This photo depicts one of my flannels that I’ve had since high school. I chose this one in particular because it is the same exact piece that I wore to school, worried that it would make me “look gay,” especially when paired with my very short hair. In fact, I probably would not have cut my hair the length it was if it was not for the COVID-19 lockdown. Because my peers were not there to perceive me I cut my hair short, and if I didn’t like it, I planned to just grow my hair out before the next school year over the summer. However, in hindsight, the outfit I wore was a common outfit that many other girls wore as well. In addition, although it was more on the masculine side, the tendency at my school to accept girls wearing more masculine clothes was greater than to accept boys wearing more feminine clothes. When they did, it was usually as a joke or for a performance.