Thanks for your thought provoking words, Patti. You've hit upon some very pertinent points that deserve more discussion. I think the reason that the "Gender Identity" section was created, was to provide a place where matters such as you've raised in your post can be aired without diverging from the primary intent of this forum, namely NBE. I, for one, was very pleased to see this new 'carve out' because I agree with you that it's hard to separate the desire to have breasts from one's gender variance.
I would disagree with you though that alleviating mental anxiety associated with one's gender confusion is an excuse for taking estrogenic herbs, when the real motivation is to grow breasts, first and foremost. Did I interpret your comment correctly? It may be the case for some, even many, but not all. The raison d'etre for this forum is precisely that, so I've always felt a bit uncomfortable bringing up gender identity matters in that context, though they're always in the forefront of my mind.
The fact is, my own gender identity variance has fucked up my life in many ways that I am only now beginning to get control over. I could, maybe, find a better venue to discuss these issues, for example one of the TS sites, but I really don't want to risk getting sucked into the maelstrom. I'm not transsexual.
In so many ways, I like the balanced attitudes of the people here at BeastNexus who seem to have found a balance between their anima and animus. That's my goal, too: Balance - a perfect integration of my split gender psyche with a society that is anything but tolerant of people like us. Girl, am I starting to ramble! And so off the original purpose of this thread. Sorry Steele.
I don't expect that a majority of the posts will swing to the "Gender Identity" sub-forum. I think those of us who experience some degree of gender dysphoria will post there. Those who are more comfortable with their gender identity, those who know who they are and what they want (i.e., bigger breasts), will gravitate to this forum.
Have any of you noticed that since taking PM and achieving some mental anxiety relief as a result, you no longer are so intent on growing breasts? I haven't gleaned that from reading posts here, but to a degree I feel that way.
CK
I would disagree with you though that alleviating mental anxiety associated with one's gender confusion is an excuse for taking estrogenic herbs, when the real motivation is to grow breasts, first and foremost. Did I interpret your comment correctly? It may be the case for some, even many, but not all. The raison d'etre for this forum is precisely that, so I've always felt a bit uncomfortable bringing up gender identity matters in that context, though they're always in the forefront of my mind.
The fact is, my own gender identity variance has fucked up my life in many ways that I am only now beginning to get control over. I could, maybe, find a better venue to discuss these issues, for example one of the TS sites, but I really don't want to risk getting sucked into the maelstrom. I'm not transsexual.
In so many ways, I like the balanced attitudes of the people here at BeastNexus who seem to have found a balance between their anima and animus. That's my goal, too: Balance - a perfect integration of my split gender psyche with a society that is anything but tolerant of people like us. Girl, am I starting to ramble! And so off the original purpose of this thread. Sorry Steele.
I don't expect that a majority of the posts will swing to the "Gender Identity" sub-forum. I think those of us who experience some degree of gender dysphoria will post there. Those who are more comfortable with their gender identity, those who know who they are and what they want (i.e., bigger breasts), will gravitate to this forum.
Have any of you noticed that since taking PM and achieving some mental anxiety relief as a result, you no longer are so intent on growing breasts? I haven't gleaned that from reading posts here, but to a degree I feel that way.
CK