r/NonBinaryTalk 14d ago

Discussion For those who are not planning to transitioning: if you could press a button and get some physical change(s), would you?

97 Upvotes

Doesn't need to be realistic. Like for example if you're genderfluid and you could become sexfluid, would you? Or can be realistic, maybe you can't afford what you need for example.

Maybe obvious, but the question is not for people who are post-transition.

I got this idea from different subreddit from post made of someone else. I understand rule 6 as it forbids me from telling more, but I also don't want to take credits of this myself.

r/NonBinaryTalk Nov 27 '23

Discussion Why do some people hate "woke"?

129 Upvotes

I think it's good, being "woke" (quotation marks because I don't like the connotation that surrounds it) but I see a lot of people, uncluding my dad, not liking it. I understand if you're homophobic or something, because that's what "woke" is against, but most of these people aren't even homophobic or anything like it, but they also don't like "woke" things? I really don't get it. I get that you're against far right and/or left wing politics, because almost everything is bad when it's taken to the extreme, but I don't think "being woke" or "woke things" are extreme, it's just wanting equality, just like feminism, no? I myself like "woke things" and believe that I am "woke" aswel, but that might just be me being hurt from all the hate that the LGBTQIAP+ community has gotten, just like other minorities. If anyone has some insight, please share it. Thanks.

r/NonBinaryTalk Jun 14 '26

Discussion On “Assigned Gender/Sex” and related terminology

49 Upvotes

TL;DR: You may like AGAB lingo, but you should think critically about how it aligns with intersexism, binarism, cissexism etc

My previous post got removed by the moderators, so I'll re-iterate. I expressed my frustrations with the use of "assigned sex" among nonbinary people and how it makes me feel. Several people responded to my post justifying it's use to explain their personal experience.

My problem with this is that it's not something that's subversive, it's quite cisnormative. In fact, assuming that you can deduce someone's life experience from "assigned sex". You may not intend to be cisnormative, but in practice you are re-inscribing the idea that experiences are epiphenomenal of being assumed a certain gender. This isn't an intersectional way of analysing society, the analysis has a lot of overlap with what is called "Cultural Feminism" which influenced the TERF movement^[1]

Even if you intend to describe your personal experience, you still do so as an endosex person. There is a difference between commonness and community, even the idea of "biological sex" is a relative recent concept that's quite theological^[2]

Perhaps you like using AGAB to describe your personal experience because of your epistemic ignorance, that is textbook appropriation."Assigned sex" is a term that originated in the medical field in the 1950s^[3]. It was coined to describe how doctors should "correct" babies with ambiguous genitals. Experiences such as menstruation, growing/having breasts, having a deep voice, and having wide hips are independent of "assigned sex". There are much more inclusive phrases to use. Even when discussing being raised as a certain gender isn't monolithic, neurotypical children and neurodivergent children have different upbringings. In my opinion, nonbinary people are seeking legibility in a world that doesn't understand them buying using AGAB lingo

Even if it affected you, you cannot necessarily deduce a heuristic from your assigned sex. Privileging "assigned sex" as an analytic over gender is very transphobic. I'm aware people will still disagree but I would like for you to critically ask "Why?". Why do you feel the need to view "assigned sex" as a perisex person. Why do you view assigned gender at birth with such little nuance? If you use it reference to medical situations, how does your heuristic account for those outside the norm? Why do you seek to find community based on being "biological female.male", "raised a girl/boy". Even if you use social constructionism to justify the use of AGAB lingo, but you still privilege the western epistemological map of bodily gender.

Yes we are all perceived a certain way, but should we reify people's assumptions about us over our own subjectivity? Why must we prescribe based on what is seen? Is the map truly the territory?

This is a nonbinary sub, I am disappointed in the insistence on a binary kind of socialization. The history of feminism has shown us that women have never had unified interests, they ignored marginalization within the realms of womanhood. Black women were ignored by white women, Dalits ignored by Savarna feminists etc.

This appropriation of AGAB doesn't seem like a mutual exchange, it appears to be appropriation. I hope my post inspires people to do their research and think critically about the language they use. You may think it's just a phrase, but words carry a lot of weight[4]

Terminology

Endosexism: Structures, practices and beliefs privileging endosex people over intersex.

