Non-binary is simply the open refusal to claim a gender. The rub as Steve points out is that few claim a gender in the first place. Most people just simply are themselves.
To me, it just comes down the gendered language. Generally people who claim to be non-binary are mostly interested in forcing others to specifically use language which …
Non-binary is simply the open refusal to claim a gender. The rub as Steve points out is that few claim a gender in the first place. Most people just simply are themselves.
To me, it just comes down the gendered language. Generally people who claim to be non-binary are mostly interested in forcing others to specifically use language which is shaped around that identity (i.e. the rejection of s/he pronouns). Thus, the non-binary are deeply wedded to the concept of identity groups and want everyone around them to stroke their ego and reinforce their chosen group membership (the group that rejects gender stereotypes).
Non-binary is simply the open refusal to claim a gender. The rub as Steve points out is that few claim a gender in the first place. Most people just simply are themselves.
To me, it just comes down the gendered language. Generally people who claim to be non-binary are mostly interested in forcing others to specifically use language which is shaped around that identity (i.e. the rejection of s/he pronouns). Thus, the non-binary are deeply wedded to the concept of identity groups and want everyone around them to stroke their ego and reinforce their chosen group membership (the group that rejects gender stereotypes).