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[yetanothergenderblog-blog]

9 Ways to Respond to Double-Taking

...Because You See Me as a Man in a Dress, Ranked In Order of Preference:

9. Assault me physically or verbally.

8. Cross the street.

7. Or otherwise put distance between you and me.

6. Stare.

5. Look me up and down, or flick back and forth from looking at me, to see whether I am what you think I am, before choosing another option.

4. Really pointedly don’t stare, looking sharply in every direction but mine.

3. Visibly show confusion, and then set your face straight as you interact with me, declining to show any external judgement, but being a bit reserved.

2. Keep your face entirely straight, and then be extra nice to me to show how cool you are with it.

1. Interact with me like any other human being.

P.S. This most-preferred option, so far, has only happened to me in two circumstances: radical queer spaces and with delivery people. In both cases, I believe it’s because they’ve seen everything and just don’t care any more. All the other things have happened regularly.

P.P.S. I’m not a man in a dress, I’m a genderqueer person wearing whatever makes me feel good to wear.