Jack Monroe On Coming Out As A Non-Binary Transgender To Their 6-Year-Old Son
HuffPost UK writes about Jack Monroe, a non-binary, transgender parent.
When they came out to friends and family, the vast majority were supportive, encouraging Monroe to be themselves. But others, some extended family and (now-former) friends, were ignorant or rejected the decision.
A handful of older family members confuse gender identity with sexuality, but as Monroe puts it: “This is about who I go to bed as not who I go to bed with.”
Others continue to use Monroe’s birth name, despite being regularly corrected.
“Guys, I have facial hair now, it’s a little bit ridiculous that you’re giving me an overly feminine name that I haven’t used for six years,” Monroe exclaims.
“People say ‘oh I forgot!’ How can you forget? You have my books on your bookshelf, you record me on the TV, you brag about me as ‘Jack’ to your friends, and then you say ‘oh it’s a pen name’. It’s not my fucking pen name it’s my legal name - it’s on my passport, my bank statement, my HMRC, my tax return, my gas bill. It’s not a fun little quirk, it’s who I am.”