Non-Binary People Describe their Gender Journeys! | Writing Our Own Dictionary

[@GINGERALERR]

I am gender fluid, which is one of the terms under that umbrella of "non-binary". We need to educate the general public, and yes, in schools as well to combat the growing ignorance towards this subject. People laugh, people make jokes and rude comments (mostly right wingers) and we need to educate these people.

[@StacyLandis]

I just found out a relative is nonbinary and never heard the term. But recently have seen a nonbinary person . I am accepting of a person's choices. Just like I was born female and will always identify as a woman.

[@MIMI-wx2uk]

I also get Gender Dysphoria, especially because everyone calls me "Reiko" which is what some people call my dead name

[@SM-fk7tf]

Lol unlucky reiko

[@sassylittleprophet]

Same! I also feel intense gender dysphoria and depersonalization (feeling disconnected from myself) whenever I hear someone, particularly family, using my necronym/dead name.

[@alllittlethingzz]

Love this so much I’m non binary myself however, I chose to not come out to my family since they are old fashioned and I come from a African American family which sucks but I’m ok with it. Today I gotten lipstick and a beautiful lady (who’s trans) helped me out and I was shocked when my mom said that she loved the workers shoes and it made me smile cause even though my mom doesn’t support the lgbtq but I feel like she kinda came around. I have a lot of pride pins however I had them from my family but when I’m at school I show them off and I join my school’s Pride Alliance Club and I love it so much!

[@SM-fk7tf]

Non binary isn’t even a real thing.

[@hirakaiko5570]

Humans are so disconnected from nature - when was the last time you saw a cloud do something wrong? Or a blade of grass grow in a wrong fashion? Nature doesn't make mistakes.

[@saige81711]

Omg the point Sage made about hair hit home for me-I have had long hair since I was five (I really wanted to be like rapunzel 😂) and was known for it by everyone I knew. But then starting freshman year of high school I realized that I really hated it, I was holding onto my long hair but not because I wanted to for cosmetic reasons but because it was what everyone wanted me to. I didn’t feel comfortable in my own skin. It got to the point that there were days that I wanted to pull it hair by hair from my head just so I could feel more me, if that makes any sense. It kind of hit me some time around here that I didn’t really identify with being a woman, being called a girl made me feel super weird and low key unsafe. But I finally got it cut several months ago and I went from having waist length hair to a buzzcut. It was so incredibly freeing and I finally feel like I’m me. :)

[@itgetsbetter]

Such a big change! So happy you're feeling more like you! 💜

[@jenellefarmer1639]

Good stuff

[@SM-fk7tf]

Non binary isn’t even a real thing. Your hair doesn’t define who you are

[@john.maurizio]

so r u a dude

[@scramzee]

You should wear your hair how you like of course but what does long or short hair have to do with male or female?

[@Cousins2971]

Loved it. I am non binary myself. My pronouns are they/ him

[@kevino4372]

You are not non binary

[@tora3584]

okay but JOE??? OMG WHAT A GORGEOUS HUMAN BEING

[@sagegreen5037]

AHHH MY NAME IS SAGE!!

[@itgetsbetter]

t w i n s!

[@sagenewman3379]

Hi Sage!!!!!!!

[@KarolaTea]

Beautiful video, thank you to everyone sharing their experiences and thoughts! :)

[@ferrous0xide875]

Thank you all for sharing!

[@critter_core]

Wait this is hilarious, I've literally been considering Sage as a new name-

[@itgetsbetter]

Omg!

[@sagenewman3379]

i highly recommend it

[@critter_core]

@@sagenewman3379 No bias obviously lol Genuinely though, since you actually replied (thank you by the way, I never would have expected that!), did the name kind of just come to you or did you have to go through a few names first?

[@sagenewman3379]

@@critter_core it was pretty much the first one I thought of! i'm usually an indecisive person, but as soon as that name crossed my mind, i knew it was right.

[@critter_core]

@@sagenewman3379 Oh wow. That's awesome you were able to find the name that felt right so quickly :0

[@comfynihilist]

sometimes i get so much dysphoria from having predominantly "femme" traits (both features and personality wise) and everyone around me automatically assuming i'm a girl when i feel completely detached from that label as an agender person - living in binary-focused spaces without much room for inclusion in day-to-day affairs makes me feel suffocated, and i almost convince myself that everything i feel about my gender identity was just a lie i told myself and i must be the gender i was assigned at birth. even though i feel a level of discomfort with being pushed into that box and being seen that way, it's like i have to conform to those ideas because i'm so terrible with speaking up and introducing these concepts to strangers and distant associates, and i relate to many of the qualities people online joke and meme about as a "girl habit" i wish i appeared more androgynous or masc leaning so i can comfortably display my feminine traits without being so ashamed that everyone sees me as a girl thank you for this video

[@itgetsbetter]

Of course! YOU know who you are on the inside and that's the thing that matters. 💜

[@alyciathomas7259]

I loved this so much! Can't wait to see what's next! :)

[@itgetsbetter]

Aw, we're glad! The next ep is jut as good, promise.

[@mrs5375]

xd

[@TheShveyn04]

Thank you for watching this video! 😊❤

[@Cooldudeak]

Sigh.... I can't even express myself where 90% of the people are Muslim's 🙂👍

[@Miktase]

I’ve recently been wondering if I am non-binary. The hair thing is so so true for me. I feel good with short hair and get severely anxious when I starts to get long.

[@barryledgister4496]

Cut it then.

