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Topic:Zfhly7ohjkieovkp

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Cosmicflux

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Amazingakita:

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According to Gender wiki (currently at [https://queerplus.wikioasis.org/wiki/Cosmicflux Cosmicflux - Gender Wiki]), Cosmicflux is a gender identity that fluctuates between femininity and masculinity, neither and both, but never feeling wholly man or woman. This is originally from a [https://sunpinktulip.tumblr.com/post/705162921929506816/coining-cosmicflux-a-gender-for-people-who Tumblr post] from Sunny, which describes the colors of the flag: purple - stars - lack of gender; blue - moon - femininity; green - eclipse - a mix of masculinity and femininity; yellow - sun - masculinity; purple is repeated at the bottom of the flag, giving 5 stripes.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/d2a48f6f0d7536f424edfdd4d675e611/bca3e49b5ef93d99-d3/s400x600/c0960156ff008713f7a35873e8d10dbe340600ef.png (todo - find out how to post the flag here)

The colours of the flag posted by Sunny on Tumblr are:

purple: #d19cff - blue: 9cd7ff - green: bbff9c - yellow: fff49c

The description fits into [[Nonbinary|non-binary]], [[Genderfluid|gender-fluid]] and [[genderflux]] definitions, making it a [[Fluidflux]]-related identity.

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Intergender fem

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Amazingakita:

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== Introduction ==
intergender Female; alt. (Intergender Fem; Intergender Feminine); is the gender that if you were assigned male at birth, later as your lower half body transitioned to a female, but still kept the Upper Masculine half.

Intergender Fem can use He/She pronouns, and Intergender Masc use She/He and; Intergender Neutral somewhat can use Them/They, but sometimes can not because of hormonal changes.

Trixic

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#REDIRECT [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Orbisian/Trixic]]

English neutral pronouns

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{{Side list
|title = Most used neutral pronouns
|content =
# They/them (79.5%)
# Xe/xem (7.2%)
# E/em (5.2%)
# Ze/hir (4.7%)
# It/its (4.4%)
# Fae/faer (4.3%)

Data provided by the 2019 Gender Census.<ref name="Census2018"/>
}}
'''English neutral pronouns''' are useful not only when writing documents that need to use inclusive language, but also for any [[nonbinary]] people who prefer not to have their pronouns imply that they are female or male. As shown in surveys, many nonbinary people are okay with being called "he" or "she," but there are also many nonbinary people who don't want to be called either of these. The surveys show that the most popular gender-neutral pronoun for nonbinary people is [[singular they]], but nearly as many prefer or accept some other neutral pronoun. See examples of this in [[Pronouns#Examples_of_specific_nonbinary_people.27s_pronouns|pronouns in use for nonbinary people]].

==History==

In English, people are usually called by a [[pronouns|pronoun]] that implies their gender. For example, [[English neutral pronouns#She|she]] for women, and [[English neutral pronouns#He|he]] for men. The use of [[singular they]] as a gender-neutral pronoun has been documented as standard usage in English throughout the past thousand years. However, prescriptive grammarians in the late eighteenth century decided that it was bad grammar because it works like a plural and because it isn't done in Latin.<ref name-"Churchyard">{{cite web|first=Henry|last= Churchyard|title=Jane Austen and other famous authors violate what everyone learned in their English class|url=http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319092926/http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html |archive-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>

Prescriptive grammarians of the late eighteenth century instead recommended using "he" as a gender-neutral pronoun when one is needed, instead of "singular they."<ref name="bustillos 250">{{Cite web |title=Our Desperate, 250-Year-Long Search for a Gender-Neutral Pronoun |last=Bustillos |first=Maria |work=The Awl |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=17 October 2020 |url= https://www.theawl.com/2011/01/our-desperate-250-year-long-search-for-a-gender-neutral-pronoun/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603104253/https://www.theawl.com/2011/01/our-desperate-250-year-long-search-for-a-gender-neutral-pronoun/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> However, "gender-neutral he" results in writings that are unclear about whether they mean only men or not, which makes problems in law.<ref name="Pullum">{{cite web|first=Geoffrey|last=Pullum|title=Canada Supreme Court Gets the Grammar Right.|work=Language Log|date=18 August 2004 |url=http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001362.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601201219/http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001362.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

===Regional nominative pronouns===

There have been some native English dialects that have their own gender-neutral pronouns, such as a, ou, and yo. These are often regional. One curious thing that a, ou, and yo all have in common is that they have only been recorded in their nominative form. It's possible that these three sets of pronouns may not actually have other forms (possessive, reflexive, etc). For this reason, these three sets of native English pronouns are listed separately from the other pronouns on this page that have complete forms. Although it's easy to make up more forms for these pronouns (such as inventing "ouself" [sic]), this is not what linguists have recorded in use.

====A====

'''A''' (nominative form only). "In 1789, William H. Marshall records […] Middle English epicene ‘a’, used by the 14th century English writer John of Trevisa and both the OED and Wright's English Dialect Dictionary confirm the use of ‘a’ for he, she, it, they, and even I. This ‘a’ is a reduced form of the Anglo-Saxon he = ‘he’ and heo = ‘she’.”<ref>Baron, Dennis (1986). Grammar and Gender. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-03526-8. as cited by Williams, John (1990s).</ref> <ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418022839/http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/history.html| url=http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/history.html|last=Williams|first=John|archive-date=18 April 2010|title=History - Native-English GNPs|work=Gender-Neutral Pronoun FAQ}}</ref> Some living British dialects still use the gender-neutral "a" pronoun.<ref>{{cite web|title=Epicene pronouns|work=American Heritage Book of English Usage|url=http://www.bartleby.com/64/C005/004.html|archive-date=30 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630041424/http://www.bartleby.com/64/C005/004.html|access-date=29 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Ou====

'''Ou''' (nominative form only) was first recorded in a native English dialect in the sixteenth century. "In 1789, William H. Marshall records the existence of a dialectal English epicene pronoun, singular ou: '"Ou will" expresses either he will, she will, or it will.' Marshall traces ou to Middle English epicene a, used by the fourteenth-century English writer John of Trevisa, and both the OED and Wright's English Dialect Dictionary confirm the use of a for he, she, it, they, and even I." In K. A. Cook's short story "The Differently Animated and Queer Society," the queer character Moon asks to be called by "ou" pronouns.<ref>K. A. Cook, "The Differently Animated and Queer Society." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref>

====Yo====

'''Yo''' (nominative form only). In addition to an interjection and greeting, "yo" is a gender-neutral pronoun in a dialect of African-American Vernacular English spoken by middle school students in Baltimore, Maryland, the student body of which is 97% African-American. These students had spontaneously created the pronoun as early as 2004 and commonly used it. A study by Stotko and Troyer in 2007 examined this pronoun. The speakers used "yo" only for same-age peers, not adults or authorities. They thought of it as a slang word that was informal, but they also thought of it as just as acceptable as "he" or "she". "Yo" was used for people whose gender was unknown, as well as for specific people whose gender was known, often while using a pointing gesture at the person in question. The researchers collected examples of the word in use, such as "yo threw a thumbtack at me," "you acting like I said what yo said," and "she ain't really go with yo." The researchers only collected examples of "yo" used in the nominative form. That is, they found no possessive forms such as "yo's," and no reflexive forms such as "yoself." As such, "yo" pronouns might be used only in nominative form, similar to another native English gender-neutral pronoun, "[[English neutral pronouns#A|a]]." Either that, or these forms exist, and the researchers just didn't collect them.<ref>Rebecca Hersher, "'Yo' said what?" April 24, 2013. ''NPR: Code Switch''. [http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/04/25/178788893/yo-said-what] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221206111736/http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/04/25/178788893/yo-said-what Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Elizabeth J. Elrod, "Give us a gender neutral pronoun, yo!: The need for and creation of a gender neutral, singular, third person, personal pronoun." ''Undergraduate Honors Theses'' paper 200. 2014. http://dc.etsu.edu/honors/200 or http://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1203&context=honors (PDF)</ref>

===Neopronouns===

'''Neopronoun''' is a category for any English pronouns that are independent from traditional third person English pronouns. In the strictest sense, a neopronoun is a singular third-person pronoun which is not [[English_neutral_pronouns#He|he/him]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#She|she/her]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#It|it/its]], or [[English_neutral_pronouns#They|they/them]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xojane.com/issues/we-need-more-pronouns|title=UNPOPULAR OPINION: We Should Have More Pronouns |date=28 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903114254/https://www.xojane.com/issues/we-need-more-pronouns |archive-date=3 September 2018 |last=Graham |first=Lore}}</ref> There is some disagreement in the nonbinary community on whether "it/its" should be considered a neopronoun when used for a person<ref>https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Neopronouns#It [https://web.archive.org/web/20220730102742/https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Neopronouns Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, as the traditional usage is for animals, objects, and concepts.

Seeking a solution to the problem of a lack of a gender-neutral pronoun in English that satisfies all needs, people since the mid-nineteenth century have proposed many new gender-neutral singular pronouns.<ref name="aetherlumina archive history">{{cite web |title=History |work=Gender-Neutral Pronoun FAQ |url=http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/history.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050207103316/http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/history.html |archive-date=7 February 2005}}</ref> For example, [[English neutral pronouns#Sie|sie]], [[English neutral pronouns#E|Spivak pronouns]], and others. None of these new words (neologisms) have become standard use or adopted into books of English grammar. However, some sets of these neologistic pronouns have seen a use for real people with [[nonbinary]] gender identities, and for characters in fiction. These neologisms are the main topic explored in the list that follows in this article.

==The list==

This list is of third-person gender-neutral singular pronouns in English. Some are "new" pronouns, and others have been in use for over a hundred years.

Please feel free to add more, though note that if you don't provide citations for [[Talk:English neutral pronouns#Notability|notability]] or include all five forms your entry may be moved to the talk page or be removed entirely. List pronoun sets in alphabetical order by their nominative form, or by the name of the set.

===Alternating pronouns===

'''he, her, his, herself''' (for one of many possible examples). Instead of using an alternative or neutral pronoun set, some people prefer an alternation between different sets. This is also called "rolling pronouns" by some.<ref name="Jakubowski">{{Cite web |title=Too Queer for Your Binary: Everything You Need to Know and More About Non-Binary Identities |last=Jakubowski |first=Kaylee |work=Everyday Feminism |date=4 March 2014 |access-date=7 June 2020 |url= https://everydayfeminism.com/2014/03/too-queer-for-your-binary/ |quote=rolling pronouns (which involves changing the persons pronoun each time that one comes up in a sentence – for example, “She went to the store, and on the way there he ran into an old friend who asked hir how they were doing”) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523084225/https://everydayfeminism.com/2014/03/too-queer-for-your-binary/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Justice Ginsburg was in favor of alternating "he" and "she" pronouns to make legal documents gender-inclusive.<ref name="bustillos 250"></ref>

'''Use in fiction:''' In K. A. Cook's short story "Blue Paint, Chocolate and Other Similes," in ''Crooked Words,'' most of the story involves the narrator Ben moving from one set of pronouns to another for Chris as he tries to figure out Chris's gender. When the narrator is trying to determine whether Chris is male or female, Ben alternates between thinking of Chris as he or she. Upon recognizing that Chris identifies as nonbinary, the narrator begins using [[English neutral pronouns#Ze|ze]] pronouns for Chris. Then, Ben finally finds a good moment to ask for Chris's pronoun preference.<ref>K. A. Cook, "Blue Paint, Chocolate and Other Similes." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref>

'''Use by people:''' In the 2018 Gender Census, 13.8% of respondents chose "mix it up" both alone and in addition to other pronoun choices.<ref name="Census2018">[https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)], April 2019. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230505214027/https://www.gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Nonbinary artist and activist [[Sasha Alexander]] uses alternating "she/they/he" pronouns,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BlackTransMedia|number=1163607100053950464|title=What a #blacktranseverything thread thank you sis[...] I don't post photos of myself here yall inspire(d) me so here I go.. I'm sasha founder/one of the co-directors of black trans media, I use she/they/he pronouns + insist that you mix it up or use my name #blacktransloveiswealth|date=19 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="Wicker">{{Cite web |title=TRANS POET SASHA - SHE, HE, THEY |last=Wicker |first=Randolfe |work=YouTube |date=9 March 2015 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eh6ZNtw1sM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121100124/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eh6ZNtw1sM&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=21 November 2020 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> as does author [[Pat Schmatz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gender-stories/id1353717550?i=1000414998640|date=30 June 2019|access-date=25 May 2020|title=Gender Stories: Writing non-binary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719114721/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gender-stories/id1353717550?i=1000414998640|archive-date=19 July 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell ''her'' a joke ''he'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet ''her'' I hug ''him''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When ''he'' does not get a haircut, ''her'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If my mobile phone runs out of power, ''he'' lets me borrow ''hers''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''herself''. '''or''' Each child feeds ''himself''.

===E===

There are several very similar sets of pronouns with the nominative form of "E," which have been independently proposed or revived over the last hundred years.<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310130020/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html ''4.2.5. Comprehensive Listing of Neologisms'', March 10 2007]</ref><ref name="d baron epicene">{{cite web|first=Dennis|last= Baron|title=The Words that Failed: A chronology of early nonbinary pronouns|url=http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622223218/http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm|archive-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>

====E (Spivak pronouns)====
'''E, Em, Eir, Eirs, Emself'''. These are sometimes called spivak pronouns. In 1990, Michael Spivak used them in his manual, ''The Joy of TeX,'' so that no person in his examples had a specified gender. These pronouns became well-known on the Internet because they were built into a popular multi-user chat, LambdaMOO, in 1991. Many users enjoyed choosing pronouns that didn't specify their gender. The pronouns then became a common feature of other multi-user chats made throughout the 1990s. Although many other variations have been attributed to Michael Spivak, this is the actual set Spivak used in ''The Joy of TeX'' in 1990 or 1991. Note that he always capitalized all forms of it, but not all users of these pronouns do so. <ref name="aetherluminarefs">https://web.archive.org/web/20070310125817/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/references.html</ref> Spivak doesn't indicate whether he created these pronouns, or adopted or adapted them from somewhere else. Spivak is credited with having created these pronouns, although his book doesn't outright say that they're of his own creation. (Compare Elverson's [[English neutral pronouns#Ey|ey]] pronouns, which are very similar, with only a small spelling difference in the nominative form.)

'''Use in real life and non-fiction:'''
* When a programmer added this pronoun set to LambdaMOO in 1991, he used the same spelling as Spivak, but not capitalized.<ref>{{cite web| author= V.Dentata |title=MOO Bash FAQ|date=1999|url=http://www.amanita.net/bashfaq.html|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308055037/http://www.amanita.net:80/bashfaq.html}}</ref> Regarding LambdaMOO, John Costello wrote, "I know the wizard who originally included the spivak pronouns on the MOO. He says he did it just on a whim after having read ''the Joy of TeX'' — he never thought they'd acquire the sexual and political nimbus they have over the years."<ref name="aetherluminarefs"></ref> LambdaMOO's "help spivak" command explains that these pronouns "were developed by mathematician Michael Spivak for use in his books."<ref>Sue Thomas, ''Hello World: Travels in Virtuality.'' 2004. P. 33.</ref> Programmer Roger "Rog" Crew tested the LambdaMOO system by putting more pronoun options into it in May 1991, including Spivak's set he remembered from ''The Joy of TeX.'' Crew didn't delete the pronouns after testing them, and later expressed "dismay" that the spivak pronouns became popular.<ref>Sue Thomas, ''Hello World: Travels in Virtuality.'' p. 34.</ref><ref>Steve Jones, ''Cybersociety 2.0: Revisiting Computer-Mediated Community and Technology.'' p. 141.</ref>
* Spivak pronouns became such a part of 1990s Internet culture that a handbook to that culture, ''Yib's Guide to Mooing'' (2003), uses spivak pronouns whenever speaking of a hypothetical person whose gender need not be specified.<ref>Elizabeth Hess, ''Yib's Guide to Mooing: Getting the Most from Virtual Communities on the Internet.'' 2003. p. 3, p. 283.</ref>
* In Internet environments, spivak was categorized not only as a set of pronouns but as a gender identity, which Thomas describes: "The spivak gender [...] is more representative of an emotional and intellectual state than of a physical configuration. It should be pointed out at the start that the sexuality available to a spivak is a bonus of online life, but it isn't the raison d'etre. Rather, it's a subtle notion of a gender-free condition. It's not androgynous. It's not unisexual. It's simply ambiguous."<ref>Sue Thomas, ''Hello World: Travels in Virtuality.'' p. 31-32.</ref> Some self-described spivaks use spivak as a proper noun for their non-binary gender identity.

'''Use in fiction:'''
* Steven Shaviro's theoretical fiction novel ''[http://www.dhalgren.com/Doom/ Doom Patrols]'' (1995-1997) uses spivak pronouns at times.<ref>Steven Shaviro, "Preface." ''Doom Patrols.'' [http://www.dhalgren.com/Doom/ch00.html http://www.dhalgren.com/Doom/ch00.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230113221207/http://www.dhalgren.com/Doom/ch00.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* The English translation of Sayuri Ueda's science fiction novel ''The Cage of Zeus'' (2011) uses spivak pronouns for genetically engineered characters with non-dyadic bodies and non-binary gender.<ref>Sayuri Ueda, ''The Cage of Zeus.'' 2011.</ref>
* In Orion's Arm (a fictional 12th millennium AD setting, as non-specific pronouns for sophonts of any gender, including AIs and aliens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pronouns, Anglish |url=http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/495360fba7a46|work=Orion's Arm Universe Project|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707063303/https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/495360fba7a46|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

'''Use for people:'''
* In 1996, 74 out of 7064 users on LambdaMOO went by spivak pronouns, making it the second most popular nonbinary pronoun there.<ref>Steve Jones, ''Cybersociety 2.0: Revisiting Computer-Mediated Community and Technology.'' p. 142.</ref> In 2002, 108 out of 4061 users on LambdaMOO used spivak pronouns, making it the most popular neologistic pronoun set there.<ref name="aetherluminarefs"></ref>
* In 1996, 10 out of 1015 users on MediaMOO went by spivak pronouns, making these the second most popular nonbinary pronoun.<ref>Steve Jones, ''Cybersociety 2.0: Revisiting Computer-Mediated Community and Technology.'' p. 141.</ref>
* The comic artist [[Maia Kobabe]] and the author [[Bogi Takács|Bogi "prezzey" Takács]] go by spivak pronouns.<ref>[https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bogitakacs Bogi Takács' biography on Smashwords], captured March 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210712062514/https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bogitakacs Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* In the 2019 Gender Census, 5.2% of participants were happy for people to use Spivak pronouns when referring to them.<ref name=Census2018></ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''E'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''Em''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''Eir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''Eirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''Emself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170721055627/http://pronoun.is/e https://web.archive.org/web/20170721055627/http://pronoun.is/e]

===Ey (Elverson pronouns)===

'''ey, em, eir, eirs, emself'''. (Compare the spivak pronoun [[English neutral pronouns#E|E]], which is very similar, with only a small spelling difference in the nominative form.) Called the Elverson pronouns, these were "created by Christine M. Elverson of Skokie, Illinois, to win a contest in 1975. (Black, Judie, ‘Ey has a word for it’, 1975-08-23.). Promoted as preferable to other major contenders (sie, zie and singular ‘they’) by John Williams's Gender-neutral Pronoun FAQ (2004)."<ref>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_protologisms_by_topic/third_person_singular_gender_neutral_pronouns#cite_note-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210629004209/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_protologisms_by_topic/third_person_singular_gender_neutral_pronouns Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Use in real life and non-fiction:'''
* The Elverson pronouns were used by Eric Klein in the ''Laws of Oceania'', 1993, to be gender-inclusive in a nonfictional micronation. Sometimes this pronoun set is mistakenly called "[[English neutral pronouns#E|spivak pronouns]]," which differ only in the nominative form.
* In the 2019 Gender Census, about 0.1% of participants were happy for people to use Elverson pronouns when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''Use in fiction:'''
* CJ Carter's science fiction novel, ''Que Será Serees'' (2011) is about a species of people with a single-gender, who are all called by Elverson's "ey" pronouns. Carter encourages other authors to use these gender-neutral pronouns.<ref>CJ Carter, "Genderless singular pronouns." [http://tib.cjcs.com/genderless-pronouns-ey-em-and-eir-2/ http://tib.cjcs.com/genderless-pronouns-ey-em-and-eir-2/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221212103224/https://tib.cjcs.com/genderless-pronouns-ey-em-and-eir-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>"Que Será Serees". ''CJ's Creative Studio''. [http://cjcs.com/writing/fiction/que-sera-serees/ http://cjcs.com/writing/fiction/que-sera-serees/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201031105743/http://cjcs.com/writing/fiction/que-sera-serees/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* In K. A. Cook's short story "Misstery Man," the self-described non-binary character Darcy asks to be called by "ey and eir" pronouns.<ref>K. A. Cook, "Misstery Man." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''ey'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''em''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''eir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''eirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''emself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170717021620/http://pronoun.is/ey https://web.archive.org/web/20170717021620/http://pronoun.is/ey]

===Fae===

[[File:Fae-faer graph.png|300px|thumb|right|Graph illustrating views on whether fae/faer pronouns are okay for cultural outsiders to use.<ref name="fae appropriation debunking"></ref>]]'''fae, faer, faer, faers, faerself'''. A fairy (faery, faerie, fey or Fair Folk) themed set created no later than 2013.<ref name="fae appropriation debunking">{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/643657043304153088/on-faefaer-pronouns-and-cultural-appropriation|title=On fae/faer pronouns and cultural appropriation|date=2021-02-20|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Gender Census Tumblr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109021257/https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/643657043304153088/on-faefaer-pronouns-and-cultural-appropriation|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> This was the most commonly used [[nounself pronouns|nounself pronoun]] set in 2021.<ref name="GC2021">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide|title=Gender Census 2021: Worldwide Report|date=2021-04-01|access-date=2022-08-03|website=Gender Census|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423203338/https://gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

'''Variations:'''
* '''Fae, vaer, vaers, vaerself''' was created by Shade (Tumblr user shadaras) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 October 2013|title=So I might possibly have spent today on and off prodding pronouns...|url=https://shadaras.tumblr.com/post/62865192916|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331233621/https://shadaras.tumblr.com/post/62865192916|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''Fey, fey, feys, feys, feyself''' was recorded in 2014,<ref name="askanonbinary general">[http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general Ask A Nonbinary's list of unthemed pronouns], captured March 2016 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230217/https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> of unknown origin.

'''Controversy:'''
* In 2020 a couple of TikToks claiming that ''fae/faer'' pronouns are cultural appropriation went viral. Since then, it's not uncommon for people to repeat this claim in defence of either pagans, Celtic cultures and their descendents, or both. However, this claim seems groundless, as Celtic cultures do not generally call fairies "Fae" (it's a French word), and Paganism is too broad and faith-inclusive for any such practice to be considered appropriative. In Twitter polls, only a minority of about 13% from each culture felt that use of these pronouns by outsiders was bad, compared to over 40% from each culture feeling positively.<ref name="fae appropriation debunking"></ref>

'''Usage:'''
* In the 2019 Gender Census, 4.3% of participants were happy for people to use ''fae'' pronouns when referring to them<ref name="Census2018"/>. "Fae" was the only nounself pronoun with a comparable level of popularity in that survey.

Forms:

*'''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''fae'' laughs.
*'''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''faer''.
*'''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''faer'' hair grows long.
*'''Predicative possessive:''' If my mobile phone runs out of power, ''fae'' lets me borrow ''faers''.
*'''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''faerself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902190005/http://pronoun.is/fae/faer/faer/faers/faerself https://web.archive.org/web/20180902190005/http://pronoun.is/fae/faer/faer/faers/faerself]

===Female pronouns===

''See [[English neutral pronouns#She|She]]''.

===He===

'''he, him, his, his, himself'''. Often called male pronouns, grammarians acknowledge that this standard set of pronouns can also be used as gender-neutral or gender-inclusive pronouns for unspecified persons, such as in instructions and legal documents. In the eighteenth century, when prescriptive grammarians decided that "singular they" was no longer acceptable as a gender-neutral pronoun, they instead recommended, "gender-neutral he." "Prescriptive grammarians have been calling for 'he' as the gender-neutral pronoun of choice since at least 1745, when a British schoolmistress named Anne Fisher laid down the law in ''A New Grammar''."<ref name="bustillos 250"></ref> The use of "gender-neutral he" can make problems in how laws are interpreted, because it's unclear whether it is meant to be gender-inclusive or male-only. For example, in 1927, "the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that women were not persons because its statutes referred to 'persons' with male pronouns."<ref>"Pronoun perspectives." ''Gender neutral pronoun blog.'' [https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/pronoun-perspectives/ https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/pronoun-perspectives/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230520030422/https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/pronoun-perspectives/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="Pullum" /> In the USA in the nineteenth century, suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for laws to stop using the "gender-neutral he," because there were cases where this pronoun had been arbitrarily interpreted as a "male he" in order to exclude women from legal protections, or from the right to a license that they had passed exams for. This abuse of legal language happened even in if the documents explicitly said that "he" was meant to include women.<ref name="bustillos 250"></ref> Thanks to the work in the 1970s by feminists Casey Miller and Kate Swift, "gender-neutral he" has been significantly phased out of use, replaced by [[English neutral pronouns#He or she|he or she]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Elizabeth|last=Isele|title=Casey Miller and Kate Swift: Women Who Dared To Disturb the Lexicon|journal=Women in Literature and Life Assembly|volume=3|date=Fall 1994|url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall94/h2-isele.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528025157/https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall94/h2-isele.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

'''Use for real non-binary people:''' There are non-binary people who ask to be called by "he" pronouns, such as writer [[Richard O'Brien]], autobiographer [[Jennie June]], and guitarist [[Pete Townshend]].

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''he'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''him''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''his'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''his''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''himself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170729140747/http://pronoun.is/he https://web.archive.org/web/20170729140747/http://pronoun.is/he]

'''Usage:'''
* In the 2019 Gender Census survey, 30.8% of participants were happy for people to use ''he'' pronouns when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018></ref>

===He or she===

''See also: [[English neutral pronouns#Alternating pronouns|alternating pronouns]]''

'''he or she, him or her, his or her, his or hers, himself or herself'''. These are very commonly used as gender-neutral pronouns for unspecified persons, such as in instructions and legal documents. Although grammatically acceptable, and a step more inclusive than only using "he" in these contexts, its length soon makes it cumbersome.<ref>{{cite web|title=GNP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)|url=http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/faq.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050205052157/http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/faq.html|archive-date=5 February 2005}}</ref> It almost always puts the "male" pronoun before the "female" pronoun, which is a little less than equality. (Similar efforts at inclusive language almost always end up with this same male-first ordering: "the habit of always saying 'male and female,' 'husbands and wives,' 'men and women' revealed an unquestioned priority," as pointed out by Casey Miller and Kate Swift in ''Words and Women'' (1976),<ref>Casey Miller and Kate Swift, ''Words and Women.'' Page x.</ref> a book on sexism in language and feminist efforts for inclusive language.) "He or she" also gives the impression of including binary genders, while excluding the possibility of other genders.

'''Use by nonbinary people:''' Interestingly enough, although "he or she" may be the most popularly used inclusive pronoun set (along with "they"), and therefore may seem an obvious choice for nonbinary people, this set doesn't seem to be popularly used by nonbinary people. However, this may be an artifact of the way the surveys were taken. The 2018 Gender Census found 13.8% of the respondents asked people to "mix up" their pronouns ([[English neutral pronouns#Alternating pronouns|alternating pronouns]]).<ref name="Census2018"/> A 2012 survey found 20 respondents who wished to be called both "he" and "she."<ref>anlamasanda, "Results of pronoun survey." January 1, 2012. http://anlamasanda.tumblr.com/post/15140114246 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519033850/https://anlamasanda.tumblr.com/post/15140114246 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> It may be the case that people who prefer to be called "he or she" simply entered their preference into the surveys in a slightly different format. It may also be the case that it's virtually unheard-of for nonbinary people to feel that "he or she" represents them. Either way, its absence in these surveys is intriguing and may need to be addressed more specifically in future surveys.

