I am black and I am non-binary. I have been these things, in some ways, all my life. In other ways, these are pieces of my identity I have only…
Non-binary counsellor Sam Hope discusses the extra importance of self-care for marginalised people, and looks at what that might involve. Content note for mental health; support for suicide, transphobia and…
CW: mention of BDSM roles/identities as well as gendered ones, gender-related bullying. NSFW photo of a chest and body (no genitals) included in this article. I know now that I…
I begin writing this piece as I sit on my flight returning from the 2nd biannual European Professional Association of Transgender Health (EPATH) conference which was held in Belgrade, Serbia.…
I’ve been asked this question many times, in varying ways; in not so many words and in more words than this but the inference is still the same. The suggestion…
There’s a lot said about the co-occurrence of transness and autism. Sadly, it is difficult to find an article that does not slip into unhelpful speculation about how autism might “cause”…
I recall sayings about how adulthood is about finding yourself, finding your tribe. That’s all well and good if a. you know who you’re looking for, b. you’ve not been…
TW: harrassment, racism, mention of death I write this just after a year since the Pulse Shooting. It’s hard to miss out on the social media remembrance themes in the…
TW: queerphobia, physical abuse This is me. Accusation after accusation, assumption after assumption, and name after name. This is still me and I decide who I will become. Growing up…
In the third of a series of articles, Sam Hope continues their exploration of the social context of non-binary mental health, looking at how strengthening community and relationship helps against…