Notable nonbinary people

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'''Notable nonbinary people''' include celebrities, activists, and historical figures who identify outside of the [[gender binary]], regardless of whether they have used the word "[[nonbinary]]" for themselves. There are many more nonbinary people in the world who aren't famous, but these are a few of those individuals that are well-known to some degree. Sorted alphabetically by surname, with a [https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1365&bih=590&q=search+for+usable+photos+for+wiki&oq=search+for+usable+photos+for+wiki&gs_l=img.3...1407.7212.0.7771.39.13.0.26.1.0.192.1547.2j11.13.0....0...1ac.1.35.img..27.12.1308.JM3B5UKwf0A#hl=en&q=search+for+usable+photos+for+wiki&tbm=isch&tbs=sur:f fair use or creative commons photo] if possible.

==Olly Alexander==
Olly Alexander is the lead singer and songwriter for electropop band Years and Years.

[[File:Tauron_Nowa_Muzyka_2014_-_Years_&_Years_(13).jpg|thumb|Olly Alexander]]
* '''Born:''' July 15, 1990 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1990}})
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Pronouns:''' he, him (assumed; source needed)
* '''Gender:''' Nonbinary. Alexander said, "I feel very nonbinary, and you know, I identify as gay and queer and nonbinary[...]"<ref name=alexanderout>[https://open.spotify.com/track/6kKyebFUFBo7tTvePMFJuK Years & Years: Inspiring - #PlessPlayForPride] Spotify, June 7 2016</ref>
* '''Profession:''' singer, songwriter, actor, and activist.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olly_Alexander Wikipedia entry]
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==Justin Vivian Bond==
[[File:Justin Vivian Bond.jpg|thumb|Justin Vivian Bond]]
[[Justin Vivian Bond]] is a Tony-nominated (2007) performer who has received GLAAD (2000), Obie (2001), Bessie (2004), Ethyl (2007), and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists (2012) awards.
* '''Born:''' May 9, 1963 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1963}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' v, v's. A 2011 interview in The Guardian explained, "Bond is transgender and has adopted Vivian as a middle name and the pronoun 'v'. This is a means of rejecting the gender binary. Bond's website sets it all out: 'If I see or hear the words he or she, her or him, hers or his, in reference to me, I will take it either as a personal insult, a weak mind (easily forgivable), or (worst-case scenario) sloppy journalism.'<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/jun/28/justin-bond?CMP=twt_gu</ref>
* '''Gender:''' Bond said, "for me to claim to be either a man or a woman, feels like a lie. My identity falls somewhere in the middle and is constantly shifting."<ref>Mark Holgate. "Justin Bond Talks Cher, Joan Didion, and his All-Time Favorite Shoes with Pierre Hardy." ''Vogue'' 2011-04-05. http://www.vogue.com/870070/justin-bond-talks-cher-joan-didion-and-his-all-time-favorite-shoes-with-pierre-hardy</ref> V's transition included estrogen therapy in order to appear more feminine,<ref name="JD11">JD Ordonez. "The Singer's Name Is Mx. Justin Vivian Bond, And V Is Trans." ''Queerty.'' January 3, 2011. http://www.queerty.com/the-singers-name-is-mx-justin-vivian-bond-and-v-is-trans-20110103</ref> choosing not to get a lower surgery.<ref>Mike Albo. "The Official Justin Bond." ''Out'' (magazine). April 11, 2011. http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=2&id=30031</ref>, and adopting the middle name of "Vivian."<ref name="JD11" />
* '''Profession:''' singer-songwriter, author, painter, performance artist, actor, and cabaret performer. Most famous for v's cabaret character Kiki DuRane.
* [[Justin Vivian Bond|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Vivian_Bond Wikipedia entry]
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==Kate Bornstein==
[[File:Kate Bornstein2010.jpg|thumb|Kate Bornstein.]]
[[Kate Bornstein]] is an influential writer on gender theory, publishing books on the subject from the 1990s to the present.
* '''Born:''' March 15, 1948 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1948}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' [[singular they|they/them]] or [[English neutral pronouns#She|she/her]]<ref>Czyzselska, Jane (February 2016). "CALL ME Kate". Diva: 54.</ref>
* '''Gender:''' Nonbinary. Currently (as of 2019), Bornstein's site says they identify as nonbinary.<ref>Retrieved November 11, 2019. http://katebornstein.com</ref> Bornstein has said, "I don't call myself a woman, ''and'' I know I'm not a man." Their transition included gender affirmation surgery.<ref>Kate Bornstein. ''A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir.'' Beacon Press. 2012. https://books.google.com/?id=nDA8Hvr1jzkC&dq=kate+Bornstein+biography</ref>
* '''Profession:''' author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist
* [[Kate Bornstein|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bornstein Wikipedia entry] / [http://katebornstein.typepad.com/ Kate's Blog]
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==Claude Cahun==
[[File:Claude Cahun.jpg|thumb|Claude Cahun.]]

