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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
See, my issue here is that gender *is* made-up. As in, it's a set of archetypes, which vary greatly in their... let's call it sub-genres, which the collective public has accepted as shorthands for interaction. Like stock character tropes for a piece of art. The problem with a lot of non-binary identity is that, while yes, your internal feeling of gender may be a certain way, if there is no difference in the external presentation, that cripples a huge bulk of what that gender is, namely the way the world interacts with you and vice-versa.
And, at risk of sounding callous, if it doesn't have any visible, tangible impact... who really cares? It's as minor as a modifier, or a footnote. It does not give the world around you any input on how to interact with you. Nothing has changed. A trans woman or man can transition, and there is an entirely new set of dynamics to explore and delve into. Somebody comes out as non-binary, and... well, nothing. There is a saying about not owing anybody androgyny, but that's the only real way that non-binary can even exist on par with other expressions of gender identity.
There's nothing here!