Outside the lines

 

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Outside the Lines Three young queer people share their experiences of deviating from the cis-heteronorm. Being outside the norm isn't always easy, but it also offers many advantages. For example, the ultimate freedom that comes once you can let go of societal expectations. The idiom “outside the lines” is a newly evolved version of the original phrase “colour outside the lines.” This phrase refers to young children’s colouring books with the pre-printed pictures on the pages, ready to be coloured in. Teachers, educators and parents always want to train young motor skills by encouraging children to colour ‘inside’ the lines. So, the saying ‘colour outside the lines’ has been adopted into popular usage over the last few decades in relation to anyone not conforming to the ‘accepted norm’.