why i dont

After years of chasing that binary masc look, I now feel more at peace with my body than ever.

1/26/20251 min read

On one of the many cooler days last summer, I was about to drive down to the coast to visit family.

Though it had been months since I’d last worn a chest binder, for some reason, that morning I’d reached instinctively for it.

However, the moment I saw myself in the mirror, something felt off. I looked too flat.

So I took the binder off, layered two shirts instead and, as soon as I saw my slight curves barely showing, felt

After years of chasing that binary masc look, I now feel more at peace with my body than ever.

. . .

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William Elisabeth Cuthbert, a white trans masc person, with trees in the background
William Elisabeth Cuthbert, a white trans masc person, with trees in the background