1. How did you choose your name?
Honestly I more of just chopped off the last letter of my dead name. Also I kind of always liked the name Alex. It just seemed fitting somehow. Also it’s a very neutral name. It might also be because I can make it even more confusing for people who want to figure out what I am. Am i a boy? Am i a girl? Who cares
27. What do you do to validate yourself?
I guess I somewhat do it by the way I dress since I always dress very neutral looking. Also I wear pretty loose clothing and I guarantee I’ve stretched some out beyond the base size. Also I could probably wear a size down but I love my big clothes too much.
I guess it did help me feel a bit more comfortable when I started being a bit more open. Like it already made me more comfortable when my friends started using my preferred name and pronouns. So essentially some of my validation comes from my friends.
Im probably kind of lucky in the aspect that I’ve never really had issues with my body. Literally the second I start to feel negatively I just have fun with it. Like just kind of joke about it. Like in the sense that I’ll be standing in front of the mirror and I’ll do some sort weird pose or something and be like “I look super hot.” I don’t know. And like I kind of follow the idea that you are what you say you are. Like you get to decide your life, nobody else. If you think you’re the most good looking boy then you are. The one thing I always remember was when someone asked me if I thought I was pretty and my immediate response was “no, I’m beautiful.”