Non binary language, why do I want you?

Abstract

The fear of using non-binary language was problematized in this article. We question the (in)visibilities and also the (r)existences of the different modes of discursive construction of gender through a non-dualist and critical view of cisheteronormative social structures. The chosen approach was based on the theoretical-methodological framework of the interface between Queer Studies and language studies (BAGNO, 2012; BUTLER, 2003, 2004, 2007; PRECIADO, 2014), allowing unveil social processes from a non-essentialist perspective of identities. The methodology used was qualitative research taking into account social, cultural and linguistic facts. We consider that language is a cultural phenomenon whose social dynamics determine the creation, permanence and extinction of a linguistic form. The attack or laughter, produced by the estrangement denoted by those who demonstrated repulsion or disdain towards the use of this disruptive language, is not merely a linguistic issue, a supposed protection of the language, but above all the non-acceptance of a grammar social, diverse and fluid. The expressions used to refer to people who disagree with dichotomous gendering cause phobia because they include a contingent of people who have been historically silenced and marginalized in different social fields, in which binarism operates as being natural and unquestionable. Our journey in this article is to bring the result of attentive listening to the experiences of non-binary language users for a better understanding of the phenomenon in the light of a critical-reflexive thinking of an epistemology of the skin.