my gender identity
When I was a young child, I could've been described as having a tomboy personality. I liked to do what I liked to do, regardless of whether it was girlish or boyish. When I was in Year 3, I was sitting in a group. There was another girl, Amelia, who was pretty sporty. She always wore shorts. The boys were praising her, calling her a tomboy. I remember saying, "Am I a tomboy too?". They brushed me off, but agreed. Then I said, "Why can't you just call me a boy?". I didn't understand why we had a different word for a boyish girl, instead of just calling them a boy. They told me they couldn't, because I wasn't a boy. I got very frustrated, near tears. I didn't understand why they wouldn't just say that I was a boy. When I was 12, I was sitting on my bed watching ABC Me on my TV. I decided to watch First Day, a series about a transgender girl's first day at her new school. I remember her describing what made her realise she was trans, and...