Art of Transliness

Zak: There isn’t a whole awful lot you can do to make your haircut look more masculine when you have long hair other than play up other aspects of your masculinity and own your hair. Even very masculine cis guys I know with long hair often find they are misgendered, particularly from behind, because so many people use hair length as a shorthand for figuring out someone’s gender. This is somewhat unavoidable, but you can definitely cut down on it if you confidently present as male and otherwise give off strong male cues. As for cuts and styles, wearing a low ponytail is pretty masculine (don’t leave fringes out on the sides the way women often do, everything should be slicked back with this style), as is keeping your hair tucked behind both of your ears. You’ll also want to keep your hair off your forehead, men with longer hair generally don’t have bangs. For more ideas, check out guyslonghair.com and coolmenshair.