dont ‘look’ enough like something in the way people expect #then you arent it #tomboy is a special word for me #i did not know you could be nonbinary as a child #nor did anyone around me talk about it #but i did know that girl didnt feel right but neither did boy #but i heard the word tomboy #and young me clung to it fervently despite not ‘looking’ or ‘acting’ extremely tomboyish #tomboy granted me a little space where i felt a bit more comfortable with gender #and it wouldnt realise why until much later #so please dont you dare gatekeep that word #dont withhold it from more people like me- learning and pushing and experimenting #leave some space #sigh im going to bed