Got clocked for the first time
Disclaimer I don't know if this is on topic enough to this sub so if it isn't let me know and I'll post elsewhere :]
I'm non-binary (any pronouns) and a few months on T. The only change is my voice sounds slightly deeper - my relatives just think I have a sore throat lmao.
I would say I dress fem, or at least androgynous leaning fem. I have long hair and was wearing an avocado print shirt with short shorts, black knee high socks with rainbow stripes and long dangly earrings.
I was at a casual meeting with my boss and his other friends and acquaintances doing product testing for his project and we split into groups of 3. There's me, my boss and another guy.
During the product testing I noticed the other guy was using "he" for me and looked confused when my boss used "she"
Then my boss left to go talk to the other group so I'm alone with this guy and we make some small talk. He carefully asks: "are you transitioning?" (To which I was taken aback as I have never been clocked to be asked that question especially in verb format rather than adjective ie "are you trans/ transgender?") I go "sorry?" He clarifies that he is asking if I'm trans and whether I'm a guy or girl. I tell him "neutral" because "non-binary" is not well known in my country especially with older folks.
He asked a few more questions, very respectfully and politely saying I don't have to share if I am uncomfortable. I don't mind so I answered his questions. He said he thought for sure I was a cis guy because of my voice and that I dressed like that because I'm an art student. Lmao
He also thought I got a deeper voice through throat surgery because I have a scar on my neck. I tell him about hrt and that the scar is from something else lol. Then the conversation moves away to medical stuff (like tuberculosis and cancer)
Wahoo