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''he or she'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''him or her''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''his or her'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''his or hers''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''himself or herself''.

=== Hu ===
'''Hu, hum, hus, humself''' (or hu, hum, hus, '''huself'''). These singular neutral pronouns were originally coined by Sasha Newborn in 1982. She called the neologisms Humanist as they are [[nounself pronouns]] based on the word (noun) <u>hu</u>man, which is also how they're pronounced. While this pronoun set has not been widely used, a variation (hu, hu) did gain some attention in the 2024 US presidential election, where one candidate offered hu/hu as a pronoun option in a campaign form.<ref>Valerie Richardson, "[https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/aug/15/kamala-harris-presidential-campaign-presses-job-ap/ Hu/hu? Harris for President campaign presses job applicants to pick zir pronouns]", Aug 15, 2024. Higher Ground Times.</ref>

'''Use by nonbinary people:''' A variation where ''hum'' is pronounced like the existing word hum, rather than like hew, has gained some traction.

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' ''Hu'' loves hiking and climbing.
* '''Accusative:''' I have no idea what they said to ''hum''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' It's hard to believe someone stole ''hus'' car.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' It's easy to believe the car is ''hus''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each of us needs to consider this ''humself''.
'''On Fandom:''' https://pronoun.fandom.com/wiki/Humanself

'''On Pronouns:''' https://en.pronouns.page/hu

'''On Pronouns List:''' https://pronounslist.com/hum-hum

'''On Universal English:''' https://universalenglish.org/gender-neutral-english-pronouns/

=== It ===
'''it, it, its, its, itself'''. This standard English set of genderless pronouns is used for inanimate objects, animals, and human infants. During Dickens’ time, these were also acceptable pronouns for older human children and spirits of the dead, as these permutations of humanity were seen as not really male or female. This pronoun is not male or female. Using it for an adult human is often seen as an insult, dehumanizing. While considered offensive by most, some nonbinary people use "it" as a means of reclamation and to challenge the idea that genderlessness is inherently dehumanizing.

Because "it" pronouns are the default on LamdaMOO and on similar multi-user environments, they tend to be common there, but less common than "he" or "she." In 1996, "it" pronouns were the most popular non-binary pronoun choice on LambdaMOO (1162 out of 7065 player characters) and MediaMOO (280 out of 1015 player characters).<ref>Steve Jones, ''Cybersociety 2.0: Revisiting Computer-Mediated Community and Technology.'' p. 142.</ref>

'''Use for real nonbinary people:'''
In the 2019 Gender Census, 4.4% of the participants were happy for people to use ''it'' pronouns when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018"/> Notable nonbinary people who accept being called by ''it'' pronouns include the Venezuelan singer [[Arca]] (b. 1989).<ref name="Fallon">{{Cite web |title=Arca Is the Artist of the Decade |last=Fallon |first=Patric |work=Vice |date=8 November 2019 |access-date=30 June 2020 |url= https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj9k4/arca-is-the-artist-of-the-decade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329092248/http://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj9k4/arca-is-the-artist-of-the-decade |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''it'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''it''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''its'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''its''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''itself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170810062945/http://pronoun.is/it https://web.archive.org/web/20170810062945/http://pronoun.is/it]

===Male pronouns===

''See [[English neutral pronouns#He|he]]''.

===Name===

''See [[English neutral pronouns#No pronouns|no pronouns]] or [[nounself pronouns]]''.

===Ne===

Several sets of pronouns use "ne" in the nominative form. One set of "ne" pronouns is one of the oldest sets of neo-pronouns, but not all its forms were recorded: '''ne, nim, nis, (not recorded), (not recorded)''', which was created around 1850,<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref> and appeared in print in 1884.<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> Some of the better-attested sets of "ne" pronouns, in alphabetical order:

====Ne (nem)====
'''ne, nem, nir, nirs, nemself'''. In the 2019 Gender Census, 27 participants (0.2%) entered the set of pronouns ''ne/nem/nir/nirs/nemself''.<ref name="Census2018"/> 

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''ne'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''nem''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''nir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''nirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''nemself''.

====Ne (ner)====
'''ne, ner, nis, nis, nemself'''. In a 1974 issue of ''Today's Education,'' "Mildred Fenner attributes this to Fred Wilhelms."<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref><ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref> Veterinarian Al Lippart independently proposed the same set of pronouns in 1999, recommending them for use when it would be inappropriate to specify the gender of a human, animal, or deity.<ref>{{cite web|first=Al|last= Lippart|title=Introducing the New Neutral Third Person Singular Personal Pronoun|date=1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318000953/http://www.lippart.com/ne.html |archive-date=18 March 2009|url=http://www.lippart.com/ne.html}}</ref> Lawyer Roberta Morris also independently proposed this same set of pronouns in 2009, saying that these pronouns would be more efficient for within the 140 character limit of Twitter than "he or she." Morris also pointed out that the "n" can refer to "neuter."<ref>Roberta Morris, "The need for a neuter pronoun: A solution." September 29, 2009. [http://myunpublishedworks2.blogspot.com/2009/09/need-for-neuter-pronoun-solution.html http://myunpublishedworks2.blogspot.com/2009/09/need-for-neuter-pronoun-solution.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230520023815/http://myunpublishedworks2.blogspot.com/2009/09/need-for-neuter-pronoun-solution.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''ne'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''ner''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''nis'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''nis''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''nemself''.

===No pronouns===

Many nonbinary people prefer not to be referred to by pronouns of any kind; see below for statistics. This can be because they have learned that any set of pronouns can potentially feel uncomfortable for them ([[gender dysphoria]]). In fiction and other writing, avoiding the use of any pronouns for a person can be used to avoid giving any sign of that person's gender. Instead of using pronouns, a person can be referred to by a name, a descriptive word, or the sentence can be rephrased.

While the grammatical labels on the sample sentences below are no longer correct, the sentences can be adjusted to exclude pronouns while still talking about a specific person.

* '''Nominative:''' ''(Demonstrative + noun replaces pronoun)'' When I tell someone a joke, that person laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' ''(Eliminated second reference to the person)'' I greet my friend with a hug.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' ''(Replaced with an "it" that technically has no antecedent but clearly refers to the possessed thing)'' When someone does not get a haircut, it grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' ''(Possessive eliminated)'' If my mobile phone runs out of power, my friend lends me another.
* '''Reflexive:''' ''(Reflexive emphasizing independence replaced with adverb)'' Each child gets food independently.

Using names or descriptions without changing the sentence structure:

* '''Nominative:''' When I tell ''Taylor'' a joke ''Taylor'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet ''Ash'' I hug ''Ash''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When ''the kid'' does not get a haircut, ''the kid's'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''the friend's''.
* '''Reflexive:''' ''Morgan'' feeds ''Morgan''.

Other noteworthy techniques for removing third-person pronouns from a sentence include:

*'''Passive voice:''' "Taylor's mopping the kitchen. When ''he'' finishes, we'll go for a walk" becomes "Taylor's mopping the kitchen. When it's done, we'll go for a walk." Here "it" refers to the kitchen or maybe the task of mopping, and we use the passive voice because there's no need to repeat who's doing it.
*'''Second person:''' Instead of talking about someone in the third person, why not talk to them instead? Say you're talking to Kevin and Elisa, who prefers no third-person pronouns, is in the room. You could tell Kevin, "I'd love to go with you for coffee, but Elisa's already claimed me for the evening," but if you do that and want to start expanding on what Elisa's up to, you might be tempted to use third-person pronouns. Instead, you could shift to Elisa and say "but ''you've'' got me booked for the evening," and then Elisa could tell about the plans without being spoken for.
*'''Substitute an article for a possessive pronoun:''' "Morgan couldn't find his coat" becomes "Morgan couldn't find the coat." "Ash broke her toe" becomes "Ash broke a toe."
*'''Other ways to rephrase.''' "The alien slithered closer, and its eyes glowed" becomes "The alien slithered closer, eyes glowing."

'''In use for real nonbinary people:'''
In the 2018 Gender Census, 10.1% of participants were happy for people to avoid using pronouns when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

===One===

'''one, one, ones, one’s, oneself'''. This is a standard English set of pronouns used for a hypothetical person whose gender is not specified.

'''Usage:'''
* In the 2019 Gender Census, only 8 (0.1%) participants were happy for people to use the pronoun ''one'' when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''one'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''one''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''one's'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''one's''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''oneself''.

===Per===

'''per (person), per, per, pers, perself'''. Called "person pronouns," these are meant to be used for a person of any gender. Compare Phelps's [[English neutral pronouns#Phe|phe]] pronouns, which are also based on the word "person." John Clark created "per" pronouns in a 1972 issue of the ''Newsletter of the American Anthropological Association''.<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref>

'''Use in fiction:''' In Marge Piercy's feminist novel, ''Woman on the Edge of Time,'' 1976, Piercy used "per" pronouns for all citizens of a utopian future in which gender was no longer seen as a big difference between people.<ref name="aetherluminarefs"></ref>

'''Use in real life and non-fiction:''' Person pronouns were one of the sets of pronouns built into MediaMOO for users to choose from.<ref>Laura Borràs Castanyer, ed. ''Textualidades electrónicas: Nuevos escenarios para la literatura.'' p. 158.</ref> Richard Ekins and Dave King used these pronouns in the book ''The Transgender Phenomenon'' (2006).<ref>Richard Ekins and Dave King. ''The Transgender Phenomenon.'' Sage Publications, 2006.</ref> Activist [[Christie Elan-Cane]] uses these pronouns for perself. In the 2019 Gender Census, only 6 (0.1%) participants were happy for people to use the pronoun ''per'' when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''per'' laughs. (Or ''person'' laughs.)
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''per''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''per'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''pers''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''perself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170711180841/http://pronoun.is/per https://web.archive.org/web/20170711180841/http://pronoun.is/per]

===She===

[[File:Angel_Haze_live_at_Øyafestivalen_2013.jpg|thumb|[[Angel Haze]] live at Øyafestivalen 2013. Haze identifies as [[agender]] and goes by she/her pronouns.<ref name="tweet2018">{{cite tweet|title=No maam. still identify as agender but just for my own sanity, i like she/her|user=AngelHaze|number=991841256769703936|date=2 May 2018}}</ref>]]

'''she, her, her, hers, herself'''. Often called female pronouns, although, in standard usage, they're not used exclusively for women. Grammarians agree that it is standard and acceptable for this set to be used for women, female animals, and ships. The set is also poetically used for countries and fields of studies, which grammarians also see as acceptable. Some [[feminism|feminists]] recommend replacing "gender-neutral he" with "gender-neutral she." "In 1970, Dana Densmore’s article “Speech is the Form of Thought” appeared in No More Fun and Games: A Journal of Female Liberation; Densmore is evidently the first U.S. advocate of 'she' as a gender-neutral pronoun, a solution many writers, particularly academic writers, favor today."<ref name="bustillos 250"></ref> In 1974, Gena Corea recommended replacing the "gender-neutral he" with a "gender-neutral she," and like Denmore, argued that the word "she" would be understood to include the word "he."<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref>

'''Use as a gender-neutral pronoun in fiction:'''
* Anne Leckie's science fiction novels ''Ancillary Justice'' (2013) and ''Ancillary Sword'' (2014) were set in a futuristic society that is indifferent to gender, so all the characters are called by gender-neutral "she" pronouns, leaving their actual gender and sex undisclosed. Leckie says she had an assumption at the time that gender is binary, so these are likely not non-binary characters.<ref>Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, "Sci-fi's hottest new writer won't tell you the sex of her characters." October 11, 2014. ''Wired.'' [http://www.wired.com/2014/10/geeks-guide-ann-leckie/ http://www.wired.com/2014/10/geeks-guide-ann-leckie/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322233347/https://www.wired.com/2014/10/geeks-guide-ann-leckie/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* Cartoonist [[Rebecca Sugar]] [http://www.reddit.com/user/RebeccaSugar explained] that in her animated science fiction series, ''Steven Universe,'' the alien people called Gems really have no sex or gender, even though they all look like women. For this reason, the Gems are only arbitrarily called by "she" pronouns. Sugar said, "Technically, there are no female Gems! There are only Gems! [...] Why not look like human females? That's just what Gems happen to look like! [...] There's a 50 50 chance to use some pronoun on Earth, so why not feminine ones-- it's as convenient as it is arbitrary!"<ref>Rebecca Sugar. ''Reddit.'' [http://www.reddit.com/user/RebeccaSugar http://www.reddit.com/user/RebeccaSugar] [https://web.archive.org/web/20211126031722/https://www.reddit.com/user/RebeccaSugar Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> This is a gender-neutral use of "she" pronouns.

'''Use by real nonbinary people:''' There are nonbinary people who ask people to use "she" pronouns for them, such as singer-songwriter [[Elly Jackson]]{{citation needed}}, musician [[JD Samson]], American comedian, writer, and nurse [[Kelli Dunham]],<ref name="story">{{Cite web |title=THE STORY |author= |work=kellidunham.com |date= |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= http://www.kellidunham.com/the-story/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314231523/https://www.kellidunham.com/the-story/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> British musician [[Du Blonde]],<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B26o9pvHwMk/ Sept 27, 2019 instagram post] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519214921/https://www.instagram.com/p/B26o9pvHwMk/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> poet [[jayy dodd]],<ref name="Kelly">{{Cite web |title=Interview with jayy dodd, author of Mannish Tongues |last=Kelly |first=Devin |work=entropymag.org |date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2020 |url= https://entropymag.org/interview-with-jayy-dodd-author-of-mannish-tongues/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208042908/https://entropymag.org/interview-with-jayy-dodd-author-of-mannish-tongues/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Instagram">[https://www.instagram.com/jxzz_hndz/ Instagram bio], retrieved May 15 2020</ref> author and public speaker [[Olave Basabose]],<ref name="Basabose2019">[https://www.facebook.com/OlaveTalks/videos/489898301767964/ This is your annually scheduled PSA: My pronouns are she/her/hers.], July 22, 2019 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513034505/https://www.facebook.com/OlaveTalks/videos/489898301767964/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> actor [[Cara Delevingne]], activist [[Chao Xiaomi]],<ref name="FangLuu">{{Cite web |title=Chao Xiaomi leads China's fight for transgender rights |last1=Fang |first1=Nanlin |last2=Luu |first2=Chieu |work=CNN |date= |access-date=30 May 2020 |url= https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-transgender-activist/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121045310/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-transgender-activist/index.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and rapper [[Angel Haze]].<ref name="tweet2018" /> In the 2018 Gender Census, 29% of participants were happy for people to use ''she'' pronouns when referring to them.<ref name="Census2018"></ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''she'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''her''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''her'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''hers''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''herself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170730145111/http://pronoun.is/she https://web.archive.org/web/20170730145111/http://pronoun.is/she]

===S/he===

'''s/he (sHe), hir, hir, hirs, hirself'''. A set of English gender-neutral pronouns used in books by Timothy Leary in the 1970s, and then by counterculture writers influenced by Leary. For example, in Robert Anton Wilson's book ''Prometheus Rising'' (first published in 1983), which is strongly based on Leary's writings about consciousness, Wilson uses SHe [sic] pronouns to include humans of any kind, as short for "she or he."<ref>Robert Anton Wilson, ''Prometheus Rising.'' Second edition. Grand Junction, Colorado: Hilaritas Press, 2016. Page 55.</ref> It was used in non-fiction writings about spirituality by the Elf Queen's Daughters and the Silver Elves from the 1970s to the present 2010s. It was also used in fiction in Peter David's ''Star Trek'' books. Sometimes with mixed caps, as shown. This pronoun was not entered in the 2018 Gender Census.<ref name="Census2018"/> However, notable nonbinary people who have asked to be called by s/he pronouns include revolutionary communist [[Leslie Feinberg]]. In hir book ''Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue,'' Feinberg wrote,

<blockquote>"I asked Beacon Press to use ''s/he'' [sic] in the author description of me on the cover of ''Transgender Warriors'' [another book by Feinberg]. That pronoun is a contribution from the women's liberation movement. Prior to that struggle, the pronoun 'he' was almost universally used to describe humankind-- 'mankind.' So ''s/he''' opened up the pronoun to include 'womankind.' I used ''s/he'' on my book jacket because it is recognizable as a gender-neutral pronoun to people. But I personally prefer the pronoun ''ze'' because, for me, it melds mankind and womankind into humankind."<ref>Leslie Feinberg, ''Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue.'' Page 71.</ref></blockquote>

At different times, Feinberg has asked to go by "s/he," "ze," or "she" pronouns depending on hir needs and the message meant to send. As quoted in hir obituary, Feinberg had said, "I care which pronoun is used, but people have been respectful to me with the wrong pronoun and disrespectful with the right one. It matters whether someone is using the pronoun as a bigot, or if they are trying to demonstrate respect."<ref>https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/self/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230629032530/https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/self/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. Another notable nonbinary person, singer-songwriter [[Genesis Breyer P-orridge]] asks to be referred to by a different version of the s/he pronouns: '''s/he, h/er, h/er, h/ers, h/erself'''.<ref>"Genesis Breyer P-orridge." [http://www.genesisbreyerporridge.com/genesisbreyerporridge.com/Genesis_BREYER_P-ORRIDGE_Home.html http://www.genesisbreyerporridge.com/genesisbreyerporridge.com/Genesis_BREYER_P-ORRIDGE_Home.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230410005455/https://genesisbreyerporridge.com/genesisbreyerporridge.com/Genesis_BREYER_P-ORRIDGE_Home.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The Taiwanese intersex activist [[Hiker Chiu]] goes by another variation: s/he, her/him.<ref name="Entenmann">{{Cite web |title="We Are Not Monsters. We Are Full of Love." — Hiker Chiu, Taiwan |last=Entenmann|first=Leah |work=Medium |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=24 June 2020 |url= https://medium.com/alturi-world/we-are-not-monsters-we-are-full-of-love-hiker-chiu-taiwan-62ea9b456d4e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409061745/https://medium.com/alturi-world/we-are-not-monsters-we-are-full-of-love-hiker-chiu-taiwan-62ea9b456d4e |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''s/he'' laughs. (Or ''sHe'' laughs. Or ''s/He'' laughs.)
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''hir''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''hir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''hirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''hirself''.

===Sie===

'''sie, hir, hir, hirs, hirself'''. Pronounced like either "she" and "her," or "see" and "hear." Derived from German pronouns for "she" and "they."<ref name="aetherlumina feb 29 2012">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html "GNP FAQ"], archive Feb 29 2012</ref> Since the early 1990s, this set has been widely used on the Internet for gender-neutral language when speaking of no specific person, for nonbinary gender characters, and by nonbinary gender people themselves. Elizabeth Bear used these pronouns in a fantasy novel, ''Dust.''<ref>''All our worlds: Diverse fantastic fiction.'' [http://doublediamond.net/aow http://doublediamond.net/aow] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902202733/http://doublediamond.net/aow/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Notable real people who go by sie/hir include the American autistic activist [[Mel Baggs]] (1980 - 2020)<ref name="TDOV">{{cite web|url=https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/115187595380/transgender-day-of-visibility-mel-age-34|title=Transgender day of visibility.|date=April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413095312/https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/115187595380/transgender-day-of-visibility-mel-age-34|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''sie'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''hir''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''hir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''hirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''hirself''.

===Sne===

'''sne, fe, se, se's, sneself'''. An uncommon set of pronouns first attested in anonymous online discussions in the late 2010s. The paradigm consists of nominative sne, accusative fe, possessive se, and reflexive sneself (sometimes rendered sneedself). Its structure parallels other neopronoun sets.

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''sne'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''fe''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''se'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''se's''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''sneself'' (or ''sneedself'').

===They===

{{main|singular they}}

===Thon===

'''thon, thon, thons, thon's, thonself'''. American composer Charles Crozat Converse of Erie, Pennsylvania proposed this pronoun in 1858, based on a contraction of "that one."<ref name="barge viewpoints">{{cite journal|first=Fred|last=Barge|title=Viewpoints from involvement -- 'thon'|journal=Dynamic Chiropractic.|date= August 14, 1992|url= http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520022408/https://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The Gender-Neutral Pronoun FAQ gives this pronoun's date of origin as 1884 instead,<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref> while ''Words and Women'' gives 1859.<ref>Casey Miller and Kate Swift, ''Words and Women.'' Page 130.</ref> The "thon" pronoun was included in some dictionaries: Webster's International Dictionary (1910), and Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary (1913), and Webster's Second International (1959). Funk & Wagnalls offered these sentences to show how it should be used: "If Harry or his wife comes, I will be on hand to greet thon," and "Each pupil must learn thon's lesson." "Thon" was used throughout the writings by the founders of chiropractic, B.J. and D.D. Palmer, in 1910.<ref name="barge viewpoints" /> "Thon" is therefore familiar to chiropractors, and sometimes still appears in chiropractic writings, and in works by people who were influenced by that field.

'''Use for real nonbinary people:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 18 (0.2%) people said that they were happy for people to use ''thon'' to refer to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''thon'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''thon''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''thons'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''thon's''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''thonself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [ https://web.archive.org/web/20190909212705/http://pronoun.is/thon ]

===Ve===

There are several sets of pronouns that use "ve" in the nominative form, the earliest of which was created in 1970.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.28036096 (Everywoman, Vol 1, Issue 1, May 8, 1970. Page 2, middle of left side, under the heading "Manglish".) [https://web.archive.org/web/20201102034750/http://voices.revealdigital.com/cgi-bin/independentvoices?a=d&d=BFGIFEB19700501.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------------1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Gender Census, 24 participants (0.2%) used a set of pronouns starting with ''ve''.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''ve, ver, vis, vis, verself''' is the exact set used by Egan, Hulme, and Reynolds (see below). The set's date of creation and creator are not yet known to the editors of this wiki. A nearly-identical but incompletely recorded set was '''ve, vir, vis, (not recorded), (not recorded)''', which was created in 1970, and published in the May issue of ''Everywoman.''<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref><ref name="d baron epicene"></ref>

'''Use in fiction:'''
* In Keri Hulme's mystery novel ''The Bone People'' (1984), a character is called by these ve pronouns.<ref name="Outis">Outis, "gender-neutral characters and pronouns." November 20, 2013. [https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1580481-gender-neutral-characters-and-pronouns https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1580481-gender-neutral-characters-and-pronouns] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230505214112/https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1580481-gender-neutral-characters-and-pronouns Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* Used by Greg Egan for non-binary gender characters-- including artificial intelligence, as well as transgender humans who identify as a specific nonbinary gender they call "asex"-- in his novels ''Distress'' (1995) and ''Diaspora'' (1998).<ref>John McIntosh, "ve, vis, ver." [http://www.urticator.net/essay/0/30.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230520043531/http://www.urticator.net/essay/0/30.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Egan is sometimes credited with having created these pronouns, but it doesn't appear that he claims to have done so.
* In Alastair Reynolds's science fiction novel ''On the Steel Breeze'' (2013) one character is called by these ve pronouns. The novel never gives any exposition about this character's sex, gender, or pronouns, and vis gender-neutrality doesn't influence the plot. The lack of remark gives the impression that a nonbinary gender is unremarkable, but this is also why some readers thought the pronouns were a misprint.<ref name="Outis" />

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''ve'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''ver''. (Or: "I hug ''vir''.)
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''vis'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''vis''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''verself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170619065210/http://pronoun.is/ve https://web.archive.org/web/20170619065210/http://pronoun.is/ve]

===Xe===

There are several similar sets of neologistic gender-neutral pronouns that use "[[English neutral pronouns#Xe|xe]]," "ze," "[[English neutral pronouns#Zhe|zhe]]," or "[[English neutral pronouns#Zie|zie]]" in nominative form. Regardless of spelling, their nominative form is pronounced "zee," and was based on the pronoun [[English neutral pronouns#Sie|sie]]. The earliest documented version was created in 1972.<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> In alphabetical order, some of the more common versions of this pronoun set include:

====Xe, hir====

'''xe, hir, hir, hirs, hirself'''. Compare the similar "[[English neutral pronouns#Ze|ze]], hir..." set, which is apparently used in more literature and by more people. The "xe" version was "Used on alt.support.[[intergender]]ed and alt.support.[[crossdressing]]," transgender communities on the Internet in the 1990s.<ref>"GNP FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http:/aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''xe'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''hir''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''hir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''hirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''hirself''.

====Xe, xir====

'''xe, xir, xir, xirs, xirself'''. This pronoun set saw some use on the Internet at least as early as 1998.<ref>Benton, "ADOM and sex." rec.games.roguelike.adom (newsgroup). May 18, 1998. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.games.roguelike.adom/6RBaViEF0gE/v33A7kKysiwJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.games.roguelike.adom/6RBaViEF0gE/v33A7kKysiwJ] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702051023/https://groups.google.com/forum/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''xe'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''xir''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''xir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''xirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''xirself''.

====Xe, xyr (xem)====

'''xe, xyr (xem), xyr, xyrs, xyrself (xemself)'''. This pronoun set makes its earliest known appearance in 1993 in a conversation in an autism mailing list on the Internet.<ref>Jim Sinclair, "Re: Jim and Steve's snoring discussion." September 14, 1993. bit.listserv.autism, Usenet. [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!msg/bit.listserv.autism/2pyrOMzt_nQ/5J-RU5P3hnIJ https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!msg/bit.listserv.autism/2pyrOMzt_nQ/5J-RU5P3hnIJ] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307023529/https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>"Xe." ''Wiktionary.'' [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xe http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xe] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230206184934/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The "xem" version of this pronoun set appears in a printed discussion from the mailing list of Autism Network International in 2000, with the explanation that it "was originally used to refer to an intersexed person, but is also used to refer to a person of any gender."<ref>J. Blackburn, K. Gottschewski, Elsa George, and Niki L. "A discussion about Theory of Mind: From an Autistic Perspective," Proceedings of ''Autism Europe's 6th International Congress'', Glasgow 19-21 May 2000, in print. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213070451/http://www.autistics.org/library/AE2000-ToM.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060213070451/http://www.autistics.org/library/AE2000-ToM.html]</ref> This pronoun set was recommended in 2005 by Jonathan de Boyne Pollard, with the version that includes "xem," and both "xyrself" and "xemself."<ref>Jonathan de Boyne Pollard. "'Xe', 'xem', and 'xyr' are sex-neutral pronouns and adjectives." 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071010095912/http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/sex-neutral-pronouns.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071010095912/http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/sex-neutral-pronouns.html]</ref>

'''Use for real nonbinary people:'''
In the 2019 Gender Census, 7.2% of people said they'd be happy for people to use ''xe/xem/xyr/xyrs/xemself'' to refer to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''xe'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''xem''. (Or hug ''xyr''.)
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''xyr'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''xyrs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''xyrself''. (Or feeds ''xemself''.)

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193720/http://pronoun.is/xe https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193720/http://pronoun.is/xe]

===Ze===

There are several similar sets of neologistic gender-neutral pronouns that use "xe," "ze," "zhe," or "zie" in nominative form. Regardless of spelling, their nominative form is pronounced "zee," and was based on the pronoun [[English neutral pronouns#Sie|sie]]. The earliest documented version was created in 1972.<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> "Ze, hir" is the best-attested of the "ze" pronoun sets; see the Talk page for other sets with this nominative form.

