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This space explores non-binary identity, language, and lived experience. Whether you’re questioning your gender, supporting someone you love, or simply learning, you’ll find thoughtful, accessible guides here.
New to Non-Binary Identity? Start here…
What does non-binary mean? Am I non-binary?
This in-depth guide explores non-binary identity, the gender spectrum, pronouns, expression, intersectionality, and allyship. Whether you're questioning, exploring, or showing up as an ally, this is a space to learn, reflect, and connect.
Microaggressions Against Non-Binary People: What Not to Say
Non-binary people experience microaggressions every day, often disguised as jokes, curiosity, or “good intentions.” This guide breaks downeverydayn things people say to enby folks, why those comments cause harm, and what respect actually looks like in practice.
How to Legally Change Your Gender Marker (or Why You Might Not Want To)
A practical, global guide to legally changing your gender marker, including nonbinary and X options, what documents you can update, and why some people choose not to.
What Does "Gooning" Mean? The Psychology Behind the Internet’s Confusing Kink
You've seen the word on TikTok, but do you know what it actually means? We dive past the 'brain rot' memes to explore the physiology of the 'Goon State,' how it differs from edging, and why this dissociative practice has such a complicated grip on queer culture.
Am I Non‑Binary or Just Confused?
Questioning your gender and wondering if you’re non-binary or just confused? This gentle, honest guide explores doubts, signs, and next steps without pressure to label yourself.
Living as Non-Binary: A Guide to Wellbeing, Identity & Community
A guide to living as non-binary: wellbeing, mental health, dysphoria and euphoria, body care, boundaries, and finding community and chosen family.
How to Know If You’re Non-Binary: Signs, Questions & Next Steps
Wondering “Am I non-binary?” This guide explores common signs, gentle self-reflection questions, and what to do next without pressure or gatekeeping.
Why AIDS Remembrance Matters: Grief, Collective Memory & HIV Activism
World AIDS Day isn’t just a date on the calendar; it’s a thread tying together queer grief, community memory, and the ongoing fight for health justice. This piece explores our history, honours those we’ve lost, and looks forward with grounded hope for a future free of AIDS.
10 Books Every Non-Binary Person (and Allies) Should Read
A curated non-binary reading list that actually means something: memoirs, guides, queer history, and essential gender-diverse voices, all with buying options.
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025: Honouring Lives, Fighting Back, Building Futures
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025 invites us to honour trans lives, reflect on global challenges, and celebrate the strength, creativity, and resilience of our communities around the world.
Enby Burnout & Minority Stress: Why We Are Exhausted All the Time
Why are so many non-binary and queer people exhausted all the time? This deep dive explores queer burnout, minority stress, and the invisible emotional labour enbies carry every day, plus practical, community-rooted ways to reclaim energy, joy, and rest.
Colonialism & the Gender Binary: What Was Erased, and What’s Being Reclaimed
The gender binary isn’t ancient or universal; it’s colonial. Here’s what was erased, what survived, and how communities around the world are reclaiming gender-diverse traditions with pride, power, and memory.
Chosen Family and Enby Community: Why We Build Our Own Support Systems
Chosen family isn’t a backup plan for non-binary people; it’s often a lifeline. This piece explores how enby communities build care, safety, and belonging beyond blood.
A History of Non-Binary Visibility: From Margins to Mainstream
Non-binary identities aren’t new, but visibility is. This global, narrative guide traces the journey of gender-diverse people from historical erasure to modern recognition, legal rights, and cultural representation through an intersectional, decolonial lens.
The United States of Gender Panic: Trump’s War on Trans Existence and the Rise of “Biological Truth” Politics
From his first day back in the White House in 2025, Donald Trump has used the language of “biological truth” to wage a federal war on trans existence—erasing legal recognition, censoring science and weaponising “common sense” to police bodies, identities and everyday life.
From Bollywood to Bengaluru: In Transit and Why Global Non-Binary Stories Matter
From Bollywood’s glittering screens to Bengaluru’s vibrant queer community, the new docuseries In Transit marks a cultural shift for trans and non-binary storytelling in India. It’s not just about visibility; it’s about reclaiming narratives, bridging global solidarity, and redefining what it means to exist beyond binaries.
NZ First’s Gender Definition Bill: What It Means for Trans Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand
NZ First’s Gender Definition Bill aims to rewrite New Zealand law to define “woman” and “man” by birth sex, a move that would erase legal recognition for trans, non-binary, and intersex people. This piece breaks down what’s inside the bill, the politics behind it, and the community fightback rising to meet it.