# Help me understand non-binary gender

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-binary-gender/970826>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-binary-gender/970826 "2022-09-02T17:31:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-binary-gender/970826/140 "2023-04-26T21:49:28Z")

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Yes, I mostly meant not a linear continuum, and I agree with multidimensional. And I’m not being facetious when I say I’m uncomfortable using a metaphor. We’re so used to speaking in these kinds of visual metaphors that we don’t realize when it’s the metaphor, or the visualization of it, that is restricting our thinking on the subject.

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