Spiritual implications/reasons for gender identity crisis

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This situation is interesting because she identifies as a woman, yet still wants to date women and is not interested in men. It very much seems to be a spiritual thing, and I think what Spaced said about living honestly might have something to do with it.

I just see her as choosing to identify with feminine aspects, which I can relate to. I'm a guy but if I had to pick, I would actually say I identify more with femininity. Generally speaking..I just really like being around women, and I like the lighthearted openness of women. I was lucky enough to grow up with relatives where the men, even with their masculine presence, were also kind and gentle beings and the femininity came through. This was taught by example, learned and passed down.

But I think the larger issue perhaps doesn't have to do with identity, rather these parts of ourselves are repressed on a larger scale socially. So the fact that gentleness and lightheartedness is associated with women underlines the fact that we're not in touch with both sides of ourselves. In different parts of the world this doesn't necessarily seem to be the case.

Masculinity isn't a bad thing..I see it as relating to self-confidence..strength in radiating who you are. As children we seem to have this natural confidence which can quickly fade away. What seems to happen is that when there is a lack of accepting feminine nurturing energy, people become overly masculine as a defense. And so all the aggressive males in the world just weren't loved enough in the past. But truthfully we're all just a bunch of softies! Sorry I sort of veered off topic in a way.