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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A NON-BINARY LESBIAN?

“I’m stubborn as fuck and I don’t want anyone to tell me what I can and can’t do in the context of my own identity,” says Pheebs. “Because they’re not me.”

Pheebs is a non-binary lesbian, who describes the different parts of their identity as “being in tune together in a beautiful dance”. Their realisation about their non-binary identity came first, after they left a toxic and abusive relationship. Part of their experience in that relationship included their abuser implicitly controlling their clothing choices to be more feminine. After the relationship ended, Pheebs worked out that they were also a lesbian with the help of their friends and support of their family.

My experience of uncovering

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