[[Claude Cahun]] was a surrealist artist whose works encompassed writing, photography, and theatre. Cahun is most remembered for highly staged self-portraits and tableaux. Cahun and their life partner Marcel Moore were both Jewish, both had adopted these gender-neutral names, and they both often collaborated together in their art. In WWII, the couple engaged in resistance work and activism against the Nazis during the German occupation of France. The couple dressed up and attended many German military events in Jersey, strategically placing anti-Nazi fliers in soldier's pockets, on their chairs, and in cigarette boxes for soldiers to find. In 1944, Cahun and Moore were arrested by the Nazis and sentenced to death, but the sentence was never carried out as the island was liberated from German occupation in 1945.<ref name=":1" >{{Cite journal|last=Andersen|first=Corinne|date=2005|title=Que me veux-tu?/ What do you want of me?: Claude Cahun's Autoportraits and the Process of Gender Identification|url=|journal=Women in French Studies|volume=13|pages=37–50|via=Project MUSE}}</ref>
* '''Born:''' 1894, died 1954 (aged 60)
* '''Nationality:''' France
* '''Pronouns:''' ''source needed''
* '''Gender:''' [[neuter]]. In their autobiography, ''Disavowals'', they explained, “Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. Neuter is the only gender that always suits me.”<ref>{{Cite book|title=Disavowals : or cancelled confessions|first=Claude|last=Cahun|date=2008|publisher=The MIT Press|isbn=9780262533034|oclc=922878515}}</ref>
* '''Profession:''' surrealist artist

==Jonathan Rachel Clynch==

Jonathan Rachel Clynch is a well-known journalist in Ireland.
* '''Born:''' 1971 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1971}})
* '''Nationality:''' Ireland
* '''Pronouns:''' he (assumed; source needed)
* '''Gender:''' [[genderfluid]]. "One of Irish broadcaster RTE’s best-known journalists just [in 2015] came out as 'gender fluid,' and the response so far seems wholly positive. ... The 44-year-old, who has yet to make a public statement, told his bosses that he wishes to now be known as Jonathan Rachel and would sometimes dress as a female. ... Clynch has worked with RTE for 16 years, often filling in on Radio One’s flagship 'News at One.' ... 'He has been open about it for a while now and his friends and family were all aware of his situation. He is going through a process at the moment and will speak about it in his own time and he hopes everyone will be respectful of that.'"<ref>Tom Sykes, "A ‘Gender Fluid’ Journalist Comes Out To Irish Cheers." 2015-09-18. ''Daily Beast.'' http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/18/a-gender-fluid-journalist-comes-out-to-irish-cheers.html</ref>
* '''Profession:''' broadcast journalist

==Ivan E. Coyote==
[[File:Ivan Coyote.jpg|thumb|200px|Ivan Coyote in 2017.]]
Ivan E. Coyote is a writer who has made significant contributions to the representation of queerness in Canadian literature. They have won the the ReLit Award for Best Fiction (2007), and the Stonewall Honor Book Award (2017).
* '''Born:''' August 11, 1969 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1969}})
* '''Nationality:''' Canada
* '''Pronouns:''' [[singular they|they/them]]<ref>Black, Eleanor (August 20, 2016). "Ivan Coyote: 'I always knew I was not the same as other little girls'". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved July 26, 2017. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/83178100/ivan-coyote-i-always-knew-i-was-not-the-same-as-other-little-girls</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Writer
* '''Gender:''' Nonbinary? (source needed)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Coyote Wikipedia entry] [http://www.ivanecoyote.com/ Their Website] [[Ivan E Coyote|nonbinary wiki entry]]
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==Miley Cyrus==
[[File:Miley Cyrus 38th People's Choice Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Miley Cyrus at 38th People's Choice Awards]]