====Ze, hir====

'''ze, hir, hir, hirs, hirself'''. Compare the similar "[[English neutral pronouns#Xe|xe]], hir..." set, which is the version less attested by print sources. [[Sarah Dopp]] wrote a blog post about the "ze" version in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Dopp|authorlink=Sarah Dopp|title=How transgender folk are fixing an age-old literary problem|date=13 August 2006|url=http://www.sarahdopp.com/blog/2006/how_transgender_folk_are_fixing_an_age_o/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520023904/https://sarahdopp.com/blog/2006/how_transgender_folk_are_fixing_an_age_o/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Leslie Feinberg also used the "ze" version in the book ''Drag King Dreams'' (2006),<ref>Leslie Feinberg, ''Drag King Dreams.'' New York: Carroll & Graf, 2006.</ref> Erika Lopez used the "ze" version in ''The Girl Must Die: A Monster Girl Memoir'' (2010).<ref>Erika Lopez, ''The Girl Must Die: A Monster Girl Memoir.'' Hicken, Jeffrey, San Francisco: Monster Girl Media, 2010.</ref> M. J. Locke used the "ze" version in the book ''Up Against It'' (2011).<ref>M. J. Locke, ''up Against It.'' New York: Tor, 2011.</ref>

'''Use in fiction:'''
* Kameron Hurley used these pronouns in the fantasy novels ''The Mirror Empire'' and ''Empire Ascendant,'' for characters who are ''ataisa,'' an in-between gender role where their culture puts everyone who has a nonbinary gender.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kameron|last=Hurley|title=Beyond He-Man and She-Ra: Writing nonbinary characters|date=3 September 2014|url=https://intellectusspeculativus.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/guest-post-beyond-he-man-she-ra-writing-non-binary-characters-by-kameron-hurley/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326002527/https://intellectusspeculativus.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/guest-post-beyond-he-man-she-ra-writing-non-binary-characters-by-kameron-hurley/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* In Seth Dickinson's short science fiction story, "[http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/sekhmet-hunts-the-dying-gnosis-a-computation/ Sekhmet Hunts the Dying Gnosis: A Computation]" (2014), a transhuman character of "uncertain ... sex" is called by the pronoun "ze," which only appears in the nominative form.<ref>Seth Dickinson, "Sekhmet Hunts the Dying Gnosis: A Computation." ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies,'' issue 143. March 20, 2014. [http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/sekhmet-hunts-the-dying-gnosis-a-computation/ http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/sekhmet-hunts-the-dying-gnosis-a-computation/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531011906/https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/sekhmet-hunts-the-dying-gnosis-a-computation/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* In K. A. Cook's short story "Blue Paint, Chocolate and Other Similes," in ''Crooked Words,'' when the narrator Ben recognizes that Chris identifies as nonbinary, Ben begins using "ze, hir" pronouns for Chris, before finding a good moment to ask for Chris's actual pronoun preference.<ref>K. A. Cook, "Blue Paint, Chocolate and Other Similes." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> In another story by K. A. Cook, "The Differently Animated and Queer Society," the character Pat goes by "ze, hir" pronouns, and uses them for other characters before finding out each of their own pronoun preferences.<ref>K. A. Cook, "The Differently Animated and Queer Society." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref>

'''Use for real people:'''
* [[Kate Bornstein]] used them in the books ''Nearly Roadkill'' (1996) (with Caitlin Sullivan June)<ref>Caitlin Sullivan June and Kate Bornstein. ''Nearly Roadkill: An Infobahn erotic adventure.'' New York: Serpent's Tail, 1996, p. 10.</ref>, and ''My Gender Workbook'' (1998) in reference to hirself, and to other specific transgender people, as well as hypothetical persons of unspecified gender.<ref>Kate Bornstein, ''My Gender Workbook.'' 1st ed. 1998, p. 106-107, 119, 130-131, 154, 248.</ref> Today, Bornstein goes by any pronouns.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=katebornstein|number=1149734426890424320|date=July 12, 2019|title=Over 71 years, I’ve at one time or another insisted on every pronoun in the book. Finally settled in to it doesn't matter to me what pronouns people use for me—it tells me more about them than it could ever say about me. So thanks for asking, it’s up to you.}}</ref><ref name="Raymond">{{Cite web |title=Interview: Kate Bornstein on Their Broadway Debut in Straight White Men |last=Raymond |first=Gerard |work=Slant Magazine |date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=May 16, 2020 |url= https://www.slantmagazine.com/interviews/pretty-damn-bowie-kate-bornstein-on-their-broadway-debut-in-straight-white-men/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221230307/https://www.slantmagazine.com/interviews/pretty-damn-bowie-kate-bornstein-on-their-broadway-debut-in-straight-white-men/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Leslie Feinberg]] asked to be called by "ze, hir" pronouns, along with "zie, hir" and "she."<ref name="Pratt">{{cite web|author=Minnie Bruce Pratt|title=Transgender Pioneer and Stone Butch Blues Author Leslie Feinberg Has Died|work=The Advocate|date= 17 November 2014| url= http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2014/11/17/transgender-pioneer-leslie-feinberg-stone-butch-blues-has-died}}</ref> In a magazine interview from 2014, Gabriel Antonio and another anonymous person both asked to be called by these pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=He And She, Ze And Xe: The Case For Gender-Neutral Pronouns |author=Donato, Al |work=The Plaid Zebra |date=25 November 2014 |access-date=17 October 2020 |url= https://www.theplaidzebra.com/ze-xe-case-gender-neutral-pronouns/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126112903/https://www.theplaidzebra.com/ze-xe-case-gender-neutral-pronouns/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*Writer [[Sassafras Lowrey]] uses ze/hir pronouns.<ref name="Lowrey2017">{{Cite web |title=A Guide To Non-binary Pronouns And Why They Matter |last=Lowrey |first=Sassafras |work=HuffPost |date=8 November 2017 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/non-binary-pronouns-why-they-matter_b_5a03107be4b0230facb8419a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529102548/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/non-binary-pronouns-why-they-matter_b_5a03107be4b0230facb8419a |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* In the 2019 Gender Census, 4.7% of participants said they would be happy for people to use ''"ze/hir/hir/hirs/hirself"'' to refer to them.<ref name="Census2018"/>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''ze'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''hir''.
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''hir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''hirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''hirself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170523031355/http://pronoun.is/ze https://web.archive.org/web/20170523031355/http://pronoun.is/ze]

===Zie===

'''zie, zir (zim), zir, zirs, zirself'''. (Compare the most similar pronoun set, "ze, zir", and other similar pronouns, "xe" and "zhe".) The Gender-Neutral Pronoun FAQ says this set (with the "zie" spelling, and accusative "zir") was widely used on the Internet at the time but doesn't know when it was created.<ref name="GNPFAQ">{{cite web |title=GNP FAQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http:/aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html |url=http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html|archive-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> Andrés Pérez-Bergquist recommended a version of this set (with the "zie" spelling, and accusative "zim") in 2000, but claims not to have created it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pérez-Bergquist |first=Andrés |title=Gender-neutral pronouns: The value of zie|date=2000|url=http://santiago.mapache.org/nonfiction/essays/zie.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216114837/http://santiago.mapache.org/nonfiction/essays/zie.html |archive-date=16 February 2019}}</ref>

'''Use in fiction:'''
* This set (with the "zie" spelling, and accusative "zir") is in the fantasy setting of Bard Bloom's ''World Tree'', for the many characters with sexes other than female or male. Many species in this setting have such sexes, including the protagonist of a book in that setting, [http://www.amazon.com/Sythyrys-Journal-Chronicle-Transaffection-Adventure/dp/1451562934 Sythyry's Journal], which was first serialized as a blog starting in 2002. The setting also has a role-playing game handbook, ''World Tree: A roleplaying game of species and civilization'' (2001).

'''Use for real nonbinary people:'''
In the 2019 Gender Census, 11 people (around 0.1%) said they'd be happy for people to use ''zie/zir'' (or some similar spelling) to refer to them.<ref name="Census2018"/> A notable nonbinary person who goes by ze/zim is the American writer and model [[Devin-Norelle]].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/SteroidBeyonce/ Instagram profile], accessed 29 July 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230607102022/https://www.instagram.com/steroidbeyonce Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="Michael">{{Cite web |title=Meet Devin-Norelle, Chromat's First Masculine of Center Model |author=Michael Love Michael |work=PAPER |date=9 September 2019 |access-date=29 July 2020 |url= https://www.papermag.com/devin-norelle-chromat-2640274990.html?rebelltitem=10#rebelltitem10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209012845/https://www.papermag.com/devin-norelle-chromat-2640274990.html?rebelltitem=10 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Forms:'''
* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''zie'' laughs.
* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''zir''. (Or hug ''zim''.)
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''zir'' hair grows long.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''zirs''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''zirself''.

'''On Pronoun Island:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170719212704/http://pronoun.is/zie https://web.archive.org/web/20170719212704/http://pronoun.is/zie]

==See also==
{{Tumblr post|https://nonbinarywiki.tumblr.com/post/189725910560/pronouns-dont-equal-gender}}
* [[Pronouns]]
* [[Gender neutral language in English]]
* [[Glossary of English gender and sex terminology]]

==References==
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'''Gender-neutral language''', also called '''gender-inclusive language''', is the practice of using words that don't give an idea of someone being female or male. For example, the word "fireman" gives the idea that a person in that work is male. An offer for a job as a "cleaning lady" gives the idea that only a woman should do the job. The gender-neutral alternatives are to say "fire fighter" and "janitor," respectively. Then it is easier to see that these jobs can be done by a person of any gender. Gender-neutral language is important in [[Feminism|feminism]], because changing the way that people talk can help make [[sexism|sexist]] ideas less common. For example, the sexist idea that some jobs should only be done by people of certain genders.

Gender-neutral language is also important to many people who have [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary gender identities]]. For one reason, this kind of talk helps fight against [[nonbinary erasure]], which is the common but wrong and sexist idea that there are only two genders. Since gender-neutral language doesn't give the idea that a person is male or female, it can also apply to people who identify as other genders, outside of the [[Gender binary|gender binary]]. Nonbinary people can ask to be talked about in this way.

Gender-neutral language is both useful and necessary grammatically and socially for the situtations in which gender is varied/queer, mixed/diverse in a group, irrelevant/unwanted, secret or unknown.

==Arabic==
The Washington Post has reported that "Modern standard Arabic, based on Koranic classical Arabic, additionally has a dual option for nouns and verbs that doesn’t imply a specific gender. Some people therefore use the dual of they and you — “huma” (هما) and “intuma” (انتما) — as a gender-neutral alternative. Colloquial Arabic spoken today has largely done away with the dual, so this form can sound very formal to those not in the know."<ref name="Berger">{{Cite web |title=A guide to how gender-neutral language is developing around the world |last=Berger |first=Miriam |work=Washington Post |date=15 December 2019 |access-date=2 October 2020 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/15/guide-how-gender-neutral-language-is-developing-around-world/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527215640/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/15/guide-how-gender-neutral-language-is-developing-around-world/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Chinese==

''See also: [[Glossary of Chinese gender and sex terminology]].''







Pronouns
* '''tā.''' Verbally all gendered pronouns sound the same, and so they technically can be gender neutral. In literature, the male form of tā (他) resembles to the female form of tā (她), except for the most-left part. The female character is first used in the late-1950s. The male character is therefore considered 'most' genderneutral, though versions like: X也 ( by using the latin X + 'yě') may as well be used. The pronounciation of the character for "she" has never changed after adding a new character.
Titles
* '''先生''' '''(xian sheng)'''. A gender neutral term to refer to a teacher, a new acquaintance with whom you are unfamiliar, or anyone with whom you are not on a first-name basis, though it is usually masculine-based.
* '''师傅''' '''(shi fu).''' A gender neutral term, though it is usually masculine-based, conveying respect to someone if you don't know their name, and it means "master."
* '''老师 (lao shi).''' Standard word for teacher.
* '''博士''' '''(bo shi)'''. Standard word for holder of a doctoral degree.
* '''教授 (jiao shou)'''. Standard word for professor.
* '''老板''' '''(lao ban)'''. Standard term for one's boss (say at work).
*'''同学 (tong xue).''' Standard term for one's classmates

Family Terms
* '''孩子 (hai zi).''' Standard gender neutral term for child.
*'''家长 (jia zhang).''' Standard gender neutral term for parent.

Professions
* '''服务员 (''fu wu yuan'').''' Standard word for server and/or gender neutral term for waiter/waitress.

Romantic

* '''对象 (dui xiang).''' Term that means one's romantic partner. It is gender neutral.
* '''配偶 (pei ou).''' Term that means one's partner in marriage. It is gender neutral.

== Cornish ==
Cornish, like all other modern Celtic languages, has two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine. Although the way that gender-neutral nouns and non-binary people are referred to in terms of grammatical gender, and the impact that those nouns would have on adjectives, is yet to be determined, Cornish has a complete set of non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Paradigm of the Cornish non-binary pronoun
!Purpose
!Word or element in Cornish
!Examples
|-
|Personal pronoun
|'''hynn''', '''hydn''', '''hedn'''
|'''Hynn''' a wra dos avorow.
''They will come tomorrow.''
|-
|Possessive adjective
|'''ho<sup>2</sup>''' (causes soft mutation)
|My a wra '''ho''' weles avorow.
''I will see them tomorrow''.
|-
|Infixed pronoun
|'''<nowiki/>'gh'''<sup>(2/4 if desired by speakers to improve the sound of the sentence)</sup>
|My a'''<nowiki/>'gh''' gwel/wel/kwel avorow.
''I will see them tomorrow.''
|-
|Emphatic pronoun
|'''hehynn''', '''ehynn''', '''hyhynn''', etc.
|Ny wra saw '''hehynn''' dos avorow.
''Only <u>they</u> will come tomorrow''.
|-
|Conjugated prepositions
|'''-m''' at the end of the masculine form
|My a wra mos '''dhodhom''' avorow.
''I will go to them tomorrow.''

Ottoma lyver skrifys '''gansom'''.

''Here is a book written by them.''

Ny aswonnav travyth '''anodhom'''.

''I don't know anything about them.''

etc.
|}

==Dutch==

{{main|gender neutral language in Dutch}}

==English==
{{main|gender neutral language in English}}

English is one of the easiest languages to speak in a gender neutral way. One reason for this is it is in the Germanic language family, it originally had three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Another reason is that in the 1200s, English speakers stopped making gender a part of every noun, adjective, and article. Remnants of grammatical gender survived only in personal pronouns and some common nouns.<ref>Dictionary.com. "English used to have gendered nouns?! Yes!" May 16, 2012. ''Dictionary.com'' (blog). [http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/ http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012738/http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> On the other hand, a movement in the 18th century condemned neutral language like [[singular they]], and insisted it sounded more educated to use masculine language like "he" instead, like in Latin. All these changes to English still have effects today, and sometimes create problems. For example, old laws are not clear about whether they use "he" to mean anybody, or men only. Linguists, feminists, and LGBT people have been working on finding the best solutions to the remaining problems with gender exclusive language. Over the past century, they created hundreds of [[English neutral pronouns|pronouns]], out of the lingering belief that "singular they" pronouns will not do. From the 1970s, they have also developed alternatives to gendered words, such as "mail carrier" rather than "mailman."

==French==

''See also: [[Glossary of French gender and sex terminology]] and [[Gender neutral language in French]].''

French, like other Romance languages (except for Asturian), traditionally has only two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine. Additionally, according to the standard language rules, masculine is always treated as the generic gender, meaning that a mixed-gender group will always be referred to in masculine (and not in feminine, unless everyone is a woman). These rules have been established over the centuries by men and male-led institutions like the ''Académie Française''. In 1675, talking about the grammar of the French language, abbot Dominique Bouhours stated "When both genders meet, the most noble must prevail". French inclusive language refuses such rules, and feminist and queer activists work hard to try and rid French of its sexism. They have developed over the last few decades different ways to adapt the French language to be more inclusive of women and gender minorities.

However, there is not one single way to speak inclusively in French, but rather, there are a wide variety of tools and workarounds one can use to adapt one's language.<ref>Knisely, Kris A. Le français non-binaire: Linguistic forms used by non-binary speakers of French. Foreign Language Annals. 2020;53:850–876.<nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12500</nowiki></ref> It should also be noted that the "mainstream" inclusive language used by an ever growing number or people, journals and institutions aims at being inclusive of women. These changes, albeit fairly minimal, are still very controversial with certain people. The problem of a language inclusive of the nonbinary community hasn't yet reached the mainstream debate and remains mostly confined within queer and feminist circles.

Finally, as it is not officially recognised, it is important to mention that inclusive French might not be accepted in contexts where formal language is expected; such as exams, language proficiency tests, official documents etc.

=== Gender neutral pronouns ===

==== Singular pronouns ====
These pronouns are considered neopronouns and are used to refer to nonbinary people or someone whose gender is unknown. They are not formally recognised and are not usually used in what could be called "mainstream inclusive French". Their use is mostly limited to nonbinary people, feminist and queer circles as well as the internet. Because nothing is codified, there are almost no limits on what can be used, and a wide variety of options have been created and adopted by different people. Due to these circumstances, it is common for French gender non-conforming people to accept different sets of pronouns/neopronouns, or any pronouns/neopronouns. The lists below are not exhaustive.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Subject pronouns
!use
!Exemples
|-
|'''iel''' (can also be spelled ''ielle'', ''yel'' or ''yelle'')
|The most common spelling is "''iel''". It is the main gender neutral pronoun used in French and is a contraction of the two binary pronouns "''il''" and "''elle''". For that reason some nonbinary people do not find it adequate and prefer to use other neutral alternatives. It is also used to refer to someone whose gender is yet to be determined.
|"'''Iel''' est non-binaire. '''Iel''' n'est ni un garçon, ni une fille".

"Quelqu'un a mangé le dernier gâteau au chocolat. Je ne sais pas qui c'est, mais '''iel''' aurait quand même pu en laisser un morceau pour les autres".
|-
|'''ille'''
|Just like "''iel''", "''ille''" is a contraction of "''il''" and "''elle''", and therefore faces the same criticism. Its pronunciation can easily sound like the masculine "''il''" if the last syllable is not accentuated enough, which could either be considered a problem or an advantage depending on how one looks at it. An alternative pronunciation could be \ij\.
|"'''Ille''' est arrivé-e hier soir"
|-
|'''el'''
|Just like "''iel''", "''el''" is a contraction of "''il''" and "''elle''", and therefore faces the same criticism. Its pronunciation sounds like the feminine "''elle''". It could either be considered a problem or an advantage depending on how one looks at it.
|
|-
|'''ul''' or '''ol'''
|These pronouns are usually preferred by those whose gender identity falls mostly or completely outside the gender binary. They are the most common gender neutral pronouns after "''iel''".
|"'''Ul''' est parti en vacance. '''Ol''' va '''lu''' rejoindre dans quelques jours".
|-
|'''ael'''
|"''Ael''" also does not stem from the contraction of "''il''" and "''elle''". Although any types of agreement can be used, it is most often paired with "''-ae''".
|"'''Ael''' est all'''ae''' en Australie pendant deux semaines"
‘’Çom’’ a neo pronoun derived from an archaic català pronoun “hom” used as an impersonal/gender neutral subject pronoun. Since Hom is similar to homme, the pronoun variation featured here is based off a similar Occitan pronoun Òm.
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Object pronouns
!use
!exemples
|-
|'''lea'''
|It is the main gender neutral object pronoun. It is used to refer to nonbinary people or someone whose gender is yet unknown. It is often paired with "''iel''"
|"'''Iel''' est arrivé-e à la gare, je ne vais pas tarder à aller '''lea''' chercher"
|-
|'''lo''' or '''lu'''
|These neopronouns are usually used to refer to those who chose to go by "''ol''" or "''ul''".
|"'''Ol''' est arrivé-e à la gare, je ne vais pas tarder à aller '''lo''' chercher"
|-
|'''ellui'''
|"''Ellui''" is most commonly used as a reflexive pronoun. it is otherwise found to sound clunky or hard to understand when used as a non-reflexive pronoun.
|"'''Iel''' vient manger à la maison ce soir, je ne mais pas tarder à aller '''lea''' chercher à la gare. Nous irons manger chez '''ellui''' la semaine prochaine"
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Possessive pronouns
!use
!exemple
|-
|'''mo''' and '''man'''
|These result from the merging of the feminine possessive pronoun "''ma''" and the masculine "''mon''".
A commonly used alternative to these would be the "alternating approach" where one refers to somebody using "''ma''" and "''mon''" alternatively.
|"'''Iel''' est '''man''' meillleur-e ami-e depuis l'école primaire. Je '''lea''' connais depuis mes douze ans"
|}

==== plural pronouns ====

==== agreements ====








==German==
{{main|gender neutral language in German}}

===Pronouns===
*'''Zett'''
*'''As'''
*'''Dey'''

==Hindi==

''See also: [[Gender neutral language in Hindi]].''

Hindi is a gendered language.

=== Pronouns ===
Personal pronouns in Hindi are gender neutral.

=== Verb Conjugations ===
Although in 2014, India, the parent culture of Hindi formally recognized the rights of transgender, non-binary, genderqueer and gender-questioning people to determine their gender identification as going beyond the existing binary classifications of male or female, Hindi has lagged behind in that, in Hindi verbs are still conjugated along traditional binary male-female classifications.

This traditional gendered nature of verb conjugations in Hindi is problematic as it forces people with non-binary identities to misgender themselves.

In an attempt to address the limitations posed by the gendered nature of verb conjugations in Hindi, and to ensure students are not forced to misgender themselves, in 2016, some faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, shared [https://inclusivehindi.la.utexas.edu/inclusive-hindi-grammar an avant-garde proposal for a non-binary verb conjugation option] that does not currently exist in Hindi. This proposal has largely been well received by colleagues and students alike (with some predictable backlash). They are currently in the process of creating a webpage dedicated to making Hindi pedagogy more inclusive, which will also include details of this proposal.

The proposal in a nutshell: '''Using the vowel ओ ''o'' non-binary verb conjugations is suggested .'''

'''In the gendered binary option:''' - '''''male voice''''' ''conjugations'' end in '''आ ''ā''''' for masculine singular conjugations and '''ए ''e''''' for masculine plural conjugations. - '''''female voice''''' conjugations end in '''ई ''ī''''' for both, feminine singular and plural conjugations, with '''ई ''ī''''' sometimes being nasalized to '''ईं ''ī̃''''' for plural conjugations. For ''a '''non-binary voice''''' option, we suggest conjugations end in '''ओ ''o''''' for both, non-binary singular and plural conjugations, with '''ओ ''o''''' sometimes being nasalized to '''ओं ''õ''''' for plural conjugations, along principles similar to conjugations for the ''female voice''.

Adopting '''ओ ''o'' / ओं ''õ''''' for a '''''non-binary voice''''' verb conjugation seems to be a straightforward approach without any disruption to the principles of Hindi verb conjugations.

So, for example, in the Habitual aspect the verb खाना / khānā “to eat”, would be conjugated as:

[MS = masculine singular, MP = masculine plural, FS= feminine singular, FP = feminine plural, NBS = non-binary singular, NBP = non-binary plural]

Present day binary conjugation:

MS-Present: मैं खा'''ता''' हूँ    mãĩ khā'''tā''' hū̃ (I eat- male voice) MS-Past: मैं खा'''ता''' '''था''' mãĩ khā'''tā thā''' (I used to eat - male voice)

MP-Present: हम खा'''ते''' हैं ham khā'''te''' hãĩ (we eat- male voice) MP-Past: हम खा'''ते थे''' ham khāt'''e the''' (we used to eat - male voice)

FS-Present:    मैं खा'''ती''' हूँ    mãĩ khā'''tī''' hū̃ (I eat - female voice) FS-Past:    मैं खा'''ती थी''' mãĩ khā'''tī thī''' (I used to eat - female voice)

FP-Present:    हम खा'''ती''' हैं ham khā'''tī''' hãĩ (we eat - female voice) FP-Past:    हम खा'''ती थीं''' ham khā'''tī thī̃''' (we used to eat - female voice)

Suggested non-binary conjugation for inclusion:

'''NBS-Present:''' मैं खा'''तो''' हूँ    mãĩ khā'''to''' hū̃ (I eat - suggested non-binary voice) '''NBS-Past:''' मैं खा'''तो''' '''थो''' mãĩ khāt'''o tho''' (I used to eat - suggested non-binary voice)

'''NBP-Present:''' हम खा'''तो''' हैं ham khā'''to''' hãĩ (I eat - suggested non-binary voice) '''NBP-Past:''' हम खा'''तो थों''' ham khā'''to thõ''' (we used to eat - suggested non-binary voice)

The [https://inclusivehindi.la.utexas.edu/inclusive-hindi-grammar '''''Inclusive Hindi''''' website]: contains examples of how all tenses and aspect conjugations would look if one factors in the suggested non-binary option.

The same principle of using '''ओ ''o'' / ओं ''õ''''' for a '''''non-binary voice''''', when transferred on to certain classes of nouns and adjectives, may make one pause to ponder over how it may affect other parts of speech, specifically, possession (particularly the possessive particles in Hindi), the plural oblique case, and in some instances, overlap between the imperative/command construction and the one-time completed action past tense. However, going deeper, one realizes that interference is minimal, if at all. Just as some other aspects of Hindi grammar which on the surface seem the same, being clearly context and/or marker dependent become non-issues, this too, being clearly either context and/or marker dependent would not pose a problem. Also, having the '''ओ ''o''/ओं ''õ''''' sound ending to indicate possession is not alien in Hindi as observed in various varieties like Braj Bhāshā, to name one. Besides, for now this point is quite mute, given that currently there is no class of non-binary nouns in Hindi!







==Icelandic==

==Italian==
Italian, as with other romance languages, presents challenges for inclusivity of nonbinary genders in that grammatically there only exists masculine and feminine genders. Although it descended from Latin, which had 3 genders (masculine, feminine and neuter), it has since lost its neuter form. Nevertheless, different approaches may transform the way Italian is spoken to make it more gender inclusive. In standard Italian, pronouns tend to be omitted unless they are needed for emphatic affect. Ex. Mangia un panino means " ___ eats a sandwich"
===Nouns===
Italian has masculine and feminine grammatical genders, although some nouns ending in -e (singular)/ -i (plural) hint at a suggested neutral form not dissimilar from gender ambiguous nouns in Spanish (ex. el estudiante and la gente both end in -e even though they are gendered masculine and feminine).
One idea therefore may be to use these endings for nouns to neutralize language. Possible noun endings that could work:
*'''e, i.''' Already present in standard Italian
*'''en, is.''' Nonstandard and not regularly used, taking from latin endings.
*'''u, un, us.''' Nonstandard, taking from latin endings.
*'''@.''' Similar to "chic@s" in Spanish
*'''ə.''' The schwa, or scevà in Italian. In some regional languages, especially Neapolitan, the schwa is commonly found at the end of words, which can make many gendered words sound almost gender neutral. When spoken quickly, for listeners it can sound similar to removing the vowel, although it isn't because the schwa is a distinct sound.
*'''*.''' The asterisk is used at the end of words to represent gender neutral vowels. This method has been used by Queer Italian activists and even has been sported in some Italian pride media.

===Personal Pronouns===
*'''Ləi.''' Nonstandard Italian, to be used in conjunction with the schwa.
*'''Loi/Luoi.''' Nonstandard Italian, not regularly used. (Nonbinary option as "singular they")
*'''Ilu.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Il@.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Lau.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Leu.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Ciu.''' Nonstandard Italian Pronoun, inspired by the Word Cio/Ci, meaning "That". Use is unknown
*'''Ci.''' Present in Standard italian as a pronoun that is neutral, but is used in only specific grammatical structures. Additionally, this pronoun is associated with the pronoun "We" in certain contexts.
*'''Ne.''' Present in Standard Italian as a pronoun that is neutral, but like Ci, it is only used under certain circumstances.
Here is a hypothetical Pronoun model following the italian Neo Pronoun "Luoi".
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Nominative
!Genitive
!Dative
!Accusative
!Instrumental
|-
|Luoi
|Ne/Di luoi
|Glie/A luoi
|Ciu/Luoi
|Ci/Ce/Con Luoi
|}

==Irish==
The Irish language (Gaeilge) presents some challenges to creating a gender neutral way of speaking. Every noun is gendered in either masculine or feminine grammatical gender, with accompanied binary forms for adjective agreement, pronouns and prepositions.
===Nouns===
Nouns in Irish are categorized into masculine and feminine grammatical genders, which in turn dictate the way nouns behave with the definitive articles "an" and "na", initial consonant mutations and the formation of adjectives. Gendered nouns correspond to gendered pronouns as stand ins (ex. masculine, Sé, or feminine, Sí). Nouns do seem to possess standard endings for the most part, although there are some exceptions. Irish nouns have 4 grammatical cases: nominative/accusative, vocative, genitive and prepositional.

