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art is cool and shit
this time last year i went to a public art gallery and saw this painting:"Sometimes I wonder" by Anne Wallace
it was the only thing there that made me cry (just a tiny bit, i wasn't taking estrogen yet). i kinda explained my feelings as "feeling held back by capitalism, like i can't figure out who i really want to be because work doesn't allow me the time". sometimes i would wonder if i could be someone else and maybe actually be comfortable with who i was...
we went again today and it was still up, i had a bit of a laugh at myself when i realised it was just my gender dysphoria on a canvas lmao. like the original sentiment was correct, i was feeling held back. sure, by
but more so by my gender and addressing that helped me enjoy life way more. i was able to actually enjoy finding a bit of a personality because i no longer had to share it behind a mask of masculinity
so yeah, pretty funny to see it again post-
. maybe seeing it the first time helped accelerate that a little bit, who knows
That's a really sweet story. It's always interesting looking back on secret gender moments after transitioning. Also, the painting is incredible.
thank you!
there's dozens of similar moments i've almost shared here but this one was really special