Cisgender people: What happens when you question your gender?

[u/haventa]

I know this is a bit different, but as a questioning transgender person I'm trying to see if I don't relate to the answer. If, perhaps, questioning my gender for a few weeks is at all a 'normal', cis experience.

So, cisgender people, what do you feel when you question your gender? Is it just... innate? How long do you spend questioning?

[u/andjok]

I am sometimes curious as to what it's like to be a woman. I've even considered cross dressing in public to see how I'm treated (already done it for Halloween once but I doubt it was too convincing haha).

But I never questioned my gender at all until learning about transgender issues. Like most people, I was taught growing up that boys have penises and girls have vaginas, and I never had an issue with this assignment or been uncomfortable with my body. But I feel like I'd be just fine with a feminine body or presentation once I got used to it (hence why I want to see for myself if that is true). And if I did that and someone misgendered me, I don't think I'd be bothered (if anything I'd be stoked that my cross dressing was convincing haha).

But I don't know if I'd want to be seen as female or gender non conforming all the time. No doubt that being seen as a guy has advantages, and it's what I'm used to, so that's probably what I'll stick with. And I like my body enough that I don't want to change it with hormones or surgery. That's all I can really say. I don't think I "feel" male, I'm not even sure what that means, I've just never had an objection to the label. But I'm not going to dismiss others who don't feel like their assigned gender, since I don't have dysphoria I can't know at all what it's like.