I don’t like it when you tell me "clean shave" after I remove my facial hair.
I know I have facial hair like men do.
I also know that you say this as a joke, thinking it’s funny because I laugh when you say it.
What you don't know is that it hurts.
What you don't know is that you are the reason I decided never to go to hairdressers.
You're the reason behind my refusal to take any steps towards treatment till I was 25.
You're the reason I think a thousand times before saying that I'm going to a laser hair removal session.
You're the reason behind how I feel every time I remove my facial hair – whether a long time ago when I used to remove it every day or now when I remove it once a month – I feel that I'm a man doing feminine stuff.
You hurt me.
Clean Shave
2016