Growing up in this century as a young female is a statement in itself. There are so many things that seek to influence us, and for me trying to grow into the woman I want to ultimately become, I feel like I’m in this constant battle between who I want to be and who I feel I should be. I go back and forth between either feeling like my femininity is something I want, or like it’s something I need. I talk about this with my younger sibling a lot: they are non-binary, and they love their femininity, but at the same time feel detached from it; they feel like their femininity is forced, but also that in order to be non-binary they can’t act feminine. Young men and non-binary youth, as well as women, are being taught to act a certain way with regards to gender, and that’s something that doe...
