I'M EDUCATING'

BRIHONY DAWSON BELIEVES LEARNING ABOUT THE LGBTQI+ EXPERIENCE IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL

- Jodie Wolf

Brihony Dawson is one happy human. With a successful career as a vocalist and keynote speaker, and now host of the new show The Challenge, the 38-year-old’s resume is quickly expanding. It hasn’t been an easy journey for Dawson, but heading into 2023, the emcee is content.

The star, who is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them, says as their life progressed, they felt less and less connected to the term ‘lady’ when addressed, so began a journey into understanding themselves and who they are. Dawson said in the beginning, the journey of self-discovery with their gender identity was a struggle because they also saw themselves as a “staunch feminist”.

“I thought what does that mean for me to be a feminist if I’m not a woman? I was still bound by all these binary things,” they explained to WHO.

The battle continued in their mind with not wanting to be a man, but still not feeling as though they identified as a woman. It wasn’t until Dawson had a relationship with a woman who had nonbinary friends that they had the epiphany.