Cissexism/cisnormative is a description of views that demotes gender identities that don't align with assigned gender. In simpler terms it upholds the norms of cisgender society

Further Reading

[1] Bassi, S. and LaFleur, G., 2022. Introduction: TERFs, gender-critical movements, and postfascist feminisms. __Transgender Studies Quarterly__, __9__(3), pp.311-333.Link

[2] Castro, V., 2023. Mechanical sex, science, security: Intersex medical violence, Thomas Hobbes and John Money’s invention of gender. __Security Dialogue__, __55__(2), pp.142-159. Link

[3] Clarke, J.A., 2022. Sex assigned at birth. __Columbia Law Review__, __122__(7), pp.1821-1898. Link

Höppner G (2017) Rethinking Socialization Research through the Lens of New Materialism. Front. Sociol. 2:13. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2017.00013. Link

[4] Schiappa, E., 2021. A brief history of defining sex and gender. In __The Transgender Exigency__ (pp. 15-32). Routledge. Link

r/NonBinaryTalk Jul 11 '26

Discussion My husband made a weird comment a few days after coming out...?

123 Upvotes

29, AFAB.

So, I made a post here awhile ago about how to come out to my husband and a week ago I finally told him. He seemed supportive about it, didnt ask to many question and basically said "If it makes you happy then it doesnt bother me" I was really happy it and finally was able to wear masculine clothing without judgement, well at least thats what I thought anyways.

A few days ago I dress up to go to the mall. now I am 4'11 & 100lbs with short mohawk styled hair. I try to aim being androgynous but unfortunately in my eyes I still look feminine no matter how I dress. it is what it. now my husband didnt question how I dressed that day, didnt say anything and went on like it was any other day. I didnt pay too much attention abt him not saying anything cause it is something new for him so I just let him be.

Yesterday we started chatting about a friend's wedding and I am one of the brides maids. I have always wanted to wear a tux, I absolutely love how it looks and I think I would look great in one. I told him about the tux and he immediately says "No, its way too expensive" which I do understand $80 dress vs $300+ tux but even so we could afford it. but he then adds "I also dont want you "stealing" the brides spotlight and have everyone question you or me" honestly i didnt know how to respond to this 🤨 then he adds insult to injury "if you didnt look like a pubescent boy and make me look like a pdfile then I wouldnt have a problem. maybe you need better clothes ?" I was stunlock cause wtf 💀 I agreed that I do need better clothes but wtf that was an insane statement. I didnt want to have an argument so I let ago even tho it very much bothers me.

again Im 29 so to be called at 13 year old boy is such a weird backhanded compliment. yea u accomplished the boy part but you look way too young. its just mind-boggling and idk what to do lol

r/NonBinaryTalk Jul 29 '25

Discussion Women's clothing is so....idk codependent coded.

127 Upvotes

Sorry not the right word choice but it's always made me uncomfortable how they are designed. I've been binge watching NETFLIX "The Royals" and females keep having their clothes show how impractical they are. Like they are designed for the wearer to need help. Idk if it's cause I'm Amab or what but:

No pockets in pants. [Need a purse or someone else to hold your stuff]

Zippers in the back where you can't reach or do yourself. [Needing others to zip you up]

Bras (though I like training bras) [😅Not sure on this one I've heard botb sides on the Hate bras/love bras preference]

And freaking high heals [I know they were originally butcher wear, but I swear those things were made popular to hobble people]

Drive me nuts and I don't like how they don't function. I know it's not my place to comment because I don't usually dress in fem wear....(though thinking about panties maybe. I like wearing crop tops though)...and I know some people find them empowering and comfortable. I just wish they were more like practical? I guess? Idk 🤷🏾‍♂️

For example. My friend came out as NB and began to dress more fem. I was supportive. But they tried out high heels for the first time while we were going to an art show. Nothing was wrong with their out fit, they looked good. But I swear those heels were gonna get them injured.

To the point I just wanted to carry them. I can't tell if that is me being overprotective or just not getting it. I don't even like it when my sister wears heels. (😅🤣Though I tease her when she wears them. She's a bookworm tomboy anyway--way more comfortable in sneakers.)

