I don't align my whole identity just with my biological sex. I have the female equipment on and in my body. If asked, or pushed to define my gender, I would say I was without a gender. Does this make me non-binary? Do I need to share this more widely or can I keep it private? I'm late to this party.

I feel this way a lot when reading about gender identity - it just doesn't make sense to me.

I have female body parts, but I don't know what "feeling like a woman" even means. How can someone feel like one gender is trapped in the body of another? That sentence makes zero sense to me.

I like monster trucks, racing games and mountain bikes. But that doesn't make me a man. Women can like those things too. Gender is not just if you like boy things or girl things is it? I thought that was why we are trying to make toys gender-neutral - because little boys can play with dolls and wear make-up if they want.

People say this feeling makes me non-binary, but that's just another label I'm not sure I have the desire to identify with. I'm fine presenting as a woman, for people to call me she/her as I do not see the benefit of asking people to call me they/them. Also, the conflict/fuss that would arise from that would be bad for my autism/social anxiety. I couldn't stand the thought of a giant man picking a fight with me over gender politics I don't even understand.

/r/AutismInWomen Thread