Once you get there, REALLY get there, looking back is hard sometimes because you remember what it felt like to constantly compare yourself unfavorably to both cis men AND cis women. And because you remember only being able to see cis beauty as beautiful.
You don't know HOW to appreciate a swan even if you're starting to suspect that you are one. No one taught that to you socially or otherwise, and it feels awkward to be learning it so late. It can feel unfamiliar and..
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