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"Planning my wedding as a non-binary bride"

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53rdWay · 06/06/2018 07:55

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/05/planning-my-wedding-as-a-non-binary-bride

"When I walk down the aisle this time, in front of every person who knows me, it will be as someone who lives in their body. Not a bride on a cake, but as myself, a person who is too complicated for the simple rituals that are the pattern of our lives."

Unlike the rest of us, who are 100% cool with compulsory femininity and aren't nearly complicated enough to be more than cake-decoration brides!

It's annoying but I feel more sorry for her than anything. This, e.g.:

“I’m in a body that isn’t saying the right things. It’s not me,” I explained. “I feel like I’m wearing a rubber suit all the time and nobody can see me inside it.”

Welcome to living with a female body under patriarchy! Join the feminists who are trying to bring the system down for everybody, not just the few special souls who are Not Like The Other Girls.

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MyAuntyBadger · 06/06/2018 08:01

Many of the 'Q' and 'T' at the end of the LGB are just so utterly self absorbed. Imagine prioritising this kind of shit, who has the time for this much navel gazing?!

DailyMailClickbait · 06/06/2018 07:59

I was confused by this. "Bride" is a term for a woman getting married. So how can they describe themselves as a "non-binary bride" - surely that's an oxymoron?

If you object to being pigeonholed into gender stereotypes and describe yourself as "non binary" then why not say "planning my wedding as a non-binary person"?