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title: "11 Gender Nonconforming Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Gender Nonconforming quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Gender Nonconforming sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm not gender-fluid. I'm not gender-nonconforming. I'm not gender-free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rain-dove/i-m-not-gender-fluid-i-m-not-gender-nonconforming-i-m-not-gender-free/)

[Rain Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rain-dove/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/rain-dove-5961_quote_i-m-not-gender-fluid-i-m-not-gender-nonc_1086570.jpg)

> [I have been gender-nonconforming my entire life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yance-ford/i-have-been-gender-nonconforming-my-entire-life/)

[Yance Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yance-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/yance-ford-14023_been_i-have-been-gender-nonconforming-my-enti_189993.jpg)

> [I've worked a lot with kids who identify as LGBTQ or gender nonconforming, and they are unquestionably some of the bravest people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/i-ve-worked-a-lot-with-kids-who-identify-as-lgbtq-or-gender/)

[Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/becky-albertalli-5626_bravest_i-ve-worked-a-lot-with-kids-who-identify_3140611.jpg)

> [There always has to be a coming out. There's never just a gender-nonconforming person who exists on a TV show without some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-dorfman/there-always-has-to-be-a-coming-out-there-s-never-just-a-gender/)

[Tommy Dorfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-dorfman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/tommy-dorfman-12435_always_there-always-has-to-be-a-coming-out-ther_2613848.jpg)

> [Nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and trans people have always been around, just as long as any other type of person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asia-kate-dillon/nonbinary-gender-nonconforming-and-trans-people-have-always-been/)

[Asia Kate Dillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asia-kate-dillon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/asia-kate-dillon-8147_always_nonbinary-gender-nonconforming-and-trans_608338.jpg)

> [“Sometimes, when something has a name it changes things. Especially when the name is big, long, and official-sounding, like "gender-nonconforming".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-duron/sometimes-when-something-has-a-name-it-changes-things-especially-when/)

[Lori Duron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-duron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/lori-duron-45123_changes_sometimes-when-something-has-a-name-it-c_600372.jpg)

> [I was gender-nonconforming in high school in terms of the way I dressed, in terms of the way I cut my hair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asia-kate-dillon/i-was-gender-nonconforming-in-high-school-in-terms-of-the-way-i/)

[Asia Kate Dillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asia-kate-dillon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/asia-kate-dillon-8147_dressed_i-was-gender-nonconforming-in-high-schoo_2993243.jpg)

> [I really don't care about what anyone says unless they are also gender-nonconforming. Then I really listen. I love the solidarity felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-furman/i-really-don-t-care-about-what-anyone-says-unless-they-are-also/)

[Ezra Furman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-furman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/ezra-furman-4439_failure_i-really-don-t-care-about-what-anyone-sa_3095190.jpg)

> [My broad take would be that it's not for gender nonconforming people to solve the problems of category. There's a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-d-arcy/my-broad-take-would-be-that-it-s-not-for-gender-nonconforming-people/)

[Emma D'Arcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-d-arcy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/emma-d-arcy-7060_gender_my-broad-take-would-be-that-it-s-not-for_246467.jpg)

> [Texas's official hostility toward gender nonconforming children has had the predictable effect of pushing families out of the state in search of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamelle-bouie/texas-s-official-hostility-toward-gender-nonconforming-children-has/)

[Jamelle Bouie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamelle-bouie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/jamelle-bouie-5467_belong_texas-s-official-hostility-toward-gender_176699.jpg)

> [“If your organization is not formally committed to a policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-d-acquaviva/if-your-organization-is-not-formally-committed-to-a-policy-of/)

[Kimberly D. Acquaviva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-d-acquaviva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/kimberly-d-acquaviva-47190_bisexual_if-your-organization-is-not-formally-com_139725.jpg)

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