Njeri Makena now refers to herself as Chris Muriithi after years of portraying herself as a man.
Makena updated her Instagram profile to indicate that she is now ‘Chris Muriithi’.
Makena also refers herself as a non-binary person.
Non-binary or genderqueer is an umbrella term for gender identities that are not solely male or female—identities that are outside the gender binary.
Makena also does not want be described with pronouns such as ‘she’ or ‘he’ which defines one’s gender. She prefers to be referred to as ‘they/them’.
In a previous interview, the LGBTQ activist said she enjoys it when her partners refer to her as “daddy.”
Makena Njeri is a masculine lesbian, she plays the role of a “man” in her lesbian relationships, she always dresses like men and also gets men’s haircut.
For starters, some gay men are somewhat feminine and lesbians somewhat masculine, but there is variation within each group.
Not all lesbian/gay relationships have partners playing “men” and “Women” roles. There are some lesbian couples where both women are on the masculine side or feminine side – this also applies to a gay relationship.
For Makena Njeri, she is a masculine lesbian – meaning that she plays the role of a “man” while her partner(s) are feminine.
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