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Shirley Manson rocks out on stage in a pink tank top and their hair pulled back into a ponytail.

Also.Also.Also: Shirley Manson Has “Always Really Identified With This Idea of Non-Binary”

The Dinah — 30 years later, Anita Hill wants more than apology from Joe Biden, the R. Kelly verdict we waited 20 years for, and Simone Biles on choosing herself.

Carmen Phillips —

Sep 28, 2021

interview

non-binary

music

Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mint Simon Is the Non-Binary Voice the Music Industry and Queer Community Both Need

Mint Simon, the brand new solo project from the lead singer of alternative pop trio Caveboy, talks with me about finding fluidity in gender and sexuality during quarantine and re-emerging…

Jackie Lipson —

Aug 16, 2021

advice

non-binary

gender

You Need Help: How Do I Know If I’m Really Non-Binary?

There is no “solution” to gender identity.

Abbie Jones —

Jul 27, 2021

AAPI Heritage Month

Asian American

A pair of brown hands scoop up water, within the dark turquoise pool gathering in the palms is the reflection of a face.

identity

Mourning the Loss of Indigenous Queer Identities

This is the legacy of colonization. It is the mass extinction of identities and languages that can no longer exist because someone else said they were bad.

Astrud Bowman —

May 24, 2021

AAPI Heritage Month

non-binary

Brown feet walk through the bright green grass with red flowers strewn about. The person has on a green dress like fabric, but it's not shown in clear detail.

gender

What You Think A Woman Looks Like

Recognizing that I was never going to fit comfortably into my American peers’ idea of masculine or my Indian family’s idea of feminine meant freedom to throw out both scripts…

Nat Razi —

May 19, 2021

demi lovato

non-binary

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Demi Lovato Is Non-Binary and Proud, Pop Icon Says “Keep Living In Your Truths”

“I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary & will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward.”

Carmen Phillips —

May 19, 2021

black history month

black history month 2021

first person

Wrestling With Kamala and Beyond: Reckoning With Blackness, Womanhood, and What Comes Next

I am ready to be fearless. To dream beyond Black womanhood and know that I — Black, queer, and not-quite-sure — am worthy, so worthy of all of the love, affirmation, and…

shea wesley martin —

Feb 23, 2021

black history month

black history month 2021

A black outline of a body floats in the blue and purple waves of the ocean. The ocean is covered in sparkles, like the stars of a night sky. Everything feels all-encompassing, full, and at peace.

first person

Gender Fluidity and the Black Atlantic

I always wonder what words my ancestors had for someone like me. In embracing my genderfluid identity, I’ve found great comfort in the deep and wide of the Atlantic —…

Lazarus —

Feb 18, 2021

covid-19

gender identity

A magnifying mirror reflected in a wall mounted bathroom mirror

first person

I Stopped Tweezing in Quarantine and Realized I’m Nonbinary

On the 24th day of quarantine, I turned on all of the lamps in my room and took off all my clothes. Then I stood in front of the mirror…

Rae Nieves —

Nov 10, 2020

Asian American

buddhism

first person

The Angsty Buddhist: Learning Anger And White Buddhism

When it comes to Buddhism and cultural appropriation, I still sometimes worry that I’m making a big deal out of nothing, that I’m angry for no good reason.

L —

Oct 28, 2020

Asian American

buddhism

from the back, a line of three women in kimonos perform a Buddhist obon festival dance. the sleeves of their kimonos are decorated with flowers and their hands point to the sky. the dark blue and pink obi are tied on their backs.

first person

The Angsty Buddhist: Growing Up Kinda-Sorta Buddhist

At my Catholic all-girls middle school, I liked to tell people I was Buddhist. It was my feeble attempt at preteen rebellion. I enjoyed interjecting, “Oh yeah? Well, I don’t…

L —

Oct 15, 2020

non-binary

sara ramirez

television

Sara Ramirez Is Non-Binary: Icon Instagrams Capacity to Be “Girlish Boy, Boyish Girl, Boyish Boy, All, Neither”

Ramirez quietly updated their pronouns on Twitter and Instagram a while back, but this is the first major post since then to address their gender directly. Congratulations Sara, we’re so…

Carmen Phillips —

Aug 27, 2020