Dropping this in the comments just as a stream-of-consciousness "thank you" for providing a community and "safe space" for so many people.

It was maybe a year ago that I got a wee bit too sauced and looked at my partner and said for basically no reason "I have never told a single human soul this, but when I was a kid I used to go to bed and pray every night that god would let me wake up as a girl and I could just cruise through life like nothing ever happened." I clarified after a bit that my mind had morphed and changed over the years and I didn't think it was quite so simple any more, but saying it out loud really allowed me to understand a smidge more of my gender identity than I had before.

It led to an interesting conversation as I was always described to friends as "shockingly straight" despite my long-time "feminine" mannerisms and things of the sort. I told her that her openness about her own sexuality helped me realize over time more about who I was - I wasn't just some random straight dude. I wasn't too sure I was a "dude" at all. And I definitely wasn't straight. But who's counting?

In the time between then and now, I've told maybe...one other person this? And now, I figure, I might as well just recount that bit here to the world and whoever else may be lurking about. I am not a very happy person on most days. My brain is oft awash with worst case scenarios and alternate endings that I'm not too fond of, but after finally saying "I'm non-binary" roughly a month or so ago, I've had a lot to be joyful about and I am doing what I can to embrace that.

I still have trouble verbalizing who I am or how exactly I identify when speaking to people face-to-face, even those I'm closest to, but having this space and others to really spew everything in my brain without judgment has meant the world to me in this short period of time, so thanks to everyone here for being who they are and doing what they do. <3