Transcending the gender binary: Gender non-binary young adults in Amsterdam

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of respondents.

Resp.	Age	Born in (Dutch city)	Raised in (formative years)	Level of education	Studies	Occupation	Ethnic background	Religion
Alex	22	Amsterdam	Arnhem	Bachelor	Artez Academy* Comic Design Cross Media Design	(Visual) Artist Film	Native Dutch	Born into a Protestant family Participant’s religion: n.a.
Robin	29	Rotterdam	Alkmaar, Oranjestad Aruba	Bachelor	MIC (Media Information & Communication)	Business Controller – Finance	Aruban (Native American, West African and Eastern + Western European descent)	Born into a Christian family Participant’s religion: n.a.
Bobby	23	Alkmaar	Alkmaar	Intermediate Vocational Education	Media College Audiovisual and Animation	Freelance Video Editor, All-Around Creative	Surinamese (Indian, Pakistani)	n.a.
Renee	24	Maastricht	Rotterdam	Bachelor	Rietveld Academy** Photography	Freelance Photographer	Native Dutch	Born into a Christian family Participant’s religion: n.a.
Nicky	28	Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Masters	UvA*** Philosophy	n.a. (student)	Native Dutch	n.a.
Bo	23	Nijmegen	Nijmegen	Higher General Secondary Education	n.a.	Model	Native Dutch	n.a.
Sasha	26	Hoorn	Hoorn	Bachelor	VU**** Pedagogic Science	Freelance Artist/Dancer Student Volunteer Childline	Native Dutch	Born into a Jehovah’s Witnesses family Participant’s religion: n.a.
Yaniek	27	Venlo	Arnhem	Bachelor	Artez Academy Fine Arts	(Visual) Artist	Surinamese (Northwestern European and West African descent)	Born into a Protestant family Participant’s religion: n.a.
Sam	26	Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Bachelor	Rietveld Academy**	Tattoo Artist	Dutch, Chinese	n.a.
Dani	22	Gouda	Italy, Bangladesh, Niger, DR of Congo, Senegal and the Netherlands	Int. Baccalaureate, Bachelor	UvA*** Anthropology	Student Freelance: Black trans advocacy, diversion peer educator gelijk = gelijk? [equal = equal?], an anti-discrimination program	Dutch, Senegalese	Mother: raised Protestant Father: Sunni Muslim Participant’s religion: n.a.
Quinn	25	Amsterdam	Haarlem	Bachelor (HBO)	Artez Academy* Dance	Dancer	Dutch, French	n.a.

* Art school located in Arnhem.

** Art school located in Amsterdam.

*** University of Amsterdam.

**** VU University Amsterdam.