Miley Cyrus is a top-charting singer, songwriter, and actor who was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in both 2008 and 2014.
* '''Born:''' 23 November 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' No preference expressed; journalists assume "she/her", possibly "she" on account of the 2019 album "She Is Miley Cyrus"
* '''Gender:''' In a 2015 interview, Miley explained, “I didn’t want to be a boy, ... I kind of wanted to be nothing. I don’t relate to what people would say defines a girl or a boy, and I think that’s what I had to understand: Being a girl isn’t what I hate, it’s the box that I get put into.”<ref name=cyrusout>''[http://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/exclusive-miley-cyrus-launches-anti-homelessness-pro-lgbt-happy-hippie-foundation Exclusive: Miley Cyrus Launches Anti-Homelessness, Pro-LGBT ‘Happy Hippie Foundation’]'', out.com, May 5, 2015</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Singer, songwriter, actor, activist for animal rights and LGBT rights
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus Wikipedia entry]
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==Sam de Leve==
Sam de Leve plays non-binary characters for the Geek & Sundry [https://geekandsundry.com/tag/sam-de-leve/] and Saving Throw multimedia networks. They are also a dancer [https://vimeo.com/233586263] and writer [https://medium.com/@DeLeve].
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' [[singular they|they/them]]<ref>https://twitter.com/chaikovsky</ref>
* '''Gender:''' nonbinary (source needed)
* '''Profession:''' Actor, dancer, writer
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9133626/ IMDb]
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==Rain Dove==
Rain Dove uses their naturally androgynous look to model for both men's and women's lines of clothing.

*'''Born:''' September 27, 1989 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1989}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' Any pronouns. "Use she, he, it, one, they ... I honestly don't care ... All I'm listening for in that sound is positivity."<ref>Cocozza, Paula (10 Sep 2018). "'Every step I take is a defiance': Rain Dove on modelling, Asia Argento and 'gender capitalism'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/10/every-step-i-take-is-a-defiance-rain-dove-on-modelling-asia-argento-and-gender-capitalism</ref>
* '''Gender:''' [[genderqueer]] or [[gender variant]] (source needed)
* '''Profession:''' Model, actor
* [http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/ Rain's blog] [https://www.facebook.com/raindovemodel Rain Dove on Facebook]
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== Dorian Electra ==
[[File:Dorian Electra, Subterranean Chicago, March 7, 2018 (40794046452) (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Dorian Electra performing in 2018.]]
Dorian Electra is an American singer, songwriter, video and performance artist.
*'''Born:''' June 25, 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
*'''Nationality:''' USA
*'''Pronouns:''' They/them (source needed)
*'''Gender:''' [[genderfluid]]. "Styling is so important to me as a genderfluid person, to be able to say “I’m a very flaming flammable guy”... it’s just very satisfying, ’cause that’s how I see myself, but I know it’s not necessarily how other people see me – they still call me ‘ma’am’ and stuff like that."<ref>https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44167/1/dorian-electra-new-song-video-flamboyant-interview</ref>
*'''Profession:''' singer, songwriter
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Electra Their Wikipedia entry] [https://dorianelectra.com/ Their official site]
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==Public Universal Friend==
[[File:Public Universal Friend portrait.jpg|thumb|A portrait of the Public Universal Friend, from the Friend's biography written by David Hudson in 1821.]]
The [[Public Universal Friend]] was a genderless evangelist who preached in the early eastern United States. The Public Universal Friend's theology was broadly similar to that of orthodox Quakers, attracting many followers who became the Society of Universal Friends. The Friend persuaded followers who owned slaves to free them. The followers of the Society included people who were black, and many unmarried women who took on prominent roles in their communities which were usually reserved for men.

