What does it mean to be non-binary?
3 years, 7 months ago

What does it mean to be non-binary?

ABC  

For Chris, being referred to with the wrong gender pronoun is like being called a different name. While non-binary identities can seem confusing, Chris says you could start by learning someone's pronouns, which is just like remembering their name. They/them pronouns are often used in everyday conversation when we don't know someone's gender; for example: "Someone left their hat in this cafe. As 29-year-old Sascha from Parramatta in Sydney explains, another challenge for non-binary people is gender dysphoria, which is the distress or discomfort that results when a person's biological sex and gender identity do not align. Sascha briefly thought they might be a binary trans man, before quickly realising that "didn't feel quite right either".

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Non-binary influencers share what they wish people understood about their experience
1 year, 8 months ago

Non-binary influencers share what they wish people understood about their experience

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International Non-Binary People’s Day 2022: Non-binary doesn’t look like you think it does – I would know
2 years, 8 months ago

International Non-Binary People’s Day 2022: Non-binary doesn’t look like you think it does – I would know

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The invisible obstacles of non-binary dating
2 years, 9 months ago

The invisible obstacles of non-binary dating

BBC  

The invisible obstacles of non-binary dating Getty Images Dating can be a minefield for anyone looking for partnership – but people who identify as non-binary face many specific challenges. “Dating as a non-binary person, you're not only faced with societal, cultural norms from people who don't know you, but you're also put in opposition to people that you're dating,” says …

What does non-binary mean? Definition after Demi Lovato comes out
3 years, 10 months ago

What does non-binary mean? Definition after Demi Lovato comes out

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I'm Not A Woman Or A Man And Existing In This Binary World Is Really, Really Hard
4 years, 5 months ago

I'm Not A Woman Or A Man And Existing In This Binary World Is Really, Really Hard

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The author at home in their Nashville apartment during quarantine. While it’s often hard to place exactly what I do identify with — we live in a culture that erases LGBTQ people and robs us of even basic language to help us define ourselves — simply put, I don’t feel like a girl. “While it’s often hard to place exactly …

BBC radio presenter Shivani Dave comes out as non-binary live on-air during Pride special
4 years, 6 months ago

BBC radio presenter Shivani Dave comes out as non-binary live on-air during Pride special

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Sam Smith on coming out as non-binary: 'People don’t understand'
5 years, 10 months ago

Sam Smith on coming out as non-binary: 'People don’t understand'

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Coming Out As Non-Binary
8 years, 8 months ago

Coming Out As Non-Binary

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Up until recently, I identified strictly as a binary transgender man. When I first started out, my knowledge was relatively limited and I thought that when you transition, you go all the way to other end of the gender binary. There have been incidents where, at the time, I would cringe at people calling me “sir”, “dude” and “bro” and …

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