#queering the binary

all binaries are oppressive, because nothing in the world is structured in a purely binary way*. sex isn’t binary. gender isn’t binary. sexuality is not binary. 

we understand this, and we work this into our politics. however, many other things are also not binary

queer/straight isn’t a binary. there are straight queer people and queer straight people. cis/noncis|trans&nb isn’t a binary. neurodivergent/neurotypical isn’t a binary. mentally ill/not mentally ill isn’t a binary. disabled/abled is not a binary. 

whether or not we accept it, human minds tend towards binary structures of the world. it’s easier. and it’s not a crime to take the easy road, but you can’t take it without failing to see, acknowledge, account for, or engage with the things that don’t fit in your binary boxes.