Measuring Transgender and Nonbinary Identities in Online Surveys: Evidence from Two National Election Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 March 2025 [UK publication, but all the researchers for this paper are American and Canadian]

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096525000137

Open access statistics on language used to describe people whose gender isn't male or female - and it's not ours, it's peer-reviewed and everything!

So I should re #introduce myself; used to host my own instance at artemai when that was a thing; decided to get back on Mastodon again because the rest of social is a dumpsterfire.

I'm a #UNIX sysadm originally (from the late 90s) but started using #Linux in 91, bringing early dialup internet to #Newcastle with community group hunter #apana.

I'm a #coder, #python is the go-to language these days, some #js but plenty of #C and some #golang too.

Ten years ago I landed in #liveevents and #visionswitch / #camera #direct #sports presentation in major #stadiums along with building software for data-driven #content for use in those environments.

I'm a #ham radio operator. Callsign VK2WAY. I'm mostly interested in signals processing and digital communications.

I used to officiate #RollerDerby but have streamed it since 2014 as Downunder Derby TV. I still manage socials for and help co-ordinate Queer Roller Derby - @queerderby.

I'm #queer #pansexual #poly #nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.

You deserve a good life.

Society may have treated you poorly, but that doesn't mean you've earned it.

You are valued and needed by us all.

I sometimes see people asking whether they should come out to friends/family. This is how I decide whether I should come out (as nonbinary and autistic, in my case).

If the reason I want to come out is *because I desperately hope for a particular reaction* from the person, like understanding and acceptance, and I'm scared an unfriendly or judgemental reaction might devastate me, then I might not be ready.

If the reason is that *I want the person to know who and what I am*, no matter what their reaction might be, even if their reaction hurts me, then it might be ok for me to come out to that person. I might worry about their reaction, but I know that I still want to tell them even if it's not what I hope.

Of course, my situation is different from other peoples. I have a lot of privilege as a middle class white person who can sort of pass for cis and neurotypical if I have to. So your mileage will definitely vary!