"In an interview last week with the American LGBTQ+ publication Them, when asked about her penchant for taking roles in films featuring LGBTQ+ characters (say, The Favourite or Heartstopper), the actor said that she feels that she has a foot in various camps. Throughout my whole life, I've had arguments with people where I've always felt sort of nonbinary I've never felt massively feminine in my being female."
"But honestly, what is the big deal? As a gay man, I read Colman's comments and felt something more like relief. Truth be told, as one of three boys, I have sometimes referred to myself as my mother's only daughter, and I've never thought to count myself out when my predominantly female friends refer to us as the girls on a night out. I've been invited to many a galentines."
A public figure reported occasional nonbinary feelings and described telling her husband she thinks of herself as a gay man. The remark provoked harsh responses from rightwing British media, which framed the comment as insufferable and accused it of erasing gay male experience. Some commentators dismissed the remark as celebrity attention-seeking. Other gay men reported recognition and relief, noting personal experiences of gender disorientation that coexist with a stable gender identity. The response argues that transient nonconforming feelings are common and that punitive public backlash to such personal expressions is disproportionate.
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