This community taught me not only what toxic masculinity demands of men and masculine people, but also the possibilities that exist outside of it.
4 Things the Queer Folks in My Life Taught Me About Resisting Toxic Masculinity
Category: non-binary
BREAKING: Local Resident Comes Out as Non-Binary, World Doesn’t End
“It’s almost like someone’s gender has no bearing on my life,” another cis resident complained.
Am I the Only Transgender Person Sick of Transitioning?
This is your "this sucks, why does this suck, why didn't anyone tell me that this would suck?" blog entry.
Being Non-Binary and a Trans Guy Isn’t a Contradiction
I embrace all the queer, femme, glittery, tender, and alien parts of my gender.
How Can We Include Non-Binary People in Gendered Spaces?
Not everyone is interested in holding space for non-binary people.
If I’m a Stranger Now, I Will Be a Stranger Forever (Reflections on Testosterone)
I was at a poetry reading when an older butch woman sat down next to me and started to talk to me about her experiences in the lesbian communities of San Francisco. Typical Bay Area. Queers chatting up queers. And for a little while, it was just an ordinary conversation for two gays in the [...]
8 Things Non-Binary People Need to Know
Coming out as genderqueer and non-binary was this big, beautiful, scary thing for me. I didn’t know what exactly I was moving towards – I only sensed that I was moving in the right direction. Navigating something as complicated as gender with just my intuition was like running through a corn maze at night. There [...]
I Am Queer, I Am Non-Binary, and I Don’t Know What it Means to Feel Safe
From the moment I stepped onto the bus, there was something about me that didn’t sit right with you. You couldn’t put your finger on it, but I knew what it was from the start, from the way that you looked at me. You heard my voice as I greeted the driver. As you eyed [...]
7 Ways to Lovingly Support Your Gender Non-Binary Partner
This is a piece I posted over at Everyday Feminism that I wanted to cross-post here. This advice, while geared towards romantic partners, can more generally be applied to anyone who has a gender non-binary person in their life. --- I still remember the moment I came out as genderqueer to my then-partner. I was [...]
Dear World: Stop Telling Me to “Love My Body” As Is
As a transgender person (or simply put, someone who does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth), I have made a number of decisions in my life to be more comfortable with my body. One of these decisions was to wear a chest binder, which is a garment that is worn to [...]
