as a kid i once wrote a story whose protagonist wore the name "Dawn." when my teacher asked about the story, i used he and him to describe said protagonist. in my head, he didn't even have a gender at all -- i just wasn't familiar with they/them pronouns at the time, being 6 years old. upon hearing this my teacher suggested i might rename him to "Don," as "Dawn" is traditionally a woman's name. i thought that was stupid, and continued to write it as Dawn.
most cis people are too afraid to step out of the lines that have been drawn around them.
this obviously doesn't apply to every cis person. hell, if you're reading this and you're cis there's a pretty good chance it doesn't apply to you. but i want you to really ask yourself where your boundaries lie and why. have you tried on a skirt before? have you ever gone bald? is there a place in your life for the things that "society" and "tradition" deem to be unfit for you? why? why not?
i just think things would be a lot nicer if people asked that more often, is all.