Sitting down with the Evening Standard, Bimini discussed their gender identity and when they knew they were non-binary. “I always knew that I was neither here nor there – like I was in between.
That’s how I’ve always felt,” she explained. “The term ‘non-binary’ only came around [into currency] a couple of years ago.
I realised it made sense. “Before, the terms that everyone used were ‘genderqueer’, or ‘gender non-confirming.’ A lot of problems are rooted in gender: sexism, discrimination.” Bimini also touched on the power of drag and using the craft as a means to fight for LGBTQ+ rights. “As a drag artist you don’t have to be political but I think what you do is political – in a sense, anyway.