BBC Radio Presenter Shivani Dave Comes Out As Non-Binary
August 18, 2020BBC radio presenter Shivani Dave has come out as non-binary during their live on-air show, while talking about acceptance.
Shivani Dave said they “don’t identify with being a man or woman” during their programme on Monday, as part of a Pride special.
They explained: “Coming out is something a lot of us feel like we should do, and it isn’t just a one time thing either. It’s something that we have to keep doing over and over and over again.”
Starting with the Diana Ross classic ‘I’m Coming Out’ followed by a track by Sam Smith – who is also non-binary – Shivani told their listeners: “Non-binary actually means a lot of different things to different people. For me, it just means I don’t identify with being a man or woman. I’m sort of outside those two options – I’m just a person.”
“You know what I said about coming out over and over again? I just did it.”
As ‘Metro’ reports, Shivani, who had previously come out as bisexual, released a statement after the show saying: “In coming out so publicly I hope to show other non-binary people that they should be proud to embrace who they are.” They added that they “hope to empower” other BAME LGBTQ+ people who are “an unheard minority in the queer community”.
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