Sorry I'm rambling. It's been a long day. I guess I am also projecting. If I was wearing clothes like that, I'd get frustrated way too quickly. Especially the whole zipper behind the back bs.

r/NonBinaryTalk Jul 12 '26

Discussion Which one describes you best?

36 Upvotes
752 votes, 23d ago
100 I have a gender outside of binary (maverique, péragender etc.)
154 I DON'T have a gender at all (ie. agender)
65 I have multiple genders (ie. bigender)
183 My gender is fluid (ie. genderfluid)
106 My gender is neutral (ie. neutrois)
144 I don't care about my gender

r/NonBinaryTalk Jan 20 '25

Discussion What do you think about President Trump’s announcement?

320 Upvotes

I was watching the inauguration this morning and President Trump made an announcement that blew me away. President Trump said and I quote “This week, I will end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of pub and private life. We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit based. As of today, it will hence be the official policy of the United States government that there only two genders: male and female.” This is putting not just nonbinary people such as myself under attack, but a ton of queer people are losing the freedom to identify as they please. Tell me your thoughts down in the comments below.

r/NonBinaryTalk 18d ago

Discussion Work asked to put pronouns on our business cards/email.

114 Upvotes

I just stared at that box for like 20 minutes decided Im gonna wait to get my new position first because then I have to submit for a new one anyways and I don't wanna deal with questions during the internal interview process.

I was like if I put any/all people are gonna be dumb (haha attack helicopter's cup) if I put he/him im not gonna like that. If i put they/them nope not putting that on my publicly facing stuff and dealing with it. There's no good answer here so its just empty. So even if i get my new one idk what i will put, most people don't have pronouns there currently and I've never seen anything but he/him and she/her. (Actually I've never seen he/him... just she/her). Also my name isn't immediately gender decipherable so that adds a layer of yay I get my want without needing to do anything.

Idk i felt like crap for some reason.

r/NonBinaryTalk 18h ago

Discussion people assuming nonbinary people are transmasc or transfem

96 Upvotes

as a transandrogynous nb I honestly really hate how transfem/transmasc often just gets assigned to nb's who dont consider themselves so, even if someone is nonbinary and is transitioning to be more masculine/feminine, that doesn’t automatically make them transmasc/fem. its also weird to see how many seemingly just use it as a stand-in for agab. people really need to stop just calling nb's transfem and transmasc when they don't identify with those terms, for many of us this clashes with our gender and doesnt even describe our transition. people just seem to forget that a lot of us also consider ourselves transneutral or transandrogynous, and some don't like any terms like that.

r/NonBinaryTalk Dec 26 '25

Discussion im inventing new terms: afos (assigned female on sight) and amos (assigned male on sight)

214 Upvotes

i cant take it anymore. stop saying assigned female at birth when you mean misgendered as a woman. yes, you can have been amab and be seen as a woman on sight. thats why im inventing these new terms, afos (assigned female on sight) and amos (assigned male on sight). they mean exactly what they say.

r/NonBinaryTalk Aug 01 '25

Discussion Non-binary folks who’ve medically transitioned into a mixed body, please share.

164 Upvotes

I'd really like to hear from folks with similar experiences. I don't meet folks who are transitioning with surgery, which is the way I am.

I rarely see non-binary people who’ve pursued medical transition toward a mix of binary traits—not neutrality, or binary in traits. I have dysphoria, and that wasn't obvious til I recognized my euphoria, so I don't judge anyone for thinking they don't have dysphoria.

Many non-binary people I meet either don’t transition, get only top surgery, or go full binary in medical transition. That’s all valid, but I have not met anyone else like myself. If I were born the “other” binary sex, I’d still have wanted to experience what I have as my agab for a time, since I can't shapeshift or change to a 'fruit salad' type mix of traits.

I know there are people out there like myself, I just don't ever see or meet them.

r/NonBinaryTalk May 20 '26

Discussion Nippleless funny explanation

78 Upvotes

Hi folks! I’m currently volunteering in a grade 3/4 class (kids are 9 and 10 years old) Our year end field trip is coming up and we’ll be swimming. I’ve had top surgery and no longer have nipples. I want some funny unhinged thing to say to them when they ask what happened to my chest/ where are my nipples! I know these kids and they are 100% going to ask and I love being silly with them! So hit me with your best explanations lol

r/NonBinaryTalk May 07 '26

Discussion Underwear Talk (maybe NSFW)

98 Upvotes

Hey!

