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I bought underwear in Japan as a trans masc person

People in the US think I look gender-suspicious enough to kick me out of a woman's restroom sometimes. Here's my underwear experience.
Rey Katz 3 min read
I bought underwear in Japan as a trans masc person, with a city skyline at night featuring a curvy tree

I bought underwear in Japan. Men's underwear, to be specific. Shocking, I know.

Everyone in Japan seems to assume I'm a woman pretty strongly, and before you say, well, obviously, there are people in the US who think I look gender-suspicious enough to kick me out of a woman's restroom.

I'm a transmasc, non-binary person. That means I'm transitioning towards masculinity, but not strictly a woman or man.

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