Beyond Binary: Nevo Zisin on Gender

Nevo Zisin has experienced gender in ways most of us may not. Assigned female at birth, they came out first as queer, then as transgender – subsequently undergoing different medical interventions, and now identifying as gender non-binary.

While trans visibility in mainstream media has increased in recent years, the prevailing idea – for many audiences, the only one, even – has been rooted in the idea of being ‘born in the wrong body’. It’s an idea that falls short for Zisin. ‘I was born in my body,’ they write in their book, Finding Nevo. ‘I am not saying that is every trans person’s opinion. It is valid to feel that way. But I do not.’

Now a youth worker, activist, writer and speaker, Zisin has spoken widely about their experiences of confronting gender and sexuality within the queer and Jewish communities, as well as at home. They’ll join us for an unfiltered conversation about memoir, activism and the view from beyond binary gender.