Masculine endings include the following
* ending in a broad consonant
* occupational nouns ending in -óir/oir, -éir/eir, -úir/uir
* single syllable words ending in -eacht or -acht
* end with the masculine diminutives -ín or -án
* end with -ste
* most loan words are masculine (including derivatives using -ach)

Feminine endings include:
* ending in a slender consonant
* multiple syllable words ending in -eacht, -acht, or íocht.
* ending in -eog or -óg
* ending in -chan
* are place names ending in -lann
* most countries, rivers and languages are feminine.

(it could be argued since -eacht and -acht occur as both feminine and masculine nouns that there is some gender ambiguity/neutralized gender, and perhaps these could be neuter endings for nouns). For a traditionalist approach, it's important to recognize that grammatical gender is not the same as actual gender of the noun and can be categorical at times (ex. Paiste and Duine are both behave grammatically as masculine nouns but do not strictly mean a "male child" or "male person" and are basically neutral concepts).

===Pronouns===
Pronouns in standard Irish Gaelic are as follows:
* ''Sé'' - meaning ''he'' in English, is a masculine pronoun.
* ''Sí'' - meaning ''she'' in English, is a feminine pronoun.
* ''Siad'' - meaning ''they'' in English, is neutral but a plural pronoun

Native speakers and new speakers alike have been thinking up helpful gender neutral alternatives. Some of these gender neutral pronouns include:
* ''Siad'' - though not commonly used, some people have used this in place of binary pronouns, although some a critical of using it this way because they worry it will confuse people, because of ''Siad'' being used as a plural pronoun.
* ''Siú'' - suggested from some learners in the duolingo community, it bears resemblance to ''Sé'' and ''Sí'' but stands alone as a gender neutral alternative. Not regularly used. Also bears similarity to siùd, meaning "those"
* ''Duí'' - non-standard, used in place of ''Sí'' and ''Sé'', it derives from the word ''duine'' which translates to ''person''. Bear in mind that the grammatical gender of ''duine'' itself is grammatically masculine in gender.
* ''Cí'' - non-standard, nonbinary pronoun inspired from Gaulish "Chí"
*''Són'' - Old Irish pronoun meaning "This" (It's modern variant, seo, means the same)
*''Intí -'' Old Irish pronoun meaning one/he/she
* ''S`'' - A possibly ambiguous way to use the simple Slender S sound "S" but shortened without the masc or femme endings. ''Tá S` go maith''
*''Sin'' - this has been in use by some native speakers. it's literal meaning is "that". Alternative ways of spelling Sin could include ''Sinh'', ''S'n'', ''S-n'' or 'Sinhe'. The "Nh" is a borrowed ending from old gaelic, pronounced as a regular N or N followed by an H. Sinh, S'n and S-n would all be pronounced as ''Sin'' In some dialects of Irish and in Scottish Gaelic, ''Sinn/Sinne'' is used as a pronoun meaning We in english.
*''Ea'' - a gender-neutral pronoun regularly used in modern Irish, but usually restricted to certain grammatical circumstances.
*''Amhain'' - The adjectival form meaning "one" (used for numbers when counting people). The use for this, is unknown.
*''Amh'' - Neo pronoun acting as a shortened version of Amhain, meaning "one person". Not used in contemporary gaelic.

Irish has three grammatical forms for personal pronouns: conjunctive form, disjunctive form and emphatic form.

'''Conjunctive form'''

The conjunctive form is used when the subject follows the verb. Standard Irish sentence structure is Verb Subject Object or VSO. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Siú'',''Duí'' and ''Cí''.

Example:
''Ritheann siú'' or "they (sg.) run"
''Ritheann sin'' or "they (sg.) run"
''Ritheann cí'' or "they (sg.) run"
''Ritheann sea'' or "they (sg.) run"

'''Disjunctive form'''

The disjunctive form is used when the pronoun isn't the subject or the subject pronoun doesn't follow the verb. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Iú'',''Dhuí'' and ''Chí''

Examples:
''Is dalta sin'' or "they are a student"
''Is duine dhuí'' or "they are a person"
''Is garda chí'' or "they are a police officer"
''Buailim mé iú'' or "I hit them"
''Buailim mé dhuí'' or "I hit them"
''Buailim mé chí'' or "I hit them"
''Is muinteoir ea'' or "They sg. are a teacher"

'''Emphatic form'''

Emphatic form is used to emphasize pronouns and is similar to the English use of italics to give words a bit more weight. Conjunctive and Disjunctive forms exist within the Emphatic form. Forms for the nonstandard pronouns include ''Suisa'',''Duísean'' and ''Císa'' (emphatic conjunctive) and ''Uisa'', ''Dhuísean'' and ''Chísa (emphatic disjunctive).

Examples:
''Is dhuísean!'' or "It's ''them'"
''Is suisa!'' or "It's ''them''"
''Is císa!'' or "It's ''them''"
''Is seasa'' or

'''Prepositional pronouns'''

In addition to these other forms of pronouns, The irish language has "prepositional pronouns", which create specific forms of gender pronouns depending on the type of preposition. Bear in mind the table below contains only the neutral singular versions of these pronouns and these are all non-standard forms inspired by ones present within Irish currently. To form these, take the frontal stem of the 3rd person plural preposition and add the endings -ín, -ar, -na, -á, -us or -usa.

{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ag "at" !! de "off" !! le "with" !! roimh "before" !! ar "on"
!do "for/to"
!ó "from"
!thar "over"
!as "out of"
!faoi "under"
!trí "through"
!idir "between"
!chuig "toward"
!i "in"
!um "around"
!fara "along/ with"
|-
|acá
|diobhin
|leosa
|romhin
|orsin
|daoise
|uaithu
|thairu
|asin
|fús
|tría
| ---
|chús
|ionseá
|umúl
|feirsa
|}Another option if using "sin" as a pronoun could be to use the preposition stem in combination with "sin" or "that". Ex. Aige "at him" or Aici "at her" would be replaced with Ag Sin (literally at that). Some non-binary speakers of Irish may also look to using Siad as a pronoun, which would correspond with Siad's additional prepositional forms. <br />

===Family terms===
There are words that would be categorized in binary genders but could be used as neutral sounding words.
* ''Páiste'' means child, (plural ''páistí''), grammatically masculine.
* ''Tuismitheoir'' means parent (plural ''tuismitheoirí''), grammatically masculine.
*''Mo ghra'' or ''Gra'' can be used in a neutral sense to say "my love" or "love" when referring to a romantic partner.

''See also: [[Glossary of Irish Gender and Sex Terminology]].''

==Japanese==

''See also: [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]].''

Japanese does not have grammatical gendered structures (i.e. conjugations or noun endings), but there are many gendered aspects of the language. Specific information, such as the gender of a person being referred to, is often implied through other context in the conversation. There are however, specific sets of vocabulary that are traditionally assigned to narrow demographics. For example, the first-person singular pronoun (i.e. "I" or "me") is different depending on the gender of the speaker: 僕 ("boku") is generally used by young men, while women tend to use あたし ("atashi"). There is also a neutral pronoun, 私 ("watashi"), although it's more formal.








==Korean==

''See also: [[Glossary of Korean gender and sex terminology]].''








==Latin==

Latin is essentially a historical language, but it is still used by a small but vibrant community worldwide. It starts to have some LGBT terminology, like "homosexualitas"/"homophylophilia" (homosexuality), "propensio sexualis" (sexual orientation), "intersexualitas" (intersexuality), "identitas generis" (gender identity) etc., but modern neologisms remain a tricky issue in the language. Also, Latin traditionally makes extensive use of generic masculine, which is thus difficult to avoid. If one is ready to use terms that didn't exist in the classical language (or had a different meaning then), but have nevertheless been in use for centuries (e.g. "persona", "individuum"), it is possible to use a mix of terms of different grammatical genders and add other words as appositions aligned in gender in order to convey gender neutrality, e.g. "homo filius", "persona filia" and "individuum filium" in order to express "child" (in the sense of offspring). For "enby", "nebinium" has been proposed.<ref>See [https://nibi.space/pronomen_und_grammatisches_geschlecht_in_anderen_sprachen#romanische_sprachen here]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513041235/https://nibi.space/pronomen_und_grammatisches_geschlecht_in_anderen_sprachen Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

==Norwegian==

Norwegian is a language with three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter, but they have nothing at all to do with real gender. For example, "kvinne", which means "woman", "kusine", which means a female cousin, "jente", which means "girl", and "dronning", which means "queen", are all or can be masculine nouns. There are also a few odd words, such as romkamerat, an inclusive word meaning room-mate. The word "kamerat" means male friend.

===Family terms===
*'''Ektefelle''': An inclusive word for a spouse.
*'''Barn''': An inclusive word for a child.
*'''Søskenbarn''': An inclusive word for a cousin.
*'''Forelder''': A word for a parent.

===Pronouns===
*'''Seg''': An extremely common, standard word for "themself" or "themselves".
*'''Si''': The feminine possessive form of 'seg'. It indicates belonging to the subject, but not the gender/lack of gender of the subject (or even the object).
*'''Sin''': The masculine possessive form of 'seg'. Its function is similar to the function described above.
*'''Sitt''': The neuter possessive form of 'seg'. Its function is similar to the function described above.

*'''Hen''': An inclusive third-person pronoun. The Norwegian Language Council (Språkrådet) is unfavourable towards use of "hen" as a general gender-neutral pronoun in formal texts (while open to change should actual language use evolve), but advises to use it when requested by a nonbinary person. At that occasion, the Språkrådet uses "hen" also as object form and "hens" as genitive form.<ref>http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Publikasjoner/Spraaknytt/spraknytt-20162/spraknytt-12016/han-ho-eller-hen/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230321173610/https://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Publikasjoner/Spraaknytt/spraknytt-20162/spraknytt-12016/han-ho-eller-hen/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Hin''': Another gender-neutral pronoun.<ref name="frio_Kjøn">{{Cite web |title=Kjønnsportal > Pronomen |trans-title= |author= |work=FRI Oslo og Viken |date= |access-date=8 March 2021 |url= https://www.friosloviken.no/kun/ressurser/kjonn/pronomen/ |language=nb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922014646/https://www.friosloviken.no/kun/ressurser/kjonn/pronomen/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

*'''Den''' or '''Det''': Pronouns that usually refer to objects (akin to English "it"), however some people choose to use these pronouns.<ref name="frio_Kjøn" />

===Other Types of Relationships===
*'''Venn''': A standard word for "friend". "Kamerat" and "venninne", the other words, are binary.
*'''Kjæreste''': A person who is loved by another person, but not married to them.

==Polish==
''There is more information about this topic here: [[Gender neutral language in Polish]]''

See also [[Glossary of Polish gender and sex terminology]].

Polish is a very gendered language. Some Polish nonbinary people create solutions such as gender-neutral verb endings, for example "chciałxm"/"chciałom"/"chciałx" instead of "chciałbym" (masculine) or "chciałabym" (feminine).<ref>{{cite web|title=hi how to use they them in poland. próbuję ale im failing miserably|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=http://archive.is/ZMwts|url=https://urodziwy.tumblr.com/post/187175986471/hi-how-to-use-they-them-in-poland-pr%C3%B3buj%C4%99-ale-im}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Czemu ludzie są Twoim zdaniem dyskryminowani przez swoją orientację seksualną?|archive-url=http://archive.is/k4Xzj|archive-date=17 June 2020|url=https://ask.fm/brainlessxx/answers/162268935811}}</ref> In the novel ''Perfect Imperfection'', author Jacek Dukaj used -um verb endings (e.g. "zobaczyłum" instead of the masculine "zobaczyłem" or feminine "zobaczyłam").<ref name="TransGrysy">{{Cite web |title=TransGrysy wyjaśniają: co robić, a czego nie robić w kontaktach z osobami transpłciowymi? |trans-title=TransGrysy explains: what to do and what not to do when dealing with transgender people? |last=Winky |first=Kinky |work=kinkywinky.pl |date= |access-date=1 October 2020 |url= https://www.kinkywinky.pl/blog/poradnik/transplciowosc-savoir-vivre.html |language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623034945/https://www.kinkywinky.pl/blog/poradnik/transplciowosc-savoir-vivre.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> These have since become known as Dukaisms.<ref name="zaimkipl">{{Cite web |title=An overview of Polish nonbinary pronouns |trans-title= |author= |work=Zaimki.pl |date= |access-date=25 November 2020 |url= https://zaimki.pl/english |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603042546/https://zaimki.pl/english |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Another gender-neutral way of speaking or writing Polish is rewording phrases to use a non-gendered conjugation of a verb. For example, instead of saying "I saw" in the masculine form "zobaczyłem" or feminine form "zobaczyłam", one could say "Udało mi się zobaczyć" (I was able to see).<ref name="grabieżca">{{Cite web |title=Osoby niebinarne - jakiej są płci? |trans-title= |author=niski_grabieżca |work=transseksualizm.blogspot.com |date=12 June 2019 |access-date=1 October 2020 |url= https://transseksualizm.blogspot.com/2019/06/osoby-niebinarne-jakiej-sa-pci.html |language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623022837/https://transseksualizm.blogspot.com/2019/06/osoby-niebinarne-jakiej-sa-pci.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

For written Polish, it is possible to combine the masculine and feminine forms of a noun, with a space in between the endings to acknowledge other genders. For example instead of the masculine "aktorzy" or the feminine "aktorki", one could write "aktorki_rzy".<ref name="123t_Gend">{{Cite web |title=Gender. Płeć w języku. Feminizm w języku polskim |trans-title=Gender. Gender in language. Feminism in Polish language |last=Tłumaczeń |first=Biuro |work=Ekspresowe tłumaczenia |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=1 October 2020 |url= https://123tlumacz.pl/gender-plec-w-jezyku-feminizm-w-jezyku-polskim/ |language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612005847/https://123tlumacz.pl/gender-plec-w-jezyku-feminizm-w-jezyku-polskim/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Portuguese==
''[[Gender neutral language in Portuguese]] contains more information on this topic.''

''See also: [[Glossary of Brazilian Portuguese gender and sex terminology]] and [[Glossary of European Portuguese gender and sex terminology]].''

=== Pronous ===
The most common neutral pronouns are ''elu'' and ''ile'', though there are many others.
{| class="wikitable"
|+''Ela'' and ''ele'' compared to some Portuguese neopronouns:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://identidades.wikia.org/pt-br/wiki/Linguagem_n%C3%A3o-bin%C3%A1ria_ou_neutra|title=Linguagem não-binária ou neutra|last=Lobo|first=Cari|last2=Gaigaia|first2=V.|website=wikia|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Non-binary or neutral language|others=Revised by Kumiho Lim|access-date=20 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025071357/http://identidades.wikia.org/pt-br/wiki/Linguagem_n%C3%A3o-bin%C3%A1ria_ou_neutra|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronome_neutro_de_terceira_pessoa#Portugu%C3%AAs|title=Pronome neutro de terceira pessoa|website=Wikipedia|access-date=21 June 2021|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Neutral third person pronoun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605221819/https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronome_neutro_de_terceira_pessoa|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orientando.org/listas/tipos-de-linguagem/|title=Elementos de conjuntos de linguagem|website=orientando|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Elements of sets of language|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606023545/https://orientando.org/listas/tipos-de-linguagem/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
!ela/e(s)
!ael(s)
!el(s)
!el@(s)*
!elu(s)
!elx(s)*
!ile(s)
!ilu(s)
|-
|dela/e(s)
|dael(s)
|del(s)
|del@(s)
|delu(s)
|delx(s)
|dile(s)
|dilu(s)
|-
|nela/e(s)
|nael(s)
|nel(s)
|nel@(s)
|nelu(s)
|nelx(s)
|nile(s)
|nilu(s)
|-
|aquela/e(s)
|aquael(s)
|aquel(s)
|aquel@(s)
| aquelu(s)
|aquelx(s)
|aquile(s)
|aquilu(s)
|-
|daquela/e(s)
| daquael(s)
|daquel(s)
|daquel@(s)
|daquelu(s)
|daquelx(s)
|daquile(s)
| daquilu(s)
|-
|naquela/e(s)
|naquael(s)
|naquel(s)
|naquel@(s)
|naquelu(s)
|naquelx(s)
|naquile(s)
|naquilu(s)
|-
|àquela/e(s)
|àquael(s)
| àquel(s)
| àquel@(s)
|àquelu(s)
|àquelx(s)
|àquile(s)
|àquilu(s)
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The use of these pronouns is not encouraged.

=== Family Terms ===
* '''Mai''' - mom/dad

* '''Irmane''' - brother/sister 



==Russian==

''See also: [[Glossary of Russian gender and sex terminology]].''

Unlike English, Russian has three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. While neuter allows some nonbinary people adjectives to use, this gender is not ideal for nonbinary people for grammatical reasons. The first is that most neuter nouns decline like masculine nouns. The second is that neuter animate nouns do not change in the accusative case (though there are rare neuter animate nouns that change in the accusative plural; see [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/лицо#Declension "лицо" in Wiktionary]), while both masculine and feminine nouns do. This implies that people using neuter words are not human.





===Titles===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! госпожне
| Plural is "госпожня". Grammatical gender is neutral, and while in the singular it takes endings similar to the masculine.
|-
|}

===Family Terms===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! -евче and -овче
| In Russian, rather than middle names, children have patronyms, or their father's first name with -евич/-ович (for boys) or -евна/-овна (for girls) added to the end. -евче and -овче are [[genderqueer]] endings for one's patronym. Alternatives include -евчен/-овчен (agender), -еви/-ови (multigender) and more.
|-
|}





==Spanish==
[[File:ParentsFloat2009MarchaDF.JPG|thumb|Parents of Gays float at the 2009 Marcha Gay in Mexico City. The banner shows the @ symbol substituted for the masculine "o" or feminine "a" to make it gender neutral.]]

{{main|Gender neutral language in Spanish}}

As a language in the Romance family, Spanish has two grammatical genders, masculine and feminine, which are part of every adjective, noun, and article. This makes it nearly impossible to speak in a completely gender-neutral in standard Spanish. Feminists, LGBT people, and other activists today are creating methods to speak Spanish in a gender-neutral way when needed. Because the ending -o is masculine, and -a is feminine, it's now common for people to substitute these with a different letter or symbol to create a neutral version. The most used and more accepted is using -e. Some common examples of this are "L@s Latin@s,"<ref name="sikian">Sikian. ''Reddit''. Forum comment. 2015. https://www.reddit.com/r/genderqueer/comments/2ymn25/gender_in_language_to_all_you_nonbinary_redditors/cpdjdhi [https://web.archive.org/web/20220923080826/https://www.reddit.com/r/genderqueer/comments/2ymn25/gender_in_language_to_all_you_nonbinary_redditors/cpdjdhi/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="gubb">Sophia Gubb. "Construyendo Un Género Neutro En Español – Para Una Lengua Feminista, Igualitaria E Inclusiva." February 10, 2013. ''Sophia Gubb's Blog''. Personal blog entry. http://www.sophiagubb.com/construyendo-un-genero-neutro-en-espanol-para-una-lengua-feminista-igualitaria-e-inclusiva/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230318230932/http://www.sophiagubb.com/construyendo-un-genero-neutro-en-espanol-para-una-lengua-feminista-igualitaria-e-inclusiva/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="socialchange">http://www.spanishforsocialchange.com/2015/05/living-as-non-binary-or-gender-neutral.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323183754/https://www.spanishforsocialchange.com/2015/05/living-as-non-binary-or-gender-neutral.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="genderfork">http://genderfork.com/2013/question-gender-neutral-honorifics-in-spanish/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20220921230102/http://genderfork.com/2013/question-gender-neutral-honorifics-in-spanish/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> "Lxs Latinxs,"<ref name="sikian /><ref name="genderfork /><ref name="socialchange /> "Les Latines,"<ref name="Schmidt">{{Cite web |title=A Language for All |last=Schmidt |first=Samantha |work=Washington Post |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=29 May 2020 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/12/05/teens-argentina-are-leading-charge-gender-neutral-language/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510125055/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/12/05/teens-argentina-are-leading-charge-gender-neutral-language/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="socialchange" /> and even "LⒶs LatinⒶs."<ref name="tawny">Phoenix Tawnyflower. "Nonbinary Spanish." May 24, 2014. ''Reflections of a Queer Artist'' (personal blog). http://phoenixtawnyflower.blogspot.com/2014/05/nonbinary-spanish.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220924210924/https://phoenixtawnyflower.blogspot.com/2014/05/nonbinary-spanish.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In Spanish the neutral word for mom/dad that would be equal to parent in English is xadre, the word madre being mom and the word padre being dad and the alternative to daddy/mommy that in Spanish would be papi/mami respectively is xami, xadi or xaxi.

All of this pronunciating the x as an s. This forms are not largely used.

For words that describe professions for example actor/actriz meaning actor/actress there are two alternatives. The first one works as any other adjective adding an 'e' to actor and the second one takes the ending of naturally gender neutral words like cantante meaning singer, taking the 'ante' and adding it to the original word's root, in this case being actuante.

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==Swedish==

[[File:Hen - The Swedish pronoun.svg|thumb|A symbol of Swedish female, male, and neutral pronouns.]]

''See also: http://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_neutral_language_in_Swedish.''

Traditionally, the word ''den'' has been used as a gender neutral pronoun and remains widely used today. However, depending on the context, the word ''den'' can also mean ''it'' leaving it unsatisfactory as a gender neutral pronoun for many who do not wish to be seen as comparable to an inanimate object. Since the 1960s, the person pronoun ''hen'' has become increasingly popular and will, in 2015, be added for the first time to ''Svenska Akademiens Ordlista'' (the Swedish equivalent to France's ''Dictionnaire de l'Académie française''). Its usage, however, remains somewhat contraversial and is vigorously opposed by some.

In 2024, the official Swedish gender-neutral pronoun is hen/hen/hens. The Swedish common-inanimate pronoun den/den/dens (equivalent to it/it/its) is also used for gender-neutral language and by some [[nonbinary]] people, as well as the non-standard anglicized practice of singular de/dem/deras (they/them/their). Some [[nonbinary]] people have also opted for [[neopronouns|neopronoun]] such as hin/hin/hins, which is in actuality an obsolete pronoun that means something alike “that one”, but is in modern times pretty much only used in the set phrase “hin håle” (the hard one, the devil).

===Pronouns===

{| class="wikitable"
! <u>Hen</u>
! Standard gender-neutral/third-gender personal pronoun
|-
!hen
|Subject form
|-
!hen/henom
|Object form is generaly just "hen", but some use "henom". It is very individual.
|-

!hens
|Possessive form
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! <u>Den</u>
! Gender-neutral/common-inanimate "it"
|-
!den
|Subject/object form
|-

!dens/dess
|Possessive form
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! <u>De</u>
! Non-standard anglicized singular "they"
|-
!de
|Subject form is sometimes written "dom"
|-
!dem
|Object form is sometimes written "dom"
|-

!deras
|Possessive form
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! <u>Hin</u>
! Neopronoun/obsolete pronoun "hin"
|-
!hin
|Subject/object form
|-
!hins
|Possessive form
|}






==Thai==

''See also: [[Glossary of Thai gender and sex terminology]].''








==Welsh==

==External links==

*[http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles Gender-neutral/Queer Titles]. A long, continually updated list of gender-neutral or genderqueer words for family members and relationships in English.
*[https://collectanealinguistica.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/language-learning-beyond-the-gender-binary/ Language learning beyond the gender binary], by linguist Timothy McKeon, on how to be gender-neutral or gender-variant in many different languages.
*[https://deepbaltic.com/2018/03/20/being-non-binary-in-a-language-without-gendered-pronouns-estonian/ Being Non-Binary in a Language Without Gendered Pronouns – Estonian]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Gender neutral language]]
[[de:geschlechtsneutrale_sprache]]

Nounself pronouns

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'''Nounself pronouns''' are a wide variety of kinds of [[gender neutral pronouns]]. By adapting any noun of one's choosing into a pronoun, one can create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns. The variations can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as nature, technology, or abstract concepts. This is similar to [[xenogender]], in which a nonbinary person describes their gender by means of metaphorical concepts that have nothing to do with female or male. Nounself pronouns are a creative and often light-hearted experiment in gender expression. Unlike most neologistic pronouns that are in this wiki's list of [[English neutral pronouns]], which are intended to be used for all people regardless of gender, nounself pronouns are intended to be used by only a small number of people who feel that they express what is distinctive about themselves.

Nounself pronouns can be especially difficult to use for people who speak English as a second language, or who are neurodivergent or disabled. For this reason, if you ask others to call you by nounself pronouns, it's good etiquette to offer a secondary set of more standard pronouns, for accessibility. This secondary set may be called "auxiliary pronouns".<ref name="tran_What">{{Cite web |title=What's the deal with auxiliary pronouns vs other pronouns? |author=Roxiw |work=Transgender Teen Survival Guide |date=28 December 2015 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url= https://transgenderteensurvivalguide.tumblr.com/post/136108322870/whats-the-deal-with-auxiliary-pronouns-vs-other|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711101649/https://transgenderteensurvivalguide.tumblr.com/post/136108322870/whats-the-deal-with-auxiliary-pronouns-vs-other |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>otherkinlogic, vulpinekin, and roborenard. "Nounself pronouns and how to use them." https://autismserenity.tumblr.com/post/172817325306/whew-ok-i-made-a-powerpoint-thing-for-nounself [https://web.archive.org/web/20230411052533/https://autismserenity.tumblr.com/post/172817325306/whew-ok-i-made-a-powerpoint-thing-for-nounself Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

== History ==
Starting in late 2013<ref>{{cite journal|title=Nounself pronouns: 3rd person personal pronouns as identity expression|last=Miltersen|first= E.H.|journal=Journal of Language Works - Sprogvidenskabeligt Studentertidsskrift|url=https://tidsskrift.dk/lwo/article/view/23431|year=2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513051056/https://tidsskrift.dk/lwo/article/view/23431|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>, a community of nonbinary people on the social blogging site [[Tumblr|Tumblr.com]] offered the idea of "nounself pronouns." (Some call these "otherkin pronouns," but few [[otherkin]] use them, and not all using them are otherkin.) Some of the earliest nounself pronouns are "fae, fae, faer, faers, faeself" derived from fae or faeries, and "bun, bun, buns, buns, bunself" derived from bunny. During 2014, the community proposed about a hundred variations of such pronouns, and many were adopted as the pronouns of particular nonbinary people, and see actual use.

As of 2016, fae pronouns are by far the most represented of any kind of the nounself pronouns, with bun pronouns coming in second, judging by the 2016 Nonbinary Stats survey.<ref name="survey">[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results], March 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711200508/https://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>Many other nounself pronouns never showed up in any surveys of what pronouns nonbinary people really use.

