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Non-binary vs. Transgender

Gender identity outside the binary versus identity different from birth sex.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“He is non-binary (if the person uses they/them).”

✓ Correct

“They are non-binary.”

The ruleii

TRANSGENDER is an umbrella term for anyone whose identity differs from their birth-assigned sex.

All non-binary people can be considered trans, but not all trans people are non-binary.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Non-Binary = not 1 or 0 (outside the binary).

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