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.
Sal Pearman’s Coming Out Story
Ha, for me I think I’ve always known I was bisexual. I remember watching Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet and not knowing who I loved more between Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes! I’m still not sure…I think, even knowing this, it was much harder to voice...
Caiden Louis’ Coming Out Story
Ever since I was little, I knew I was a little different from other kids but I always tried to fit in. It was only around the beginning of high school did I start acknowledging the fact that I am trans non-binary and queer. Coming out to my family and...
Adam All’s Coming Out Story
I came out at a very young age, by the standards of the time. It was 1998 and I was 14 years old. I didn't understand what I was but I knew I felt differently to the other people around me and I battled with that, alone, for a good 6 months before I...
Parker Robb’s Coming Out Story
Hindsight is 20/20 - a cliche, but for me, it is true. There are many parts about my coming out story that are “typical” of the trans narrative. I was a tomboy as a child. I experienced extreme distress surrounding wearing feminine clothing. I attributed...
Will Wilhelm’s Coming Out Story
When I came out the first time, I was in college. The majority of reactions were small smirks or eye rolls. As if to say, “I could have told you that” or “well, it’s about time.” Most of the people who had those responses aren’t in my life much any more....
Kerrie Hughes’ Coming Out Story
I was 14 years old and I was sat in the dark in my bedroom putting eyeshadow on my chin and wearing a cap covering all my long hair, in an oversized sweatshirt covering my chest. I would go to chat rooms and talk to new friends and take photographs of...
Shane Hirst’s Coming Out Story
From a young age, I always felt slightly different than other girls I went to school with or hung out with. I always felt like I related more with my guy friends. I’d have boyfriends up until I was 19, just because I thought that was the normal thing to...
Emily Costello’s Coming Out Story
Over the last two years, I’ve become much more vocal about being non-binary. It’s important to me to attempt to shed some light on a topic that our society tends to shy away from. I try to share who I am, and my opinions, but I am fully aware that I do not...
Sarah-Jane Heale’s Coming Out Story
When I was 8years old on holiday in Tenerife I had my first kiss with a girl I’d met and we became friends. It didn’t feel wrong it just felt different because I was so used to seeing male & female kiss. Fast forward I still saw girls different to boys but I had...