non-binary Archives

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What Can a Nonbinary Transition Look Like?

People often understand being non-binary as a mix of feminine and masculine characteristics. That’s a start, but it doesn’t do justice to non-binary diversity.

Summer Tao —

Feb 23, 2024

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Monster High 2: Frankie lies in their bed, smiling

movie reviews

Nickelodeon’s “Monster High 2” Celebrates Trans Joy With a Nonbinary Frankenstein’s Monster

These little monsters are breaking generational curses and making their own way in the world.

Valerie Anne —

Oct 12, 2023

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You Need Help: I Feel Disconnected From Gender As a Concept

“Identifying as a woman doesn’t feel right, but affirmatively identifying as ‘not a woman’ also doesn’t feel right.”

Riese —

Aug 15, 2023

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movie features

In the Symbolic World of the Deeply Gendered Barbieland, Allan Is Nonbinary

Allan’s discomfort creates an identification point for viewers who are also uncomfortable identifying with either the Barbies or the Kens, a third option in an otherwise binary Barbieland.

Olivia Wood —

Aug 9, 2023

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you need help

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You Need Help: How Do I Navigate Misgendering as a Nonbinary Femme?

Your work is not to make yourself more palatable to those who might misunderstand you. Your work is to be your glorious full self, too complex to be pigeonholed by…

Darcy —

Jul 18, 2023

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25 Incredible Nonbinary Actors To Watch

There are so many nonbinary actors popping up on our screens and stages. Here’s just 25 of the many you definitely need to know.

Riese —

Jul 14, 2023

Autostraddle Reader Data

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Data Party! Insights into Nonbinary Readers from the 2022 Reader Survey

Autostraddle-exclusive insights into our nonbinary readers!

Nico —

Jul 14, 2023

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Getting Strong: A Conversation Between Two Nonbinary Humans About Weight Lifting

“When I say getting strong rules, I don’t have any number or definition in mind when I say that. It’s cool for people, as INDIVIDUALS, to feel like they’re strong…

Nico —

Jul 14, 2023

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a pin that says ALL VAMPIRES ARE GAY, a single black doc marten boot, an array of spiked goth jewelry including a cuff, a spiked choker necklace, black cherries, and a spiky leather jacket. a femme in a black sheer buttondown shirt, a masc with bleached hair in a black open leathery box-fit short sleeve buttondown and black shorts with white athletic socks and black slides, a femme with short choppy black hair in a black tight strapless bodysuit with a leather look, and a masc in a black cropped tee with black pants. everyone has vampire fangs with blood dripping from them.

comedy

Caught Dead: Style Tips for Nonbinary Vampires

I’m not some kind of cartoon Dracula wearing a cravat and a cape every day. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Or maybe that was my last victim.

Nico —

Apr 1, 2023

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“Last Of Us” Star Bella Ramsey Is Gender Fluid, Nonbinary If There’s a Checkbox

“I guess my gender has always been very fluid. Someone would call me ‘she’ or ‘her’ and I wouldn’t think about it, but I knew that if someone called me…

Heather Hogan —

Jan 14, 2023

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August Winter at the Los Angeles premiere of "Women Talking" held at The Samuel Goldwyn Theater on November 17, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty Images)

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August Winter on “Women Talking” and Navigating the Industry as a Nonbinary Actor

“I think it just shows that as a culture we remain ignorant to these nuances. For me it comes down to people’s fascination with grouping things into familiarity instead of…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Dec 26, 2022

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As a Nonbinary Abortion Activist, Planning a Pregnancy Is Complicated — And Hopeful

Just after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, my doctor asks if I’m excited to have another baby.

Shelly Jay Shore —

Sep 19, 2022