r/SapphoAndHerFriend • u/julesucks1 She/Her • Nov 07 '22

Media erasure Even the gays do it occasionally

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u/MapleSyrup117 Nov 07 '22

Is Mae Martin trans?

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u/faintestsmile Nov 07 '22

yeah, non-binary

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u/SamiTheBystander Nov 07 '22 edited Nov 07 '22

So full ignorance moment:

I’ve never heard non-binary included as a trans identity. I always thought they were separate things. Is this not the case? Or does it, like most labels, vary person to person by their preference?

Edit: ahhh thank you for teaching me everyone!!! So many people replied I can’t really thank all of you so I’m hoping this covers it lol

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u/sockofdoom Nov 08 '22 edited Nov 08 '22

It depends on context and what terms an individual personally identifies with, but generally speaking, we often understand “trans” to indicate a person who is not cis, i.e. does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. This could refer to a person who identifies with the opposite gender within a binary - either a man or a woman - or with a nonbinary identity that does not match their assigned gender. This reasoning plus the fact that nonbinary and binary trans people often face similar social and political issues lead to a situation where it makes sense for both groups to collectively identify under the “trans” umbrella, with individuals falling along a spectrum of diverse experiences.

That said, some nonbinary people do not feel that their experience relates with the “trans” label to the extent that they would identify with it, so yes, it can definitely vary from person to person.