Rec | EXPLORING FEMININITY

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resonating as I begin to more fully, less fearfully embrace gender fluidity and cautiously re-engage w that which once confined me: “Femininity is not exclusively female - whether you're male, female, non-binary, etc: it doesn’t matter. Accepting one’s inherent feminine qualities is to tear away and reject the old conditioning that femininity is weak, inferior, or other. In truth, femininity is essential in humanity; it is the adaptive strength in what is soft, courage in emotional depth, the unyielding resilience and regrowth in the face of adversity, and true, knowing calm.” Chayson, A. (2019, April 23). Women of the world, embrace your femininity as your strength. Medium.

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Mar 18, 2025

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