Something big just happened in Puerto Rico.
A federal court ruled that non-binary individuals can change one’s gender marker to an “X” on their birth certificate. A small letter with big meaning. A win for visibility. For recognition. For the right to simply exist on paper the way you already do in real life.
And while this change is legal, it’s also deeply human. Because identity is health.
When you’re constantly forced to explain yourself, defend yourself, or hide who you are… Your body learns to brace. Your nervous system runs on survival. You live in a state of “prove it”—even when you’re exhausted.
I don’t know what it’s like to carry that kind of invisibility for non-binary individuals. But, as a woman, I do know what it’s like to live in systems that reward overfunctioning and erase your needs.
Discrimination lives in all places and environments. Lives in our core, in our thoughts, in our life.
There are many legislations protecting groups, but yet too much to do.
For now, all I know is that your body was never the problem. The pressure is.
To navigate unwelcoming environments, regulation matters. Relief matters. Recovery and nourishment and movement that honors your real self—not the one others expect—also matters.
This is also health… and important one! Because when we move in environments with appreciation for others, we make spaces for the full human experience. Including yours.
If you’re ready to feel stronger in your body and safer in your world, there’s a way forward—one that centers your lived experience and supports your health from the inside out.
To your thriving,
