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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They don’t. They may have body dysphoria for instance. Or some may just be uncomfortable labeled as men or women for whatever reason. Some may do it based on behavior but it’s hardly a universal.

[–]IceColdLover[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Or some may just be uncomfortable labeled as men or women for whatever reason.

If not based on gender stereotypes or a pathological need to be different/special, then this sounds like, in the case of female NB people, internalized sexism because of society's negative portrayal of what it means to be a woman and the oppression that comes with it, and in the case of male NB people, a desire to say "I'm not like the other guys" and find a way to be in an oppressed category rather than a privileged one.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Or because it is just uncomfortable. Or because they just don’t like men. Or for a million reasons that may have nothing to do with pressure of gender roles.