== List of nounself pronouns ==

An alphabetical list of nounself pronouns, and their origins. More of these variations have been proposed than have been used.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; vertical-align:top; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
| '''Subject''' || '''Object''' || '''Possessive adjective''' || '''Possessive pronoun''' || '''Reflexive''' || '''Source'''
|-
| ''ai'' laughs || I hugged ''ain'' || ''aire'' heart warmed || that is ''aires'' || ai loves ''aiself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud">{{cite web|url=http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/90287246776/faerieli-general-animal-themed-pronouns|title=Themed pronouns reblogged on frameacloud's Tumblr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902204819/http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/90287246776/faerieli-general-animal-themed-pronouns|archive-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''aqua'' laughs || — || ''aquas'' heart warmed || that is ''aquas'' || aqua loves ''aquariuself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac">[http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75456558779/zodiac-pronouns YAY PRONOUNS!: Zodiac pronouns], captured March 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230411052745/http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75456558779/zodiac-pronouns Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Zodiac themed variation.
|-
| ''ari'' laughs || — || ''aires'' heart warmed || that is ''aires'' || ari loves ''aireself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Aries).
|-
| ''au'' laughs || I hugged ''aut'' || ''auto'' heart warmed || that is ''autos'' || au loves ''autoself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''bee'' laughs || I hugged ''bee'' || ''beets'' heart warmed || that is ''beets'' || bee loves ''beetleself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An insect (beetle) themed variation.
|-
|''bog'' laughs
|I hugged ''bog''
|''bogs'' heart warmed
|that is ''bogs''
|bog loves ''bogself''
|Created by Tumblr user purrloinsucks in 2015.<ref>https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95724132469/boggender [https://web.archive.org/web/20200525231323/https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95724132469/boggender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A bog themed variation.
|-
| ''boo'' laughs || I hugged ''boo'' || ''boos'' heart warmed || that is ''boos'' || boo loves ''booself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A monster or ghost themed variation.
|-
| ''bot'' laughs || I hugged ''bot'' || ''bots'' heart warmed || that is ''bots'' || bot loves ''botself'' || Created by Tumblr user plantprincen in 2014, <ref name="askanonbinary">ask a non-binary. "Credit." http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit [https://web.archive.org/web/20230411052533/http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and independently created by Tumblr user birdfae in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''bu'' laughs || I hugged ''bu'' || ''buz'' heart warmed || that is ''buz'' || bu loves ''buzzself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An insect themed variation.
|-
| ''bud'' laughs || I hugged ''bud'' || ''buds'' heart warmed || that is ''buds'' || bud loves ''budself'' || A plant themed variation created by Tumblr user plantprincen in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />
|-
| ''bug'' laughs || I hugged ''bug'' || ''bugs'' heart warmed || that is ''bugs'' || bug loves ''bugself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An insect themed variation.
|-
| ''bun'' laughs || I hugged ''bun'' || ''buns'' heart warmed || that is ''buns'' || bun loves ''bunself'' || A bunny themed variation created by Tumblr user bonniebelbubblegum in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" /> In the 2016 Nonbinary Stats survey, just a few people out of 3,000 chose reported using bun pronouns.<ref name="survey" />
|-
| ''byte'' laughs || I hugged ''byte'' || ''bytes'' heart warmed || that is ''bytes'' || byte loves ''byteself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot or technology themed variation.
|-
| ''cancer'' laughs || — || ''cans'' heart warmed || — || cancer loves ''canself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Cancer).<ref name="ungrouped">http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/ungrouped [https://web.archive.org/web/20220923064933/https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/ungrouped Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
| ''cap'' laughs || — || ''capris'' heart warmed || — || cap loves ''capriself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Capricorn).
|-
| ''compute'' laughs || I hugged ''compute'' || ''computes'' heart warmed || that is ''computes'' || compute loves ''computeself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''cub'' laughs || I hugged ''cub'' || ''cubs'' heart warmed || that is ''cubs'' || cub loves ''cubself'' || Origin unknown. It was likely created by a Tumblr user in 2014. Animal themed variation.<ref name="unthemed">ask a non-binary. "general (unthemed pronouns)." http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230217/https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
| ''cy'' laughs || I hugged ''cyb'' || ''cyber'' heart warmed || that is ''cybers'' || cy loves ''cyberself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''dre'' laughs || I hugged ''droid'' || ''droids'' heart warmed || that is ''droids'' || dre loves ''droidself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
|''doll'' laughs
|I hugged ''doll''
|''dolls'' heart warmed
|that is ''dolls''
|doll loves ''dollself''
|Origin unknown. Likely privately used. A doll themed variation.
|-
| ''ecto'' laughs || I hugged ''ecto'' || ''ects'' heart warmed || that is ''ects'' || ecto loves ''ectself'' || Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A horror, ghost, or ectoplasm themed variation.
|-
|''eep'' laughs
|I hugged ''eep''
|''eeps'' heart warmed
|that is ''eeps''
|eep loves ''eepself''
|Origin unknown. A sleep themed variation.
|-
| ''fae'' laughs || I hugged ''faer'' || ''faer'' heart warmed || that is ''faers'' || fae loves ''faerself'' || A fairy (faery, faerie, fey or Fair Folk) themed variation created by Ciel (Tumblr user shadaras) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 October 2013|title=So I might possibly have spent today on and off prodding pronouns...|url=https://shadaras.tumblr.com/post/62865192916|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331233621/https://shadaras.tumblr.com/post/62865192916|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> It may also have been independently coined earlier. In the Nonbinary Stats survey in 2016, fae pronouns were the most represented of any nounself pronouns: 4% of people chose fae pronouns.<ref name="survey" />
|-
| ''faun'' laughs || I hugged ''faun'' || ''fauns'' heart warmed || that is ''fauns'' || faun loves ''faunself'' || Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="frameacloud" /> A Greek mythology (faun) themed variation
|-
| ''fawn'' laughs || I hugged ''fawn'' || ''fawns'' heart warmed || that is ''fawns'' || fawn loves ''fawnself'' || An animal themed variation created by Tumblr user genderorb in 2014 (or earlier?).<ref name="frameacloud" />
|-
| ''fel'' laughs || I hugged ''fel'' || ''felis'' heart warmed || that is ''felis'' || fel loves ''feliself'' || Created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> Feline themed variation.<ref name="feline">http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75461460005/feline-pronouns [https://web.archive.org/web/20230411052745/http://yaypronouns.tumblr.com/post/75461460005/feline-pronouns Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
| ''fey'' laughs || I hugged ''fey'' || ''feys'' heart warmed || that is ''feys'' || fey loves ''feyself'' || Origin unknown. A fairy (faery, faerie, fey, or Fair Folk) themed variation.<ref name="unthemed" />
|-
|''file'' laughs || I hugged ''file'' || ''files'' heart warmed || that is ''files'' ||''file'' loves ''fileself'' || Created by Fractaltetris in 2019.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/digigender/journal/File-Fileself-Pronouns-820102037 File/Fileself Pronouns], from Digigender on DeviantArt. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201128031549/https://www.deviantart.com/digigender/journal/File-Fileself-Pronouns-820102037 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A robot/computer themed variation.
|-
| ''fin'' laughs || I hugged ''fin'' || ''fins'' heart warmed || that is ''fins'' || fin loves ''finself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A sea themed variation.
|-
| ''fluff'' laughs || I hugged ''fluff'' || ''fluffs'' heart warmed || that is ''fluffs'' || fluff loves ''fluffself'' || A light-hearted and possibly animal-themed variation created by Tumblr user subcinere in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />
|-
| ''gem'' laughs || I hugged ''gem'' || ''gemis'' heart warmed || that is ''gemis'' || gem loves ''geminiself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation for Gemini.<ref name="ungrouped" />
|-
| ''gem'' laughs || I hugged ''gem'' || ''gems'' heart warmed || that is ''gems'' || gem loves ''gemself'' || A "magical girl" themed variation created by Vivid (Tumblr user dadhomura) in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />.
|-
| ''giga'' laughs || I hugged ''giga'' || ''gigas'' heart warmed || that is ''gigas'' || giga loves ''gigaself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''gill'' laughs || I hugged ''gill'' || ''gills'' heart warmed || that is ''gills'' || gill loves ''gillself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A sea themed variation.
|-
| ''glit'' laughs || I hugged ''glitter'' || ''glitter'' heart warmed || that is ''glitters'' || glit loves ''glitterself'' || A "magical girl" themed variation created by Vivid (Tumblr user dadhomura) in 2014 (or earlier?) <ref name="askanonbinary" />
|-
| ''gro'' laughs || — || ''gross'' heart warmed || that is ''gross'' || gro loves ''goreself'' || A horror themed variation created by Tumblr user disinfoagent in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" />
|-
| ''hart'' laughs || I hugged ''hart'' || ''harts'' heart warmed || that is ''harts'' || hart loves ''hartself'' || A deer themed variation created by genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="animal">http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/animal [https://web.archive.org/web/20230703012623/https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/animal Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
| ''haun'' laughs || — || ''haunts'' heart warmed || that is ''haunts'' || haun loves ''hauntself'' || Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A horror (haunt) themed variation.
|-
| ''hy'' laughs || I hugged ''hy'' || ''hydras'' heart warmed || that is ''hydras'' || hy loves ''hydraself'' || Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /><ref name="frameacloud" /> Greek mythological being (hydra) themed variation.<ref name="creature">
http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/creature [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230324/https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/creature Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
| ''inter'' laughs || I hugged ''inter'' || ''inters'' heart warmed || that is ''inters'' || inter loves ''interself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A technology themed variation.
|-
| ''kelp'' laughs || I hugged ''kelp'' || ''kelps'' heart warmed || that is ''kelps'' || kelp loves ''kelpself'' || A nature themed variation created by Tumblr user acedragons in 2014, <ref name="askanonbinary" /> and independently created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" />
|-
| ''kit'' laughs || I hugged ''kit'' || ''kits'' heart warmed || that is ''kits'' || kit loves ''kitself'' || Origin unknown. An animal themed variation.<ref name="unthemed" />
|-
| ''leo'' laughs || I hugged ''leo'' || ''leos'' heart warmed || that is ''leos'' || leo loves ''leoself'' || An animal (lion) or Zodiac (Leo) themed variation created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014, <ref name="askanonbinary" /> and independently created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" />
|-
| ''lib'' laughs || — || ''libras'' heart warmed || — || lib loves ''libraself'' || Created by Tumblr user nakedmolerat in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Libra).
|-
| ''lun'' laughs || I hugged ''lun'' || ''luns'' heart warmed || that is ''luns'' || lun loves ''lunself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed variation.
|-
| ''lynx'' laughs || I hugged ''lynx'' || — || — || lynx loves ''lynxself'' || An animal (feline) themed variation created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /><ref name="feline" />
|-
| ''mechie'' laughs || I hugged ''mechien'' || ''mechs'' heart warmed || that is ''mechs'' || mechie loves ''mechself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|-
| ''meow'' laughs || I hugged ''mew'' || ''mews'' heart warmed || that is ''mews'' || meow loves ''meowself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal (cat) themed variation.
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| ''mer'' laughs || I hugged ''mer'' || ''mers'' heart warmed || that is ''mers'' || mer loves ''merself'' || Created by Tumblr user boyghostly in 2014.<ref name="compile">{{cite web|url=https://genderqueer-dream.tumblr.com/post/185570931020/i-need-to-compile-this-omgggggggg |title=I NEED TO COMPILE THIS OMGGGGGGGG |author=hyaenahart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525010228/https://genderqueer-dream.tumblr.com/post/185570931020/i-need-to-compile-this-omgggggggg |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Independently created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014, but with the "mermai" variation.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Sea or mermaid themed pronouns.<ref>http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/nature [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230320/https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/nature Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
| ''neb'' laughs || I hugged ''neb'' || — || — || neb loves ''nebself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed (nebula) variation.
|-
| ''nov'' laughs || I hugged ''nov'' || ''novs'' heart warmed || that is ''novs'' || nov loves ''novself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed (nova) variation.
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| ''paw'' laughs || I hugged ''paw'' || ''paws'' heart warmed || that is ''paws'' || paw loves ''pawself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal themed variation.
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| ''purr'' laughs || I hugged ''purr'' || ''purrs'' heart warmed || that is ''purrs'' || purr loves ''purrself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" />
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|''qwe'' laughs || I hugged ''qwer'' || ''qwer'' heart warmed || that is ''qwers'' || ''qwe'' loves ''qwertyself'' || Created by Fractaltetris in 2020. Based on the first row on a computer keyboard.<ref>[https://fractaltetris.carrd.co/ Fractal Database Tetris] (personal website) [https://web.archive.org/web/20230524161740/https://fractaltetris.carrd.co/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|-
|''rai'' laughs
|I hugged ''rain''
|''rainbow'' heart warmed
|that is ''rainbows''
|''rai'' loves ''rainself''
|Created by Tumblr user dailypronouns in 2020.<ref>https://dailypronouns.tumblr.com/post/630705976945917952/color-themed-pronouns-he-asked [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519182151/https://dailypronouns.tumblr.com/post/630705976945917952/color-themed-pronouns-he-asked Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A rainbow themed variation.
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| ''ram'' laughs || I hugged ''ram'' || ''rams'' heart warmed || that is ''rams'' || ram loves ''ramself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
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| ''sagit'' laughs || I hugged ''sagit'' || ''sagits'' heart warmed || that is ''sagits'' || sagit loves ''sagittself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Sagittarius).
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| ''scor'' laughs || I hugged ''scor'' || ''scorps'' heart warmed || that is ''scorps'' || scor loves ''scorpself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Independently created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="compile" /> Zodiac themed variation (Scorpio) or animal (scorpion) themed variation.
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| ''spide'' laughs || I hugged ''spide'' || ''spides'' heart warmed || that is ''spides'' || spide loves ''spiderself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal (spider) themed variation.
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| ''spiri'' laughs || — || ''spirs'' heart warmed || that is ''spirs'' || spiri loves ''spirself'' || Created by Tumblr user chemicalgalaxy in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A horror (spirit) themed variation.
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| ''squeak'' laughs || I hugged ''squeak'' || ''squeaks'' heart warmed || that is ''squeaks'' || squeak loves ''squeakself'' || Created by Tumblr user faerieli in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal themed variation.
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| ''squid'' laughs || I hugged ''squid'' || ''squids'' heart warmed || that is ''squids'' || squid loves ''squidself'' || Created by Tumblr user enbyprincen in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> An animal (squid) themed variation.
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| ''stag'' laughs || I hugged ''stag'' || ''stags'' heart warmed || that is ''stags'' || stag loves ''stagself'' || An animal themed variation created by Tumblr user genderviking in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="animal" />
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| ''star'' laughs || I hugged ''star'' || ''stars'' heart warmed || that is ''stars'' || star loves ''starself'' || A nature themed variation created by Tumblr user bonnibelbubblegum in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> Independently created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" />
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| ''taur'' laughs || I hugged ''taur'' || ''taurus'' heart warmed || that is ''taurus'' || taur loves ''tauruself'' || Created by Tumblr user nakedmolerat in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Taurus).
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| ''tech'' laughs || I hugged ''techne'' || ''techan'' heart warmed || that is ''techans'' || tech loves ''techself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
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| ''tik'' laughs || I hugged ''tik'' || ''tiks'' heart warmed || that is ''tiks'' || tik loves ''tikself'' || Created by Tumblr user lysanderandco in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Clock or time themed variation.
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| ''tok'' laughs || I hugged ''tok'' || ''toks'' heart warmed || that is ''toks'' || tok loves ''tokself'' || Created by Tumblr user lysanderandco in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Clock or time themed variation.
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| ''vam'' laughs || I hugged ''vamp'' || ''vamps'' heart warmed || that is ''vamps'' || vam loves ''vampself'' || Origin unknown. Please add if you find it. A vampire themed variation.<ref name="creature" />
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| ''vir'' laughs || I hugged ''vir'' || ''virgos'' heart warmed || that is ''virgos'' || vir loves ''virgoself'' || Created by Tumblr user togamiscontinentaltie in 2014.<ref name="zodiac" /> Zodiac themed variation (Virgo).
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| ''voi'' laughs || I hugged ''void'' || ''voids'' heart warmed || that is ''voids'' || voi loves ''voidself'' || Created by Tumblr user baramages in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A space themed variation.
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| ''ware'' laughs || I hugged ''ware'' || ''wares'' heart warmed || that is ''wares'' || ware loves ''wareself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014. <ref name="askanonbinary" /> <ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot or technology themed variation.
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| ''whisker'' laughs || I hugged ''whisker'' || ''whiskers'' heart warmed || that is ''whiskers'' || whisker loves ''whiskerself'' || Created by Tumblr user huntersgotellis in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A cat or animal themed variation.
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| ''whomp'' laughs || I hugged ''whizz'' || ''whirr'' heart warmed || that is ''whirrs'' || whomp loves ''whizelf'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
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| ''wer'' laughs || I hugged ''wer'' || ''weres'' heart warmed || that is ''weres'' || wer loves ''wereself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A monster (werewolf) themed variation.
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| ''wit'' laughs || I hugged ''witch|| — || — || wit loves ''witchself'' || Created by Tumblr user princenstolas in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> Tumblr user bigendeer then pointed out that these should only be used by those who practice witchcraft, out of respect for people with those spiritual beliefs.<ref name="frameacloud" />
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| ''wy'' laughs || I hugged ''wir'' || ''wire'' heart warmed || that is ''wires'' || wy loves ''wirself'' || Created by Tumblr user trashqan in 2014.<ref name="frameacloud" /> A robot themed variation.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Pronouns]]
* [[English neutral pronouns]]
* [[Xenogender]]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Language]]

Neutral names starting with J

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An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with J''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with J include Jackie, Jaden, Jan, Jamie, Jay, Jean, Jerry, Jessie, Jo, and Jordan. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with J, more than 130 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with I]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with K]].

== The list ==

'''Jabre'''. American, modern. From the masculine Arabic name Jabar (جابار). Meaning "Comforting."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jabre [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330051624/https://babynames.com/name/jabre Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://imuslim.name/2012-meaning-Jabar-muslim-arabic-names.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220809192138/https://imuslim.name/2012-meaning-Jabar-muslim-arabic-names.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: positive, two syllables

'''Jace'''. American, modern. Short form of the Greek masculine name Jason (Ἰάσων). Meaning "Healer."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_(given_name) [https://web.archive.org/web/20230607225541/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_%28given_name%29 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: healing, occupation, one syllable, positive

'''Jaci'''. Tupi (Native American). From Tupi ''îasy'', meaning "moon."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaci-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330015841/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaci-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: moon, nature, sky, two syllables

'''Jacey'''. American, modern. Short form of the Greek masculine name Jason (Ἰάσων). Meaning "Healer."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_(given_name) [https://web.archive.org/web/20230607225541/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_%28given_name%29 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: healing, occupation, positive, two syllables

'''Jackie'''. American, modern. Diminutive of the English masculine name, Jack<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jack.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602142537/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jack.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, and the French and English feminine name, Jacqueline<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jacqueline.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20221205180222/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jacqueline.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. Meaning "Supplanter."<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jackie.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327031532/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jackie.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames">https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Jackopa'''. Native American, Ojibwa. Meaning "Six."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jackopa [https://web.archive.org/web/20221004003037/https://babynames.com/name/jackopa Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: numbers, three syllables

'''Jacobean'''. English. Meaning "From the reign of James I of England, the time period of the mid-19th century."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jacobean [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322065754/https://babynames.com/name/jacobean Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jacquard'''. French. Meaning "Weaving in a pattern."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jacquard [https://web.archive.org/web/20230228172927/https://babynames.com/name/jacquard Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jada''' (יָדָע). Hebrew. Meaning "He knows," or "Wise."<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jada.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220818162339/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jada.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jada-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325025502/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jada-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: character traits, intelligence, two syllables, virtue

'''Jade'''. English. Meaning "The precious stone, jade." Variants: '''Jaden''', '''Jadyn''', '''Jaiden''', '''Jayda''', '''Jayde''', and '''Jayden'''.<ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: earth, nature, stone, treasure, two syllables

'''Jaden'''. Modern. Neutral variant of the masculine Hebrew name, Jadon (יָדוֹן). Meaning "He will judge." Also, sometimes an elaborated version of the name '''Jade''', meaning "The precious stone."<ref name="2knames" /><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230327050829/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jaden.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327050829/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Jaden.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jadon [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419232139/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jadon Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419161856/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Other neutral variants: '''Jaden''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419161856/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>'''Jadyn''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jadyn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419083153/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jadyn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>'''Jaiden''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaiden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603022159/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaiden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> '''Jaetyn''',<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaetyn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230321103727/https://babynames.com/name/jaetyn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> '''Jayden''', and '''Jaydon'''.<ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: gems, minerals, religion, religious, two syllables

'''Jae'''. 1. (재). Korean. A neutral name meaning "Talent" or "Wealth," depending on the ''hanja'' characters with the same pronunciation used to write it. Pronounced "Cheh."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jae-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220925052252/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jae-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 2. English. Variant spelling of the name '''Jay''', which see. Keywords: one syllable.

'''Jaffe''' (יָפֶה). Hebrew. Neutral transcription of the feminine name '''Yaffa'''. Meaning "Beautiful."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaffe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230331155229/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaffe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/yaffa [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529095349/https://www.behindthename.com/name/yaffa Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Other neutral variant: '''Yafe'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/yafe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011825/https://www.behindthename.com/name/yafe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: appearance, beauty, virtue

'''Jahdahdieh'''. Onondaga (Native American). Meaning "Whale who sails."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jahdahdieh [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322185109/https://babynames.com/name/jahdahdieh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jaime'''. Spanish. The Spanish pronunciation is "HI-may," and an anglicized pronuncation is "JAY-mee." A neutral form of the English masculine name James,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230530110953/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> from the Latin masculine name Iacomus, from the Biblical Latin masculine name Iacobus, from the Biblical Hebrew name Ya'aqov (יַעֲקֹב), which is otherwise anglicized as Jacob. Meaning "Holder of the heel" or "Supplanter."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/james [https://web.archive.org/web/20230409035428/http://www.behindthename.com/name/james Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628141444/http://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaime [https://web.archive.org/web/20230412064515/https://babynames.com/name/Jaime Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the US, Jaime was used as a masculine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/J/JA/JAIME/index.html</ref> Keywords: Biblical, two syllables

'''Jaimin'''. English, modern. A neutral variant of the English masculine name James, from the Latin masculine name Iacomus, from the Biblical Latin masculine name Iacobus, from the Biblical Hebrew name Ya'aqov (יַעֲקֹב), which is otherwise anglicized as Jacob. Meaning "Holder of the heel" or "Supplanter."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/james [https://web.archive.org/web/20230409035428/http://www.behindthename.com/name/james Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628141444/http://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaimin [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808064628/https://babynames.com/name/jaimin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Biblical, two syllables

'''Jairdan'''. English, modern. A combination of the names Jair and Jordan.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jairdan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324170736/https://babynames.com/name/jairdan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: modern, two syllables

'''Jalen'''. African American English. From a combination of the masculine names James and Leonard.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jalen [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325213240/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jalen Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> This is more often a masculine name, but some variants are seen as more neutral, such as '''Jaylen,'''<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaylen [https://web.archive.org/web/20220811142618/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaylen Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> '''Jaylin'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaylen [https://web.archive.org/web/20220811142618/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaylen Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jam'''. English, modern. Meaning "A sweet condiment" or "A musical get-together."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jam [https://web.archive.org/web/20220813114702/https://babynames.com/name/Jam Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: cute, food, music, one syllable

'''Jamaica'''. English, modern. From the name of the place Jamaica. Meaning "Land of wood and water."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jamaica [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323200738/https://babynames.com/name/jamaica Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''James'''. English. Usually masculine, but sometimes neutral. From the Latin masculine name Iacomus, from the Biblical Latin masculine name Iacobus, from the Biblical Hebrew name Ya'aqov (יַעֲקֹב), which is otherwise anglicized as Jacob. Meaning "Holder of the heel" or "Supplanter."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/james [https://web.archive.org/web/20230409035428/http://www.behindthename.com/name/james Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628141444/http://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/james [https://web.archive.org/web/20230228172927/https://babynames.com/name/JAMES Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>Neutral variants: '''Jame''',<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jame [https://web.archive.org/web/20221126235247/https://babynames.com/name/jame Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> '''Jamese''',<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jamese [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604135401/https://babynames.com/name/jamese Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> '''Jaymes'''.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaymes [https://web.archive.org/web/20220810173129/https://babynames.com/name/jaymes Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Biblical, one syllable, two syllables

'''Jameson'''. English. A neutral name from the surname, meaning "Son of James."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jameson [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324162711/https://babynames.com/name/Jameson Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Jamie'''. English and Scottish. A neutral form of the English masculine name James,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230530110953/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> from the Latin masculine name Iacomus, from the Biblical Latin masculine name Iacobus, from the Biblical Hebrew name Ya'aqov (יַעֲקֹב), which is otherwise anglicized as Jacob. Meaning "Holder of the heel" or "Supplanter."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/james [https://web.archive.org/web/20230409035428/http://www.behindthename.com/name/james Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628141444/http://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variants: '''Jaime''', '''Jayme'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jayme [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604100133/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jayme Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Biblical, two syllables. Notable nonbinary people with this name include [[Jamie Wildman]] and [[Jamie Windust]].

'''Jamyang'''. Tibetan. Meaning "Gentle song."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamyang [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322124117/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jamyang Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: arts, music, voice

'''Jan'''. A name that is masculine in some places, feminine in others. 1. Dutch. A masculine name, pronounced "Yahn," a form of the name John. 2. English. A feminine name, short for Janet or Janice.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jan [https://web.archive.org/web/20220812053200/https://babynames.com/name/jan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable

'''Janika'''. A feminine name in some places, and a masculine name in others. 1. Finnish. A feminine name from the German name Jannike. Meaning "God is gracious." 2. Hungarian. A masculine name from János. Meaning "God is gracious."<ref name="2knames" />

'''January'''. English. Meaning "Born in January."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/january [https://web.archive.org/web/20220818050020/https://babynames.com/name/january Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: birth, four syllables, time, seasons, winter

'''Jaramillo'''. Spanish. From the surname, from the place name in the south of Castilla, meaning "Of the jaramago tree."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/janus [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322060647/https://babynames.com/name/janus Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jaren'''. English, modern. A combination of the names Jay and Darren.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaren [https://web.archive.org/web/20221203190227/https://babynames.com/name/jaren Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jaspen'''. English, modern. A combination of the names Jasper and Aspen.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaspen [https://web.archive.org/web/20220816094904/https://babynames.com/name/jaspen Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jasvinder''' or '''Jaswinder''' (ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ). Gurmukhi, Sikh. Meaning "Fame, praise, glory," combined with the name of the Hindu thunder god Indra.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaswinder [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401015403/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaswinder Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Java'''. English, modern. From the type of coffee, from the Arabic word for the island in Indonesia.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/java [https://web.archive.org/web/20230518032407/https://babynames.com/name/java Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: food, technology, two syllables

'''Jawdat''' (جودت). Arabic. Meaning "Excellence."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jawdat [https://web.archive.org/web/20230223202445/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jawdat Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jax'''. English. Short form of Jackson, from the surname, meaning "Son of Jack." Jack originated as a form of the masculine name John. John comes from the Latin masculine name Iohannes, from Greek masculine name Ioannes, from the Hebrew masculine name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "God is gracious."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/john [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519154255/https://www.behindthename.com/name/john Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jax [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074405/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jax Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jax [https://web.archive.org/web/20221214231302/https://babynames.com/name/jax Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variants: '''Jaxie'''.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaxie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230321120259/https://babynames.com/name/jaxie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Biblical, one syllable, two syllables. [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] bearing this name include Jax in the short film ''Royalty''.

'''Jay'''. Short form of many names beginning with the letter J. Also the type of bird. Variant: '''Jaye'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jay-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230501071711/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jay-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaye [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315223934/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaye Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: birds, nature, one syllable

'''Jaya''' (जया or जय). Sanskrit. A feminine name in some regions of India, and a msculine name in others. Meaning "Victory."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaya [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325102125/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaya Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jaycee'''. English, modern. From the initials "J. C.," which can refer to many names, including Jesus Christ.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaycee [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327045757/https://babynames.com/name/jaycee Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Christian, modern, two syllables

'''Jaydel'''. English, modern. From a combination of the names Jay and Dell.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jaydel [https://web.archive.org/web/20230402022753/https://babynames.com/name/jaydel Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Jazz'''. English, modern. Meaning "The jazz style of music."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jazz [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401112154/https://babynames.com/name/jazz Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: modern, music, one syllable

'''Jaz'''. English, modern. Meaning "Ungovernable, chaotic good, heart of gold". Can be a nickname or adaptation of Jamie, Jazmin, Jasmine, James. Keywords: modern, unisex, one syllable.

'''Jean'''. English. Meaning "God is gracious."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jean [https://web.archive.org/web/20220812053655/https://babynames.com/name/jean Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jeong''' (정). Korean. Meaning "Gentle" or "Virtuous," depending on the ''hanja'' characters used to write it with the same pronunciation. Pronounced "Chung."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jeong [https://web.archive.org/web/20230425013141/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jeong Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jem'''. English. A short form of names such as James and Jemima. Also a variant of "Gem."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jem [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401175949/https://babynames.com/name/jem Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: earth, nature, one syllable

'''Jeren'''. English, modern. A short form of names such as Jerome, Jerry, Geraldine, or Gerald.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jeren [https://web.archive.org/web/20230130072359/https://babynames.com/name/jeren Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Jermaine'''. French. Meaning "From Germany." Variants: '''Jermane.'''<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jermaine [https://web.archive.org/web/20221204212112/https://babynames.com/name/jermaine Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Jerry'''. English. Short for many names starting with this sound, such sa Jeremy, Gerry, and Geraldine. Variants: '''Jerri''', '''Jerrie'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jerry [https://web.archive.org/web/20230320035545/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jerry Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jersey'''. English. From the place name, meaning "Grassy island."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jersey [https://web.archive.org/web/20221128220915/https://babynames.com/name/jersey Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jerusalem'''. Hebrew. From the place name, meaning "Heritage of peace."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jerusalem [https://web.archive.org/web/20221202121704/https://babynames.com/name/jerusalem Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jes''' or '''Jess'''. Short form of names such as Jessie, Jessica, Jesemin, Jesper, etc.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jess [https://web.archive.org/web/20230610164520/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jess Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Notable nonbinary people with this name include comedian [[Jes Tom]]. [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] with this name include Jess Goldberg, the protagonist of ''Stone Butch Blues'' by [[Leslie Feinberg]].

