Steph's Gender Bio

As a baby, I was always adorned in the color pink, accented with lace and ribbons. As a toddler, I would play with Barbie dolls and coloring books. I danced ballet at the age of three, and hula at the age of five. I played the obedient wife in games of “house” and cooked my husband steak and mashed potatoes in my plastic kitchen.  I was the epitome of a “girly girl”. As I grew older, I shifted away from this girly façade and began playing tennis. I quit ballet and took up hip hop. Soon, I would rather wear a baggy shirt and basketball shorts than the Roxy blouse and denim shorts my mom would buy me. I would wear my hair in a ponytail and play tag with the boys. My other would let me dress myself, but I would always have to change before leaving the house because I would come downstairs dressed like my brother. I was a “tom boy” and my mom began to miss her dear, sweet daughter. Again, as I grew older, I shifted away from this phase and found my balance. I have days when I feel like dressing up; I wear make-up and fitted clothing. And there are other days when I feel like being one of the boys; I don my too baggy basketball shorts and hooded sweater. Though I think of myself as being raised completely feminine, I never wholly considered myself a girly girl or a tom boy. I live in my own happy medium.