GENDERQUEER AND NON-BINARY IDENTITIES

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Hello everyone,Though this blog is largely on hiatus, I thought it was about time to provide a little update about the genderqueer flag.Genderqueer Flag Around the WorldI am always happy to see where the genderqueer flag is being used throughout the world; this update has been inspired in part by recently finding out by chance that the genderqueer ( ) flag is being used in Korea, with lots of wonderful items being made incorporating the colors (like these cute pins), infographics, and flags.The Twitter account Genderqueer0425 posts a lot of useful information about genderqueer and non-binary identity in Korean, so give them a follow if that interests you.The History of the Genderqueer Flag and the Matter of the Suffragette FlagI also have seen a few times recently the issue of the colors of the British suffragette flag versus the genderqueer flag come up yet again. I had previously written a post about this in 2013, but discussion over it persists, so I would like to talk about it once more here.The genderqueer flag I had designed went through several iterations, as follows:June 2010, version 1:September 2010, version 2:A little bit before version 3, shown below, I had even incorporated the color black into a tentative idea. The reasoning behind moving the white into the middle was in part so the color would not disappear when the flag had a white background behind it when shown online.June 2011, Version 3:The colors had a slight adjustment in June 2012, which you can read about here.As I wrote about in the aforementioned2013 post, I was entirely unfamiliar with the association of similar colors with the Britishsuffragette movement when deciding on what colors I wanted to utilize for the genderqueer flag.My familiarity with British culture at that time was largely confined to the music I was interested in and a few British friends I had made online, also through shared music interests.As this post notes, the colors between the flags are not identical, and they also may appear in a different order.If I had observed such a similarity, it is possible I may have gone with different colors or a different design, though using lavender and white especially was the basis of the flag from the start.When I first designed the initial flag when I was 20 years old, I had not been out as genderqueer for very long and it is something I mostly did for my own sense of self, hoping a little that others may get some use out of it. I had no idea that people all around the world would still be using it, almost 9 years later.Additionally, there unfortunately are anti-trans people who use the suffragette flag online in their profile, and people who confuse it for the genderqueer flag may not understand what is going on. There are some anti-trans people who may even discuss or utilize the suffragette flag on purpose in certain situations to create confusion and anger because they know it is similar to something that transgender and genderqueer people, especially outside of the UK, are more familiar with. If you are confused or harassed by these people, please report or ignore them and move on. The way they are using, or abusing, either of these flags does not reflect anything about genderqueer pride and has nothing to do with the GQ community. In the past year and a half I have lived in the UK for grad school (I am from San Francisco), I have now regularly seen the suffragette flag in various political and museum contexts. I do not think it is necessarily a terrible thing that they are similar at all (they both concern gender and empowerment), but I don t appreciate the hostility that has sometimes come with asking questions about where the colors of the genderqueer flag actually come fromor people abusing or misunderstanding the history of either of these flags. I think it is important for people to know that these flags exist in very different contexts.The Non-Binary Pride FlagMany people today are also no doubt familiar with the non-binary pride flag created byKye Rowan in 2014, which is also in common use today alongside or instead of the genderqueer flag. As always, individuals and communities should use whichever flag they feel represents them most accurately; the genderqueer flag is not meant to compete against any other design (which Rowan also has elaborated on), and over the years when this blog was more active I even encouraged people to submit alternate designs for a genderqueer or non-binary flag or for specific identities.It is also worth noting that in 2010, at the time of my initial design, the term non-binary was not as common as it is today.On Google Trends and in the graph below, you can see genderqueer pictured in blue and non-binary pictured in red, from January 2010 to January 2019. Though I incorporated non-binary in the name of the flag in 2013, it is unquestionable that most people think of the lavender/white/green flag as being the genderqueer flag at this point, and of Rowan s design as being the non-binary flag, and that is completely okay with me.Genderqueer and non-binary have almost complete overlap in the identities they refer to, which I have written about previously, however queer has political and theoretical, even confrontational, connotations. I personally love and embrace those connotations, but they are ones that not everyone wants or understands. I have even found it easier to explain my identity to cisgender people by