Here’s a look at what it’s like to be nonbinary in 2025.

I’m stripping pronouns from places I previously displayed them, because I live in a red state and work for an agency that gets its funding from an increasingly hostile toward anyone who’s different government. I’m in a place where I am redacting parts of me to make sure other people have jobs, and by making sure that those above me aren’t leaned on to get rid of that person.