Gender identity is defined as a personal conception of oneself as male or female (or rarely, both, or neither). I think it’s a very intimate subject that reflects the inner self of many teenagers these days. Rogo is one of those teenagers and these are her thoughts:

“I constantly find myself staring at the mirror, trying to find the picture that the others painted of me. Strong, intimidating. Feminine. Aesthetically pleasing. Then my focus shifts to a greater journey and I spiral into a search of the pure, authentic self, peeling layers of “You should behave like a lady” or “Dressing more masculine really suits you” and attempting to discover the person underneath the suits and ties or hot red dresses, the depth of a mind and soul that unravels beyond the physical surface.

Would people be willing to see me, instead of her, of him, of them? Why would it matter?

I constantly find myself: feminine, masculine, androgynous, challenging, bending and breaking norms because that’s what we’re meant to do. What I consistently find myself doing and what I wish to discover in every past and future version of me, above beauty, order, or art.

Authenticity.”

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