Before diving into this chapter, PLEASE READ PART ONE. I swear, sometimes people will be hopping from one section of a story to the next just because, but this chapter won't make sense if you didn't read the previous one.

Moving forward, I will now present to you the main bullets that I will be discussing.

But hold on! Before I shove the list of things I will be mentioning here in your face, you must be wondering: what more could possibly be uncovered about gender? I thought you explained everything pretty well and in detail in the last chapter.

Well, there's a lot more to cover than you think.

I did tell you that I'd 'educate the living crap out of you' in the blurb, didn't I?

Today I will be talking about:

1. More on gender identities that link to being non-binary. I won't delve into the details and specifics of what all these gender identities are, as I don't consider myself qualified and knowledgeable enough in that area to explain, but I will give enough information about a few of them for you to get a grasp on the fact that there's more to gender than just being trans. Also: THERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO LINKED ABOVE THAT WILL EXPAND ON THE TOPIC A LOT MORE. I IMPLORE THAT YOU WATCH IT.

2. How to respect and properly address someone who's coming out with their gender. Most of us should already know or at least be aware of how to respond when someone comes out of the closet as gay or bi, but fewer of us know what to do when someone comes out as non-binary/genderqueer or transgender.

3. What a drag queen is. Also, the difference between someone who's a drag queen and someone who's trans, non-binary, or identifies as any other gender identity.

Now, onto bullet point number one!

Since you are already aware of what being non-binary means, you should also know that that several gender identities can fall under the non-binary category.

The word non-binary isn't the only gender identity to acknowledge under the transgender category.

Though I won't be going into specifics about all gender identities out there, I will attempt to explain the following three using Google's magic:

1.  Agender - denoting or relating to a person who does not identify themselves as having a particular gender. Someone who is agender will neither identify as a boy or girl. Every agender person is different. Some will want to be addressed with they/them pronouns to feel more comfortable about them self. Meanwhile, others don't care what pronouns they're called with, whether it's she/her or he/him. A real life example of an agender person I can bring into mind is the rapper Angel Haze.

2. Androgynous (aka androgyne, which is the noun) - when someone identifies as a mixture of male and female. An androgyne is a person who does not fit cleanly into the typical masculine and feminine gender roles of their society. Depending on the androgynous person, pronouns will vary. Nowadays, androgynous is known to society for being a gender neutral fashion choice, but never forget that it is also a gender identity.

3. Gender-fluid - denoting or relating to a person who does not identify themselves as having a fixed gender. Think of it as a fluctuating combination between agender and androgynous that can switch back and forth over the course of a lifetime. A real life example of a gender fluid person would be Miley Cyrus. I'm pretty sure there are other celebrities out there who also happen to be gender-fluid, but she's just the first one that comes into mind. Again, pronouns vary depending on the gender-fluid person.

Before continuing, please please please watch the video linked above.

Please.

It will definitely explain a lot more than this pathetic presentation that I have to offer.

Again, these are real and they are Google definitions. These following gender identities may not be as common as the gender identity transgender, but they do exist.

To prove my credibility to the audience reading this, I am not just basing my knowledge of the LGBT+ community off the Internet alone. Even though it's a global database, the Internet can be wrong sometimes. I also used to be apart of a Gay Straight Alliance a few years back. Upon joining this organization, I've managed to collect information I've never known before.

Before attending, I vaguely knew what transgender meant and barely knew the differences between gender and sex. I didn't even know about some of the sexualities out there until I met people who identified as these sexualities.

Hopefully after watching the video, it's more clear to you what the gender spectrum looks like.

Now, onto the next point: how do you react to someone who's coming out with their gender?

"Well," butts in an ignorant person, "obviously I'd demand if they're a boy or a girl and to make it clear. It's gotta be either one."

*chucks part one of this manual and the video linked above at person*

Sometimes the person who's coming out might not identity as neither male or female. What if they don't have a specific label that represents who they are, but they still recognize that their gender doesn't align with their sex? What then?

Well, first you should ask for the person who's coming out what pronouns do they/she/he want to be addressed as. Ask if they care if they're known as she/her or he/him or if they would just prefer they/them only.

I cannot stress this enough, but pronouns are important when it comes to respecting someone's gender identity.

You never want to misgender someone.

When you misgender someone, it means that you are addressing them with the wrong pronouns. With pronouns that don't define who they are.

If a friend of yours comes out as FtM trans and you accidentally slip out a she/her pronoun, then it's okay. It's not like you intentionally did that to disrespect and harm your friend. Just briefly apologize, don't make a big deal about it, and learn better next time. Don't make it a habit and don't do it often.

You should also ask the person coming out if they have a new name. Again, calling someone by their dead name when they've made it clear that they want to be addressed by their new name is just as disrespectful as misgendering.

Last but not least, my third point: what is a drag queen and how is that different from someone who's transgender?

A drag queen is defined as someone, typically a man, who dresses up as a woman for the purpose of entertainment. I repeat, for the purpose of entertainment. Drag queens are entertainers and can range from all sorts of sexualities and gender identities. Some are usually straight cisgender men.

Drag queens aren't at all the representation of what a trans person is, nor are a change in pronouns usually involved.

Meanwhile, a trans person wants to change so that they can feel comfortable in their own skin, not show off to the world.

There's a line there.

With that said, thank you for reading.

A/N: I'd like to give credit and thank the creator of the video linked above for their clean elaboration on the subject of gender, even though they might never read this.