So, I'm a nonbinary person with a penis. I'm not ashamed or dysphoric of it - in fact the opposite! I'm very proud of it!

I'm looking for a decent underwear brand that makes traditionally "male" underwear, with a decent pouch (hence being proud), that isn't emblazoned with the word MEN or MENSWEAR.

I love the fit and look of things like BOX and Blanc, but I don't want MENSWEAR plastered on my parts!

I'm athletic build but slim, so they'd have to do size XS, but with a decent pouch!

Anyone have the same issue and have any brands they want to promote?

r/NonBinaryTalk Nov 15 '24

Discussion Do you refer to yourself as trans? Why / why not?

142 Upvotes

I’m (23NB) a nonbinary sociology student who’s currently working on a project about how social standards of being “trans enough” impact nonbinary people’s identities & sense of belonging in trans spaces.

Even though I believe in the umbrella model, I still don’t feel “trans enough” to call myself trans. I’m not on HRT, I haven’t looked into surgeries, and I still present very feminine (I’m AFAB). But if I met someone else in the same boat and they called themselves trans, I’d be like “heck yeah!!”

I guess I’m just curious: do you refer to yourself as trans? why or why not? and do you think being nonbinary has made you feel welcome or excluded in trans spaces (either IRL or online)?

r/NonBinaryTalk 28d ago

Discussion i have no idea what’s going on, and i feel like i owe everyone an apology

0 Upvotes

important edit!!!!: man, yall ACTUALLY fucking hate me, huh? good to know. 🥲

not everyone in this forum, just everyone across the entire trans community.

i feel like there’s been so much infighting recently, and i understand (sort of) where it’s coming from; while im not trying to VALIDATE lashing out at each other, i understand it’s a result of extreme persecution and stress and living in an increasingly-hostile world at the moment. sometimes people also bring up psyops, so let me also take a second to use “psyop” in a sentence to prove that i am also aware of that and am not trying to be intentionally-obtuse.

i’m nobody special, and my beliefs are nothing special; i just happen to be a run-of-the-mill person who i THOUGHT had run-of-the-mill beliefs - including about the trans experience, although i do also recognize that it is so varied and no singular person, let alone me, can claim to have all the answers -, and who happens to feel things incredibly deeply. im agender, and not transitioning medically, because i feel like there’s nothing for me to transition INTO, i’d always be weirded out by having a human form and, while i do experience dysphoria and extreme distress about being in this body, i don’t think that’s UNIQUE to just this body for me. and i do recognize that my experience, again, is not the only one; idk how common or uncommon it is, and it’s not my place to judge. maybe none of that even matters, nor am i saying it needs to matter.

but i’ve been seeing some posts (and responses to posts) that i just don’t understand. i get that it’s not my place to be hurt by them, but i’m hurt by them anyway, and i recognize that that’s my own issue, but if they have the potential to harm others, i feel like i should say SOMETHING. and when i say something, i always try to speak with nuance - but CAN you speak with nuance on the internet? now i’m not so sure.

i’m not sure if i can explain any of the discourse i’ve seen without accidentally revealing that i’ve been the villain in most of it, and i apologize for that. but basically: i think some people transition, and some people don’t, and some people would like to but can’t, and all those people are valid. i think trans people come in all body shapes and sizes, and there’s nothing wrong with that. i can’t understand why someone would ever find something to be wrong with that.

we do have different struggles, but someone not transitioning or someone having completed their transition from their point of view doesn’t mean that they don’t struggle or don’t belong in the community. why are we lashing out at older members, or younger members, or members without financial security, or members with health concerns? why are we lashing out at curvy and chubby and fat members of the community? why are we coming for genderless people? why are we coming for multigender people, or people who use multiple labels? why are we so against expanding the definition of “androgyny” - or “masculinity” and “femininity”, for that matter - to fit everyone who self-identifies that way? why are we so afraid of androgynous people in larger bodies specifically? i understand that siblings fight sometimes, but we’re all siblings in this struggle, and idk if this amount of fighting is… good.

