CRASHING THE CIS-TEM

I first discovered the term non-binary, or gender-fluid, when I was 17, not long after I had come out as gay. Coming out as nonbinary meant that, for the first time in my life, I finally felt valid.

For me, the term set me free from the restrictions of the gender I identified as previously. In particular, moving to London empowered me to explore my gender identity and the multiple facets within it. Arriving in a more inclusive place, I