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contrabinary

a term for those who feel their gender identity is a political rejection of the gender binary.

contrabinary is adjacent to non-binary and some people may consider themselves contrabinary and non-binary, or contrabinary as a subset of non-binary. contrabinary differs from non-binary because it is expressly political.

Q: who can use contrabinary?
A: anyone who considers themselves outside of the gender binary as a political rejection of white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism, fascism, capitalism, and bigotry. it was made with people who are forcibly pushed out of the gender binary in mind (e.g. BIPOC, intersex people, Fat people), but anyone who embodies the political aspect of contrabinary may use it. you do not have to identify as non-binary to be contrabinary.

Q: who can NOT use contrabinary?
A: white supremacists, fascists, bigots, TERFs, and the likes. you are not contrabinary if you police queer labels, including the “weird” and “contradictory” ones. you are also not contrabinary if you believe one can transition between races/disabilities/etc., as you are a bigot if you believe this.

Q: can someone be a contrabinary woman or a contrabinary man?
A: yes! contrabinary was actually made by a woman who feels the gender binary was not made with hxr womanhood in mind due to hxr being an intersex POC.

Q: what are the politics of contrabinary?
A: contrabinary is antifascist, decolonial, anti white supremacy, anticapitalist, and anti imperialist. it is pro liberation and justice for all marginalized people.

Q: what else should i know about contrabinary before using it?
A: you should know that the coiner is a Palestinian who stands with Palestine and rejects the state of “israel”. you should know that contrabinary is NOT saying nobody is allowed to be a binary woman or a binary man. you should know that contrabinary refuses to be sanitized or watered down for aesthetics or palatability. you should know contrabinary was made by a plural system who supports endogenic plurals, although the term may be used by anti-endos.

contrabinary flag and stripe meanings:

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yellow: being outside the gender binary
green: love for marginalized people
red: loudness, anger, and rejection