Who is Alok Vaid-Menon?

“I think that a world beyond the gender binary actually is beneficial for everyone,” says Vaid-Menon. Our interview is held over Zoom. It’s early in the morning for me in Sydney, and evening time in their New York apartment, where I catch glimpses of their dog jumping on the couch in the background.  They continue: “I think so often, this conversation gets limited to a minority, like it's a special interest for just trans and non-binary people, which feels deeply unfortunate, because actually, I think what trans and non-binary people are doing is imagining a more free world for all people.”