Zernk (not pictured above), who only gave her first name, claims to be ‘intersex / non-binary / transgender / gender-queer / gender fluid / gender neutral / two spirit’, uses the pronouns ‘phe/pher’ and is ‘AFAB’, which means ‘Assigned Female at Birth’. (For the sake of practicality, this article will use the pronouns ‘she/her’ since she was ‘AFAB’).

Tried of discrimination for all her life, from using the ‘wrong’ restrooms to being left out on dating, Zernk claims to have finally embraced her ‘gender-queer status’ after changing her name and ‘gender pronouns’, which is listed in the first paragraph.

She, or ‘Phe’, now believes that it is “cool to be in the middle of the gender spectrum” because it allows for one to both male and female at once.

“I was born as female but now I’m also male. Buy one gender, get one free,” she said and laughed, “I’m 2-in-1, more is always better, we’re better than cisgenders despite what the world says since they can’t beat that.”

“Am I everywhere or nowhere on the gender spectrum?” she asked, “well, I get to decide, not society.”

Next, Zernk claims to have taken some ethnic and gender studies classes in college, where she learned that some African, Native American, and other indigenous cultures actually embraced transgenders due to their unique ‘2-in-1’ hybrid nature. She also states that when she first heard of this, it was an ‘awakening’ from the “traditional white Christian male oligarchical patriarchy that suppressed anyone different that them.”

“Without them, I would never have seen my body this way and be proud of it,” Zernk said, “too bad evil white men later came in to exterminate or enslave them and their culture, you don’t know how thankful I am that this rare outlook of gender hybrid-ism survived.”

“Today, many places like Africa and India now discriminate against sexual minorities because the White colonists brainwashed them,” she said, “the oppressors are out but their hurtful and hateful ideology still remains.”

Zernk then delved into everyday matters.

“On some days, I look male, and on others, I look female,” she said, “it’s my choosing and the world will never know which side of me they get to see. I’m full of surprises and it’s empowering.”

“I’m like a chameleon because being gender fluid lets you blend into multiple things,” she said, saying that it is now her ‘spirit animal’ and ‘role model’ for this very reason.

For transgenders, much of the public remains opposed to their ‘bathroom choice’ due to likely exploitation by sexual predators, such as Jonathan Adrian Wolf. With this question in mind, Zernk was asked whether she selected what public bathroom she used based on what sex she was dressed as, but she mistakenly interpreted it as passive-aggressive.

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“Shame on you for suggesting that I don’t belong somewhere!” she reacted defensively, “bathroom discrimination doesn’t keep out predators, and I’m not one!”

“And you should let people can love whoever and whatever they want,” she demanded, “don’t define and restrict love by gender fluidity, gayness, race, maturity, or any other societal norms.”

Rather than directly answering the question, Zernk soon focused on ‘pedophile priests of the patriarchy’.

“I’ll let you know that I’ll never touch someone like that,” she fumed, “I’ve seen what the pedophile priests of the patriarchy can do. The bathrooms I use are safer than their pews.”