* '''Born:''' November 29, 1752, died July 1, 1819 (age 66)
* '''Nationality:''' United States
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#No pronouns|No pronouns]]. The Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes, avoiding gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries, and referring only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F."<ref name="Juster-MacFarlane-27-28 Brekus-85 etc">Juster & MacFarlane, ''A Mighty Baptism'', pp. 27-28; Brekus, p. 85</ref>
* '''Gender:''' [[genderless]]. The Friend's transition started with a religious vision as part of a near-death experience at age 26, followed by a name change to the Public Universal Friend,<ref name="Brekus-85">Catherine A. Brekus, ''Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' (2000), p. 85</ref> asking that others use no pronouns for this person, and wearing androgynous clothing.<ref name="Lamphier-Welch-331">Peg A. Lamphier, Rosanne Welch, ''Women in American History'' (2017), p. 331.</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Preacher
* [[Public Universal Friend|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend Wikipedia entry]
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==Eddie Izzard==
[[File:eddieizzard.jpg|thumb|Eddie Izzard]]

Eddie Izzard is a stand-up comedian, who has won numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award.
* '''Born:''' 7 February 1962 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1962}})
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Pronouns:''' he/him (source needed)
* '''Gender:''' Eddie Izzard identifies primarily as a transvestite but also uses the word transgender and has stated "I am 100% boy, plus extra girl."<ref name=izzard> [http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/6888/eddie_izzard_on_atheism__transgender__and__the_invisible_bloke_upstairs__/ Eddie Izzard on Atheism, Transgender, and “The Invisible Bloke Upstairs”], Religion Dispatches Magazine, March 7, 2013</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Stand up comedian, actor, writer
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard Wikipedia entry]
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==Elly Jackson==
[[File:Elly Jackson.jpg|thumb|Elly Jackson of La Roux performing on 11 September 2010]]

* '''Born:''' 12th March 1988 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1988}})
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Pronouns:''' She/her (source needed)
* '''Gender:''' "I don't feel like I'm female or male."<ref name=ellyjackson> [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/02/09/la_roux_s_elly_jackson_i_don_t_have_a_se ''La Roux's Elly Jackson: I Don't Have A Sexuality''], starpulse.com, February 9th, 2010</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the electropop duo La Roux.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Jackson Wikipedia entry]
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==Jennie June==
[[Jennie June]] was a Victorian and Edwardian era writer and activist for the rights of people who didn't conform to gender and sexual norms. She published her first autobiography, ''The Autobiography of an Androgyne'' in 1918, and her second ''The Female-Impersonators'' in 1922. She also wrote an unpublished third autobiography in 1921, which was discovered in 2010. Her goal in writing her books were to help create an accepting environment for young adults who don't conform to gender and sexual norms, because that was what she would have wanted for herself, and she wanted to prevent youth from committing suicide.<ref name="Meyerowitz 2010">Meyerowitz, J. "Thinking Sex With An Androgyne". ''GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies'' 17.1 (2010): 97–105. Web. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> June had formed the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, along with other androgynes who frequented Paresis Hall in New York City. The organization was formed in the hopes "to unite for defense against the world's bitter persecution," and to show that it was natural to be gender and sex variant.<ref>Katz, Jonathan Ned. "Transgender Memoir of 1921 Found". ''Humanities and Social Sciences Online''. N.p., 10 October 2010. Web. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref>
* '''Born:''' 1874
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' she/her (source needed)
* '''Gender:''' [[androgyne]]. Jennie June self-identified as a "fairie", "androgyne", "effeminate man", and an "invert", which were contemporary terms for gender and sexual variance. Her transition included changing her full name to Jennie June, and choosing to be castrated, in order to reduce facial hair and sexual desires that disturbed her.
* '''Profession:''' scholar, autobiographer, activist
* [[Jennie June|Nonbinary Wiki article]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_June_(autobiographer) Wikipedia entry]

==Jinkx Monsoon==
[[File:Jinkx Monsoon 006 - DC Capital Pride street festival - 2013-06-09 (9001924615).jpg|thumb|Jinkx Monsoon at the DC Capital Pride street festival in 2013.]]

Jinkx Monsoon is an American drag performer, actor, comedian and singer best known for winning the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
* '''Born:''' September 18, 1987 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1987}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them, she/her while in drag (sources needed)
* '''Gender:''' [[genderless]]. In a Facebook post about transphobia and the drag scene, Monsoon stated "I, myself do not identify as cis-gendered. I am genderless."<ref name="jinkxmonsoon">[https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630], </ref>
* '''Profession:''' Actor, singer and winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' season 5
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinkx_Monsoon Wikipedia entry] [http://www.jinkxmonsoon.com/ Official website]
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==Richard O'Brien==
[[File:Richard O'Brien cropped.jpg|thumb|Richard O'Brien]]

