My last few years with gender have been, a rollercoaster of discovery when it comes to my pride as someone queer. It started with small steps before I came out as demigendered. I tested the waters with pronouns and how I felt. Finally settling happily with She/They for a lot of different reasons. I was lucky to have the safe spaces I did to test those waters. From there it was discovered that while I don’t identify as female, femme…
A reintroduction is in order. There are a lot of things I identify as, demisexual, panromantic, and polyamorous. When it came to gender, Female was what I used, but it never felt right. But language changes, people grow, and things change. It allowed me to finally find the correct word. Demigirl. I am a demigirl. Demigirl? Demigirl falls under the umbrella of demigender. Non-binary gender identities that have a partial connection to a certain gender. A demigirl is someone who only partially…