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'''Self-discovery''' |
'''Self-discovery''' |
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Accepting one's own internal gender identity, or even acknowledging its existence, might take a while, going through stages of denial. This period seems to receive the least coverage in mainstream fiction, which is primarily concerned instead with either the start or the end (or near-end) of the path. An interesting phenomenon can take place that's essentially the reverse of gender dysphoria, which one may call "[http://lightinthecloset.org/Euphoria.html gender euphoria]". It seems under-represented in fiction, if represented at all: [[Man I Feel Like a Woman]] could be considered [[The Theme Park Version]], but gender euphoria doesn't require any physical changes to actually occur. |
Accepting one's own internal gender identity, or even acknowledging its existence, might take a while, going through stages of denial. This period seems to receive the least coverage in mainstream fiction, which is primarily concerned instead with either the start or the end (or near-end) of the path. An interesting phenomenon can take place that's essentially the reverse of gender dysphoria, which one may call "[http://lightinthecloset.org/Euphoria.html gender euphoria]". It seems under-represented in fiction, if represented at all: [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman]] could be considered [[The Theme Park Version]], but gender euphoria doesn't require any physical changes to actually occur. |
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'''Transition''' |
'''Transition''' |