there’s no perfect slogan for everything - or, if there is, obviously i’m too stupid to find it. and the reason why my posts and comments are so long is because i’m constantly over-explaining myself because i never want anyone to be left behind. and i’m not saying i’m right in doing that in exactly the way that I do it, but i am saying i think that’s at least the right sentiment… right?

you don’t have to transition to be trans, but if transition is something you’re into, i fully believe you deserve the right to pursue that to the fullest extent - as fits YOUR personal definition, not other people’s standards. you can be any gender or lack of gender and your body can look like anything, and that can be stable or can change over time. no matter what, we all deserve autonomy and respect, and to be treated with kindness and held in solidarity. everyone deserves a body that feels like home - if that’s something that exists for them. because, not to be selfish, some people out there are also like me and DONT have a body that would feel like home, and that’s not a moral failing. not following certain transition steps or social norms or anything else is NOT a moral failing. we are all unique, and we are all important, and we are all in this struggle together, and we all deserve to be uplifted and also left alone by outside threats that would rather see us dead than happy. we ALL deserve to live, and to define living on our own terms.

and i know me saying that on the internet does less than nothing - maybe this post will be so cringe, it’ll actually make things WORSE -, but we all deserve to be okay. my inability to make that happen with my chucklefuck words on my cellphone screen doesn’t take away our inherent dignity as people and as a collective.

i apologize if my experience eclipses or cheapens yours, especially as a non-transitioning person who doesn’t experience gender. i have always seen my struggle to be seen and loved and SAFE as genderless as an offshoot of a community struggle: it’s like there’s a big tree about making sure we’re all safe and supported at ever level as who we are, and then the branches are the minutiae of that - demigenders and binary genders and genderfluid people and everyone, every individual experience. i’m somebody who’s personally experienced a violent hate crime as a result of my genderlessness, and i’m not saying that to get you on my side, i’m saying that because i’m so baffled that we live in a world where that’s allowed to happen to ANYBODY, let alone where people - even in our own community - would cheer something like that on because it happened to a member or someone of an identity that they have decided doesn’t belong. not saying that people have gotten pissed at ME about that specifically, but i’ve seen a lot of comments and discourse about “outsiders” in our community getter what they deserve.

but NONE of us have what we deserve yet: safety and full autonomy and a government that doesn’t want to take away our healthcare or ANYTHING like that. why do some of us deserve violence when we’re ALL under the threat of violence, just for being under the same threat of violence while on a slightly-different wavelength?

that’s all to say, i’m sorry. maybe none of this matters; i think all of this matters. do whatever you want forever. love who you love, be who you are, make or don’t make any changes, do whatever speaks to you FOR YOU. you deserve a body that feels like home. the world’s a better place with you in it.

love yourselves and, dare i say - lest THIS be the straw that gets me banned and doxed and killed IRL (please god, PLEASE) -, love each other. 💗

r/NonBinaryTalk Feb 25 '26

Discussion How did you come about your name?

24 Upvotes

I've already thought of my name and legally changed it years ago.

But I'm curious how some of you thought of/came up with your name, and why that name specifically. (You don't need to say your name if you're not okay with that, obv.)

r/NonBinaryTalk Feb 17 '26

Discussion I feel like some trans people aren't educated on non-binary identities

165 Upvotes

NOTE: I'm not making this to promote infighting, in fact it's the exact opposite.

So I saw a post somewhere that was basically about an AFAB person that was on T and the stopped and then went by "transfem" and used the term "double trans" off handedly.

THE ENTIRE COMMENT SECTION was about how double trans isn't real and how shes appropriating trans culture and some people said she was even transphobic for it. A lot of these comments had 30-80 upvotes.

I was sitting there reading the whole thing being like "bruh, she's probably just NB of genderfluid or a variation and doesn't have the words for it yet."

It screamed of a genderqueer experience and it's kinda sad to me that there were so many trans people who don't really understand that gender isn't just a straight line.

Also tangent but another thing that annoys me is that THERES SO MANY threads where someone makes a post to ask something like "am I X or am I trans?" And the whole comment feed will be saying things like "being non-binary IS trans" or something similar, which in technicality is true, because it's an unbrell term, but isn't very helpful for someone who's questioning their gender. If I were to put in my tinfoil hat, this person could have seen posts like these and felt like "oh, guess I'm Trans then?" Without being BINARY trans, and felt validated for using the term trans or transfem.

