LeClaire said that the usage of queer, however, is very dependent on the person not everyone will refer to themselves as queer. Queer is a catchall term that encompasses any identity outside of cisgender ( someone who does not identify as transgender), heterosexual, or allosexual, according to LeClaire. 'I think it's sort of disingenuous to claim that you can't be both nonbinary and lesbian because you can definitely have an authentic lesbian experience as a nonbinary person,' one participant, H, told Ashenden. They may define their gender as falling somewhere in between man and woman, or they may define it as wholly different from these terms.'įor PinkNews, Amy Ashenden interviewed three individuals who identify as both nonbinary and lesbian. used by some people who experience their gender identity and/or gender expression as falling outside the categories of man and woman. The GLAAD Media Reference Guide defines nonbinary as a term '. 'I know plenty of nonbinary people who identify as lesbian,' LeClaire said. However, LeClaire notes that people who don't identify as female will still use the label.
Megan Rapinoe was the first out lesbian to pose for Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.īroadly and historically speaking, 'lesbian' has been defined as a woman who is attracted to other women.