'''Jesse'''. English, Dutch, and Finnish. Usually masculine, but sometimes neutral. From the Biblical Hebrew masculine name Yishai (יִשַׁי), meaning "Gift."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jesse [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010652/https://babynames.com/name/JESSE Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jesse [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326022518/http://www.behindthename.com/name/jesse Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jessie''' or '''Jessi'''. Originally a Scottish diminutive of Jean. In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of Jessica.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jessie-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081445/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jessie-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Also a variant of Jesse, from the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishai), which possibly means "gift".<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jessie-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213080833/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jessie-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jewel''' or '''Jewell'''. Partly from the English word ''jewel'', a precious stone, derived from Old French ''jouel'', which was possibly related to ''jeu'' "game". Also partly from the Breton name Judicaël, derived from the elements ''iudd'' "lord, prince" and ''hael'' "generous". This was the name of a 7th-century Breton king, also regarded as a saint.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jewel [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082521/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jewel Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: gems, French, two syllables, saints

'''Ji''' (지). Korean. Meaning "Wisdom," or other meanings, depending on the ''hanja'' used to write it with the same pronunciation. Pronounced "Jee."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji [https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203655/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jia'''. Chinese. Meaning "Auspicious," "Home," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation. <ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jia [https://web.archive.org/web/20221025205535/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jian'''. Chinese. Meaning "Establish," or "Healthy," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605005614/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jiang'''. Chinese. Meaning "Yangtze river," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jiang [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325071042/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jiang Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jicarilla'''. Apache Native American. Meaning "Water rapids."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jicarilla [https://web.archive.org/web/20221209234634/https://babynames.com/name/jicarilla Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jie'''. Chinese. Meaning "Heroic," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328175453/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Ji-Hu'''. Korean. Meaning "Wisdom" and "thick," or other meanings, depending on the ''hanja'' used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji01hu [https://web.archive.org/web/20221208070253/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji01hu Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jiles'''. English, modern. A variant of the name Giles.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jiles [https://web.archive.org/web/20230128100025/https://babynames.com/name/jiles Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jimi''' or '''Jimmie'''. English. Neutral short form of the usually masculine name James.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jimmie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230219204739/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jimmie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Ji-Min'''. Korean. Meaning "Ambition" and "Clever," or other meanings, depending on the ''hanja'' used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji01min [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081438/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji01min Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jin'''. Chinese. Meaning "Gold," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jin [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601063211/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jinan''' (جنان). Arabic. Meaning "Garden" or "Paradise."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jinan [https://web.archive.org/web/20211024220729/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jinan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jindra'''. Czech. Neutral short form of names such as the feminine Jindřiška and masculine Jindřich,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jindra [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081439/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jindra Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jindr18ich [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011751/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jindr18ich Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which come from the English name Henry, meaning "Ruler of the house."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/henry [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529044941/https://www.behindthename.com/name/henry Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jing'''. Chinese. Meaning "Crystal," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jing [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034655/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jing Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jingyi'''. Chinese. Meaning "Joy," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jing [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034655/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jing Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jip'''. Frisian. Neutral short form of names such as Germanic masculine Gijsbert and feminine Gijsberta.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jip [https://web.archive.org/web/20221003115313/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jip Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Ji-Soo''' or '''Ji-Su'''. Korean. Meaning "Ambition" and "Luxuriant," or other meanings, depending on the ''hanja'' used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji01su [https://web.archive.org/web/20221208070253/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ji01su Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jo'''. Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian. Neutral short form of many names beginning with Jo, such as feminine names Joan, Joanna, Johanna, and Josephine, and masculine names Johannes and Josef. The variants '''Joey'''<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/joey [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030743/https://www.behindthename.com/name/joey Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and '''Joe''' are more often masculine, but not exclusively.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jo [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323071817/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jo Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jo [https://web.archive.org/web/20220812111210/https://babynames.com/name/jo Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] with this name include Jo in the original American Repertory Theater production of ''Jagged Little Pill''. Keywords: one syllable

'''Jocelyn'''. English. In France, this is a masculine name, but in English, it has been neutral since the 20th century. Meaning "The Germanic tribe of the Geats or the Goths." Neutral variants: '''Jocelin.''' <ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jocelyn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628171457/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jocelyn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jody'''. English. A neutral name popularized in the 20th century. Possibly derived from names such as Judy or Joseph. Also short for other names beginning with the letter J.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jody [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604131704/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jody Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jody [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129081212/https://babynames.com/name/jody Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Johnie''' or '''Johnnie'''. English. Neutral form of the English masculine name John, from Latin masculine name Iohannes, from Greek masculine name Ioannes, from the Hebrew masculine name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן). Meaning "God is gracious."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/johnnie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034653/https://www.behindthename.com/name/johnnie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/john [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519154255/https://www.behindthename.com/name/john Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Jojo'''. English. Neutral short form of of Joseph, Jolene, and other names that begin with Jo.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jojo [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528031354/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jojo Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: two syllables

'''Jools'''. English. Neutral short form of neutral Jules,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jules-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602123617/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jules-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> masculine Julian, or feminine Julia.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jools [https://web.archive.org/web/20230306003746/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jools Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> From the Latin masculine name Julius. Meaning uncertain, possibly "Downy-bearded," or "From the god Jupiter."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/julius [https://web.archive.org/web/20230708173958/http://www.behindthename.com/name/julius Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable.

'''Jordan''' (יַרְדֵן). English, French, Macedonian, and Serbian. Meaning "The river that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel, where Jesus was baptized."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jordan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529011743/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jordan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variants: '''Jordi''', '''Jordie''', '''Jordyn'''.<ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: Biblical, Christian, two syllables.

'''Jordence'''. English, modern. From a combination of the names Jordan and Cadence.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jordence [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322151128/https://babynames.com/name/jordence Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jorryn'''. English, modern. From a combination of the names Jory and Torin.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jorryn [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808193206/https://babynames.com/name/jorryn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jory'''. English. From the Cornish form of the name George, meaning "Farmer."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jory [https://web.archive.org/web/20221126234153/https://babynames.com/name/jory Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''José'''. Spanish. Usually masculine, but in Spanish-speaking countries, this is also used as part of a double name for girls. From the Hebrew masculine name Joseph (יוֹסֵף). Meaning "He will add."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jose10 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230526130420/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jose10 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Biblical, Christian, Jewish, masculine inclined, two syllables

'''Joss'''. English. Short form of the English neutral name Jocelyn, which see. Meaning "The Germanic tribe of the Geats or Goths."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/joss [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075453/https://www.behindthename.com/name/joss Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: one syllable

'''Jothi''' (ஜோதி). Tamil. From the Sanskrit neutral name Jyoti (ज्योती). Meaning "Light."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jothi [https://web.archive.org/web/20211130164957/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jothi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyoti [https://web.archive.org/web/20220703170805/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyoti Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, two syllables

'''Jourdain'''. French. A form of the name Jordan.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jourdain [https://web.archive.org/web/20220812054205/https://babynames.com/name/jourdain Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Journey'''. English, modern. Meaning "Travel." Variants: '''Jurnee''', '''Jurnie''', '''Journee''', and '''Journi'''.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/journey [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325005413/https://babynames.com/name/journey Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jovany'''. American, modern. American spelling of the Italian name Giovanni. Variants: '''Jovani''', '''Jovanny''', '''Jovanni'''.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jovany [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322161523/https://babynames.com/name/jovany Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Joweese'''. Seneca Native American. Meaning "Chirping bird."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/joweese [https://web.archive.org/web/20220809013652/https://babynames.com/name/joweese Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Joy-Againe'''. English, Puritan. A name given to a child after losing a previous child.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/joy01againe/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20190509014446/http://www.behindthename.com:80/name/joy01againe/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: birth order, emotions, happiness, three syllables, two words

'''Joyce'''. English. From the masculine Josse, from masculine Iudocus, from Breton masculine Judoc. Meaning "Lord."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/joyce [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605225747/https://www.behindthename.com/name/joyce Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> keywords: nobility, one syllable, power

'''Ju'''. Chinese. Meaning "Chrysanthemum," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ju [https://web.archive.org/web/20220525103405/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ju Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable

'''Jubilation'''. English, Puritan. Meaning "Rejoicing."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jubilation/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20211024092042/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jubilation/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Judaea'''. English. Meaning "Land of the descendants of Judah."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/judaea [https://web.archive.org/web/20220810030039/https://babynames.com/name/judaea Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jude'''. Variant or short form of Judas, Julian or Judith.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jude-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328030112/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jude-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jude-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20221110001356/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jude-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[Notable nonbinary people]] by this name include activist and model [[Jude Guaitamacchi]]. US data states that Jude is used as a masculine name 93% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/J/JU/JUDE/index{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

'''Juke'''. American, modern. From the African-American slang, meaning "Dance suggestively," which is the origin of the word jukebox.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/juke [https://web.archive.org/web/20221203214419/https://babynames.com/name/juke Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jules'''. Neutral short form of the names Julia and Julian, which derive from Julius.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jules-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602123617/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jules-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Notable nonbinary people with this name include activist and model [[Jules Guaitamacchi]].<ref name="uspi_Tran">{{Cite web |title=Trans activist reveals how we can all be better allies to stand in solidarity together |last=Mendoza |first=Nadia |work=Uspire Life |date=25 June 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021 |url= https://uspire.life/2020/06/25/transgender-trans-rights-jules-guaitamacchi-jk-rowling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418122636/https://uspire.life/2020/06/25/transgender-trans-rights-jules-guaitamacchi-jk-rowling/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] with this name include Jules in the novel ''Finna'' by [[Nino Cipri]].

'''Julian'''. From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from Julius.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/julian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230616074344/https://www.behindthename.com/name/julian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''July'''. English. Meaning "Born in the month of July."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/july [https://web.archive.org/web/20221003085222/https://babynames.com/name/july Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jumeaux'''. French. Meaning "Twins that are two boys, or twins that are a boy and a girl."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jumeaux [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322195723/https://babynames.com/name/jumeaux Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jumoke'''. African, Yoruba. Short for names such as Olajumoke or Adejumoke.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jumoke [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322055231/https://babynames.com/name/jumoke Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jun''' 1. Chinese. Meaning "King," or other meanings, depending on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jun-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203656/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jun-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 2. Korean. Meaning "Talented," or other meanings, depending on the ''hanja'' used to write it with the same pronunciation.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jun-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203656/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jun-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 3. (じゅん). Japanese. Meaning "Order" (順), "Abiding" (遵), "Associate" (准), "Season" (旬), or other meanings depending on kanji spelling.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/jun.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902204054/http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/jun.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Juneau'''. French. From the place surname or place name. Meaning "Young."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/juneau [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401120250/https://babynames.com/name/juneau Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Juno'''. Latin. Meaning “Young woman”. Juno was the goddess of marriage in Roman mythology.<ref>https://wowbabyname.com/juno-name-meaning-and-origin/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20221208205319/https://wowbabyname.com/juno-name-meaning-and-origin/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Notable nonbinary people with this name include [[Juno Mitchell]] and [[Juno Roche]]. [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] bearing this name include Juno Steel in ''The Penumbra Podcast''.

'''Jupiter'''. Latin. Meaning "The thunder god, Jupiter."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jupiter [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603012851/https://babynames.com/name/JUPITER Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Justice'''. English. Meaning "A judge," or "Fairness."<ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/justice/boy</ref> Almost totally equally used for makes and females.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/justice [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081936/https://www.behindthename.com/name/justice Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /><ref>https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/justice%20</ref> Keywords: Fairness, neutral-inclined, noun, virtue

'''Justy'''. English. Neutral short form of masculine Justin and feminine Justine.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/justy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605003658/https://www.behindthename.com/name/justy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" />

'''Juri''' (じゅり). Japanese. Meaning "Acceptance" (受理), "Tree village" (樹里) or other meanings depending on kanji spelling.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/11/juri.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20190907075756/http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com:80/2009/11/juri.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Juul'''. Dutch. Neutral short form of feminine Julia and masculine Julius.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/juul [https://web.archive.org/web/20230306003747/https://www.behindthename.com/name/juul Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Jyler'''. English, modern. Variant of the name Tyler.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/jyler [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328021242/https://babynames.com/name/jyler Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: modern, two syllables

'''Jyoti''' (ज्योती). Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, and Nepali. From Sanskrit, meaning "Light."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jothi [https://web.archive.org/web/20211130164957/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jothi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyoti [https://web.archive.org/web/20220703170805/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyoti Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In Telugu: '''Jyothi''' (జ్యోతి), and Malayalam: '''Jyothi''' (ജ്യോതി).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyothi [https://web.archive.org/web/20230402002123/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyothi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, two syllables

'''Jyrgal''' (Жыргал). Kyrgyz. Meaning "Happiness."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyrgal [https://web.archive.org/web/20220815000232/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jyrgal Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Names]]

== References ==
<references />

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[[Category:Neutral names]]
[[de:namen#j]]

Maverique

2026-05-11T12:52:45Z

Amazingakita: only 123 results in the gender census. where we get our stats from, which is 0.3%

{{infobox identity
| flag = maverique.png
| meaning = Yellow: non-binary gender; White: autonomy, independence; Orange: inner conviction, maverick.
| related = [[Aporagender]] and [[Aliagender]]
| umbrella = [[Nonbinary]]
| frequency = 0.3%
| gallery_link = Pride Gallery/Maverique
}}
'''Maverique''' is a [[gender identity]] that falls under the [[nonbinary]] umbrella term. It is defined as an identity that is not the absence of gender, or an apathy towards gender, but a present feeling of gender. This feeling of gender is completely independent from male, female, neutral, or anything derived from any of them.<ref name=":0">http://maveriques.tumblr.com/faq [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606043925/https://maveriques.tumblr.com/faq Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> However, maveriques can be [[multigender]] with their other genders being related to maleness, femaleness, or neutrality.

Maverique individuals may also identify under the [[nonbinary]] or [[transgender]] umbrella terms. However, maverique itself is a specific identity, not an umbrella term.<ref name=":0" />

== Pronunciation ==
Maverique can be pronounced multiple ways:<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
!IPA '''transcription'''
!Simple transcription
|-
|/mævˈɹik/
|mav-REEK
|-
|/ˌmæv.əˈɹik/
|mav-uh-REEK
|}

== Usage ==
In a 2017 survey of 9,932 nonbinary participants, maverique was entered as an identity word by 0.6% of participants.<ref>''[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/160656902130/nbgq-survey-2017-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2017 - the worldwide results]'', Nonbinary Stats blog, May 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419150824/http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/160656902130/nbgq-survey-2017-the-worldwide-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

=== Grammatical usage ===
The word "maverique" can be used as either a noun or adjective. For example:
* [noun] The maverique is sitting over there.
* [adjective] The maverique person is sitting over there.

== Etymology ==
The term "maverique" was coined in 2014 by Vesper H. as a word to describe their own gender.<ref name=":0" /> It is a combination of the English word "maverick" and French suffix "ique".

"Maverick" was chosen due to its association with the unorthodox, referencing the fact that maverique as a gender is unorthodox even in regards to many nonbinary genders; due to it being unrelated to the gender binary.<ref name=":1">http://maveriques.tumblr.com/post/136474788751/i-know-im-late-to-the-whole-maverique-discussion [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606042839/http://maveriques.tumblr.com/post/136474788751/i-know-im-late-to-the-whole-maverique-discussion Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> While the word maverick implies a conscious, rebellious unorthodoxy, being maverique itself is not a conscious choice of the maverique person, nor is it a stance against the gender binary. The suffix "-ique" means "similar to" but not identical, indicating that while unorthodox ''like'' maverick, maverique is ''different'' in that it is not a conscious stance but an inherent feature of the person. This indicates that a maverique's gender is not unorthodox by choice, nor any sort of political stance. A maverique's gender is maverick-like, but the maverique is not a maverick on the basis of their gender.<ref name=":1" />

The word maverick also has connotations of independence from surroundings,<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/maverick [https://web.archive.org/web/20221124143309/https://www.thefreedictionary.com/maverick Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> referencing the fact that maveriques are independent from the gender binary.

== Identity overlap ==
A person can be solely maverique, in the same way a person can be solely a man, or solely a woman. Alternatively, someone can be both maverique and another gender (or lack of gender if for example they are genderfluid between maverique and [[agender]]). A [[genderfluid]] person may have maverique as one of their genders. A multigender person may have maverique as one of their genders. A person could be a [[Demigender|demi]]-maverique if they only partially identify with being maverique.

== Differences from similar genders ==
'''Third gender'''

Unlike [[third gender]], anyone of any race or ethnic background can use maverique to describe themself if they feel like it fits.<ref name=":0" /> In addition, the term "third gender" is often used to lump together many different gender experiences from a wide variety of cultures that are considered not to fit into the Western concept of male or female, whereas "maverique" describes a singular gender.

'''Aporagender'''

Both maverique and [[aporagender]] were coined at similar times and have some overlap, however aporagender is an umbrella term while maverique is not.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, aporagender can describe a gender neutral identity,<ref>http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Aporagender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230525010004/http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Aporagender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> whereas maverique is distinct from neutrality.

==References==
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{{infobox identity
| flag = neurogender.png
| meaning = The colored bars are to represent the spectrum of different neurotypes and gender identities that neurodivergent individuals have. The infinity symbol is to represent neurodiversity.
| umbrella = [[Nonbinary]]
| frequency = 0.2%
}}
'''Neurogender''' (coined by Tumblr user Baaphomett in 2014, in a submission to the [[MOGAI-archive blog]])<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> means any self-identity in which a person feels that their gender identity is somehow linked to-- and best described in connection with-- their neurological type (neurotype), neurological conditions, neurodivergence, mental variation, or mental illness. One's neurotype affects many parts of one's life, including one's gender identity. Neurogenders are not defined in relationship to concepts of male and female, which puts it under the umbrellas of [[nonbinary]] gender and [[xenogender]]. There are many different neurogenders related to most, if not all, neurodivergencies. Not everyone who is neurodivergent sees themselves as having a neurogender. Some neurogenders are only for people with certain neurotypes.

"Neurodivergent" is a general category for people whose neurological development and state are atypical, and it includes people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or many other neurological conditions or mental illnesses. The word neurodivergent comes from the neurodiversity movement, which was started by autistic rights activists in the late 1990s. The neurodiversity movement seeks civil rights for neurodivergent people, and encourages seeing neurodivergence as a natural part of human diversity.<ref name="disabled world">"What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical." ''Disabled World.'' Updated April 7, 2020. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/ [unknown-error Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In her book ''The Gender Creative Child'', psychologist Diane Ehrensaft wrote:
{{quote|...when a child shows up with a co-occurrence of [[gender nonconformity]] and neuro-atypicality, we are meeting with gender ''and'' something else rather than gender as a symptom of something else. It might even be that the gender and the neurodiversity are part and parcel of the same thing.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gender Creative Child|page=106|last=Ehrensaft|first=Diane|year=2016}}</ref>}}

In order to keep the wiki accurate to the lived experiences of neurodiverse and nonbinary people, identities should only be listed here if they cite from at least two separate external sources, showing:

1. origin (such as a source about how the term was coined, or at least history of the term's use), and

2. evidence that the identity has actually been used as someone's own identity. Acceptable evidence includes presence in at least one Gender Census result, a news article, or published nonfiction book describing an actual person using it.

A design for a pride flag does not count toward origin or evidence of use. A personal blog written by the person who coined the term or claiming to use the term does not count toward evidence of use. A source citation of a web page counts if it is either a live link, or an archive of a dead link, but dead links by themselves are not acceptable.

==Neurogenders associated with autism==

Autism ("Autism Spectrum Disorder" in the DSM-V<ref>American Psychiatric Association. (2022). ''Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders'' (5th ed., text rev.). <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787</nowiki></ref>) is a spectrum of highly variable neurodevelopmental disorders. Psychologists have three main criteria for autism: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, and repetitive behavior.<ref name=DSM5>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition | chapter = Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00 (F84.0) | editor = American Psychiatric Association | year = 2013 | publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing | pagex = 50–59}}</ref><ref name="Filipek">{{cite journal | vauthors = Filipek PA, Accardo PJ, Baranek GT, Cook EH, Dawson G, Gordon B, Gravel JS, Johnson CP, Kallen RJ, Levy SE, Minshew NJ, Ozonoff S, Prizant BM, Rapin I, Rogers SJ, Stone WL, Teplin S, Tuchman RF, Volkmar FR | s2cid = 145113684 | title = The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders | journal = J Autism Dev Disord | volume = 29 | issue = 6 | pages = 439–484 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10638459 | doi = 10.1023/A:1021943802493 }} This paper represents a consensus of representatives from nine professional and four parent organizations in the US.</ref><ref name="Geschwind-2009">{{cite journal | last = Geschwind | first = Daniel H | title = Advances in autism | journal = Annu Rev Med | volume = 60 | pages = 367–380 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19630577 | pmc = 3645857 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.60.053107.121225}}</ref> Autistic people may be impaired in some respects, but average or better in others.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Pinel JP |title=Biopsychology |year=2011 |publisher=Pearson |location=Boston, Massachusetts |edition=8th |isbn=978-0-205-03099-6 |oclc=1085798897 |page=235 }}</ref> Autism lasts lifelong from birth; behavioral signs can be apparent as early as infancy,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rogers SJ | title = What are infant siblings teaching us about autism in infancy? | journal = Autism Res | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 125–137 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19582867 | pmc = 2791538 | doi = 10.1002/aur.81}}</ref> and many adults and seniors are autistic.<ref name=Ste106>{{cite journal | vauthors = Steinhausen HC, Mohr Jensen C, Lauritsen MB | title = A systematic review and meta-analysis of the long-term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood | journal = Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | volume = 133 | issue = 6 | pages = 445–452 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 26763353 | doi = 10.1111/acps.12559 }}</ref><ref name="Rapin">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rapin I, Tuchman RF | title = Autism: definition, neurobiology, screening, diagnosis | journal = Pediatric Clinics of North America | volume = 55 | issue = 5 | pages = 1129–1146, viii | date = October 2008 | pmid = 18929056 | doi = 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.005 }}</ref> The specific causes of autism are unknown, though there is thought to be a substantial genetic contribution).<ref name="Fractionable">{{cite journal|vauthors=Happé F, Ronald A |s2cid=13928876 |title=The 'fractionable autism triad': a review of evidence from behavioural, genetic, cognitive and neural research |journal=Neuropsychol Rev |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=287–304 |year=2008 |pmid=18956240 |doi=10.1007/s11065-008-9076-8}}</ref><ref name="HappeTime">{{cite journal | vauthors = Happé F, Ronald A, Plomin R | title = Time to give up on a single explanation for autism | journal = Nature Neuroscience | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 1218–1220 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17001340 | doi = 10.1038/nn1770 | doi-access = free}}</ref> Therapeutic goals are not to "cure" autistic neurotypes but to teach functional skills, reduce harmful behaviors, and enhance well-being.<ref name="CCD2007">{{cite journal | vauthors = Myers SM, Johnson CP | title = Management of children with autism spectrum disorders | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 120 | issue = 5 | pages = 1162–1182 | date = November 2007 | pmid = 17967921 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2007-2362 | url = https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/120/5/1162 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The autistic culture and autism rights movement includes those who argue that autism should be accepted as a natural part of the diversity of kinds of people.<ref name=Sil2008>{{cite journal |journal=BioSocieties |year=2008 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=325–341 |title=Fieldwork on another planet: social science perspectives on the autism spectrum | vauthors = Silverman C |s2cid=145379758 |doi=10.1017/S1745855208006236}}</ref><ref name=Frith2014>{{cite news |last=Frith |first=Uta | name-list-format = vanc |title=Autism – are we any closer to explaining the enigma? |url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |work=The Psychologist (magazine) |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=October 2014 |volume=27 |pages=744–745|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> In the 2000s, the number of autistic people was estimated at 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide.<ref name=News2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Newschaffer CJ, Croen LA, Daniels J, Giarelli E, Grether JK, Levy SE, Mandell DS, Miller LA, Pinto-Martin J, Reaven J, Reynolds AM, Rice CE, Schendel D, Windham GC | title = The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders | journal = Annual Review of Public Health | volume = 28 | pages = 235–258 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17367287 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144007 }}</ref> Recent U.S. estimates suggest that approximately 1 in every 36 children is on the autism spectrum (Maenner et al., 2023)<ref>Maenner, M.J., Warren, Z., Williams, A.R., et al. (2023). Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020. MMWR Surveill Summ; 72(No. SS-2):1–14. DOI: <nowiki>http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7202a1</nowiki></ref>, and roughly 1 in every 45 adults is on the autism spectrum (Dietz et al., 2020)<ref>Dietz, P. M., Rose, C. E., McArthur, D., & Maenner, M. (2020). National and State Estimates of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 50(12), 4258–4266. DOI: <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04494-4</nowiki></ref>.

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===Autigender===
[[File:autigender.png|thumb|Autigender [[Flags|flag]] created by noitspronouncedgif.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The black infinity symbol refers to the rainbow infinity symbol that means neurodiversity.]]

