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[–]MarkTwainiac 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Why ask us? Just google "non binary meaning" and you'll get zillions of links from people promoting this gibberish. I just did it now and in 0.68 seconds google said there were "about 177,000,000 results." Many of these are from organizations such as outlife uk, transequality, glaad, lgbt foundation, pinknews and so on.

Here are a few explanatory videos, which make it clear that non binary is BS that came into common parlance circa 2017 and means "I'm not like everyone else," "I'm better and more special than you are" and just plain "LOOK AT ME!!!!"

https://youtu.be/kVe8wpmH_lU

https://youtu.be/uaXCTCpyUcU

https://youtu.be/d37gxmX8hCk

https://youtu.be/ruST0GPi68s

https://youtu.be/ZGQIrYlvrrs

[–]Tabby[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think you are right about what this "identity" is. I just like to rule out whether I have missed something, given how widely it is recognized. To be sure that there isn't something more than YouTubers' opinions and desires to get attention. But of course it is highly unlikely. In one video from 2016, a popular trans YouTuber claims that "non-binary" is a real thing and lists scientific research on it. However those studies are not about attempts to explain the phenomenon, not about things like brain scans, etc. Just definitions; acknowledgement of the fact that recently more and more people identify themselves as non-binary; considerations on how to approach such patients and what problems they have compared to LGBT people. On the websites of LGBT organizations there are only brief statements like: "some people don't feel / identify as male or female, respect their pronouns", sometimes with the additional: "gender identity is innate / unchangeable." No reasonable explanation, no evidence, or maybe I just can't find it? As for recommendations for mental health professionals, it seems that the most important are those released by WPATH. However they are also criticized and called outdated, so I will not be surprised if some doctors and therapist follow different guidelines. In WPATH’s current Standards of Care the term "non-binary" is absent, in contrast to "gender nonconforming". But presumably it can be used extensively. They also state that some people don't use this term, as they prefer genderqueer or bigender. WPATH generally recommends affirmative approach, and "not to impose binary view of gender on children". From what I found the forthcoming SOC 8 will have a new chapter on care of people who identify as non-binary. Anyways, recently I have been interested in gender, how views on this subject have developed and changed and how it affects societies. I find this forum very informative, I want to learn more and I appreciate users like you for sharing their knowledge.