I’m mostly glad to have found myself, but that doesn’t mean it’s all fun and games

NO MERCH IN YOUR FLAGS; HAVING A LESSER-KNOWN IDENTITY IS FUN; AUTOCORRECT CHANGING IT (NO, BELLUMGENDER IS NOT THE SAME AS BELARUSIAN, GOOGLE); POSSIBLE GATEKEEPING FROM QUEER SPACES; HOMOPHOBES MOCKING YOUR IDENTITY AND CALLING IT FAKE AND INVALID; WONDERING IF YOU’RE FAKING IT; CONSTANTLY HAVING TO EXPLAIN YOUR IDENTITY