@futurebird Once again I am very grateful my mum was very open in this area (for her age). Most of the gender "differences" I still don't understand today. The only time she ever stopped me to explain something to me, was when I wanted to go to school in a dress and she told me that this will give me unwanted attention, so I need to be aware of that when making that choice. I decided against it then, but until she stopped me at the door, I didn't even consider that. So while I certainly had to deal with gender expectations some times, I am very happy that my mum didn't teach me all those expectations other people have. It did cause trouble at times of course, but mostly with positive endings in the long term. The hardest learning experience was understanding that some people care about their gender role, since I didn't really understand, why that could be important to people at first.
Now ignoring my rambling above, I totally agree. I have seen so many people struggle with "behaving correctly" and it is very depressing to see. I hope the world becomes more queer, so that everyone can see we don't have to fit into particular roles and how liberating that can be.
futurebird