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In simple terms, being nonbinary means that you do not identify (solely or at all) with the idea of being a man or a woman. “We used to think that people were either male or female, and that was it — that there were two endpoints, and everyone had to be at one of them,” Dr. Lambrese says.
Non-binary people may identify as an intermediate or separate third gender, [6] identify with more than one gender [7][8] or no gender, or have a fluctuating gender identity. [9] Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation; [10] non-binary people have various sexual orientations. [11]
Being non-binary (enby) means that a person does not identify as a man or a woman. Learn more about this gender identity and how you can be an ally.
A nonbinary person identifies with a gender outside of “the male-female gender binary”—such as an agender person, whose identity is gender-neutral rather than specifically male or female.
“Nonbinary” describes those whose gender identity falls outside of the gender binary. It’s also an umbrella term for other gender identities, such as gender-fluid, bigender,...
Nonbinary people—individuals who identify as both male or female, neither male nor female, … and/or reject all gender identities—may experience unique mental health stressors due to cultural invisibility and ignorance surrounding nonbinary identities. Abbie E. Goldberg et al., The Counseling Psychologist.
Nonbinary is an umbrella term used to describe individuals who experience a gender identity that is neither exclusively woman nor man or is between or beyond both genders. Nonbinary people are included in the broad category of transgender people.