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Female with autism feels masculine rather than feminine

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I am a female with autism. Something that I have felt most of my life is that I feel more masculine than feminine in my inner self however outwardly I definitely look feminine such as makeup and I do my hair etc but inwardly I feel and see myself as more of a male. Has anyone experienced this? 

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  • Hi. Gender and sex was something that seemed off to me the 1st time I found out what they really mean. Its always been clear to me (for me) that gender is my socially constructed self and my sex is whats between my legs and does not dictate my behavior. Now My sex is male but I've identified as (more) female from about the age of 8. I still look like a hairy old man but and I did make a conscious decision over the years to 'learn' male and be 'male' to fit in but my self image is not what you would think by looking at me (I'm generally considered to large and intimidating much to my amusement). A few more steps to the left on the evolutionary tree and we would all be able to change sex at will to one, the other, or anything in between. 

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  • Hi. Gender and sex was something that seemed off to me the 1st time I found out what they really mean. Its always been clear to me (for me) that gender is my socially constructed self and my sex is whats between my legs and does not dictate my behavior. Now My sex is male but I've identified as (more) female from about the age of 8. I still look like a hairy old man but and I did make a conscious decision over the years to 'learn' male and be 'male' to fit in but my self image is not what you would think by looking at me (I'm generally considered to large and intimidating much to my amusement). A few more steps to the left on the evolutionary tree and we would all be able to change sex at will to one, the other, or anything in between. 

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