> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.amplifyrespect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hello! Start here with our best resources - URL: https://www.amplifyrespect.com/hello-start-here-with-our-best-resources/ - Published: 2025-01-15T20:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-08-20T20:52:12.000Z - Description: Welcome to Amplify Respect! - Author: Rey Katz - Tags: Events & Announcements **Welcome to Amplify Respect!** This is a publication and a community, dedicated to learning through joyful curiosity and respectful language. You are welcome here if you're LGBTQ+, an ally, or just curious about a nonbinary writer's experience. Relatable weekly true stories. We talk about what it's like to be trans and nonbinary, hiking, travel, martial arts, and getting published! I’m Rey Katz, a queer, non-binary writer. I am passionate about using respectful language to help understand ourselves and each other and build empathy and a supportive online community. I wrote about how [growing up with martial arts helped me accept my nonbinary body for ](https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/martial-arts-gender-expression-nonbinary-body-essay-49078607?ref=amplifyrespect.com)[*POPSUGAR*](https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/martial-arts-gender-expression-nonbinary-body-essay-49078607?ref=amplifyrespect.com). I dug into the [craft of writing nonbinary characters for ](https://magazine.catapult.co/dont-write-alone/stories/writing-nonbinary-characters-how-to-write-nonbinary-and-trans-characters-rey-katz?ref=amplifyrespect.com)[*Catapult*](https://magazine.catapult.co/dont-write-alone/stories/writing-nonbinary-characters-how-to-write-nonbinary-and-trans-characters-rey-katz?ref=amplifyrespect.com). I reported on [how to write about trans people with respect for ](https://www.thepostscript.org/p/guide-writing-trans-people-respectfully?ref=amplifyrespect.com)[*The Postscript*](https://www.thepostscript.org/p/guide-writing-trans-people-respectfully?ref=amplifyrespect.com). I’ve also been published in [*Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog*](https://brevity.wordpress.com/2022/11/23/writing-nonbinary-people/?ref=amplifyrespect.com), [*Clinch: A Martial Arts Literary Magazine*](https://clinchlit.com/2023/11/01/please-hit-girls-when-they-ask-you-to/?ref=amplifyrespect.com), [*Open Letters Review*](https://openlettersreview.com/posts/places-we-left-behind-by-jennifer-lang?ref=amplifyrespect.com), and other publications. ## Testimonials [Russell Nohelty](https://open.substack.com/users/8726667-russell-nohelty?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > They’re the best. I learn so much from them. [River Selby](https://open.substack.com/users/1099840-anastasia-selby-theythem?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > Rey is truly a treasure- their writing is so down to earth and accessible and also so, so important and enlightening. [Frankie de la Cretaz](https://open.substack.com/users/271387-frankie-de-la-cretaz?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > Rey is lovely and I’m glad to see them having an impact. ❤️ [Allegra Chapman](https://open.substack.com/users/120664093-allegra-chapman?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > If you're keen to be an ally to your trans and non-binary siblings on this planet but feel unsure of how to go about it or don't feel confident in your understanding of gender identity issues, writers like Rey are invaluable. Their writing is informative and challenging, whilst always remaining accessible, welcoming and supportive. Also they're really funny and entertaining. Check them out! [Johnny B. Truant](https://open.substack.com/users/136828877-johnny-b-truant?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > Thanks for being you. It’s taken me time to see through the binary/hetero/cis that I took as standard and unwavering through most of my life, so it’s always great to hear voices I haven’t heard before. [LC Sharkey](https://open.substack.com/users/102674690-lc-sharkey?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > I love how good you are at asking questions and initiating dialog that prompts so many of us to think more deeply, in a very nuanced way, about both gender as a cultural phenomenon, and our own relationship to, and experience of, gender. > > It's also very encouraging to see how many readers who are cis-het find something to identify with in these conversations. It's fun to see how we all have relatable experiences to share, even when our genders (or lack thereof), and the way we express them, are so different. > > With your guidance, the conversation has a sense of gentle curiosity that I find very welcoming and accessible. [Jude](https://open.substack.com/users/2161852-jude-theythem?utm%5Fsource=mentions) says: > I have been trawling for uplifting posts about trans/non-binary people. Unfortunately most of what I’m finding is hateful rhetoric, but your helpful article emerged like a shining beacon of hope! ## Learn more about non-binary gender If you’d like to learn more about what having a non-binary gender means, start here! [What does nonbinary mean?If you’re not a man or woman, what else is there?![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-1.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/aa77a78b-e4f6-482d-aed6-f3cc1968f915_800x450-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/what-does-nonbinary-mean/) Then check out these other great and useful articles! [So, your kid came out as trans. Now what?It’s going to be okay. You got this.![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-2.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/1542f4f5-24c7-4264-85a3-5c3532eb6ee8_800x450-jpeg-2-1.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/so-your-kid-came-out-as-trans/) [What does it mean to know yourself?We learn to identify our own gender![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-3.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/19305561-e30f-4840-b0c0-fe831ccc7e20_800x450-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/what-does-it-mean-to-know-yourself/) [Gender isn’t just for young peopleAttraction + Gender + Age = Complicated![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-4.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/16a24e3f-0488-477f-b8a6-7a27ef7f0a92_800x450-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/gender-isnt-just-for-young-people/) [How to survive the holidays with family (if you’re LGBTQ+)Holidays shouldn’t have a gender, but somehow, they do![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-5.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/2c3db04c-b5c5-4d62-acaf-6f9400445b21_800x450-3-1.png)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/how-to-survive-the-holidays-with/) [Gender is morally neutralIt’s okay to share who you are![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-6.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/0e82381e-a962-4596-8978-b4d71746da67_540x540.png)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/gender-is-morally-neutral/) [Debunking bisexual myths: we are actually reasonable peopleLet’s give the ‘B’ in LGBTQ some love![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-7.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/f3a587fe-6ce9-470d-afbe-ffb1c9fc1a8b_800x450-jpeg-1-1.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/debunking-bisexual-myths-we-are-actually/) [Does anyone love their name?You don’t have to love your name, it just needs to be comfortable![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-8.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/764cd886-7e37-41bf-a519-3f68d5c2a249_800x450-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/does-anyone-love-their-name/) ## Honors and Awards ![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/2025/06/bfa7abdd-e409-4f1b-8993-32f7c39b79ba_540x540.png) ![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/2025/06/4db54746-2d62-4ea0-84b1-e3181c9cfbab_1250x833-jpeg.jpg) Thanks so much for reading! Your support means the world to me. Take care, Rey