A Super Clever Answer to the Inadequate Question of ‘Male or Female?’

Originally published on Robot Hugs and republished here with their permission.

Have you ever had to deal with the dilemma of checking “male” or “female?” Some of us just can’t be confined to those boxes. And you shouldn’t have to be!

Here’s a comic that captures the frustration of this moment. Let the hero of this comic be a hero for all of us whose true identities can’t be defined by these small boxes. You deserve to feel free to be you.

With Love,
The Editors at Everyday Feminism

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Panel 1

Robot Hugs (RH) is holding a pencil and looking at a paper that has “Sex: M __ F __” (each letter followed by a box). 

Panel 2

RH: (holding the pencil up to their mouth as they look at the paper) Hmmm…

Panel 3

RH is walking away from the paper while smiling and throwing the pencil behind them. The sheet reads: “Sex: My Gender Doesn’t Fit In Your Boxes,” with the M and F aligning with the paper’s gender options, followed by a drawn-in checked box. 

To learn more about this topic, check out:

• Too Queer for Your Binary: Everything You Need to Know and More About Non-Binary Identities

Robot Hugs is Contributing Comic Artist for Everyday Feminism. They are a Canadian, non-binary, genderqueer, peoplequeer, mentally ill, critical feminist robot. They are the artist and writer for Robot Hugs, a twice-weekly webcomic about (among other things) gender, identity, feminism, mental health, and cats. Follow them on Twitter at @RobotHugsComic.