![]() ![]() I finally feel celebrated for who I am and not looked upon as a freak of nature. It was good for me to leave: In the gay clubs of Paris, with people from all walks of life and of all genders, I have never felt so safe and so normal, little old me, who always felt like I was different, like I didn't fit the mold. Nothing was ever eccentric enough for me and now I'm rejoicing! I'm less afraid to try out unconventional things: I wear colors, patterns and make-up that before, I would never have dared to wear. ![]() I earn my own money, I live on my own and there's none of that restraint anymore. ![]() Today I'm 18 and have moved to Paris for my studies, a vocational course in media. But what with high school and my parents, I remained restrained. I realized that I wanted to be like this mystical, unreal, exaggerated creature that looked like a painting. It awakened something in me, a real attraction for this world. There's a scene where the drag queen does a mini-show to the song "Y Crois-Tu" by Fishbach, which I love. It's about a young gay man who comes home from an evening out with a drag queen. One of them was called Masculine and was directed by Zoé Chadeau and written by Maxime Lavalle. When I was 16, my French teacher had taken us to a short film festival. 'I finally feel celebrated for who I am'īefore I shaved my hair, I'd already had my first trigger, a sort of butterfly effect, without which my life could have been totally different. I'm attracted by a personality, a smile, a laugh, no matter what a person has between their legs or which pronouns they use. I also consider myself pansexual: For me, a physical or romantic attraction happens regardless of a person's gender. People can call me "he" or "she," I don't care. I'd say I'm gender fluid: I oscillate between masculinity and femininity, it's pretty fluid and blurry. Looking back, my parents now think it suits me just fine. That episode was one of the first things I did to assert my eccentricity: I do what I want and I'm not going to let others decide what I look like. My mother blurted out: "Oh no, you didn't." I told them they weren't going to glue my hair back onto my head anyways, which was perhaps a bit cocky. When my parents came back home that evening, they hated it. I was 15, still in high school in Dinan (in the Brittany region of France). I'd already mentioned that idea to my parents during the Covid-19 lockdown, and they'd responded to me with a resounding "No!" So I did it behind their backs, on a Monday morning after they'd left for work, while I was at home as part of my course was through distance learning. ![]() I didn't want to see my hair anymore, and I wanted to shift between genders, to feel freer. It represented a very important moment for me: I said goodbye to a symbol of my malaise. The first time I dared to look more androgynous was the day I shaved my head, on November 16, 2020. Rose, an 18-year-old student, reflects on her passage to adulthood, recounting how she has been shifting between genders since she was 15.īy Léa Iribarnegaray Published on June 9, 2023, at 4:09 am (Paris), updated on June 9, 2023, at 8:16 am It is designed to be worn by individuals of any gender identity or expression, without adhering to the binary norms of male or female clothing. Androgyny has evolved into something much more multifaceted than Annie Hall wearing loose trousers and a waistcoat-as long as the shoe (dress, pant, skirt, shirt) fits the way you want it to, wear it.Īhead, see the 14 gender-neutral brands currently on our radar.'I'm gender-fluid: I oscillate between masculinity and femininity, it's pretty blurry' Gender-fluid clothing is a term used to describe clothing that does not conform to traditional gender norms. Prada, Gucci, and McQueen have gone co-ed, showcasing their pieces as interconnected. It’s been a long time coming, but the fashion industry is finally taking a hint.īrands are becoming more fluid, with runway shows using models of all genders to wear their clothes. Nonbinary runway model Indya Moore was the first trans person of color to cover ELLE Magazine last year and represent a community that has been flouting gender rules all along. Queer and trans people of color have been subverting gender norms for decades, and the mainstream is finally catching up-high-profile celebs like Harry Styles wearing a gown or Billie Eilish sporting oversized streetwear is a sign of progress and gives others the confidence to throw away gender norms. Assigned Female at Birth is referred to as AFAB. For many people, they grow up identifying with the sex assigned at birth, and grow up as a woman or man this is referred to as cisgender. The sex ascribed to a baby at birth, which is determined by the newborns external anatomy. The binary concept of clothing feels outdated within the confines of an otherwise groundbreaking industry like fashion. 1 Understand what sex assigned at birth is. ![]()
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