Queer as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.
bell hooks
TL;DR
- Reid is my chosen name. Please use it.
- My pronouns are they / them / their.
- An acceptable honorific is Mx. (pronounced mix).
- Ommer can be used instead of aunt or uncle.
- Words I use for myself are queer, non-binary, genderqueer, and trans / transgender / transmasculine.
- Please do not use the term enby for me.
- Don’t use gendered language for me.
- When speaking about me in the past, please use my current name and pronouns.
Resources
Pronouns
- Pronoun Island: How to Use They/Them
- The World in Words: Introducing myself as ‘they/them/their’ at my workplace
- All Your Questions About Gender-Neutral Pronouns Answered
- All About PRONOUNS!
- Singular “They” is here to stay
Gender
- The Gender Unicorn
- What is Non-Binary Gender
- Too Queer for Your Binary: Everything You Need to Know and More About Non-Binary Identities
- 9 Things Not to Say to a Non-Binary Person
- 10 Myths About Non-Binary People It’s Time to Unlearn
- Andrea Gibson’s Latest Spoken Word Poem Will Change The Way You Think About Gender
- 100 Ways to Make the World Better for Non-binary People
- What is a nonbinary gender?
- Non-Binary Identities
- Gender Resources Playlist
Books & Podcasts
- The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell
- Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity edited by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
- Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation edited by Kate Bornstein & S. Bear Bergman
- The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You by S. Bear Bergman
- Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote
- Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page
- Pass With Care: Memoirs by Cooper Lee Bombardier
- A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson
- Trans Allyship Workbook: Building Skills to Support Trans People In Our Lives by Davey Shlasko
- Transmission with Jackson Bird
- Nancy with Kathy Tu & Tobin Low
- Queery with Cameron Esposito
- Gender Reveal with Tuck Woodstock
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