[[Richard O'Brien]] wrote the musical stage show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 1973, which became an international success and has remained in continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show, released in 1975, appearing in the film as Riff Raff.
* '''Born:''' 25 March 1942 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1942}})
* '''Nationality:''' Britain; New Zealand
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#He|He/his]]
* '''Gender:''' In a 2009 interview O'Brien spoke about an ongoing struggle to reconcile cultural gender roles and self-described as being [[transgender]] or possible third sex. O'Brien stated, "There is a continuum between male and female. Some are hard-wired one way or another, I’m in between."<ref name=obrien1>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/08/18/richard-obrien-society-should-not-dictate-gender/ Richard O’Brien: ‘Society should not dictate gender’], Pink News, 18th August 2009</ref> O'Brien expounded on this in a 2013 interview which covered using oestrogen for the previous decade, and identifying as 70% male 30% female.<ref name=obrien2>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21788238 Richard O'Brien: ‘I'm 70% man'], BBC News, 18 March 2013</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. O'Brien is known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.
* [[Richard O'Brien|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_O'Brien Wikipedia entry]
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==Tom Phelan==
[[File:TomPhelanAsCole.jpg‎|thumb|Tom Phelan playing Cole in ''The Fosters'']]

Tom Phelan is a television actor.
* '''Born:''' 1997 (Age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1997}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' He/him [citation needed]
* '''Gender:''' nonbinary. Phelan plays a binary-trans teen on TV but identifies as non-binary themself.<ref name="phelan">[http://www.shewired.com/television/2014/03/03/exclusive-tom-phelan-breaks-ground-trans-actor-playing-trans-teen-fosters/ "TOM PHELAN" in She Wired], 2014-03-02</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Actor; noted for playing transgender teen Cole on ABC's ''The Fosters''
* [http://tomphelan9.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] / [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6233830/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t25 IMDB]
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==Genesis Breyer P-Orridge==
[[File:Genesis_p-orridge.jpg‎|thumb|Genesis Breyer P-Orridge]]
After marrying Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge in 1993, Genesis and Lady Jaye began "project Pandrogeny" to become Breyer P-Orridge, an entity described as an "amalgam" of their two selves. Genesis Breyer P-Orridge continued this project after the death of Lady Jaye in 2007.
* '''Born:''' 22 February 1950 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1950}})
* '''Nationality:''' British
* '''Pronouns:''' s/he, h/er
* '''Profession:''' singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, occultist and performance artist
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_P-Orridge Wikipedia entry] [http://www.genesisbreyerporridge.com/genesisbreyerporridge.com/Genesis_BREYER_P-ORRIDGE_Home.html h/er own website]
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==Amy Ray==
[[File:Araysolowvolunteers.jpg|thumb|Araysolowvolunteers]]
'''Amy Elizabeth Ray''' is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records.

* '''Born:''' April 12, 1964 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1964}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Gender:''' Speaking about her own gender identity to [http://www.thegavoice.com/aae/music/5562-t-cooper-amy-ray-and-scott-turner-schofield-reunite-for-charis-fundraiser thegavoice.com], she said, "I am half and half and whatever you call me is fine,” she says. “I work every day to be comfortable in my body and in rare transcendent moments, I am, but it’s the job of my lifetime to appreciate my physicality and always project what is inside me so I can celebrate this life I’ve been given."
* '''Profession:''' singer-songwriter
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==Raeen Roes (Angel Haze)==
[[File:Angel Haze live at Øyafestivalen 2013.jpg|thumb|Angel Haze live at Øyafestivalen 2013]]
Raeen Roes is a well known rapper under their stage name Angel Haze. They have been nominated for awards with MTV, O Music Awards, BET Awards, and GLAAD Music Awards.
* '''Born:''' July 10, 1991 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1991}})
*'''Nationality:''' USA
*'''Pronouns:''' They/them
*'''Gender:''' [[agender]]. They announced on Twitter that they were agender.<ref name="haze">[https://twitter.com/AngelHaze/status/567432462406393856 "angxl hxze on Twitter"], February 14, 2015</ref> <ref name="hazetwo">[https://twitter.com/AngelHaze/status/566688238396375041 "angxl hxze on Twitter"], February 14, 2015</ref>
*'''Profession:''' Rapper, lyricist, singer
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Haze Their Wikipedia entry] [http://www.angelhazemusic.com/ Their official site]
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==Ruby Rose==
[[File:Ruby_Rose,_2012.jpg|thumb|200px|Ruby Rose]]

