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I know that I don't really frequent FA anymore, and, especially for those who do not follow me on any other sites, many people here are probably not already aware of this. It's nothing bad; it's just something that I wanted to clear up and make known.
I recently (specifically, as of last weekend) came out as non-binary on Twitter, after keeping it mostly under wraps for the better part of two years. If you're not sure of what I'm talking about, it means that I do not identify with or otherwise adhere to the male-female gender binary; my gender falls somewhere outside of that. I've always had a somewhat nebulous relationship with my gender for about as long as I can remember, but it wasn't until somewhat recently that I discovered there was actually a word for it. I won't go into the specifics of my life story or anything, but the long and short of it is that I devoted a lot of time and energy into trying to reconcile with my assigned gender which led to me feeling really fucked up and angry a lot.
Thankfully, sussing things out with people via IM chats and my alt twitter, and doing a ton of research over the last two years has really helped assuage a lot of those feelings, and now I'm at a point where I can feel comfortable talking about it publicly. So consider this an official statement.
As for pronouns, my preference is for neutral pronouns they/them/their. I won't harangue you if you accidentally refer to me with female pronouns (and not just. default to them); I don't expect everyone I know to adjust to this overnight. (However, if you were already aware, I may just gently remind you, haha) I'm less of a stickler about pronouns as I am about gendered signifiers like "boy/girl", "man/woman" and such things, so please refrain from referring to me that way, unless your intention is to make me extremely uncomfortable and not want to hang around you.
That's about it, really. Thanks for reading~
I recently (specifically, as of last weekend) came out as non-binary on Twitter, after keeping it mostly under wraps for the better part of two years. If you're not sure of what I'm talking about, it means that I do not identify with or otherwise adhere to the male-female gender binary; my gender falls somewhere outside of that. I've always had a somewhat nebulous relationship with my gender for about as long as I can remember, but it wasn't until somewhat recently that I discovered there was actually a word for it. I won't go into the specifics of my life story or anything, but the long and short of it is that I devoted a lot of time and energy into trying to reconcile with my assigned gender which led to me feeling really fucked up and angry a lot.
Thankfully, sussing things out with people via IM chats and my alt twitter, and doing a ton of research over the last two years has really helped assuage a lot of those feelings, and now I'm at a point where I can feel comfortable talking about it publicly. So consider this an official statement.
As for pronouns, my preference is for neutral pronouns they/them/their. I won't harangue you if you accidentally refer to me with female pronouns (and not just. default to them); I don't expect everyone I know to adjust to this overnight. (However, if you were already aware, I may just gently remind you, haha) I'm less of a stickler about pronouns as I am about gendered signifiers like "boy/girl", "man/woman" and such things, so please refrain from referring to me that way, unless your intention is to make me extremely uncomfortable and not want to hang around you.
That's about it, really. Thanks for reading~
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I'll shut up anyway, and glad things are going ok.
I'm going to stop you right there. It's definitely not your place to be demanding this kind of thing out of me on the spot. If, and especially if, you're going to bring my identity into question if I don't. I know you're not trying to be a dick but you're kind of toeing that line.
I made it perfectly clear what I identify as. Non-binary (not third gender) really the only identifier that I've felt comfortable using on myself in the two years that I've been exploring my gender identity. Sorry, but I'm not going to be pigeonholed into a label that I don't feel fits me just so I can be "legit" according to someone else. Doesn't really work that way.