Waving the nonbinary Pride flag A new study has found that a large proportion of young LGBTQ people in the US are identifying their gender outside of the traditional binaries. According to the Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, one in four LGBTQ youth (26%) who took part identified as nonbinary.
An additional 20% reported that they are not sure or are questioning if they are nonbinary. “Nonbinary” is a term used to describe people whose gender identity does not fit within the traditional exclusively male or exclusively female gender binaries. “While nonbinary identities have often been grouped under the umbrella term of ‘transgender,’ our data show that only 50% of youth who identified as nonbinary also