As a budding lesbian who was still mostly clueless about the LGBTQIA+ community, I didn't totally understand what it meant when my first girlfriend told me she identifies as "queer." If she's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being nonbinary comes with a lot of misconceptions. What does it actually mean? (Credit: Getty Images) The term “nonbinary” is one ...

The human mind is complex; human beings often have contradictory thoughts and ambivalent feelings. Sometimes the inability to be specific and choose one position or point of view over another ...

Have you ever heard the phrase “gender is a social construct” or “sex is a social construct” and wondered, What does this mean? Well, I (Amelia, a Sexual Health Peer Resource Center counselor and ...

There are many ways to experience gender that exist outside the binary. Nowadays, there are a variety of terms you might use to describe your gender identity, from cisgender to non-binary and many ...

When it comes to people's sexual identities and orientations, there are a lot of different factors that come into the mix. Many terms and ideas get confused, but arguably one of the most common ...

Woody Rini, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, is photographed at their Cary, N.C. home on Thursday, June 29, 2023. Kaitlin McKeown [email protected] Woody Rini slouched ...

A partially completed passport application, with an “X” gender marker, is seen on a computer monitor in Alexandria, VA, on April 11, 2022. This small extra box on the application form is a huge ...