In a new episode of EJNYC, EJ Johnson opens up about the moment in time he considered transitioning into a woman.
"I just wanted to come in today because I think there's just a lot going on with gender right now in the world and I think so many things are changing," Johnson, 24, tells a therapist in the clip. "Sometimes it's hard being in the middle, kind of in the gray area in my own lane. Now, since everybody's talking about Caitlyn Jenner and being transgender, people are so quick to say, 'Oh just because you're dressing like that means that you're going to transition to become a woman.'"
It was when Jenner made her transition that Johnson began to question his own gender identity.
"I thought about it, for sure," he admits. "I was just like, 'Well do I want to transition? Is this something that I would do?' But I don't feel incomplete in that way. I don't feel the need to do that."
After being compared to the looks of Kim Kardashian for wearing the same dress, Johnson tells his friend Kyle Bryan that he's not upset, but flattered by the comparison.
"I don't really care that I'm being compared to female celebrities," he tells Bryan in a separate clip. "I think it's an honor. I wouldn't want to be compared to some random man who's wearing a tuxedo and I'm wearing a lace jumpsuit – like, it just doesn't make any sense."
Though Johnson makes the step of discussing his thoughts with a therapist, he wants to continue the conversation in depth.
"I'm interested to talk about what it means to actually transition – like if you're going to take that leap or that step, what's going on mentally that's telling you, 'This is what I need to do,'" he says. "Because I don't feel that way."
EJNYC airs Wednesdays (9 p.m. ET) on E!
EJ Johnson Reveals He Considered Transitioning After Hearing About Caitlyn Jenner
06/28/2016 AT 07:15 PM EDT