using the term non-binary myself than I ever did using the term genderqueer. Identity can be complex and easy isn t always what we want or need though, is it? I love being queer, and will be, forever.Likely the last update you will see from me for a long time here, but I hope this answers some questions. You can find me on Twitter @MarilynRoxieif you want to know what I m up to these days..Much love,~Marilyn nonbinarystats:In this post I ll be summarising the results of a survey I ran for eight days, from 15th to 23rd April 2016.The survey sought to find out how Mx is pronounced, splitting results by group. It asked people how they pronounced Mx, and it also asked whether the participant s title was Mx, about gender identity, about location (UK and outside UK), where the participant identified on the trans/cis spectrum (if anywhere), and where the participant identified on the nonbinary/binary spectrum (if anywhere).It was promoted mainly through Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit - and some participants told me that they would share with interested friends too. After removing 4 abusive responses there were 505 usable responses.You can see the full results here on Google Sheets.~Here are two more visual summaries of the responses:I recently blogged a link to someone else s informal results analysis of their survey into neopronouns, and they rightly said that sometimes you have to prove things that everyone already knows. This survey is no exception.We learned that:Cis and binary people are far less likely to know how to pronounce Mx, topped only by people whose title is not Mx.Trans and nonbinary people are more confident about its pronunciation, and people whose title is Mx are most confident.My experience that UK folks like the schwa and non-UK folks prefer Mix was confirmed, but I was interested to find that people in the UK are far more confident of its pronunciation generally.And finally, out of curiosity I put together a table to compare various groups.[Note: Are Mx includes people whose title is sometimes or always Mx.]These results appear to support the hypothesis that nonbinary and trans people are much more likely to use the title Mx for themselves, which is perhaps not surprising.It is also worth noting that 20% of nonbinary people don t use Mx as their title, and that number is likely to be higher outside of this survey - there will have been bias due to Mx being mentioned in promotion of the survey, resulting in a disproportionate number of people taking part who use Mx as their title.There are other curious snippets to be gleaned from this table - such as:Nonbinary participants were much more likely to feel that the cis/trans spectrum didn t fit them. (3% of binary respondents identified as neither cis nor trans, whereas 29% of nonbinary respondents did.)People whose title is Mx are apparently more likely to identify with the cis/trans spectrum. (18% of participants whose title was not Mx didn t feel the cis/trans spectrum fit them, whereas only 16% of participants who were Mx didn t fit that spectrum.)The 9 binary people who use Mx do so sometimes , but of the 10 cis people who use Mx, 3 do so always . These numbers are not high enough to be representative, but I found them interesting anyway.And finally, I was reassured that there were several responses in the feedback box telling me that they had never heard of Mx. It told me that the survey had made it out of the usual small circle of nonbinary and trans followers, which I think makes the data more useful.Thank you everyone for your support, promotion and participation! These results are more useful and more detailed than the last set, and I am grateful for everyone s efforts. I hope this summary has been helpful and/or interesting. gaywrites:Wearing a chest binder can be an important part of a person s daily life and expression, but it can be hard to find binders in diverse colors, sizes or styles.This month, the LGBTQ-run company gc2b challenged that trend by releasing a line of chest binders called All Nude. The binders come in five different skin-tone shades, ranging from light beige to dark brown. They also come in two styles a crop top length and a tank top length and in sizesXXS to 5XL. At gc2b we aim to continue to accommodate and celebrate the vast spectrum of humanity, to always serve and liberate our phenomenal supporters, and as always, to design with the true you in mind, gc2b, who Mic has reached out to for comment, writes on its website. Although some designers on Etsy have attempted to create their own more inclusive lines with more shades of nude, such as LeoLines, this is the first time an established and trusted brand has expanded its range. Underworks, a binder company that has been around since 1997, still only stocks binders in the current usual array of colors. FLAVNT Streetwear has a line of binding swim tops in five different shades in the works as well, but those haven t yet hit the market. It matters that a binder company is already trusted for the simple reason that chest binding can be quite dangerous. I essentially liken binding to drinking a can of Coke, Jessie Anderson, who is transgender, said in a previous interview. Is it good for you? No, but you re going to do it anyway. This. Is. So. Important. Get yours here.