#nonbinary facts

[nonbinaryproofpost-blog]

nonbinary links and shit for your arguing pleasure

Featuring your Fed The Fuck Up host, me. Sorry I’m so angry throughout, you get that way after being shit all over because people can’t do their research, and it’s become exhausting to try and be nice when I’ve dealt with so much fucking bullshit from people just straight up ignoring the truth. Anyway.

Warning: some sources may use mixed information or language, such as asserting binarism, so please refer to the whole section about those as social constructs for what you also need to know regarding those things, thank you. Many who believe NB people exist still don’t know about how the sex binary isn’t a binary as well, hence the long explanations. Believe me, that section is very extensive.

You will be linked to pages on my blog with all your sources. Don’t expect me to come to your home and click them for you. If you’re too lazy to click some links because you like scratching your ass and ignoring facts, please cease to exist at your earliest convenience.

This is a constantly-updated blog, with the pages of sources being added to and updated. That’s why all the information is available on separate pages, and also because the google document I used is just too damn big to fit in one post. If you have information you’d like included, or if you’d like your link/post removed, please feel free to ask.

Here is the link to the google doc for a comprehensive version.

Let’s just say the most important things right here:

The trans flag’s designer made it with the white stripe reflecting nonbinary people:

http://point5cc.com/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag/

The stripe in the middle of the trans flag is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.

http://brotoro.tumblr.com/post/163357639284/hey-truscum-the-creator-of-the-trans-flag-made-a

timestamp 1:06

WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) Links:

-Identity Recognition Statement, urging governments to create a nonbinary option. (I think the gender marker in general should be abolished but…)

-Volume 7 Standards of Care mentioning genderqueer and other nb identities as valid orientations. (Read directly under section V. But the whole document in general is unanimously supportive of nonbinary people

Psychiatry.org’s take-

‘Some people who use this term do not consider themselves as matching a binary gender category. In addition, new terms such as genderqueer, bigendered, and agendered are increasingly in use.’ - via the american psychiatric association.

And now, our pages! Please click to find links to your sources! These will be updated whenever necessary!

Articles About What/Who Nonbinary People Are, Some By Major Organizations (page 1)

Sex and Gender are Social Constructs (page 2)

Pronoun and Gender History (page 3)

Acknowledgement of NB Identities In the Real World (page 4)

Some questions to ask if you still aren’t convinced (page 5)

update and repost 11/22/18

mod is a diagnosed dysphoric trans nonbinary person.

[nb-stuff-blog]

Non-Binary Genders

Alright, here we go. This isn’t going to be perfect, as I’m banging it out in one sitting and I have a frankly horrendous headache, but I’m never one to turn down the opportunity to write an essay, especially about a topic I care about.

Nonbinary: Any gender identity that doesn’t strictly fit within the male or female binary. 

Genderqueer: An umbrella term with a similar meaning as nonbinary, it describes any gender identity other than man or woman, or a gender identity that is queer/non-normative. (It also might have a more political connotation?)

Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot of research into nonbinary/genderqueer identities, but we do know that it isn’t a new concept. Anthropologists are aware of what’s known as [cogender], although it’s unclear if this always refers to a ‘third gender’. A lot of the time, in many cultures, this refers to a change and/or sharing of traditional gender roles - i.e. amab people fulfilling traditionally ‘female’ roles and jobs; including marrying (wo)men and having children, embroidery, and decorating. 

Some examples are the Indigenous Zapotec people in Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Or there’s the Bugis people of Indonesia. You may have already heard of Two-Spirit, but there’s also Hijiras, who have legal recognition as a third gender in India and Bangladesh. There are loads more across the world, but these are just a few examples. If you want, I can come back and source more later.

There’s some discussion about gender being a social construct, but regardless of whether you believe that or not, there are issues with this theory, as it minimizes the experience of some trans people and perpetuates the argument “but if it’s all in our heads, why do you need to transition?” (Of course, transitioning is not mandatory, nor a prerequisite of being trans!).

Like I said, there’s a lack of studies and ‘scientific proof’, but here’s the thing: When you have dozens of cultures and thousands of people telling you they are not strictly male or female, when you have records of this occurring throughout history and across the world, there tends to be something to it. This is not a modern ‘Tumblr’ ideal - this is historic reality. 

Need more help?

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Ultimately, give me a long detailed explanation, with scientific sources, of male and female identities. Cisgender people are never asked to provide full freaking essays on their gender identities - it’s just taken at face value, without question. Just because it’s hard to wrap your mind around genders outside of the binary we’ve been trained to fit into, doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

Feel free to add onto this post, let me know if I got something wrong or missed something. But for the love of everything good left in the world, please don’t add negativity.

[nonbinaryproofpost-blog]

Hi, nonbinary people are real, stop being willfully ignorant! Here’s your gigantic proof post!

