About

Beyond the Binary is a blog examining the nonbinary experience. Initially, this idea was bred out of frustration to describe to people who questioned my gender WHY identifying as neither male nor female was okay. I didn’t have the words to describe how wrong the binary system of gender is. As I began to speak to other nonbinary and trans individuals I realized that many of us don’t have the words. What is the history behind nonbinary identities? What are the genetics involved? And WHY is it so damn controversial?

I am now writing this series for my fellow nonbinary folks that are lacking the shared cultural history that comes with being part of a minority group. I hope that with this, we’ll be able to understand where we come from and how we belong in this big angry world. In these posts, we’ll talk about the basics of biology, psychology, genetics, anthropology, history, sociology, and religion. I hope that we can give context to our shared experience, so that we can understand each other better, and maybe so that others can understand us <3