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Even if you don’t understand, 
you can still be there for us.

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Our identity is valid.

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It's real and it matters.

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I'm Camille, I'm 22, non-binary.

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I'm here to talk to you
about non-binarity.

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Non-binarity is an umbrella term 
for gender identities

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beyond male/female.

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That could mean being agender,

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having no gender, being neutral.

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Or identities that shift.

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Imagine gender as a spectrum
with male and female poles.

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Some people move along the spectrum.

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Like genderfluid, demigender, 
pangender people, and so on.

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I never really felt 
connected to femininity.

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At 18, I began questioning
my gender identity.

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I met a trans man I was with for a while,

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and together we found the words to name
my identity: non-binary.

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He had more knowledge than I did,

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so he helped me find the words.

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Gender identity is who we are.

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It’s how we feel and experience.

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Gender expression is what 
we show to others.

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It's how we express our gender identity.

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Someone might identify as male,

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but express their gender 
in a feminine way

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with markers seen as feminine in society.

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Like Bilal Hassani, a man
with a feminine gender expression.

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I told my parents I was non-binary.

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I also said I wanted to change my name.

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I was 20, so that was two years ago.

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My mom took it really well,

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as she was already aware of gender issues.