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Even if you are unsure,
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A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Non-binary gender identity
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My name is Camille,
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I’m a 22 year-old,
non-binary person
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and I’m here to talk
about this gender identity.
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Non-binary is an umbrella term
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that includes all gender identities,
not just male and female.
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This can encompass agender,
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where the letter « a » denotes
neutrality or genderless person,
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or this can refer to any form
of evolving gender identities,
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such as imagining being
on a spectrum with two ends,
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male and female.
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Think of a cursor that moves
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all individuals
whose gender identities evolve,
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link somewhat to a gender
(demigender)
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or relate to many genders
(pangender), etc.
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I never relate myself to femininity.
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When I was 18,
I started to question
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about my gender identity,
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and I met a trans-man.
We spent some time together and
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could piece together my identity
as a non-binary.
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I believe he was
more informed than me
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and was able to help me find
descriptions about my identity.
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Gender identity,
it is who we are.
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It’s what you feel,
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what you live,
what you experience.
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And gender expression is
what we outwardly present.
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It’s how we express
this identity.
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Say, we can have
a gender identity,
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like, male :
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One is a man,
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and has a gender expression
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that appears female,
with several indicators
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considered to be feminine
in the society.
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Like Bilal Hassani,
who is a man
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with a female gender expression.
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I informed my parents
that I am a non-binary
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and that I want to change
my given name
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at the same time.
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2 years ago, I was 20.
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My Mom was receptive.
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She was already prepared.
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She created
an inclusive, safe space.
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I felt secured.
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My Dad,
it’s somewhat fragile.
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I put more time explaining
to him
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but I didn’t do it
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seriously.
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I sent him a note,
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because it’s simpler
to deal with.
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He didn’t really fight back.
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He didn’t really get it,
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but in any case,
he will support me
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and that won’t change
the way he loves me
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Things are less clear
for my Grandma,
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because it’s something
she’s unfamiliar with.
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She grew up in the rural area.
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Then, she moved to Paris.
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She lived with my Grandpa
for 50 years.
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She was surrounded
by beliefs in heterosexuality,
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where she never questionned
her identity
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or other’s identity.
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So, when I spoke with her,
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she was a bit astonished.
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But she tried to control herself
in front of me.
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She made enormous efforts,
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She’s hardly wrong
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with my given name.
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I requested a given name change
in 2019.
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I submitted a request
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to my town’s city hall.
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I took out an application
that I filled out
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with testimonies
by my nearest and dearest
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that they called me, Cami
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I asked my school
for a letter of support.
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Then, I submitted my application.
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I waited for a few months.
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This depends on the city halls.
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I received approval
for the name change.
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The meaning of misgendering,
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it’s to call someone
the wrong given name,
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thus attaching a specific gender
to a non-binary
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who had explicitly indicated
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to use gender-neutral pronouns,
such as « they »
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and categorizing the individual
as male or female.
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Personnally, I include my pronouns