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urocyonNational Coming Out Day (UK) or Columbus Day? You decide.
Thanks tosineala for reminding me! Very elegantly put: "I am still queer, and, yes, it is important to say these things." Yeah. And my brain still just doesn't do binaries at all, and I'm OK with this. For a long time, that wasn't the case.
In the context of whether this is a good approach, see On Being Out. This is not a demand on those who simply aren't safe, and are facing more than enough demands already. Excellent observation from the F-Word post:
And another pointer couldn't hurt: Make It Better Project.
Just knowing that there were other non-binary people around--that it was even a possibility, rather than just part of my being interestingly insane*--would have helped me immensely, back then. That's a huge reason I feel a responsibility to be vocal.
* Yeah, the jury's still out on that one. But I'm OK with that, too. ;)
Thanks to
sineala for reminding me! Very elegantly put: "I am still queer, and, yes, it is important to say these things." Yeah. And my brain still just doesn't do binaries at all, and I'm OK with this. For a long time, that wasn't the case.In the context of whether this is a good approach, see On Being Out. This is not a demand on those who simply aren't safe, and are facing more than enough demands already. Excellent observation from the F-Word post:
I have to say that I’m beginning to wonder if it might actually be more useful if, on National Coming Out Day, those who hold views which may be considered prejudiced, if not downright bigoted, are expected to let the rest of us know. At least then we could make informed decisions about whether or not we want to out ourselves. Yeah, I know: that’s an entirely unreasonable wish and isn’t going to happen any time soon - but, hey, I can dream of a time when the power imbalances are addressed in a way that might actually benefit those of us on the receiving end of the bad things, right?
And another pointer couldn't hurt: Make It Better Project.
Just knowing that there were other non-binary people around--that it was even a possibility, rather than just part of my being interestingly insane*--would have helped me immensely, back then. That's a huge reason I feel a responsibility to be vocal.
* Yeah, the jury's still out on that one. But I'm OK with that, too. ;)
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Date: 2010-10-12 02:43 pm (UTC)Word to this. I spent so many years fighting myself because I didn't know what I was. And that's one of the reasons I try to be vocal when it comes to talking about being nonbinary and writing about nonbinary issues, despite the bigotry, binarism, and transphobia I face not just from cis people, but also the trans community.