Ruby Rose is an actor who has won the ASTRA Awards, GQ Australia, GLAAD Media Awards, and the Australian LGBTI Awards.
* '''Born:''' March 20, 1986 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1986}})
* '''Nationality:''' Australian
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#she|She/her]] [https://twitter.com/RubyRose/status/589957651242487808]
* '''Gender:''' "On 22 July 2014, Rose came out as genderfluid, saying, "I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up every day sort of gender neutral.". This announcement came approximately a week after she released a short film called "Break Free," in which she visually transitions from a very feminine woman to a heavily tattooed man."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Rose]
* '''Profession:''' Model, actress, musician, and television presenter.
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==JD Samson==
[[File:JD Samson.jpg|thumb|JD Samson]]
JD Samson is a musician with the bands Le Tigre and MEN.
* '''Born:''' 4 August 1978 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1978}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#she|She/her]]<ref name="samson"></ref>
* '''Gender:''' [[genderqueer]] and a [[gender outlaw]]. "I do mostly go by ''she'' and ''her'' and I consider myself a woman in most senses of the word. I sometimes consider myself part of the [[trans]] community and I don't mind at all when people call me ''he'' if that's how they see me.<ref name="samson">[http://zxlcreative.blogs.com/electroqueer/2010/01/eq-interview-with-men-its-just-gender-its-just-whatever.html EQ Interview With MEN - "It's Just Gender - It's Just Whatever"]</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Musician
* [[JD Samson|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Samson Wikipedia entry]
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==Sam Smith==
[[File:Sam Smith.jpg|thumb|Sam Smith]]
Sam Smith is a top-charting singer and songwriter.
* '''Born:''' 19 May 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
* '''Nationality:''' UK
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them<ref>https://twitter.com/samsmith/status/1172519872464662530?s=20</ref>
* '''Gender:''' "When asked if he feels like a cisgender man, they replied: ‘No. I mean, I’ve got these tattoos on my fingers.’ They pointed to small tattoos of the gender symbols and smiled: ‘I don’t know what the title would be but I feel just as much woman as I am man.’"<ref>''[https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/sam-smith-i-feel-just-much-woman-i-man Sam Smith on his gender identity: 'I feel just as much woman as I am man']'', Gay Star News, 22 October 2017.</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Singer-songwriter
* [[Sam Smith|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Smith_(singer) Wikipedia entry]
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==Rae Spoon==
[[File:Rae-Spoon-Nov-2013.jpg|thumb|200px|Rae Spoon.]]
Rae Spoon is a Canadian musician and writer who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2014.
* '''Nationality:''' Canadian
* '''Pronouns:''' They/their. After a decade of living as a trans man,<ref>"He said/she said?", SEE Magazine, 2003-05-08, archived from the original on 2007-10-22, retrieved 2007-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20071022043241/http://seemagazine.com/Issues/2003/0508/mus1.htm</ref> Spoon noted a preference for the pronoun "they" in 2012 during an interview with cartoonist Elisha Lim, a fellow advocate for the gender-neutral pronoun.<ref>"Elisha Lim and Rae Spoon: Talking Shop". No More Potlucks, January 2012. http://nomorepotlucks.org/site/elisha-lim-and-rae-spoon-talking-shop</ref> They explained to Now Magazine, "after years of fighting to be called 'he,' the idea of coming out again made me tired. But now I feel kind of rejuvenated, ready to fight on some more. I think the 'they' pronoun is a pretty cool thing. It's letting a lot of people not have to identify as a man or a woman. Whatever it means to them."<ref>"Rae Spoon: Powerful album reignites the pronoun debate". NOW, January 26, 2012. http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=184903</ref>
* '''Gender:'''
* '''Profession:''' Singer-songwriter
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rae_Spoon Wikipedia entry]
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==Amandla Stenberg==

