Need help figuring out who I am

Need Advice 🤝

Hi, I am 25F. I believed I was straight, until my late teens. But, college capsized my life. With the opposite gender, I surely can get intimate, but it's primarily due to convenience. I realized my true romantic and sexual attraction is solely towards women. I've always been tomboyish since childhood. It wasn't much of an issue back then. As I reached my late teens and 20s, the gender segregation and rigid norms got more tightened. I gradually realized I innately align more with what society has traditionally assigned to men (I don't have raging physical gender dysphoria, to the point I feel I must transition. But, I do wish I were born a male). The problem is, something is preventing me from acting on my attraction towards women. Is it because of my discomfort due to misalignment with gender ? Or internalized homophobia ? I would like to hear the experiences of Masc women, Trans men, and anybody who's been through similar experiences. Thanks in advance.

Posted Dec 29, 2025, 3:02 AM UTC

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