[@plusfuture]

some of these fits are hype

[@meeksh5961]

This video makes me smile. 😊

[@Lucian-zz9lb]

loved this! as someone who is questioning my gender at the moment this definitely helped

[@itgetsbetter]

Aw, glad to hear it!

[@AJRomance]

Thank you so much for putting this up. Love it! Am sharing :-)

[@shirleep4209]

Everything is getting so complicated now 😂

[@Cambios_god]

Like si vienes por undea 2

[@bobwellington7580]

There's no such thing as non binary. Welcome to the real world

[@xXdAyDrEaMsXx]

Guess I no longer exist. Bye guys!

[@AN-no4zk]

@@xXdAyDrEaMsXxyou do, you’re just either a man or a woman

[@xXdAyDrEaMsXx]

@@AN-no4zk i am a void that exists only in your imagination

[@AN-no4zk]

@@xXdAyDrEaMsXx man or woman, it’s not that hard to understand 😅

[@xXdAyDrEaMsXx]

@@AN-no4zk im the ghost inside your closet

[@emilystrange2519]

oomg this is insanity get help people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dibensy59]

This made me really happy. Keep it up.

[@giobianchi3232]

Your gender is not your hair or your clothes

[@totallynotyourreality2208]

No shit, Sherlock

[@petersaysthings]

It starts at my nose and I crinkle my toes

[@asmrplushpaws]

It can be gender expression

[@vohas2691]

Good job, little Jimmy! Now say it with me, "it's biologically your genes!".. Good, now, remember this, or forget all knowledge and make up your own. The choice is up to you!

[@zrajm]

It kinda is tho! Hair and clothes are a major part of how one reads the gender of people!

[@SN-by1cb]

It's quite interesting because you could be a girl and have short hair or be a boy and play with girls' clothes sometimes. I would really love for this to be authentic and sensible. Other than hair, clothes and looks, what is really the core of being non-binary?

[@Guciom]

To have a fancy label to feel special.

[@nikk6435]

identity, same as with boy or girl. many non-binary are also transgender, so there is a physical aspect.

[@lefantomer]

@@nikk6435 There is no such thing as "transgender". You are trying to force other people to say, "2+2=5".

[@joyeetaghosh2209]

​​@@nikk6435many but not always and one any nonbinary person goes to play sports which one that the person should choose because in today's society man and women sports are divided on basis of there physical capabilities and capacity not on their identity or what they identity as yes we do use the term women and men sports for competitive sports pls answer and if a xy chromosome nonbinary person feels a female that day would they choose to use women's bathroom or men's bathroom pls reply I'm trying to understand nonbinary

[@nikk6435]

@@joyeetaghosh2209 the thing with sport gender segregation is that it isn’t really divided based on physical capabilities. Before sports were divided, women often outperformed men. There were many occasions when women disguised themselves as men, sneaked into men’s sports and won. Women often get disqualified for natural hormone levels while men do not. Women are judged for being “too masculine” all the time. Today sports are divided based on the idealistic idea of what men and women should be. It is full of heteronormative stereotypes. This divide has never been fair in the first place, so when it comes to non-binary people, of course they are not going to fit into this system. There are many ways to categorize sports aside from gender. We can create categories based on height, weight, genes, hormones, muscle composition, etc. I don’t think gender segregation has any future in sports.

[@michaelbittner7509]

What a great start to the series!

[@itgetsbetter]

💜💜💜

[@scramzee]

This is sexist.

[@stinkymrsnow..............]

Steven Universe, She-Ra, Owl House, etc all have a character that happen to be gender-neutral but the age demographic of these shows are 12+, Paw Patrol is a dumb baby show

[@RyuTheSodomizer]

Ñ

[@ScrapFreddy]

Te Encontré XD

[@Jonas717]

Ñ

[@ibtunesoriginals2629]

Modern-day hippies

[@vohas2691]

These hippies are taking it too far.

[@drrd4127]

Modern losers

[@eliaspachecoreyes4262]

Vengo de mi casa :V

[@ronaldgoodrich5460]

at the f happened to our childern?

[@mrs5375]

xd

[@user-gg4wr1ux1m]

:'3

[@raphlvlogs271]

is there even a need for such a thing as gender?

[@BitterRedDevil]

In the real world yes

[@tooearlyproductions]

@@BitterRedDevil lol why tho

[@AN-no4zk]

@@tooearlyproductionsbecause it’s important to recognize?

[@MohamedAlaa-zx1tf]

خخخخخخخ

[@Boulevard12]

Xd

[@everlykat4885]

You don't have to say "gender is real" that's a not true...

[@MIMI-wx2uk]

Gender is Scam

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@@MIMI-wx2uk why?

[@jj-bv3ui]

Luigi?

[@andreyromashchenko8967]

While it isn't a physical object, it is part of objective reality and linguistics. And when language doesn't reflect the objective reality, it's called a lie/fiction/delusion/play/make-believe.

[@freespeach1851]

It's amazing, with the women, that even though they deny that they are women, or feminine, their gestures and ways of expressing themselves are unmistakably female.

[@nikk6435]

there were zero women in the video lol

[@amphibiousanimations7721]

Since when is a gesture female?

[@nunyadambidniss]

@@amphibiousanimations7721 Since FOREVER 0_O

[@amphibiousanimations7721]

@@nunyadambidniss that’s easy to debunk Life on this planet has only existed for around 4 billion years, so it is impossible for gestures to have been gendered forever as there hasn’t always been life to perform gestures or have genders

[@AN-no4zk]

@@amphibiousanimations7721you really believe gender doesn’t exist?

[@davefisher1840]

This was very meaningful. Thank you for posting! 🫶🏾