I'm going through a gender crisis. Im too gay to function and Im also a writer, so here. Heres a piece of what I feel as a person who is questioning their gender. I might write more of these so that I may tell you what its like. What its like to be part of the LGBTQ+, what its like to have my views while being in this community, and just what its like to be me. I have a big personality and I did not gain that personality without my hardships. I will share them, and istg if I get reported again Im going to cry. Anyways.- PT.2- https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/901799639 ------------------------ Names. A poem ------------------------ Why do we have a name? Is it simply a piece for recognized fame? Names have importance I suppose But yet I wonder, can I change mine? I propose Names give meaning Yet they can also be demeaning Why must they be masculine Why must they be feminine Why must I feel, both? I hate this feeling, a feeling I loath I do not want to be tied to a female name I do not want the female fame I cannot explain how I feel It just feels like too much to reveal My name cannot be what it is It simply cannot be Liz I do not want that female name Nor do I want the full names fame What name do I wish to have instead? Ill tell you because I cannot get it out of my head Simon It called to me when it was first spoken Now my resolve has been broken I've given in to changing my name But somehow I feel shame I feel as though I owe I owe something to the ones who made me a long time ago I feel like an anomaly I feel like I break the policy I'm too much to simply be left alone Why cant I be unknown? Eli It resembles that of my true name But what if I wish to reclaim I want to be my own person My feelings will only worsen I do not want any ties I truly hope that the name d1es Riley I do not pick the name The name chooses me as if it lay claim They speak to me from far away Much to my dismay My name is Simon. My name is Simon. My name is Simon. Thats the thing I say in my dreams. -Simon