Amandla Stenberg is a singer and actor who has won the BET Awards for YoungStar Award.
* '''Born:''' October 23, 1998 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1998}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them or she/her. In an exchange on Tumblr.com about having conflicted thoughts about preferred pronouns, Stenberg wrote "Damn you right. They/them it is."<ref name=stenberg3>''[http://amandla.tumblr.com/post/143141720588/what-are-your-preferred-pronouns-this-is-important muavve: WHAT ARE YOUR PREFERRED PRONOUNS THIS IS IMPORTANT]'', amandla.tumblr.com, April 20, 2016</ref> As of June 2016, Stenberg's Tumblr profile reads "17 / non-binary / she/her or they/them / bisexual".
* '''Gender:''' [[nonbinary]]. Writing about organising a workshop, Hunger Games actor Amandla Stenberg wrote, "Basically, we’re trying to understand the duality of being a non-binary person and a feminist. How do you claim a movement for women when you don’t always feel like one?"<ref name=stenberg>''[http://amandla.tumblr.com/post/140354978498/hi-folks-dazedfields-and-i-are-organizing-a hi folks, @dazedfields and I are organizing a workshop on feminism]'', amandla.tumblr.com, March 2, 2016</ref><ref name=stenberg2>''[http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/hunger-games-actress-comes-out-as-non-binary/ Hunger Games actress says she 'doesn't feel like a woman all the time']'', Gay Star News, March 4, 2016</ref>.
* '''Profession:''' Actor
* [http://amandla.tumblr.com/ Personal Tumblr]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amandla_Stenberg Wikipedia entry]
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==Kieran Strange==

* '''Born:''' August 8th
* '''Nationality:''' English and Canadian
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#He|He/him]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160812143808/https://twitter.com/kieranstrange], August 12, 2016</ref>
* '''Gender:''' [[genderqueer]] and [[genderfluid]].<ref name=watchtheswitch>''[http://watchtheswitch.tumblr.com/post/89081083304/our-music-video-is-out-the-cast-of-the-switch "Tear Down The Wall" music video released]'', watchtheswitch.tumblr.com, June 17, 2014</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Singer, songwriter, actor
* [http://www.kieranstrange.com/ Personal Website]
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== Rebecca Sugar ==

Rebecca Sugar is a writer, songwriter, and artist whose work on the cartoon series ''Adventure Time'' and ''Steven Universe'' has earned her six Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
*'''Born:''' July 9, 1987 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1987}})
*'''Nationality:''' American
*'''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#She|She/her]] or [[singular they|they/them]]<ref>https://twitter.com/rebeccasugar?lang=en</ref>
*'''Gender:''' nonbinary woman. Rebecca Sugar, the creator of Cartoon Network show Steven Universe has said of its characters: "They wouldn’t think of themselves as women, but they’re fine with being interpreted that way amongst humans. And I am also a non-binary woman which is been really great to express myself through these characters because it’s very much how I have felt throughout my life."<ref>https://io9.gizmodo.com/steven-universes-rebecca-sugar-on-how-she-expresses-her-1827624015?IR=T</ref>
*'''Profession:''' Animator, director, screenwriter, producer, songwriter
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Sugar Wikipedia Entry]

==Eliot Sumner==
[[File:Eliot Sumner 2015 two.jpg|thumb|Eliot Sumner performing at the Milkboy Cafe Phila PA in 2015.]]
Musician Eliot Sumner, Sting's child.
* '''Born:''' July 30, 1990 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1990}})
* '''Pronouns:''' not stated
* '''Gender:''' "Asked if she had come out to her friends and family, she [Eliot Sumner] said that she hadn’t because 'no one had ever asked'. 'They knew already,' she added. 'So I didn’t need to. I’ve never come out to anyone. My friends always knew and I always knew'. [...] She said she did not believe in gender “labels” and preferred to dress down, shunning the glamour attached to some singers. Asked whether she identified with a particular gender, she replied 'no', saying she defined herself simply as a 'musician'. 'I don’t believe in any specifications,' she said."<ref>Craig McLean, John Dunne."I don't believe in 'gender labels,' says Sting's daughter Eliot Sumner." December 2, 2015. ''Evening Standard'' (magazine). [http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/i-dont-believe-in-gender-labels-says-stings-daughter-eliot-sumner-a3127961.html http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/i-dont-believe-in-gender-labels-says-stings-daughter-eliot-sumner-a3127961.html]</ref> (Note that this article uses "she" pronouns for Sumner, but Sumner's pronoun preference hasn't been stated.)<ref>Curtis M. Wong. "Sting's Child Eliot Sumner: I Don't Identify With Either Gender." December 2, 2015. ''HuffPost''. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eliot-sumner-non-gender_565f50d1e4b079b2818cf268?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000054 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eliot-sumner-non-gender_565f50d1e4b079b2818cf268?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000054]</ref>
* '''Profession:''' musician
* [http://eliotsumner.com/ Personal website]

