Elmer's Adventure

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Private Message—Specs, Elmer

Elmer: how do you know you're non-binary

Specs: I want to be Winona Ryder and Tupac at the same time

Elmer: seriously.

Specs: sorry
Specs: I guess I just didn't want to be a boy
Specs: for a while I thought I was a girl

Elmer: really?

Specs: yeah. I asked Mush to help me by using she/her pronouns and after a while I realized it didn't really work for me then one day I was like "Woah wait I don't have to conform to being a boy or girl" and I searched up what it meant to non-binary

Elmer: is it the same as being trans?

Specs: for some people, it is. For others, not so much
Specs: it really depends on the person. That's more of a question for Finch

Elmer: okay
Elmer: last question. I hope im not bothering you

Specs: of course. And you're not

Elmer: how did you know when to tell people?

Specs: it might be different for me because I have a relatively supportive family and friends but I had to learn to accept that part of me first. I had to look myself in the mirror and accept me

Elmer: thanks

Specs: anytime

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Private Message—Finch, Elmer

Elmer: hey dude

Finch:

Elmer: serious questionElmer: how did you know you were deminonbinary and trans

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Elmer: serious question
Elmer: how did you know you were deminonbinary and trans

Finch: I lowkey had trouble looking myself in the mirror lol

Elmer: yeah

Finch: yeah it was an experience
Finch: it was especially confusing because I like wearing dresses and skirts on occasion I didn't know what was wrong with me

Elmer: I'm sorry

Finch: all good

Elmer: what did you do?

Finch: I made the bold decision of asking my mom about it (since she was the only trusting adult I knew of)
Finch: mom tried to help me while most people just said I was a tomboy but that didn't feel right

Elmer: oh

Finch: so when I was thirteen, I went to the doctor with my mom and I told him everything
Finch: it turned out he was trans too and I was put on hormone blockers after I realized I was too (it was like two years after)

Elmer: that sounds really hard

Finch: it was so hard, especially during gym
Finch: it's part of the reason I started playing sports

Elmer: what about after?

Finch: so I was looking up terms and was just genuinely more happy

Elmer: what's the difference between trans and non-binary?

Finch: okay so trans usually means going from the gender you were told you are to the gender you KNOW you are while non-binary means not gender conforming
Finch: the thing is many people consider being non-binary also being trans, since being trans goes beyond surgeries and hormones

Elmer: wow

Finch: yeah
Finch: why all the questions

Elmer: I was just curious but I gotta go bye

Finch: arrivederci

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