(Source: gaywrites) neutrois:w2radvice:Dealing with unsupportive parents and family membersLink One/ Two/ Three/ Four/ Five/ Six/ Seven/ EightDealing with anxiety about coming outLink One/ Two/ Three/ FourTalking to parents about transitioningLink One/ Two/ Three/ FourComing out to parents and family membersLink One/ Two/ Three/ FourComing out at workLink One/ Two/ Three/ Four/ FiveComing out at schoolLink One/ Two/ ThreeComing out to friendsLink One/ TwoComing out to a potential partnerLink One/ TwoComing out to young childrenLink One/ TwoComing out a second timeLink OneResources for coming outLink OneA few more to add to the mix!And it s Coming Out At Work/School month at NN a great opportunity to read other people s experiences with being out as nonbinary. Hello everyone,Sorry for the long absence - yet another site redesign and improvements are taking place before we will be able to resume a more regular schedule. Thank you for your patience and support.~Marilyn Is it okay if I identify with one definition of a word but not another? I'm afab and questioning my gender identity. I think I might be agender but I don't really feel entirely genderless. It's more like I identify as a person and don't really want to label my gender. That s utterly fine, you ve got to do whatever you re most comfortable with. Your gender doesn t have to fit any agenda, haha. Labels aren t for everyone. Some people, myself included, find them very helpful to help us understand things but if you find them constraining then more power to you. Whatever helps you make sense of the world can only be a good thing.-Dan Some of you might have seen or used its predecessor - Safe2Pee, but it dropped out of existence a while back. here s the newest version, trying to help out and take its place in giving trans folks places where they can go to the bathroom without feeling unsafe or at risk. Submit any others you might know around you - it s a user made database. Hello GQID followers! Science journalist Ankur Paliwal has reached out to us in search of folks who would like to talk about how they see their gender. Is it social, biological, some combination of the two, or something else? Does gender change for you based on situation? Let them know! Ages 25+ and New York area preferred, though others outside of NY are welcome to make contact. Details are below.I am Ankur Paliwal, a science journalist with Nautilus magazine based in New York. I am researching a feature on the science/culture of gender fluidity and sexual fluidity. The idea is to understand why some people feel or label themselves as gender fluid and/or sexually fluid. Is it a social identity or/and a political identity and/or a felt identity? Does the feelings/labels change through time depending on situations? I shall be very grateful if you could help me understand it. I want to interview people (age above 25 years, and preferably in New York ) who feel or/and label themselves as gender fluid or/and sexually fluid. If you are comfortable being interviewed, please write to me at ankur.amu@gmail.com or text we at 646-384-8564. I will really appreciate your help. Thanks! transphysics:transphysics:http://www.yourholidaymom.com/ is a blog run by a bunch of moms (and sometimes other parents) who will post a letter to you daily until Christmas with words of acceptance and welcome. It was designed specifically as a project for kids and adults who face rejection over the holidays because of their sexuality or gender. This meant a lot to me the first year that I was isolated by my family, and I wanted to share it with all of you.Hi, all! It s drawing close to the holiday season again, so I wanted to bring this around again! 3 projectqueer:After prolonged backlash to its real name policy, Facebook is finally taking steps to change the policy that has disproportionately affected the queer community, Native Americans, performers and others whose authentic name may not match their legal documentation.According to a letter published by Facebook s vice president of growth, Alex Schultz: We now plan to test a new process that will let people provide more information about their circumstances. This should help our Community Operations team better understand the situation. It will also help us better understand the reasons why people can t currently confirm their name, informing potential changes we make in the future. According to The Advocate, Facebook will now allow users to provide more information about why they have chosen a certain name if it differs from their legal name. Additionally, a new requirement will be part of the confirmation process, directed at the people who flag a name as fake Those reporting an allegedly fake name will be required to provide detailed information, in an effort to prevent trolling, a frequent complaint among trans users. This policy enforcement affected anyone who might have a reason to self-identify on the Internet using a name different from the one on their legal ID. As a result, the policy drew outrage and became a rallying point for many in the queer community before igniting what seemed like the beginning of a major exodus to social media platform Ello, which offers less restrictive guidelines for users.It also led to protests outside of the Facebook headquarters, and numerous articles written about the real-life impact of their policy on the lives of users. Facebook eventually apologized to the LGBT community, but little was done to actually change the real name policy.Kudos to Facebook that is, if this policy change does in fact allow all individuals to use their authentic names on their Facebook accounts.

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