Coming Out Non-Binary
Non-Binary Definition: Is a spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine—identities that are outside the gender binary
Identifying as Non-Binary is valid and just as important as any gender identification. Below are the stories of LGBTQI individuals from around the globe who identify as non-binary. Through their shared experiences, they’ve shared how coming out has change their lives.
Sarah Kate’s Coming Out Story
Coming out wasn’t just a one-time experience for me, as it is with many people in the queer community.Coming out is something I feel I do over and over and over again in many different ways. But there are notable coming out moments that I will always...
My!a Leigh’s Coming Out Story
Believe it or not, COVID is what made me come out. My college was starting to send out emails to parents about how the virus would affect our learning as well as the fact that we would all be sent home for an extra week for spring break. I had a feeling that if I went...
Kotic Couture’s Coming Out Story
My coming out story is moderately uneventful. I grew up in a very small town in Maryland where everyone knows everyone and everyone knows everyone’s business. I was never into sports or car mechanics like my brothers. I never had an interest in a lot of what society...
Majic’s Coming Out Story
I can’t pinpoint the moment where I “came out” but I do remember a series of milestones that I hit as I came to learn more about my sexuality and identity. I am a non-binary, pansexual being, and all pronouns are okay with me.My journey began in Nairobi, Kenya. I...
Hawwaa Ibrahim’s Coming Out Story
When I was younger, I never really paid much attention to my attraction to other people. It wasn’t until I was older; 15 or 16, that I found a liking to girls. However, I never really gave it much thought. I had the mindset that if I had clear feelings for someone,...
Thorn Vineyard’s Coming Out Story
I came out as trans non-binary when I was 22. I’ve always knew something just wasn’t right, but I could never really put my finger on what exactly that was. I come from a small village in The Netherlands. It was quite a conservative place to grow up, and I did not...
Rikki Grant’s Coming Out Story
My name is Rikki Grant and this is my coming out story. I remember identifying with being bisexual at around 13 years old. It was difficult because though being bisexual was common at my middle school, most of my friends were heterosexual. All my female friends at the...
Dakota Kuhn’s Coming Out Story
My name is Dakota Kühn. I’m 32 years old and I live in Minneapolis Minnesota. I’m a gay male (well, I have a male body at least) who also happens to fall under the trans umbrella. I specifically identify myself as gender fluid and non-binary. Everyone is always asking...
Chandler Wilson’s Coming Out Story
As a little kid, I never realized that my experiences were different from the other kids because, quite frankly, no one ever noticed or told me they were.I am a nonbinary AFAB person which means that my gender identity is neither 100% male nor 100% female, and I was...
Lazarus Letcher’s Coming Out Story
I've come out several times in my life - my identity continually unfolding as I continue to know and love myself and connect with like community. When I learned what being queer or gay was it had a negative connotation, and with a sinking feeling, I tried...