I've been sitting with something for a few weeks: the discomfort I feel when people call me handsome.
I recognise that folks are just paying me a compliment with a word for what they perceive as my gender expression, which has been predominantly 'masculine'. It just rankles and sends me into all kinds of downward gender spirals.
So, here's a list of alternatives that can fill the 'handsome' void:
-cute (my favourite)
- breath-taking
- a picture
- pretty
- adorable
- suave
- guapo/good-looking
-radiant
- a vision
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