Découverte de la non-binarité : le témoignage de Cami

Even if you don’t understand,

you can still support us
and stand with us.

Our identity is valid and it exists.

[Testimonies:
Non-binary identity.]

My name is Cami
I’m 22 years old, non-binary,

and I’m here to speak
about non-binary identity.

Non-binary is an umbrella term

that encompasses all gender identities

that are neither totally masculine,
nor totally feminine.

It can include agender identity,
meaning “without gender”

which is neutral
or it can be all fluid identities.

Imagine if we placed gender
on a two-sided spectrum

the masculine and the feminine:
you can move across that spectrum.

These include individuals
identifying as gender fluid, demi-gender,

pangender, etc.

I’ve never identified with
a feminine identity.

At 18, I already started
questioning my gender identity

and I was in a relationship
with a trans man

and we were able to put
my identity into words,

which ended up being non-binary.

I think it’s because he had
more information than me

that he was able to help me
figure out my identity.

Gender identity is what we are.

It’s the gender we feel,
we live, and we experience.

Gender expression is
is how we show our identity to others.

It’s the way we express our identity.

For example, someone can have
a masculine identity:

they are a man,
and they can have a gender expression

that is feminine, with many traits
that society considers feminine.

For example, Bilal Hassani, is a man
with a feminine gender expression.

I told my parents that I was non-binary
and that I wanted to change my name.

I was 20 years old,
this was two years ago.

My mom took it well.

She was very well-informed
on matters of gender.