#BeyondTheBinary Campaign: This is What Gender-Non Binary People Look Like
Iām featured in the @glaad and Themās #BeyondTheBinary Campaign:
This is What Gender-Non Binary People Look Like
Devin-Norelle, Advocate, Writer, & Model | ze/zim/zisĀ
What does being nonbinary mean to you?
Nonbinary is a realm in which countless gender alternatives transcending the gender binary live. It's about exploring how the genders man and woman can co-exist as one; it is also about exploring your genders (or nongenders) beyond those two options. Overall, it's a journey of feeling yourself out and self determination.
What is something you would like people to know about nonbinary folks?
Many people believe that nonbinary is a new idea and that nonbinary folks are a fad. Nonbinary people are not a fad, a gimmick or a new concept. We have existed across various cultures for several centuries. Our identities were suppressed by imperialism and as a result, nonbinary people seem to be a recent phenomena to mainstream society, but we've existed almost as long as civilization. Furthermore, it is commonly assumed that nonbinary people don't desire to medically transition. While this is true for many people, many of us do take steps to medically transition, including myself. My transition does not make me feel any more of a man, or any less of a woman. I continue to feel strongly as both some days, and as neither on other days.
Please follow this link and check out all of the additional beautiful Non Binary folx feature in Meredithās article:
Jacob Tobia
Alok Vaid-MenonĀ
Jeffrey Marsh
Meredith TalusanĀ
Winter Mendelson
Ian Fields Stewart
Rowan Hepps Keeney
