Carlton AFLW star Darcy Vescio has revealed they are non-binary in a social media post that has already been liked by thousands.
The 28-year-old took to Twitter on Wednesday to open up about their gender.
“Just popping in to let you know that I am non-binary,” Vescio wrote.
“Sharing this feels a bit daunting but brings me a lot of warmth and happiness.
“I am most comfortable with they/them pronouns and will always respond to Darcy unless in trouble.”
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Vescio follows the Gold Coast Suns‘ Tori Groves-Little in coming out publicly as non-binary.
The non-binary concept comes from the understanding that gender can be fluid, meaning a person does not need to identify as a man nor woman.
“There’s two parts of being non-binary,” Groves-Little said in an interview with AFL.com.au last week.
“There’s one where you’re more gender-fluid where you could wake up and feel more feminine or one day you feel more masculine.
“And there’s the second one, which I identify more as, is neither.”
Vescio was an AFLW All-Australian in 2021 and topped the goal-kicking leaderboard for a second season in succession.
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