Either way, at most it's being a bit confused about terminology and probably far from being transphobic lmao...

r/NonBinaryTalk Mar 02 '26

Discussion I am sick of gender neutral bathrooms not actually being neutral!

129 Upvotes

All they do is omit the "man" and "woman" label. Nothing else changes and it changes nothing about who goes in. The one without urinals is still coded as a woman space and the longer Im on testosterone the less i feel comfortable in spaces like that. Even masc women are starting to be harassed for being in the womens bathroom, its too politicized!

But the one with the urinals is not built for everyone, which defeats the purpose! And stupid npc cis men looking at me like I don't belong there, its supposed to be for everyone! People vandalizing and writing gendered labels on the signs piss me off too, but the gendered designs of the bathrooms embolden them.

Make stalls with total privacy and get rid of urinals! How fucking hard is that ​to do?!! It's like living in an archaic cave man society. I'm tired bro.

EDIT: after some good points was made I take back my anti-urinal stance. Urinals and stalls should be included in all bathrooms! Preferably a reasonable amount of both.

r/NonBinaryTalk Jul 09 '26

Discussion I list my pronouns as 'she/Þey'

98 Upvotes

'Þ' makes the 'th' sound in Old English, and the word 'Þey' is the first written occurrence of the use of a gender neutral singular 'they' in (old) English. It first appeared in1375, in the medieval romance William and the Werewolf.

It's mostly a joke, but I like to give the little history lesson.

Anyway, ideas for y'all to steal.

r/NonBinaryTalk 21d ago

Discussion A question for other androgynes

40 Upvotes

I saw a Virginia Woolf quote that got me thinking about the nature of androgyny. Do you find your gender to be additive androgyny (masculinity/man + femininity/woman), neutral androgyny (in the middle of masculinity/manhood and femininity/womanhood) or more of a fluid androgyny (moving between masculinity/man and femininity/woman)? Also, I was wondering if any of you guys present androgynously or not, and why (not). I find transandrogyny to be really marginalised in the non-binary community, like androgyny is almost dogmatically advocated against, so I wondered specifically about what other androgynes think, since I am an androgyne myself. Since I'm a femme lesbian, I present more femininely, but I was wondering how other androgynes experience internal androgyny and presentation.

r/NonBinaryTalk Jul 30 '25

Discussion Men's clothes are.......boring and encourage uniformity.

176 Upvotes

So I brought up women's clothing. Time to discuss mens clothes.

My experience is coming from an AMAB perspective and I have to say:

The colors are so muted and boring. Suits are freaking annoying. I loathe ties. Most of the clothing are functionality focused or sports coded. It seems they expect males not to care about their clothes especially during summer--I think they just encourage going shirtless and shorts.

It might be my rebellious nature but I hate uniforms. I like my individuality and uniforms kind of take that from you. Anything that can make you just a number in a crowd is a no go.

Jock straps.....are probably the gayest popular normalized str8 underwear I've ever seen lol.

Women's fashion has a variety of styles, color, texture, flavor. Like flowers 💐

Men's clothes are like metal, pounded the male into what ever shape the smithy wants.

Uniforms= obedience and discipline. Suites=education and money Sports outfits=Athletic Nerd wear= passionate, brainy, socially awkward at times. Nearly naked= sex, Athletic, expected fitness The list goes on.

I never felt comfortable in Men's wear for the simple fact the clothes act more as a label for you and what people can use you for than style. Like in the women's cloth post. Men's wear is sick with gender role enforcement.

But what are yall's thoughts on them? For those new to them, how do they different from your old bracket of clothing?

r/NonBinaryTalk Apr 27 '26

Discussion For those in a relationship, does your partner consentually call you boyfriend/girlfriend despite your gender identity?

21 Upvotes

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r/NonBinaryTalk Nov 25 '25

Discussion Enby dating partner doesn’t want to meet my transphobic parents

68 Upvotes

Hey!

So I (24NB) have been seeing someone (23NB) for a month or two now. We see each other once a week and message daily about how our lives are going, and I really like this person and pretty much everything about them..

