I Contain Multitudes

I have a lot of identities. Some of these identities contradict one another. I identify as a writer, but I’m also a lazy shit who can’t be bothered to write my ideas down because why put in the effort? I identify as a pacifist, but there are times when I get perverse pleasure out of imagining some pretentious shit getting his teeth knocked out for saying racial slurs on public transit. Sure, I can contradict myself, everyone does from time to time. An identity that I have without contradictions is as a non-binary person. So no, I won’t say it’s what I identify as. It implies the other shoes about to drop. If a guy told you “Hey, I identify as straight.” you’re waiting for the but. “But I can only get off when masturbating to gay porn.” “But I sometimes like to get fucked in the ass with a strap-on” Are these things necessarily contradictory? No, but the “identify as” serves as a statement of perceived contradiction. Just because I have a dick and a Y chromosome and dress a bit butch doesn’t make my gender any less valid than yours, and I refuse to accept your perception of who I should be or how I should dress or act or talk or whatever other bullshit standards you want to impose on me. I’m a non-binary person. I don’t need any qualifiers.