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Rose has said that while growing up, she was convinced she was a boy, and she was saving up money to physically [[transition]] from female to male.<ref name="Jarvis"/><ref name="Borden">{{cite web |last1=Borden |first1=J.D. |title=10 Things You Want To Know About Ruby Rose, 'Orange is the New Black's New Heartbreaker |date=23 June 2015 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |work=Indiewire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/10-things-you-want-to-know-about-ruby-rose-orange-is-the-new-blacks-new-heartbreaker-215042/}}</ref> She said, "It was in my mind as something I wanted to do and then I just... didn't. I guess I grew out of it. I even used to sleep on my front because I didn't want to get boobs ever, which I think worked actually."<ref name="Borden"/> She stated that modelling led her to discover [[androgyny]], and allowed her to model with different [[gender expression]]s. She recalled, "I remember being at a yum cha restaurant with my dad and the owner coming up and saying, 'Excuse me, we're trying to work out if you're a handsome boy or a beautiful girl.' It was a compliment and I was shocked, and when I thought about it I actually wanted to be a handsome boy."<ref name="Gillespie">{{cite web |last1=Gillespie |first1=Claire |title=5 Reasons Ruby Rose is killing it right now |date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |publisher=SheKnows.com|url=http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/1072193/ruby-rose-on-breaking-free-from-gender-stereotypes}}</ref> | Rose has said that while growing up, she was convinced she was a boy, and she was saving up money to physically [[transition]] from female to male.<ref name="Jarvis"/><ref name="Borden">{{cite web |last1=Borden |first1=J.D. |title=10 Things You Want To Know About Ruby Rose, 'Orange is the New Black's New Heartbreaker |date=23 June 2015 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |work=Indiewire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/10-things-you-want-to-know-about-ruby-rose-orange-is-the-new-blacks-new-heartbreaker-215042/}}</ref> She said, "It was in my mind as something I wanted to do and then I just... didn't. I guess I grew out of it. I even used to sleep on my front because I didn't want to get boobs ever, which I think worked actually."<ref name="Borden"/> She stated that modelling led her to discover [[androgyny]], and allowed her to model with different [[gender expression]]s. She recalled, "I remember being at a yum cha restaurant with my dad and the owner coming up and saying, 'Excuse me, we're trying to work out if you're a handsome boy or a beautiful girl.' It was a compliment and I was shocked, and when I thought about it I actually wanted to be a handsome boy."<ref name="Gillespie">{{cite web |last1=Gillespie |first1=Claire |title=5 Reasons Ruby Rose is killing it right now |date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |publisher=SheKnows.com|url=http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/1072193/ruby-rose-on-breaking-free-from-gender-stereotypes}}</ref> | ||
In 2014 | In 2014 Rose released ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFjsSSDLl8w Break Free]'', a short film in which she visually transforms from a very feminine woman to a heavily tattooed man. Soon after this, she came out as nonbinary, saying that in regards to gender "I feel like I'm neither".<ref name="Jarvis" /> In 2015 she said, "I am very [[gender fluid]] and feel more like I wake up every day sort of [[gender neutral]]."<ref name="Molloy">{{Cite web |title=Ruby Rose says she doesn't identify as female or male, after releasing a gender-bending short film |author=Molloy, Shannon |work=NewsComAu |date=14 January 2015 |access-date=27 May 2020 |url= https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/ruby-rose-says-she-doesnt-identify-as-female-or-male-after-releasing-a-genderbending-short-film/news-story/c45af1108f39bff4594778e4cc4abe74}}</ref> | ||
Rose has received some backlash because of being genderfluid and a lesbian:<ref name="Gomez" /> | Rose has received some backlash because of being genderfluid and a lesbian:<ref name="Gomez" /> | ||
{{quote|When I got cast as a lesbian in ''Batwoman'', I didn't know that being a genderfluid woman meant that I couldn't be a lesbian because I'm not a woman — not considered lesbian enough. My initial response was 'Pfft!' And then I was like, 'Wait. Let me just figure this one out. How do I right this wrong, because if someone out there is upset by this, I need to know why and how to fix it.' That's when I sort of said, 'I'm a woman that identifies as a woman. I'm not [[trans]]. But if being gender-fluid means that I can't identify as a woman at any point, then I guess I | {{quote|When I got cast as a lesbian in ''Batwoman'', I didn't know that being a genderfluid woman meant that I couldn't be a lesbian because I'm not a woman — not considered lesbian enough. My initial response was 'Pfft!' And then I was like, 'Wait. Let me just figure this one out. How do I right this wrong, because if someone out there is upset by this, I need to know why and how to fix it.' That's when I sort of said, 'I'm a woman that identifies as a woman. I'm not [[trans]]. But if being gender-fluid means that I can't identify as a woman at any point, then I guess I can't be that.' Maybe I need to make up another term, one that doesn’t step on any toes. One where I can be fluid in my gender, but also a lesbian, because otherwise I'm not sure what I am.}} | ||