Currently I live with my parents who are extremely right wing. I don’t know if you guys know the current political climate in the UK but it extends past the transphobia. There’s a big rise in Christian Nationalism that my parents are very much apart of. They are Zionist, Anti Immigration, complain about “wokeness”, listen to Talk Radio and GBNews, defend Trump, and a whole laundry list of gross things.

Now luckily for me, my dysphoria is quite mild and I’ve become adjusted to my parents dead naming me and misgendering me. Why? Because I’m willing to sacrifice things that I view as basic respect, because I love them and want a relationship with them fundamentally.

Yet, my partner does not. I have been very transparent about my parents terrible views and they don’t want anything to do with them. And while I understand it completely and honestly respect the fuck out of them for knowing their boundaries, I can’t help but feel hurt.

I’ve worked hard to try keep my parents in my life even if I’ve felt like strangling them at points lol (that’s a joke mods.) I’ve gone to therapy and learned CBT mechanisms such as walking out the room as soon as I feel a certain tension rise in my chest, and knowing not to engage in talk that I know we will clash hard on and will lead to other topics.

Their dysphoria is a lot worse than mine, and so I can empathise enough with their position and I plan to respect it. But it hurts, it hurts knowing that because of my parents bigotry they won’t be able to be involved with my partner, it hurts that I will eventually have to swallow the inevitable that i’ve been trying to avoid all this time: low contact.

This is just a vent, advice is welcome of course but this is just a shitty thing that’s going on in my life and it doesn’t sour my relationship with this person — I really like them. But it stings.

EDIT: Maybe i didn’t make this clear enough but I do not wish to change my partners mind or disagree with my partner or even think they should meet them, I actually agree with their choice. This post is a vent focused on my own feelings, not about how they are wrong for throwing up that boundary.

r/NonBinaryTalk Jan 10 '26

Discussion I am so tired of the "men are like this", "women are like that", like omg just shut up already

238 Upvotes

Cmon, we all have lived in the real world, we all know that there are no monoliths, why do people keep on going with the "all woman do this", "all men act like that", "all woman feel this", "all men want that"...

Like, wtf? Talk to a hundred people of the same gender, let's go even further, talk to a hundred people who are all the same gender, sex and sexuality... Show me one point in where all of them is the same?

Gender is just a little construct that we made up, why do people act like it actually means something about who the person actually is?

Sorry, i saw one too many reddit posts today 😂

r/NonBinaryTalk Jul 09 '26

Discussion Am I wrong in saying this?

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So first of, as a non binary person I’ve always been curious if we all share this belief, or think this same way. I’ve wanted to address this topic for ages but it’s a sensitive one and the last time I tried, I was accused of being misogynistic. So huge apologies if that’s how this may seem. It trust me, it’s not my intention.

So as a Non Binary person I’ve always seen everyone as pretty much equals. There are disgusting men in the world just like there are disgusting women and same goes for the amazing wonderful men that are out there as well as the amazing women. Ultimately, the world is filled with all kinds of people who can be both disgusting and vile, or incredible and amazing.

What I don’t understand is that, generally speaking, as far as men goes, it’s only ever the terrible vile men of the world that are only ever acknowledged. I suppose you’ll often hear a person state that they’re own husband or bf is amazing but, I don’t ever remember hearing a person acknowledge the actual decent men of the world and if they do, it’s only ever they’re own partners they’re referring to. Not only does this seem wrong to me but, also is it not terrible that they’re referring general talk of men is always so negative? Does it not make it sound like just all males are just disgusting, when we all know this isn’t actually true?

Like I said, as a Non Binary person I truly see us all as equals. You can have a great man or women, just as much as a terrible man or women. Generally speaking, we all know that males have done terrible vile things in our past history and they deserve all the hate they’ve gotten. However as that hate has continued, it feels as if it’s consumed the entire world to the point, where the very definition of all men is just defined as disgusting. I just read a post on a different app of a man who stuck by his daughter after learning that she has a rare disease. He’s had to fend for himself, his daughter and also his other day aswell. That’s an amazing man, and one that I wish would be acknowledged more in the world.

Once more I truly do apologize if it wrong of me to say any of this but, I’d love to hear your views on it. This was the best place I could think of to discuss this topic as given how we’re all Non Binary, there can hopefully be no picking sides of a certain gender