Saying that this topic is incredibly personal to me would be an understatement. Around the same time as the possibility of pursuing a Communication degree in college really cemented itself into my life, another important thing happened: I realized that the feelings around my gender are incredibly valid and that I was nonbinary. Finding a place for myself in the world of news and informative media remains incredibly important both to me and to the entire queer community at large, whatever their identities are.

However, it’s especially key to the nonbinary community (as well as the trans+ community at large, who intersect with the nonbinary community in many ways) that journalism’s coverage of them, their coming outs, and their experiences are accurate and respectful.

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