The 14 July is International Non-binary People’s Day, which aims to celebrate the wide range of people worldwide who identify as non-binary. It’s aimed at raising awareness and organising around the issues faced by non-binary people.
Non-binary is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn’t sit comfortably with ‘man’ or ‘woman’. However “non-binary identities are varied and can include people who identify with some aspects of binary identities; while others reject them entirely”, according to non-profit organisation Stonewall. Non-binary people can feel that their gender identity and gender experience involves being both a man and a woman; or that it is fluid, in between, or completely outside of that binary.
Non-binary workers need your support because they experience high levels of harassment and discrimination. 76% of non-binary people said they conceal their gender identity to avoid a negative reaction from others.
