Also an ally here. I think the joke is that they already transitioned and still don’t admit to themselves that they aren’t cis. Since gender is performative, experimenting is already being a different gender for a while in a way and you can admit that to yourself. That’s my interpretation as a tired ally (tired as in it’s late and I might not be thinking perfectly anymore)
The joke is using twisted logic to avoid identifying as trans. As I understand it, cis/trans usually refers to same/different identified gender vs that assigned at birth. Instead, we’re saying “well I’m a girl now, which matches what I wanted, no need to call myself trans”
Can someone explain part 3? I’m an ally, just don’t understand the terminology. Is the joke that there was no transition, only experimentation?
Also an ally here. I think the joke is that they already transitioned and still don’t admit to themselves that they aren’t cis. Since gender is performative, experimenting is already being a different gender for a while in a way and you can admit that to yourself. That’s my interpretation as a tired ally (tired as in it’s late and I might not be thinking perfectly anymore)
Better than I could put it, thanks!
The joke is using twisted logic to avoid identifying as trans. As I understand it, cis/trans usually refers to same/different identified gender vs that assigned at birth. Instead, we’re saying “well I’m a girl now, which matches what I wanted, no need to call myself trans”
Does that help? I’m very new to this myself…