the non-binary experience of coming out to my mom as nonbinary

it was neither good or bad; it was both at the same time

If you’ve been following my journey for a while you know that I’ve been very hesitant about coming out to my mom as nonbinary. I always said that I probably wasn’t going to do it because it would be too hard for her to understand and too arduous for me to explain. But a few weeks ago, I finally did it and it was just as bad and as good as I thought it was going to be. Here’s what happened.

(Includes an audio version of this essay below.)