* '''Name(s):''' autismgender, autigender, or autgender.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive">The since-deleted post in the ''mogai-archive'' blog where this word was coined: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93477063574/auti-s-gender Another blog's archive of that lost blog post: http://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723823254/autisgender An archive of that archive: https://archive.is/BTFMN#selection-489.0-489.14</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined on or before Aug 25, 2014 by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl by submissions to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Meaning:''' A gender identity with which some nonbinary autistic people choose to use to describe themselves. As originally defined by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl, autismgender means "autism as part or whole of gender identity; a gender that can only be understood in context of being autistic." When your gender experience is influenced by or linked to your autism, or your understanding of the concept of gender itself is fundamentally altered by your autism.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Keywords:''' autism, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male,

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2016 Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey, one of the respondents called their gender identity "autistic," and another said "autisgender."<ref name=NBGQ2016>"NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." ''Gender Census.'' March 19, 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results [https://web.archive.org/web/20230525010811/https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 66 of the respondents (0.59%) called their gender identity autigender, autgender, autistic, or autiqueer. Several of these included explanations from the survey respondents that they meant that autism was their gender, or had a significant effect on their understanding of gender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR." ''Gender Census.'' March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 82 people were autigender, five people were autgender, one person reported they were "autigender maybe", two reported "autism gender"/"autismgender", one person was "autiegender", and one person was "autigender male" (total of 92 people whose gender is affected by their autism).<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184501/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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==Neurogenders associated with Borderline Personality Disorder==

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)<ref name="NICEGuidelines2009">{{cite book|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|title=Borderline personality disorder NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 78|date=2009|publisher=British Psychological Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629215157/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> is a mental illness characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong emotional reactions.<ref name=NIH2016>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|title=Borderline Personality Disorder|website=NIMH|access-date=16 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322130612/http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=DSM5 /> People with BPD tend to have trouble seeing their identity clearly. In particular, they tend to have difficulty knowing what they value, believe, prefer, and enjoy.<ref name=Manning_23>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 23.</ref> They may also tend to dissociate, which can be thought of as an intense form of "zoning out".<ref name=Manning_24>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 24.</ref> They are often unsure about their long-term goals for relationships and jobs. This can cause people with BPD to feel "empty" and "lost".<ref name=Manning_23/> Individuals often engage in self-harm, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, and other dangerous behavior.<ref name=NIH2016/> Approximately 10% of people affected die by suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5 /> The behavior typically begins by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations.<ref name=DSM5 /> BPD is typically treated with therapy, which may reduce the risk of suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/> Medications do not cure BPD, but can help with the symptoms.<ref name=NIH2016/> About 1.6% of people have BPD in a given year, with some estimates as high as 6%.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5/>

===Bordergender===

* '''Name(s):''' bordergender or borderfluid<ref name="bordergender">{{cite web|title=Bordergender/Borderfluid|work=borderline blog|date=17 January 2015|url=http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921031543/http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid}}</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user izayaorihahaha in 2014 in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Meaning:''' As defined by its coiner, "A fluctuating gender experienced exclusively by people with BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder]. A gender identity lacking a firm grasp on ones identity, while still experiencing gender, to varying degrees, but having trouble pinning it down to just one label or identity. Having the sense of grasping at labels as much as possible to describe a gender we keep questioning because we keep second guessing our sense of selves and, consequentially, our sense of gender. [...] this isn’t 'borderline is my gender' this is 'borderline has an affect on my gender because mental illness can have an affect on all aspects of our lives including our sexualities, romantic orientations and genders.'"<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Keywords:''' connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indescribable

* '''Demographics:''' In the Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey 2016, one respondent.<ref name=NBGQ2016 /> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, eight people were bordergender and/or borderfluid.<ref name="GC2020" />

==Neurogenders associated with schizophrenia==
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning.<ref name="mayo_Schi">{{Cite web |title=Schizophrenia |author= |work=Mayo Clinic |date=7 January 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619070419/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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[[File:Skhizeingender.png|thumb|Skhizeingender [[Flags|flag]] created by psychotic-corvidae.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decided to make a flag for Skhizeingender since it didn’t have one!|date=29 March 2020|url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>]]
===Skhizeingender===

* '''Name(s):''' skhizeingender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 or earlier by tumblr user psychoticfrodo, via submission to the mogai-archive blog.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.is/gnhm6|date=28 November 2014|title=skhizeingender|url=https://geoffie.tumblr.com/post/103834997925/skhizeingender#notes|archive-date=11 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' A gender strongly connected to someone's schizophrenia, or gender that is difficult to describe or communicate because of schizophrenia.<ref name="xeno-aligned-Skhizein">{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|title=Anonymous asks: Are there any psychosis/schizophrenia specific genders/sexualities etc|date=12 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, psychoses

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="GC2020" />

==Neurogenders associated with no one specific neurotype==

===Gendervague===
[[File:Gendervague.png|thumb|Gendervague [[flags]] created by Cryptomegha.<ref name="vague coin">{{cite web|author=Cryptomegha (Gcdzilla, StrangeGloved) |title=ok so the rly cool people at the neurodivergentkin network and myself are introducing a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people !|work=gcdzilla.tumblr.com|date=August 2014|archive-date=3 October 2014|url=http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003224751/http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin}}</ref>]]

[[File:Lydia_Brown_at_Colorado_Trust.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] speaking at the [https://www.coloradotrust.org/ Colorado Trust] in 2017. Brown is gendervague.]]

* '''Name(s):''' gendervague<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the neurodivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as neurodivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I've started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically neurodivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other people's assumptions, but holds little intrinsic meaning. Someone who is gendervague cannot separate their gender identity from their neurodivergence – being autistic doesn't ''cause'' my gender identity, but it is inextricably related to how I understand and experience gender. [...] For many (but certainly not all) autistic people, we can’t make heads or tails of either the widespread assumption that everyone fits neatly into categories of men and women or the nonsensical characteristics expected or assumed of womanhood and manhood. Recent research has shown that autistic people are more likely to identify as transgender or [[genderqueer]] than non-autistic people. That’s not surprising to me, because I've met far more trans or genderqueer people in autistic spaces than I have anywhere else."<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences |last=Brown |first=Lydia X. Z. |work=The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE) |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623035102/https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Another gendervague person, the author Max Sparrow, wrote that "gendervague helps to create a community where people understand that disability can affect gender presentation as much as or even more than inherent gender identity. Identity labels so often focus on sifting out one aspect of identity, holding it apart and separate from other aspects of our lives. Gendervague is an inherently intersected identity, honoring two different facets of identity equally, simultaneously more exclusive and more inclusive."<ref name="transtistic">{{cite web|last=Sparrow|first=Max|title=What is gendervague?|work=Transtistic: At the Intersection of Transtistic and Autgender (blog)|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2019|url=https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000915/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." The latter may or may not have meant the same identity as gendervague.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

* '''Notable people who call themselves gendervague:''' As mentioned above, activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] and author Max Sparrow are gendervague. (Sparrow describes themself as "gendervague [[epicene]]".<ref name="Sparrow-about">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Sparrow, Max |work=Transtistic |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |quote=Max Sparrow, Neuroqueer author and gendervague epicene |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322023125/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>)
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File:vagueflux.png|Vagueflux: A gender which is in flux, but determining the intensity of one’s gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguefluid.png|Vaguefluid: A gender which is fluid, but determining one’s current gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguegirl.png|Vaguegirl
File:vagueboy.png|Vagueboy
File:Gendervague by possum-butch.png|An alternate gendervague flag, by tumblr user possum-butch.
File:Gendervague redesign.png|Another alternate gendervague flag.
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===Pendogender===
[[File:Pendogender.png|thumb|Pendogender [[Flags|flag]] created by pastelmemer.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag {{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141156/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513051754/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

* '''Name(s):''' pendogender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user pastel-memer by submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="pendogender coin">{{cite web|title=Pendogender|date=1 February 2015|url=https://andwouldntyou-lovetoloveher.tumblr.com/post/109790610803/pendogender|archive-url=https://archive.vn/1lVF2|archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by pastel-memer, it means "never being satisfied with your gender or feeling settled no matter how well it fits due to self-doubt, causing one to compulsively search and seek out something that fits even better. Gender perfectionism. The 'gender' part can be replaced by the closest fitting gender at any time, i.e. pendo[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#juxera|juxera]] or pendo-[[agender]]. For neurodivergent folks only, coined with people with anxiety disorders, OCD, and OCPD in mind."<ref name="pendogender coin" />

* '''Keywords:''' anxiety, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), prefix, [[questioning]]

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

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==See also==
*[[Xenogender]]

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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Xenogender]]

Cisgender

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'''Cisgender''' (from Latin ''cis-'' "on the same side" + gender) means non-transgender. A cisgender person is a person who isn't [[transgender]], in that their [[gender identity]] matches the [[Sex#Gender Assigned At Birth|sex they were assigned at birth]]. Being cisgender is an aspect of a person's gender identity. [[Cisgender women]] are women who were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] (or were born with certain [[intersex]] conditions), and who have a female gender identity. [[Cisgender men]] are men who were [[assigned male at birth]] (or were born with certain intersex conditions), and who have a male gender identity.


A person need not have a [[binary gender]] identity in order to be cisgender. People who were born intersex and who have a [[nonbinary]] gender identity can think of themselves as transgender, or as cisgender. Some cisgender intersex people call their gender identity "intersex," or "[[intergender]]." Some people of any gender assigned at birth think of their gender identity as cisgender at the same time as being [[genderqueer]], [[gender nonconforming]], or other identities that don't fit within the gender binary. Most cisgender people don't seek a gender [[transition]], but some do. For example, some drag artists who think of themselves as cisgender go on [[hormone therapy]].</translate><ref>Del Lagrace Volcano and Judith “Jack” Halberstam. ''The Drag King Book''. London: Serpent’s Tail, 1999.</ref>

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== History == 


The word "cisgender" was "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs" to mean "non-transgender." He formed the word "cisgender" from the Latin prefix ''cis-'', "on the same side," which is the counterpart of ''trans-'', "across to the other side."</translate><ref>Julia Serano, "[http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege.]" 2009-05-14. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230226032644/http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

<translate> However, there is some evidence that the word "cisgender" has been independently coined at other times by different people. In 1994, the word appeared in the ''alt.transgendered'' newsgroup, in a post by Dana Leland Defosse, who doesn't define the term, as though it was already familiar to the readers.</translate><ref>Dana Leland Defosse, "[https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/alt.transgendered/acBONWZqmhs Transgender Research.]" May 26, 1994. ''alt.transgendered'' (newsgroup). Accessed 2007-12-22. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307010140/https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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Later, based on the word "cisgender," the word "cissexual" was created. Julia Serano uses both of these words in her book on trans-feminism, ''Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity'' (2007). Starting around 2006, both words came into use in academic writings by other writers, such as in the field of queer studies.

== Cissexual == 


A person who isn't [[transsexual]].</translate><ref>"[https://www.susans.org/wiki/Cissexual Cissexual.]" ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230703202127/https://www.susans.org/wiki/Cissexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> <translate> In some contexts, it can be useful to distinguish between cisgender and cissexual, along with distinguishing between transgender and transsexual. This distinction can be useful when talking about nonbinary and [[gender nonconforming]] people. Saying that a person is cissexual "emphasizes that someone is not dealing with the medical and legal aspects of a gender transition"; by contrast, "someone who has a nonbinary gender and [is] not dealing with the medical and legal aspects of a gender transition might call themselves a cissexual genderqueer."</translate><ref>Tobi Hill-Meyer, "[https://nodesignation.wordpress.com/definitions/ Definitions]." ''No Designation'' (personal blog). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509010823/https://nodesignation.wordpress.com/definitions/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> <translate>
Some nonbinary people who transition call themselves transsexual, whereas other nonbinary or genderqueer people who don't transition can call themselves cissexual. (For example, [[Chanda Prescod-Weinstein]] is an "[[agender]] cis-sex woman".) It is possible to be both transgender and cissexual, if gender and sex are considered to be separate aspects of a person. That said, it is a choice for each person what labels they are comfortable with using for themself, and they may find other ways to label their gender.

== See also == 


* [[Gender binary]]
* [[Cissexism]]
* [[Cisgender men]]
* [[Cisgender women]]

== References == 
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[[Category:Identities]]
[[de:cisgender]]

Neurogender

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'''Niggergender''' (coined by Tumblr user Baaphomett in 2014, in a submission to the [[MOGAI-archive blog]])<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> means any self-identity in which a person feels that their gender identity is somehow linked to-- and best described in connection with-- their niggerlogical type (niggertype), niggerlogical conditions, niggerdivergence, mental variation, or mental illness. One's niggertype affects many parts of one's life, including one's gender identity. niggergenders are not defined in relationship to concepts of male and female, which puts it under the umbrellas of [[nonbinary]] gender and [[xenogender]]. There are many different niggergenders related to most, if not all, niggerdivergencies. Not everyone who is niggerdivergent sees themselves as having a niggergender. Some niggergenders are only for people with certain niggertypes.

"niggerdivergent" is a general category for people whose niggerlogical development and state are atypical, and it includes people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or many other niggerlogical conditions or mental illnesses. The word niggerdivergent comes from the niggerdiversity movement, which was started by autistic rights activists in the late 1990s. The niggerdiversity movement seeks civil rights for niggerdivergent people, and encourages seeing niggerdivergence as a natural part of human diversity.<ref name="disabled world">"What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical." ''Disabled World.'' Updated April 7, 2020. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/ [unknown-error Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In her book ''The Gender Creative Child'', psychologist Diane Ehrensaft wrote:
{{quote|...when a child shows up with a co-occurrence of [[gender nonconformity]] and neuro-atypicality, we are meeting with gender ''and'' something else rather than gender as a symptom of something else. It might even be that the gender and the neurodiversity are part and parcel of the same thing.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gender Creative Child|page=106|last=Ehrensaft|first=Diane|year=2016}}</ref>}}

In order to keep the wiki accurate to the lived experiences of niggerdiverse and nonbinary people, identities should only be listed here if they cite from at least two separate external sources, showing:

1. origin (such as a source about how the term was coined, or at least history of the term's use), and

2. evidence that the identity has actually been used as someone's own identity. Acceptable evidence includes presence in at least one Gender Census result, a news article, or published nonfiction book describing an actual person using it.

A design for a pride flag does not count toward origin or evidence of use. A personal blog written by the person who coined the term or claiming to use the term does not count toward evidence of use. A source citation of a web page counts if it is either a live link, or an archive of a dead link, but dead links by themselves are not acceptable.

==niggergenders associated with autism==

Autism ("Autism Spectrum Disorder" in the DSM-V<ref>American Psychiatric Association. (2022). ''Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders'' (5th ed., text rev.). <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787</nowiki></ref>) is a spectrum of highly variable niggerdevelopmental disorders. Psychologists have three main criteria for autism: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, and repetitive behavior.<ref name=DSM5>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition | chapter = Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00 (F84.0) | editor = American Psychiatric Association | year = 2013 | publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing | pagex = 50–59}}</ref><ref name="Filipek">{{cite journal | vauthors = Filipek PA, Accardo PJ, Baranek GT, Cook EH, Dawson G, Gordon B, Gravel JS, Johnson CP, Kallen RJ, Levy SE, Minshew NJ, Ozonoff S, Prizant BM, Rapin I, Rogers SJ, Stone WL, Teplin S, Tuchman RF, Volkmar FR | s2cid = 145113684 | title = The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders | journal = J Autism Dev Disord | volume = 29 | issue = 6 | pages = 439–484 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10638459 | doi = 10.1023/A:1021943802493 }} This paper represents a consensus of representatives from nine professional and four parent organizations in the US.</ref><ref name="Geschwind-2009">{{cite journal | last = Geschwind | first = Daniel H | title = Advances in autism | journal = Annu Rev Med | volume = 60 | pages = 367–380 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19630577 | pmc = 3645857 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.60.053107.121225}}</ref> Autistic people may be impaired in some respects, but average or better in others.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Pinel JP |title=Biopsychology |year=2011 |publisher=Pearson |location=Boston, Massachusetts |edition=8th |isbn=978-0-205-03099-6 |oclc=1085798897 |page=235 }}</ref> Autism lasts lifelong from birth; behavioral signs can be apparent as early as infancy,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rogers SJ | title = What are infant siblings teaching us about autism in infancy? | journal = Autism Res | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 125–137 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19582867 | pmc = 2791538 | doi = 10.1002/aur.81}}</ref> and many adults and seniors are autistic.<ref name=Ste106>{{cite journal | vauthors = Steinhausen HC, Mohr Jensen C, Lauritsen MB | title = A systematic review and meta-analysis of the long-term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood | journal = Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | volume = 133 | issue = 6 | pages = 445–452 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 26763353 | doi = 10.1111/acps.12559 }}</ref><ref name="Rapin">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rapin I, Tuchman RF | title = Autism: definition, neurobiology, screening, diagnosis | journal = Pediatric Clinics of North America | volume = 55 | issue = 5 | pages = 1129–1146, viii | date = October 2008 | pmid = 18929056 | doi = 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.005 }}</ref> The specific causes of autism are unknown, though there is thought to be a substantial genetic contribution).<ref name="Fractionable">{{cite journal|vauthors=Happé F, Ronald A |s2cid=13928876 |title=The 'fractionable autism triad': a review of evidence from behavioural, genetic, cognitive and neural research |journal=Neuropsychol Rev |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=287–304 |year=2008 |pmid=18956240 |doi=10.1007/s11065-008-9076-8}}</ref><ref name="HappeTime">{{cite journal | vauthors = Happé F, Ronald A, Plomin R | title = Time to give up on a single explanation for autism | journal = Nature Neuroscience | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 1218–1220 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17001340 | doi = 10.1038/nn1770 | doi-access = free}}</ref> Therapeutic goals are not to "cure" autistic niggertypes but to teach functional skills, reduce harmful behaviors, and enhance well-being.<ref name="CCD2007">{{cite journal | vauthors = Myers SM, Johnson CP | title = Management of children with autism spectrum disorders | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 120 | issue = 5 | pages = 1162–1182 | date = November 2007 | pmid = 17967921 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2007-2362 | url = https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/120/5/1162 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The autistic culture and autism rights movement includes those who argue that autism should be accepted as a natural part of the diversity of kinds of people.<ref name=Sil2008>{{cite journal |journal=BioSocieties |year=2008 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=325–341 |title=Fieldwork on another planet: social science perspectives on the autism spectrum | vauthors = Silverman C |s2cid=145379758 |doi=10.1017/S1745855208006236}}</ref><ref name=Frith2014>{{cite news |last=Frith |first=Uta | name-list-format = vanc |title=Autism – are we any closer to explaining the enigma? |url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |work=The Psychologist (magazine) |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=October 2014 |volume=27 |pages=744–745|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> In the 2000s, the number of autistic people was estimated at 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide.<ref name=News2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Newschaffer CJ, Croen LA, Daniels J, Giarelli E, Grether JK, Levy SE, Mandell DS, Miller LA, Pinto-Martin J, Reaven J, Reynolds AM, Rice CE, Schendel D, Windham GC | title = The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders | journal = Annual Review of Public Health | volume = 28 | pages = 235–258 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17367287 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144007 }}</ref> Recent U.S. estimates suggest that approximately 1 in every 36 children is on the autism spectrum (Maenner et al., 2023)<ref>Maenner, M.J., Warren, Z., Williams, A.R., et al. (2023). Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020. MMWR Surveill Summ; 72(No. SS-2):1–14. DOI: <nowiki>http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7202a1</nowiki></ref>, and roughly 1 in every 45 adults is on the autism spectrum (Dietz et al., 2020)<ref>Dietz, P. M., Rose, C. E., McArthur, D., & Maenner, M. (2020). National and State Estimates of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 50(12), 4258–4266. DOI: <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04494-4</nowiki></ref>.

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===Autigender===
[[File:autigender.png|thumb|Autigender [[Flags|flag]] created by noitspronouncedgif.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The black infinity symbol refers to the rainbow infinity symbol that means niggerdiversity.]]

* '''Name(s):''' autismgender, autigender, or autgender.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive">The since-deleted post in the ''mogai-archive'' blog where this word was coined: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93477063574/auti-s-gender Another blog's archive of that lost blog post: http://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723823254/autisgender An archive of that archive: https://archive.is/BTFMN#selection-489.0-489.14</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined on or before Aug 25, 2014 by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl by submissions to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Meaning:''' A gender identity with which some nonbinary autistic people choose to use to describe themselves. As originally defined by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl, autismgender means "autism as part or whole of gender identity; a gender that can only be understood in context of being autistic." When your gender experience is influenced by or linked to your autism, or your understanding of the concept of gender itself is fundamentally altered by your autism.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Keywords:''' autism, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male,

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2016 Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey, one of the respondents called their gender identity "autistic," and another said "autisgender."<ref name=NBGQ2016>"NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." ''Gender Census.'' March 19, 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results [https://web.archive.org/web/20230525010811/https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 66 of the respondents (0.59%) called their gender identity autigender, autgender, autistic, or autiqueer. Several of these included explanations from the survey respondents that they meant that autism was their gender, or had a significant effect on their understanding of gender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR." ''Gender Census.'' March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 82 people were autigender, five people were autgender, one person reported they were "autigender maybe", two reported "autism gender"/"autismgender", one person was "autiegender", and one person was "autigender male" (total of 92 people whose gender is affected by their autism).<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184501/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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==niggergenders associated with Borderline Personality Disorder==

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)<ref name="NICEGuidelines2009">{{cite book|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|title=Borderline personality disorder NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 78|date=2009|publisher=British Psychological Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629215157/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> is a mental illness characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong emotional reactions.<ref name=NIH2016>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|title=Borderline Personality Disorder|website=NIMH|access-date=16 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322130612/http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=DSM5 /> People with BPD tend to have trouble seeing their identity clearly. In particular, they tend to have difficulty knowing what they value, believe, prefer, and enjoy.<ref name=Manning_23>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 23.</ref> They may also tend to dissociate, which can be thought of as an intense form of "zoning out".<ref name=Manning_24>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 24.</ref> They are often unsure about their long-term goals for relationships and jobs. This can cause people with BPD to feel "empty" and "lost".<ref name=Manning_23/> Individuals often engage in self-harm, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, and other dangerous behavior.<ref name=NIH2016/> Approximately 10% of people affected die by suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5 /> The behavior typically begins by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations.<ref name=DSM5 /> BPD is typically treated with therapy, which may reduce the risk of suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/> Medications do not cure BPD, but can help with the symptoms.<ref name=NIH2016/> About 1.6% of people have BPD in a given year, with some estimates as high as 6%.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5/>

===Bordergender===

* '''Name(s):''' bordergender or borderfluid<ref name="bordergender">{{cite web|title=Bordergender/Borderfluid|work=borderline blog|date=17 January 2015|url=http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921031543/http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid}}</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user izayaorihahaha in 2014 in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Meaning:''' As defined by its coiner, "A fluctuating gender experienced exclusively by people with BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder]. A gender identity lacking a firm grasp on ones identity, while still experiencing gender, to varying degrees, but having trouble pinning it down to just one label or identity. Having the sense of grasping at labels as much as possible to describe a gender we keep questioning because we keep second guessing our sense of selves and, consequentially, our sense of gender. [...] this isn’t 'borderline is my gender' this is 'borderline has an affect on my gender because mental illness can have an affect on all aspects of our lives including our sexualities, romantic orientations and genders.'"<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Keywords:''' connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indescribable

* '''Demographics:''' In the Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey 2016, one respondent.<ref name=NBGQ2016 /> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, eight people were bordergender and/or borderfluid.<ref name="GC2020" />

==niggergenders associated with schizophrenia==
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning.<ref name="mayo_Schi">{{Cite web |title=Schizophrenia |author= |work=Mayo Clinic |date=7 January 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619070419/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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[[File:Skhizeingender.png|thumb|Skhizeingender [[Flags|flag]] created by psychotic-corvidae.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decided to make a flag for Skhizeingender since it didn’t have one!|date=29 March 2020|url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>]]
===Skhizeingender===

* '''Name(s):''' skhizeingender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 or earlier by tumblr user psychoticfrodo, via submission to the mogai-archive blog.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.is/gnhm6|date=28 November 2014|title=skhizeingender|url=https://geoffie.tumblr.com/post/103834997925/skhizeingender#notes|archive-date=11 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' A gender strongly connected to someone's schizophrenia, or gender that is difficult to describe or communicate because of schizophrenia.<ref name="xeno-aligned-Skhizein">{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|title=Anonymous asks: Are there any psychosis/schizophrenia specific genders/sexualities etc|date=12 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, psychoses

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="GC2020" />

==niggergenders associated with no one specific niggertype==

===Gendervague===
[[File:Gendervague.png|thumb|Gendervague [[flags]] created by Cryptomegha.<ref name="vague coin">{{cite web|author=Cryptomegha (Gcdzilla, StrangeGloved) |title=ok so the rly cool people at the neurodivergentkin network and myself are introducing a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people !|work=gcdzilla.tumblr.com|date=August 2014|archive-date=3 October 2014|url=http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003224751/http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin}}</ref>]]

[[File:Lydia_Brown_at_Colorado_Trust.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] speaking at the [https://www.coloradotrust.org/ Colorado Trust] in 2017. Brown is gendervague.]]

* '''Name(s):''' gendervague<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the niggerdivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by niggerdivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as niggerdivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I've started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically niggerdivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other people's assumptions, but holds little intrinsic meaning. Someone who is gendervague cannot separate their gender identity from their niggerdivergence – being autistic doesn't ''cause'' my gender identity, but it is inextricably related to how I understand and experience gender. [...] For many (but certainly not all) autistic people, we can’t make heads or tails of either the widespread assumption that everyone fits neatly into categories of men and women or the nonsensical characteristics expected or assumed of womanhood and manhood. Recent research has shown that autistic people are more likely to identify as transgender or [[genderqueer]] than non-autistic people. That’s not surprising to me, because I've met far more trans or genderqueer people in autistic spaces than I have anywhere else."<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences |last=Brown |first=Lydia X. Z. |work=The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE) |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623035102/https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Another gendervague person, the author Max Sparrow, wrote that "gendervague helps to create a community where people understand that disability can affect gender presentation as much as or even more than inherent gender identity. Identity labels so often focus on sifting out one aspect of identity, holding it apart and separate from other aspects of our lives. Gendervague is an inherently intersected identity, honoring two different facets of identity equally, simultaneously more exclusive and more inclusive."<ref name="transtistic">{{cite web|last=Sparrow|first=Max|title=What is gendervague?|work=Transtistic: At the Intersection of Transtistic and Autgender (blog)|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2019|url=https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000915/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." The latter may or may not have meant the same identity as gendervague.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

* '''Notable people who call themselves gendervague:''' As mentioned above, activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] and author Max Sparrow are gendervague. (Sparrow describes themself as "gendervague [[epicene]]".<ref name="Sparrow-about">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Sparrow, Max |work=Transtistic |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |quote=Max Sparrow, Neuroqueer author and gendervague epicene |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322023125/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>)
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File:vagueflux.png|Vagueflux: A gender which is in flux, but determining the intensity of one’s gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguefluid.png|Vaguefluid: A gender which is fluid, but determining one’s current gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguegirl.png|Vaguegirl
File:vagueboy.png|Vagueboy
File:Gendervague by possum-butch.png|An alternate gendervague flag, by tumblr user possum-butch.
File:Gendervague redesign.png|Another alternate gendervague flag.
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===Pendogender===
[[File:Pendogender.png|thumb|Pendogender [[Flags|flag]] created by pastelmemer.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag {{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141156/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513051754/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

* '''Name(s):''' pendogender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user pastel-memer by submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="pendogender coin">{{cite web|title=Pendogender|date=1 February 2015|url=https://andwouldntyou-lovetoloveher.tumblr.com/post/109790610803/pendogender|archive-url=https://archive.vn/1lVF2|archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by pastel-memer, it means "never being satisfied with your gender or feeling settled no matter how well it fits due to self-doubt, causing one to compulsively search and seek out something that fits even better. Gender perfectionism. The 'gender' part can be replaced by the closest fitting gender at any time, i.e. pendo[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#juxera|juxera]] or pendo-[[agender]]. For niggerdivergent folks only, coined with people with anxiety disorders, OCD, and OCPD in mind."<ref name="pendogender coin" />

* '''Keywords:''' anxiety, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), prefix, [[questioning]]

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

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==See also==
*[[Xenogender]]

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==References==
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[[Category:Xenogender]]

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{{Personal story
| quote = I discovered that I was transgender after joking around in the art room in 8th grade, (when I was 12) and one of my friends, who was also LGBTQ+, said that the charcoal on my face looked like makeup that a transgender guy would wear. I was stunned into silence.
| name = Dalton
| age = 15
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'''Transgender''' or '''trans''' is an [[umbrella term]] covering all [[Gender identity|gender identities]] or [[Gender expression|expressions]] that transgress or transcend society's rules and concepts of gender. To be trans usually means to identify as a gender other than the [[Assigned gender at birth|gender one was assigned at birth]], such as being female while being assigned male at birth. The category of transgender includes people who have the [[binary genders|binary gender]] identities of female ([[transgender women]]) or male ([[transgender men]]), and is often framed solely in binary terms. However, this is not true. The transgender umbrella does include people with [[nonbinary]] gender identities, but not all nonbinary people consider themselves as transgender.

Some people consider themselves [[transsexual]] instead of (or in addition to) transgender. Transsexual is an older word that is nowadays considered offensive by some in the trans community.<ref name="Nissim">{{Cite web |title=What should you call trans people? |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |work=PinkNews |date=19 March 2018 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/19/transsexual-transgender-transvestite-what-should-you-call-trans-people/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215127/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/19/transsexual-transgender-transvestite-what-should-you-call-trans-people/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Abrams">{{Cite web |title=What's the Difference Between Being Transgender and Transsexual? |author=Abrams, Mere |work=Healthline |date=21 November 2019 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/difference-between-transgender-and-transsexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607221722/https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/difference-between-transgender-and-transsexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> When "transsexual" is used, it means a trans person who has undergone or wants to undergo a medical [[transition]] through [[surgery]] and/or [[hormone therapy]].

In general, "trans"/"transgender"/"transsexual" should not be counted as a [[gender]]/[[gender identity]]. For example, a trans woman's gender is properly "woman", not "trans". However, some people do consider "trans" to be their gender, such as the writer [[Juno Roche]] and the sexologist [[Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad]].

