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Not a stupid question at all! I've been thinking about this for myself as well. I think something to consider may be how you like to refer to yourself, more so then the gender stereotypes that exist (e.g. enjoying jewelry). At the end of the day, it is your own way of describing yourself and you can still reject "traditional" gender stereotypes while still being cisgender!
It sounds like you just aren’t a girly girl and that’s ok. Gender is all a social construct anyways. Just because you don’t like pink and don’t want to have a child doesn’t make you any less of a woman just as liking pink and wanting children wouldn’t make a man any less of a man.
This is helpful from you both - thank you! I've never really minded being called a woman at all. Something about being called they or them sounds nice, but I've never been offended being called a woman. At the most, occasionally I'll feel a little awkward about it but I think that is from gender norms as you've described.
I'm still working to understand the difference between not adhering to gender norms and having a change in gender. I've found myself telling my boyfriend I'm tired of being lumped in the woman category just because of my genitals, but I think I meant that still relating to gender norms?
Are there any books or podcasts you would recommend on this subject?
Give "You and Your Gender Identity" by Hoffman-Fox a read.
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