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When your child's transition makes you question your own gender identity

My trans daughter asked me why I never questioned my gender and I realized I have no idea what it actually feels like to be a woman versus just performing what was expected of me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A parent confronts the distinction between authentic gender experience and learned social performance through their child's questioning.

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