Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26358011-20151108230633/@comment-10733658-20151109002213

My personal opinion on things, as a member of the community.

I vote for Male.

Here is my reasoning for coming to this conclusion, based on the information we have thus far in the series.

In the 5th Chapter, Mutsuki states that he does not feel comfortable with a female identity. He states that he does not know the reason for this, though some have theorized this may be trauma-related or out of fear. While we see in the 13th chapter that Mutsuki is bothered by the male gaze while wearing a dress, we also see in the 21st chapter that Mutsuki suffered extensive bullying at the Academy as a result of living as a man. It is my conclusion that this flashback greatly weakens the argument that "Mutsuki dresses as a man to avoid harassment", since we explicitly see that harassment, bullying, and abuse were suffered as a result of living as a man.

Since the Auction Arc, we have seen that Mutsuki continues to present as a man. We have not seen whether Mutsuki and Urie discussed the situation after the Auction, so we have no information in that regard. However, it seems that Mutsuki's confidence has increased significantly since that time. Mutsuki's presentation and appearance have also become more masculine, in comparison to the earlier chapters of the series.

Therefore, we have a character who has explicitly stated discomfort with a female identity, who actively presents as male and displays greater comfort/confidence in doing so, and has only stated a lack of understanding for the reasons behind this.

Anything else is merely speculation.