u/GNCTrash

For me, some of my fave things're;

. Combing my beard/putting manly products in it/trimming it.

. Seeing mustache hair mark streaks on my lipstick when I open it to apply it.

. The feeling of big hoopy earrings or dangly earrings in general swinging around and hitting my face/neck. Especially my fave pair of heavy hoops.

. Dresses!

. Also maybe odd, but seeing my tattoos in the mirror. Covering my whole torso, including my boobs in them, and sentimental ones makes me somewhat like my body more. I didn't when I was blank.

It's so silly and equally annoying.

I go swimming with my daughter at pools and have had multiple people exhibit disgust towards me. Even a few confronting me. Especially during family swims at the fact "kids can see you!!!!"

Like, yeah.....? And...? A chest is a chest. Kids might ogle a bit because they're seeing something they're not used to. (A visibly queer person) but always end up going back to their own thing and not caring. It's always and only adults that make a stink about it.

I also walk around topless ALL the time if the weather is nice or really hot. It gives me euphoria, and it's beyond pleasurable to feel both the sun and direct breeze on my whole torso. Bliss.

I get comments as well just being out-and-about, not just in the pool. Sometimes it amazes me how salty people get. Just recently I was sitting outside a native ritual in a local park on a bench. A lady whom joined the tent whom I'm assuming is native since she was with them, made the loud comment of, "That's fucking disgusting. There's kids around here!" Honestly was kinda shocked it came from a native area considering they've two-spirited folk.

(NOT shading on Native Americans, btw.)

Being able to bare breasts became legal *the year I was born.* It's my destiny to have my titties out. (Lol) I've never seen someone once in my life with breasts out besides the nudy beach. But it's silly, isn't it? How a lot of society acts towards something that everybody shares. (Having a chest.)

It only bothers me when I'm depicted as a creep being around kids, when I'm generally only around kids when I'm out with my own at a park. Or just passing families on a sidewalk. General haters don't do anything to me.

I'm so thankful though for my daughter. I've taught her that everybody is unique and beautiful in their own way. Explain the best I can about the existence of trans and visibly queer people. (As much as I can for someone of her younger age/understanding at said age.) She has seen all types of bodies at the nudy beach and general queer people out-and-about.

She's such an ally already. Something that bothers me is the fact people generally grow up to be bigoted because of the people raising them teaching those negative things. Every child is innocent and born without hatred of any type of people.

I'm so grateful of her. When someone is mean, she encourages me to be topless and free. She supports me and everybody. I'm so proud. She's the sweetest thing, and I'm not saying that as a biased parent. Shout-out to my 8-yo. ❤️