Featuring your Fed The Fuck Up host, me. Sorry I’m so angry throughout, you get that way after being shit all over because people can’t do their research, and it’s become exhausting to try and be nice when I’ve dealt with so much fucking bullshit from people just straight up ignoring the truth. Anyway.

Warning: some sources may use mixed information or language, such as asserting binarism, so please refer to the whole section about those as social constructs for what you also need to know regarding those things, thank you. Many who believe NB people exist still don’t know about how the sex binary isn’t a binary as well, hence the long explanations. Believe me, that section is very extensive.

You will be linked to pages on my blog with all your sources. Don’t expect me to come to your home and click them for you. If you’re too lazy to click some links because you like scratching your ass and ignoring facts, please cease to exist at your earliest convenience.

This is a constantly-updated blog, with the pages of sources being added to and updated. That’s why all the information is available on separate pages, and also because the google document I used is just too damn big to fit in one post. If you have information you’d like included, or if you’d like your link/post removed, please feel free to ask.

Here is the link to the google doc for a comprehensive version.

Let’s just say the most important things right here:

The trans flag’s designer made it with the white stripe reflecting nonbinary people:

http://point5cc.com/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag/

The stripe in the middle of the trans flag is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.

http://brotoro.tumblr.com/post/163357639284/hey-truscum-the-creator-of-the-trans-flag-made-a

timestamp 1:06

WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) Links:

-Identity Recognition Statement, urging governments to create a nonbinary option. (I think the gender marker in general should be abolished but…)

-Volume 7 Standards of Care mentioning genderqueer and other nb identities as valid orientations. (Read directly under section V. But the whole document in general is unanimously supportive of nonbinary people

Psychiatry.org’s take-

‘Some people who use this term do not consider themselves as matching a binary gender category. In addition, new terms such as genderqueer, bigendered, and agendered are increasingly in use.’ - via the american psychiatric association.

And now, our pages! Please click to find links to your sources! These will be updated whenever necessary!

Articles About What/Who Nonbinary People Are, Some By Major Organizations (page 1)

Sex and Gender are Social Constructs (page 2)

Pronoun and Gender History (page 3)

Acknowledgement of NB Identities In the Real World (page 4)

Some questions to ask if you still aren’t convinced (page 5)

update and repost 11/22/18 

mod is a diagnosed dysphoric trans nonbinary person.

[nonbinaryproofpost-blog]

Hi, nonbinary people are real, stop being willfully ignorant! Here’s your gigantic proof post!

Featuring your Fed The Fuck Up host, me. Sorry I’m so angry throughout, you get that way after being shit all over because people can’t do their research, and it's become exhausting to try and be nice when I've dealt with so much fucking bullshit from people just straight up ignoring the truth. Anyway.

Warning: some sources may use outdated info or language, such as asserting binarism, so please refer to the whole section about those as social constructs for what you -really- need to know regarding those things, thank you. Believe me, that section is very extensive. 

You will be linked to pages on my blog with all your sources. Don’t expect me to come to your home and click them for you. If you’re too lazy to click some links because you like scratching your ass and ignoring facts, please cease to exist at your earliest convenience. 

This is a constantly-updated blog, with the pages of sources being added to and updated. That’s why all the information is available on separate pages, and also because the google document I used is just too damn big to fit in one post. If you have information you’d like included, or if you’d like your link/post removed, please feel free to ask. 

Here is the link to the google doc for a comprehensive version.

Let’s just say the most important things right here:

The trans flag’s designer made it with the white stripe reflecting nonbinary people:

http://point5cc.com/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag/

The stripe in the middle of the trans flag is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.

http://brotoro.tumblr.com/post/163357639284/hey-truscum-the-creator-of-the-trans-flag-made-a

timestamp 1:06

WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) Links:

-Identity Recognition Statement, urging governments to create a nonbinary option. (I think the gender marker in general should be abolished but…)

-Volume 7 Standards of Care mentioning genderqueer and other nb identities as valid orientations. (Read directly under section V. But the whole document in general is unanimously supportive of nonbinary people

Psychiatry.org’s take-

‘Some people who use this term do not consider themselves as matching a binary gender category. In addition, new terms such as genderqueer, bigendered, and agendered are increasingly in use.’ - via the american psychiatric association.

And now, our pages! Please click to find links to your sources! These will be updated whenever necessary! 

Articles About What/Who Nonbinary People Are, Some By Major Organizations (page 1)

Sex and Gender are Social Constructs (page 2)

Pronoun and Gender History (page 3)

Acknowledgement of NB Identities In the Real World (page 4)

Some questions to ask if you still aren’t convinced (page 5)

If anyone decides to cover their eyes and pretend these pages of sources doesn’t exist because you’re THAT SET in being a transphobe,