I’m a demigirl. Here’s what that means.

I remember the dude who said that to me, but I don’t quite remember why. The year was 2015, we were a group of 20–30 somethings sharing a case of beer and generalizing about gender— “genderalizing” one might say. The conversation went something like: Him: “Girls do [this thing].” Me: “I don’t do that.” Him: “Yeah but you’re not a girl… I don’t know what you are.” I remember it made me happy when he said that. Whether that was due to internalized misogyny—like I’m a girl but not one of those girls—or because I genuinely felt seen. It was a rare instance where someone was validating the fact that I’m not quite a girl. <a href="https://medium.com/@shelbythevenot/im-a-demigirl-here-s-what-that-means-2c00d6461341">Website</a>