#nonbinary positivity

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So! Small story.

One of my friends work as a teacher and are supportive of me and my gender identity. (I use they/them pronouns.)

They told me that some of their trans students have opened up and been a lot more comfortable around them after I visited them once and they saw how my friend gendered me correctly. So I got invited over another time to do karaoke and art and just. Be me to show that you can grow up and be happy outside the gender binary.

They told me it is easy to say you support someone. (I have had many teachers growing up telling me the same thing and then... not beeing supportive.) But actually showing it does a lot to make people feel safe.

So!

Joy of beeing respected and joy that being me makes others happy to be themself aswell.

this is nonbinary joy!

[proudnb]

Remember that you can change your mind anytime about how (or if) you're nonbinary.

Labels rarely capture all of a person. It's normal to try on a few as you figure out what combination works best.

Nothing is permanent. If you have to come out multiple times, then do so. I did!

You'll be fine.

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Nonbinary joy of passing kids or old people in public that audibly starts discussing amongst themselves what gender you are. They will never know hehehe

this is nonbinary joy!

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i have height dysphoria, and found out recently that I'm the same height as a drummer from one of my favourite bands (Tre Cool from Green Day) as well as a bassist from another band (Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy)!

this is nonbinary joy!

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For my nonbinary siblings (and my siblings underneath the larger trans umbrella)

It's okay if your transition looks different from the norm. Normal is boring anyway!

It's okay if you don't know what direction to take your transition. It's okay if you do or don't decide on medical transition.

My gender affirming haircut is a mullet! I've tried leaving all of my hair to grow, I've tried cutting it all off. I think how I have my hair now is how I'll keep it for a good while: shaved sides, longer on top and down the back. It's strange, It's gender affirming, It's mine!

I'm pursuing top surgery: It took years to get myself to the point where I was confident a top surgery was what I wanted.

I hope you get to surround yourself with people who will celebrate and support you for You. Who'll celebrate when you figure out how you want to look, and how you want to get there. At the very least know I'm celebrating you, I'll support you. I believe in you.

Happy Pride! this is nonbinary joy!! 💛🤍💜🖤

this is nonbinary joy!

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Nonbinary Joy is me getting an exercise chair with multiple dumbells and learning muay thai while simultaneously learning makeup and buying feminine clothes because i do nothing but SLAY masculinity and femininity and gender roles have never existed in my world

- the Mage that smiles back

this is nonbinary joy!

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Coming out was safe and successful, my friends have been using my new pronouns and name without a problem!! </3

this is nonbinary joy!

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Non-binary joy is finding a single item of clothing, like a hat or loose sweater, that instantly makes you significantly harder to gender.

this is nonbinary joy!