The last two years have brought big changes, I've stepped into the fullest version of who I am. Embracing my beautiful non-binary identity has allowed me to rip up the rules. There is alas, a cost to my happiness. To look overtly neither one thing nor another, you become the brunt of discontent that others tend to forward your way. Being yourself - is worth more than the pain our existence can cause. I wouldn’t trade who I am for a life that meant less risk, if it meant I couldn't be me.