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==Tilda Swinton==
[[File:Tilda Swinton Cannes 2013.JPG|thumb|200px|Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival]]

Tilda Swinton has won numerous awards for her career as an actor, including an Academy Award, the BAFTA Scotland Award, the Volpi Cup, the European Film Award, and the Richard Harris Award.
* '''Born:''' 5 November 1960 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1960}})
* '''Nationality:''' British
* '''Pronouns:''' She/her (assumed; source needed)
* '''Gender:''' "I don’t know if I could ever really say that I was a girl – I was kind of a boy for a long time. I don’t know, who knows? It changes."<ref name=thewip>''[http://thewip.net/2009/03/20/interview-with-actress-tilda-swinton-i-am-probably-a-woman/ Interview with Actress Tilda Swinton: “I am probably a woman”]'', thewip.net, March 20, 2009</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Actor; noted in the [[nonbinary]] community for her work in ''Orlando'' and as [[agender|genderless]] angel Gabriel in ''Constantine''.
* [[Tilda Swinton|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilda_Swinton Wikipedia entry]
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==Pete Townshend==
[[File:Pete Townshend (2012).jpg|thumb|200px|Pete Townshend during a book signing in Toronto.]]

Pete Townshend is best known as the guitarist, backing and secondary lead vocalist, principal songwriter, co-founder and leader of the rock band The Who. His career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the band grew to be one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 20th century.
* '''Born:''' 19 May 1945 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1945}})
* '''Nationality:''' British
* '''Pronouns:''' He/his (assumed; citation needed)
* '''Gender:''' "I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman," Townshend said in an interview with White that ran on White's radio show in September 1989. "And I won't be classified as just a man."<ref name=petetownshend>''[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-11-08/news/9011080600_1_pete-townshend-gay-life-bisexual Interview with Pete Townshend: “Pete Townshend Says He Is Bisexual”]'', orlandosentinel.com, November 8, 1990</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Guitarist in ''The Who''.
* [[Pete Townshend|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Townshend Wikipedia entry]
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==Steven Tyler==
[[File:TylerNassauColliseum.jpg|thumb|200px|Steven Tyler]]

Steven Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith. Tyler is included among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers. He was ranked third on Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Aerosmith and in 2013, Tyler and his songwriting partner Joe Perry received the ASCAP Founders Award and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
* '''Born:''' March 26, 1948 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1948}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' He/his (assumed; citation needed)
* '''Gender:''' "I've been misquoted as saying that I'm more female than male. Let me set the record straight -- it's more half and half, and I love the fact that my feelings are akin to puella eternis (Latin for 'the eternal girl')."<ref name="tyler">[http://www.examiner.com/article/hollywood-stars-steven-tyler-says-he-s-both-man-and-woman "Hollywood Stars: Steven Tyler says he’s both man and woman?" in examiner.com], May 17, 2011</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Musician; frontman of Aerosmith
* [[Steven Tyler|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Tyler Wikipedia entry]
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==Gerard Way==
[[File:My_Chemical_Romance_@_McCallum_Park_(5_2_2012)_(6825192746).jpg|thumb|200px|Gerard Way]]
Gerard Way is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He also wrote the Eisner Award-winning comic book series ''The Umbrella Academy''.
* '''Born:''' April 9, 1977 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1977}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#He|he/him]] or [[singular they|they/them]] <ref name="way pronoun">[https://twitter.com/gerardway/status/607733754015006720 "Gerard Way on Twitter"], June 9, 2015</ref>
* '''Gender:''' "I have always identified a fair amount with the female gender..... Masculinity to me has always made me feel like it wasn't right for me.""<ref name="way">[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2i1840/i_am_gerard_way_musician_artist_creator_and/ "I am Gerard Way, musician, artist, creator, and cousin of Joe Rogan- Ask me anything!"], October 1, 2014</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Musician, current lead singer of My Chemical Romance
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way Wikipedia entry]
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==See also==

* [[Celebrity pronoun project]]

==References==
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