Beyond skirts and suits: gender fluid fashion among non-binary and genderqueer people in Sydney

Many members of the LGBTQIA+ community utilise clothing choices which blur the boundaries between “masculine” and “feminine” fashion to mark their identities within public spaces. However, few research studies have attempted to understand these clothing practises and the social implications of gender-fluid fashion within the LGBTQIA+ community. Therefore, this research project aims to explore how non-binary and genderqueer people use conventionally gendered fashion to negotiate the challenges of the gender binary in western societies. This will involve adopting an ethnographic framework to conduct semi-structured interviews and a social media analysis on Instagram and TikTok. Interviews will be conducted with non-binary and genderqueer people who are aged between 18 and 29 years old, and are currently living in Sydney. This project is expected to create valuable knowledge for LGBTQIA+ organisations and other advocacy bodies who represent the rights of trans* and gender diverse peoples. Through this data, they can gain an insight into how non-binary and genderqueer people manage the visual expression of their gender or non-gender identities, aiding the fight for the recognition and acceptance of gender diverse people within society.
This data contains transcripts from 6 interviews with people who self-identify as non-binary and/or genderqueer between the ages of 20 and 33 who live in Sydney. This data also includes communications sent via email following the end of 2 interviews where the researcher and/or the participants had comments, amendments, or additional information regarding the content of the interview.
This dataset contains information that is sensitive and cannot be published due to ethics conditions. To discuss this research project, please contact the principal author Lilian Tame [e-mail] https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5681-3464.

LGBTQIA+群体中的诸多成员会通过模糊"男性化"与"女性化"时尚边界的服饰选择，在公共空间中彰显自身身份认同。然而，目前鲜有研究试图探究此类服饰实践，以及性别流动时尚在LGBTQIA+群体中所蕴含的社会意涵。因此，本研究项目旨在探究非二元性别（non-binary）与性别酷儿（genderqueer）群体，如何运用符合传统性别刻板印象的时尚服饰，应对西方社会中性别二元对立带来的种种挑战。本研究将采用民族志研究框架，开展半结构化访谈，并对Instagram和TikTok平台进行社交媒体内容分析。访谈对象为当前居住于悉尼，年龄介于18至29岁之间的非二元性别与性别酷儿群体成员。本项目有望为代表跨性别（trans*）与性别多元群体权益的LGBTQIA+相关组织及其他倡导机构提供极具价值的研究成果。借助本研究数据，这些机构能够深入了解非二元性别与性别酷儿群体如何通过视觉表达展现其性别或非性别身份认同，从而助力推动社会对性别多元群体的认可与接纳。

本数据集包含6次访谈的转录文本，访谈对象为居住于悉尼、年龄介于20至33岁之间，自我认同为非二元性别和/或性别酷儿的群体成员。本数据集还包含2次访谈结束后，研究者与/或受访者就访谈内容提出意见、修改建议或补充信息时往来的电子邮件通讯记录。

本数据集包含敏感信息，受伦理规范限制无法公开。若需讨论本研究项目，请联系本研究主要作者莉莲·塔姆（Lilian Tame），邮箱：[e-mail]，ORCID网址：https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5681-3464。