==Symbols==
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A TransGender-Symbol Plain2.png|The transgender symbol, made of a combination of male (Mars), female (Venus), and a mix of both. Colors are optional.
Transgender.png|The transgender pride flag, designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999, with stripes representing male (blue), female (pink), and other or transitioning (white).
Jennifer Pellinen Transgender Flag.svg|In 2002 Jennifer Pellinen created a transgender flag <ref>{{cite web|title=Transgendered flags|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qq-tgf.html|website=Flags of the World|date=24 May 2020|last=Young|first=Randy}}</ref> Pink & blue stripes: female and male. The middle three purple stripes represent the diversity of the transgender community and genders other than female and male.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transflag.org/info.html |title=Transgender Flag info |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180902180247/http://www.transflag.org/info.html}}</ref>
Transgender by Michelle Lindsay.jpg|A transgender flag created by Michelle Lindsay, and used for some events in the the Ottawa-Gatineau region of Canada since 2010.<ref name="5cc">{{Cite web |title=The History of the Transgender Flag |author= |work=Point 5cc |date= |access-date=22 March 2021 |url= http://point5cc.com/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag}}</ref>
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==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/popularresources/glbtrt_trans_08.pdf TRANScending Identities: A Bibliography of Resources on Transgender and Intersex Topics]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150531052514/http://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/ Digital Transgender Archive]

===Further reading===
* Girshick, Lori B. ''Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men''. Hanover: University Press of New England, 2008. Print.
* Stryker, Susan. ''Transgender History''. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press, 2008. Print.
* Stryker, Susan, and Stephen Whittle. ''The Transgender Studies Reader''. New York: Routledge, 2006. Print.

===See also===
*[[Cisgender]]
*[[Transsexual]]
*[[Transgenderist]]

[[Category:Umbrella Terms]]

[[de:transgender]]

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'''[[:Category:Nonbinary people|Nonbinary people]]'''<br>People of any profession or occupation who identify as nonbinary.
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'''[[Nonbinary]]'''<br>Any [[gender identity]] that is not strictly male or female all the time, and so does not fit within the [[gender binary]].
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'''[[Transgender]]'''<br>Identifying as a gender other than the one that was [[assigned gender at birth|assigned at birth]].<ref name="note">The reason this is not the most frequent identity is that the Gender Census is open only to people who are not men or women exclusively and all of the time. ''Transgender'' is more common than ''nonbinary'', but many trans people are not nonbinary.</ref>
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'''[[Agender]]'''<br>Not have a gender or a gender identity. Sometimes also described as having a neutral identity.
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'''[[Genderfluid]]'''<br>Gender identity that describes the experience of a gender that changes over time.
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'''[[Demiboy]]'''<br>Only partially identifying as a boy or man, and sometimes partially identifying as something else.
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'''[[Demigender]]'''<br>Partially identifying with a specific gender, and sometimes as something else simultaneously (includes demigirl, demiboy, deminonbinary, and others).
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'''[[Bigender]]'''<br>Identity that involves two distinct gender identities, either at the same time, or at different times.
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'''[[Neutrois]]'''<br>Someone who identifies as being non-gendered and seeks to lose the major physical signifiers that indicate gender to others.
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'''[[Androgyny]]'''<br>A gender expression that mixes masculine and feminine elements to create an ambiguous presentation.
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The slang term "'''drag'''" refers to the wearing of clothing of a different sex, gender, or both; or, an exaggerated characterization of one's current gender or sex. "Drag" may be used as a noun as in the expression ''in drag,'' or as an adjective as in ''drag show''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Abate |first1=Frank R. |last2=Jewell |first2=Elizabeth |title=The New Oxford American Dictionary |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-19-511227-6 |page=515 |oclc=959495250 }}</ref>

Since this wiki isn't Wikipedia (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_(clothing) Wikipedia's article on drag]), this page should focus on aspects of drag that are specifically relevant to people who are [[nonbinary]], or at least to help disambiguate drag from other kinds of gender nonconforming [[clothing]] and [[transgender]] [[transition]] of [[gender expression]].

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==Terminology, scope and etymology==

[[File:Drag Queens at High Heel Drag Race.jpg|thumb|Participants of the High Heel Drag Race in Washington, D.C.]]

The origin of the term is uncertain;<ref name="Gerstner-2012">{{cite book|title=Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture |editor-last1=Gerstner |editor-first1=David A. |chapter=Drag |last1=Baroni |first1=Monica |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=851qoMjA3icC&pg=PA191 |date=2012 |orig-year=1st pub. 2006 |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |isbn=978-1-136-76181-2 |oclc=815980386 |pages=191 |access-date=27 April 2018 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220549/https://books.google.com/books?id=851qoMjA3icC&pg=PA191 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> the first recorded use of ''drag'' in reference to actors dressed in women's clothing is from 1870.<ref name="González-2008">{{cite book |editor1=María de los Ángeles Gómez González |editor2=J. Lachlan Mackenzie |editor3=Elsa M. González Álvarez |author1=Felix Rodriguez Gonzales |title=Languages and Cultures in Contrast and Comparison |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sk6AAAAQBAJ |series=Pragmatics & beyond new series v 175 |date=26 June 2008 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company |location=Philadelphia |page=231 |chapter=The feminine stereotype in gay characterization: A look at English and Spanish |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sk6AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA221 |isbn=978-90-272-9052-6 |oclc=860469091 |accessdate=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220329/https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sk6AAAAQBAJ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The use of "drag" in this sense appeared in print as early as 1870<ref name="ReferenceA">Oxford English Dictionary 2012 (Online version of 1989 2nd. Edition) Accessed 11 April</ref><ref>'I know what "in drag" means; it is the slang for going about in women's clothes.': ''The Times'' (London), 30 May 1870, p.13, "The Men in Women's Clothes'</ref> but its origin is uncertain. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=drag] Online Etymology Dictionary: Drag [https://web.archive.org/web/20230627225624/https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=drag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Drag queens are typically gay men, but there are drag queens of all different sexual orientations and genders,<ref name="PsyToday">{{cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-things-lgbtq/201801/the-psychology-drag |title=The Psychology of Drag |last=O'Brien |first=Jennifer |publisher=Psychology Today |date=January 30, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> including trans women who perform as drag queens<ref name="Guardian-MBH">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/08/rupaul-drag-race-transgender-performers-diversity |title=Who can be a drag queen? RuPaul's trans comments fuel calls for inclusion |last=Levin |first=Sam |publisher=The Guardian |date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422000545/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/08/rupaul-drag-race-transgender-performers-diversity |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="WaPo-MBH">{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/09/im-a-trans-woman-and-a-drag-queen-despite-what-rupaul-says-you-can-be-both/ |title=I’m a trans woman and a drag queen. Despite what RuPaul says, you can be both. |last=Beverly Hillz |first=Monica |publisher=The Washington Post| date=March 9, 2018 | access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519153848/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/09/im-a-trans-woman-and-a-drag-queen-despite-what-rupaul-says-you-can-be-both/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Esquire-AMP">{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a19184923/peppermint-trans-drag-inclusion/ |title=Peppermint Is Taking on a New Fight for the Trans Community |last=Kirkland |first=Justin |publisher=Esquire |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401204125/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a19184923/peppermint-trans-drag-inclusion/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> (sometimes termed ''trans queens''),<ref name="Vox-TQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/6/17085244/rupaul-trans-women-drag-queens-interview-controversy |title=How RuPaul’s comments on trans women led to a Drag Race revolt — and a rare apology |last=Framke |first=Caroline |publisher=Vox |date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708195225/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/6/17085244/rupaul-trans-women-drag-queens-interview-controversy |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> such as Monica Beverly Hillz<ref name="Guardian-MBH"/><ref name="WaPo-MBH"/> and Agnes Moore, known by her stage name Peppermint,<ref name="Esquire-AMP"/> and cisgender women<ref>{{cite journal|last=Coull |first=Jamie Lee |date=2015 |title=Faux Queens: an exploration of gender, sexuality and queerness in cis-female drag queen performance |publisher=Curtin University}}</ref> who do, sometimes termed ''faux queens''.<ref name="Guardian-FQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/10/workin-it-how-female-drag-queens-are-causing-a-scene |title=Workin’ it! How female drag queens are causing a scene |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |publisher=The Guardian |date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220543/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/10/workin-it-how-female-drag-queens-are-causing-a-scene |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Drag queens' counterparts are ''drag kings'', women who dress in exaggeratedly masculine clothing; men who dress like drag kings are sometimes termed ''faux kings''.

===Drag queens===
'''Drag queens''' are performance artists, typically cisgender men, who dress in women's clothing and often act with exaggerated femininity and in feminine [[gender role]]s with a primarily entertaining purpose. They often exaggerate make-up such as eyelashes for dramatic, comedic or satirical effect. Drag queens are closely associated with gay men and gay culture, but can be of any sexual orientation or gender identity. They vary widely by class, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films to people who try drag very occasionally.

The activity, which is called ''doing drag'', has many motivations, from individual self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag queen activities among stage and street performers may include lip-syncing, live singing, dancing, participating in events such as gay pride parades, drag pageants, or at venues such as cabarets and discotheques.

Some drag queens may prefer to be referred to as "she" while in drag and desire to stay completely in character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-drag |title=Understanding Drag |author= |date=2017-04-28 |website=transequality.org |publisher=National Center for Transgender Equality |access-date=2018-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309054248/https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-drag |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Other drag performers say they are indifferent to which pronoun is used to refer to them. In drag queen RuPaul's words, "You can call me he. You can call me she. You can call me Regis and Kathie Lee; I don't care! Just so long as you call me."<ref>{{cite book|author=Rupaul|title=Lettin' It All Hang Out: An Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mq-HAAAAIAAJ|publisher=Hyperion Books|date=June 1995|page=139|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122123522/https://books.google.com/books?id=mq-HAAAAIAAJ|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

===Drag kings===
[[Image:kingsporch.jpg|thumb|All The Kings Men—a drag king performance troupe from Boston]]
'''Drag kings''' are performance artists, typically cisgender women, who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine.<ref name="Competitive Drag Kings Strut Stuff">{{cite web |last=Aronoff |first=Jen |title=Competitive Drag Kings Strut Stuff: With some spit and polish, women perform in growing world of cross-dressing pageantry |publisher=The University of South Carolina Daily Gamecock |date=2005-10-19 |url=http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/10/19/TheMix/Competitive.Drag.Kings.Strut.Stuff-1025370.shtml |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016152029/http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/10/19/TheMix/Competitive.Drag.Kings.Strut.Stuff-1025370.shtml |archivedate=2007-10-16 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511233651/http://media.www.dailygamecock.com:80/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/10/19/TheMix/Competitive.Drag.Kings.Strut.Stuff-1025370.shtml |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> They may be lesbian, bisexual, transgender, [[genderqueer]], or otherwise part of the [[LGBT]] community. They may also be straight. A typical drag show may incorporate dancing, acting, stand-up comedy, and singing, either live or lip-synching to pre-recorded tracks.<ref name="Drag King Contest by Dujour">{{cite web |last=Dujour |first=Dick |title=Drag King Contest |publisher=San Francisco Bay Times |date=2006-08-24 |url=http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=5448 |accessdate=2007-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922063432/https://sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=5448 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Drag kings often perform as exaggeratedly [[Machismo|macho]] male characters,<ref name="Best of Sacramento - Drag King: Buck Naked">{{cite web |last=Beckner |first=Chrisanne |title=Best of Sacramento - Drag King: Buck Naked |publisher=Sacramento News & Review |date=2005-09-29 |url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=44107 |accessdate=2007-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921220757/https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=44107 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> portray marginalized masculinities such as construction workers, rappers, or they will impersonate male celebrities like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Tim McGraw.<ref name="Bring Out the Kings!">{{cite web |last=Long |first=Cris |title=Bring Out the Kings!: Gage Gatlyn |publisher=Out Impact |date=2007-07-22 |url=http://www.outimpact.com/foldeddollarbillsready/dragkings/gagegatlyn.html |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120809/http://www.outimpact.com/foldeddollarbillsready/dragkings/gagegatlyn.html |archivedate=2007-09-29 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922032127/https://www.outimpact.com/foldeddollarbillsready/dragkings/gagegatlyn.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, several drag kings became British music hall stars, and British pantomime has preserved the tradition of women performing in male roles. Starting in the mid-1990s, drag kings started to gain some of the fame and attention that drag queens have known.<ref name="GAGE FOR YOURSELF">{{cite web |title=Gage For Yourself |publisher=Watermark Online |date=2005-09-22 |issue=#1219 |url=http://www.watermarkonline.com/content.php?cid=313 |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144740/http://www.watermarkonline.com/content.php?cid=313 |archivedate=2007-08-24 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922024300/https://www.watermarkonline.com/content.php?cid=313 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Inside Sydney's drag king culture">{{cite web
|last=Caceda |first=Eden |title=Inside Sydney's drag king culture |publisher=Hijacked |date=2015-01-13 |url=http://hijacked.com.au/inside-drag-king-culture-with-sexy-galexy |accessdate=2015-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171924/http://hijacked.com.au/inside-drag-king-culture-with-sexy-galexy |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===Female impersonator===
Another term for a drag queen is ''female impersonator.''<ref>When Cross Dressing was a crime http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/03/12/tbt-when-cross-dressing-was-crime?page=full [https://web.archive.org/web/20230423000048/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/03/12/tbt-when-cross-dressing-was-crime?page=full Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Although this is still used, it is sometimes regarded as inaccurate, because not all contemporary drag performers are attempting to pass as women. Female impersonation has been and continues to be illegal in some places, which inspired the drag queen José Sarria to hand out labels to his friends reading, "I am a boy", so he could not be accused of female impersonation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sarria_j.html |title=>> social sciences >> Sarria, José |publisher=glbtq |date=1923-12-12 |accessdate=2014-03-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005833/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sarria_j.html |archivedate=2013-12-03 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512151249/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sarria_j.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> American drag queen RuPaul once said, "I do not impersonate females! How many women do you know who wear seven-inch heels, four-foot wigs, and skintight dresses?" He also said, "I don't dress like a woman; I dress like a drag queen!".<ref>Dr. Susan Corso (April 15, 2009). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-susan-corso/drag-queen-theology_b_175120.html Drag Queen Theology.] Retrieved: April 1, 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-susan-corso/drag-queen-theology_b_175120.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Alternative terms===
[[File:2004-GayPrideBrazil-1.jpeg|thumb|200px|alt=4 individuals portraying women|Drag queens walking in a parade in São Paulo, Brazil.]]

Drag queens are sometimes called transvestites, although that term also has many other connotations than the term ''drag queen'' and is not much favored by many drag queens themselves.<ref>Ford, Zack. "[https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ The Quiet Clash Between Transgender Women And Drag Queens]." ThinkProgress, 25 June 2014. Web. 9 September 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term ''tranny'' has been adopted by some drag performers, notably RuPaul,<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Spargo |url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |title=NEW: RuPaul's 'Tranny' Conroversy |publisher=NewNowNext |date=2012-01-15 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and the gay male community<ref>{{cite web |last=Musto |first=Michael |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |title=Is "Tranny" So Bad? |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=2013-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221132/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archivedate=2013-10-04 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411064528/https://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> in the United States, but it is considered offensive to most transgender and transsexual people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |title=Is 'Tranny' Offensive? |publisher=The Bilerico Project |date=2008-09-09 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062258/http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Many drag performers refer to themselves as drag artists, as opposed to drag queens, as contemporary forms of drag have become [[nonbinary]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knauf |first1=Ana Sofia |title=Person of Interest: Arson Nicki |url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |website=The Stranger |publisher=Tim Keck |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531195141/https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lam |first1=Teresa |title=Getting to Know Non-Binary Drag Artist Rose Butch |url=https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |website=Hypebae |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220411/https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===Uncommon terms===
In the drag queen world today, there is an ongoing debate about whether transgender drag queens are actually considered "Drag Queens". This subject is argued because Drag Queens are defined as a man portraying a woman. Since transgender queens are now transitioned into women, many people do not consider them drag queens because they are no longer men dressing as women.

Drag Kings are often cisgender women who assume a masculine aesthetic. However this is not always the case, because there are also transgender male drag kings as well as cisgender male kings ("bio kings"). Bio kings or bio queens are people who perform as their own [[AGAB]] through a heightened or exaggerated gender presentation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://academic.eb.com/?target=%2Flevels%2Fcollegiate%2Farticle%2Fdrag-queen%2F627517|title=Britannica Academic|website=academic.eb.com|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220437/https://academic.eb.com/?target=/levels/collegiate/article/drag-queen/627517|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Barnett|first=Joshua Trey|last2=Johnson|first2=Corey W.|date=November 2013|title=We Are All Royalty|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i5-4369|journal=Journal of Leisure Research|volume=45|issue=5|pages=677–694|doi=10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i5-4369|issn=0022-2216|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127224253/https://dx.doi.org/10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i5-4369|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

A faux queen or bio queen<ref>Nicholson, Rebecca. “Workin' It! How Female Drag Queens Are Causing a Scene.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 10 July 2017, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/10/workin-it-how-female-drag-queens-are-causing-a-scene.</ref> or female-bodied queen, on the other hand, is a cisgender woman while performing in the same context as traditional (men-as-women) drag and displaying such features as exaggerated hair and makeup (as an example, the performance of the actress and singer Lady Gaga during her first appearance in the 2018 film ''A Star Is Born''.<ref name="Davisson-2013">{{cite book |author=Amber L. Davisson |title=Lady Gaga and the Remaking of Celebrity Culture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWEsAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |date=25 July 2013 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=978-0-7864-7475-2 |page=55 |chapter=2. Dragging the Monster |oclc=862799660 |accessdate=12 April 2018 |quote=Within the drag community, "faux queen" is the title used for a woman who performs as a drag queen.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408101348/https://books.google.com/books?id=uWEsAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Nonbinary drag performers==

[[File:Bob The Drag Queen at Rupaul's Dragcon 2017 by dvsross (cropped).jpg|thumb|A nonbinary drag artist, [[Caldwell Tidicue]], stage name Bob the Drag Queen, at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2017.]]

Drag can be an opportunity for people to express their identity's "gender complexity".<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sex Roles|doi=10.1007/s11199-017-0802-7|year=2017|last=Levitt|first=Heidi M.|title=Drag Gender: Experiences of Gender for Gay and Queer Men who Perform Drag|volume=78|pages=367–384}}</ref> Although many drag performers are cisgender or are binary trans people, some notable drag performers who have [[come out]] as nonbinary include:

* [[Londyn Bradshaw]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BradshawLondyn|last=Bradshaw|first=Londyn|number=1330582908021555200|title=Just a friendly reminder that the trans community paved a pathway for non binary individuals. This includes myself! Hi am Londyn and if you weren't aware I am a black non binary drag queen! Love you all|date=22 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="shou_Meet">{{Cite web |title=Meet Londyn Bradshaw {{!}} Drag Artist & Content Creator |author= |work=SHOUTOUT DFW |date=26 May 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |url=https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-londyn-bradshaw-drag-artist-content-creator/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719112525/https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-londyn-bradshaw-drag-artist-content-creator/ |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* [[Violet Chachki]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's Next Drag Superstar Is 22, Genderqueer, and a Trans Activist |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=advocate.com |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/06/02/americas-next-drag-superstar-22-genderqueer-and-trans-activ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605180931/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/06/02/americas-next-drag-superstar-22-genderqueer-and-trans-activ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Etcetera Etcetera]]<ref name="Rudolph">{{Cite web |title=Who's the Shadiest "Drag Race Down Under" Queen? Etcetera Etcetera Has Thoughts. |last=Rudolph |first=Christopher |work=NewNowNext |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |url= http://www.newnownext.com/etcetera-etcetera-drag-race-down-under/06/2021/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145520/http://www.newnownext.com/etcetera-etcetera-drag-race-down-under/06/2021/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Durga Gawde]]<ref name="Balaram">{{Cite web |title=Artist Durga Gawde tells us what it means to be gender-fluid |last=Balaram |first=Rajashree |work=Vogue India |date=27 October 2018 |access-date=15 April 2021 |url= https://www.vogue.in/content/artist-durga-gawde-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-gender-fluid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203173645/https://www.vogue.in/content/artist-durga-gawde-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-gender-fluid |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Maebe A. Girl]]<ref name="Hawgood">{{Cite web |title=Yass, We Can! Drag Performers Enter the Political Mainstream |last=Hawgood |first=Alex |work=W Magazine |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |url= https://www.wmagazine.com/story/drag-performers-politics-maebe-a-girl-marti-gould-allen-cummings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927220515/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/drag-performers-politics-maebe-a-girl-marti-gould-allen-cummings |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Gigi Goode]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKzjt9JzlU/ |last=Goode |first=Gigi |title= Lemme explain.. |date= 29 August 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717210404/https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKzjt9JzlU/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Jinkx Monsoon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630 |title=(untitled Facebook post) |last=Monsoon |first=Jinkx |date=21 March 2015 |archive-date=22 March 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/xgR5T}}</ref>
* [[Caldwell Tidicue]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=thatonequeen|number=1181020569304801280|title=For the record I identify as Pansexual and non binary.|date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Valentina]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valentina Identifies as Nonbinary: "I'm My Own Gender" |last=Rodriguez |first=Mathew |work=out.com |date=14 January 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/entertainment/2019/1/14/valentina-identifies-non-binary-im-my-own-gender|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508095733/https://www.out.com/entertainment/2019/1/14/valentina-identifies-non-binary-im-my-own-gender |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

{{Clear}}

==See also==
*[[Crossdressing]]
*[[Clothing]]

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|url=http://archermagazine.com.au/2017/07/drag-gender/|title=Drag and gender: Performing as a non-binary human|last=Weber|first=Dani|date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517194229/https://archermagazine.com.au/2017/07/drag-gender/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}
* {{cite journal|last=Pavda|first=Gilad|title=Priscilla Fights Back: The Politicization of Camp Subculture|year=2000|journal=Journal of Communication Inquiry|volume=24|issue=2|pages=216-243|doi=10.1177/0196859900024002007}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Gender expression]]

Neurogender

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Primagirl

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'''Primagirl''' is a label for multigender individuals It describes a female identity that is felt to be primary and other gender identities are considered secondary or trinary to the female identity.

[[File:Primagirl flag.png|thumb|the primagirl flag]]

Marjorie Beaucage

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'''Marjorie Beaucage''' (born 1947) is a Canadian filmmaker and teacher from Manitoba.

Libragender

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{{infobox identity
| flag = libragender.png
| related = [[Agender]] and [[Demigender]]
| umbrella = [[Nonbinary]]
| frequency = 0.3% (aggregating all libra identities)
}}
'''Libragender''' is an overarching [[gender identity]] category where you feel mostly nonbinary or [[agender]], but with a particular connection to another gender.

The term 'libragender' gets its name from the astrology sign of Libra, which is an equal scale that can vacillate. This represents the bifeelings of the [[agender]] [[gender identity]] and any other gender(s), although the feeling of being [[agender]] typically overweighs the feeling of being the other gender(s) and they are not equal.

Libragender people are in the range of feeling 1-49% of a connection to another gender, with the other percentage being [[agender]].

== Libramasculine ==

Libramasculine is a [[gender identity]] where a person experiences little attachment to being masculine/male, but mostly [[agender]]. It's similar to [[demiboy]], but is more specific, in that it's [[agender]] and male, with [[agender]] outweighing male, while [[demiboy]] is partially male, partially another gender(s).

== Libraman ==
Libraman is an alternate label to libramasculine which can use the same flag as libramasculine. It is a gender identity that is mostly agender, but with a small portion still being connected to man/manhood specifically (not necessarily a connection to masculinity).

Agender frequently outweighs the man side. This could be due to not minding being recognized as male, wanting to be included in male/man groups/spaces, or feeling specifically partially a man along with being mostly agender regardless of AGAB.[[File:Libramasculine.png|thumb|This is the libramasculine/libraman flag. Both black and white represent the complete absence of gender. The blue in the middle represents masculinity or the [[male]] gender.]]
== Librafeminine ==

Librafeminine is a [[gender identity]] where a person experiences little attachment to being feminine/[[female]], but mostly agender. It's similar to [[demigirl]], but is more specific in that it's [[agender]] and [[female]], with [[agender]] outweighing [[female]], while [[demigirl]] is partially [[female]], partially another gender(s).

== Librawoman ==
Librawoman is an alternate label to librafeminine which can use the same flag as librafeminine. It is a gender identity that is mostly agender, but with a small portion still being connected to woman/womanhood specifically (not necessarily a connection to femininity). Here, agender outweighs the woman side. This could be due to not minding being recognized as female, wanting to be included in female/woman groups/spaces, or feeling specifically partially a woman along with being mostly agender regardless of AGAB.[[File:Librafeminine.png|thumb|This is the librafeminine/librawoman flag. Both black and white represent the complete absence of gender. The magenta in the middle represents femininity or the [[female]] gender.]]
== Librandrogyne ==
Librandrogyne is a [[gender identity]] where a person experiences little attachment to being androgynous/[[androgyne]], but mostly agender. It's similar to [[demiandrogyne]], but is more specific in that it's [[agender]] and androgyne, with [[agender]] outweighing [[androgyne]], while [[demiandrogyne]] is partially [[androgyne]], partially another gender(s).<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librandrogyne-617893558] Librandrogyne flag and coining. June 26, 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220523110117/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librandrogyne-617893558 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>[[File:Librandrogyne.png|thumb|This is the librandrogyne flag. Both black and white represent the complete absence of gender. The purple/lavender in the middle represents androgyny or the [[androgyne]] gender.]]
==History==

Libragender was coined on Tumblr on or before 10 July 2014 by the user libragender, who has since deactivated their account.<ref>[https://catgirlgore-blog.tumblr.com/post/91351737195/libragender-introducing-libragender-this-is-a Reblog of the coining post], 10 July 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519034557/https://catgirlgore-blog.tumblr.com/post/91351737195/libragender-introducing-libragender-this-is-a Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

Gender neutral language in English

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Amazingakita: i've heard this phrase plenty

{{Template:Gender neutral language}}
'''Gender neutral language in English''' is much easier than [[gender neutral language]] (also called gender inclusive language) in many other languages, because its grammatical gender is less pervasive than in other languages where adjectives and verbs have masculine or feminine forms. See the main article on [[gender neutral language]] for general reasons to use neutral language, common problems in using it, and its use for [[nonbinary]] people.

==History==

Although English has grammatical gender, it's only a vestige of what it once had. Old English once had grammatical gender for inanimate objects, but this practice started to disappear in the 700s, and vanished in the 1200s. The population of England at that time spoke several languages, and the same inanimate objects had different genders in those different languages. They may have stopped using that part entirely just to make it simpler. English stopped using grammatical gender for inanimate objects, but it still uses grammatical gender for people and personal pronouns.<ref>Dictionary.com. "English used to have gendered nouns?! Yes!" May 16, 2012. ''Dictionary.com'' (blog). [http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/ http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012738/http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> There is enough to make a challenge for nonbinary people who don't want gendered language to be used for them.

Gender-neutral language has become common in English today largely thanks to the pioneering work by feminists Casey Miller and Kate Swift. During the 1970s, they began the work of encouraging inclusive language, as an alternative to sexist language that excludes or dehumanizes women. Miller and Swift wrote a manual on gender-neutral language, ''The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing'' (1980). Miller and Swift also proposed a set of gender-neutral pronouns, [[English neutral pronouns#Tey|tey]], although they later favored [[English neutral pronouns#They|singular they]], or [[English neutral pronouns#He or she|he or she]].<ref>Elizabeth Isele, "Casey Miller and Kate Swift: Women who dared to disturb the lexicon." http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall94/h2-isele.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528025157/https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall94/h2-isele.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> There are several books on gender-neutral English, such as Rosalie Maggio's book ''The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage'' (1989).

==Words and alternatives==

This is a list of both standard (dictionary) and non-standard (created) terms and pronouns to include [[nonbinary gender|nonbinary identities]]. It should be noted that while some are [[agender|genderless]] or [[third gender]], others are multigender. Terms will be marked with the implied gender identity when possible.

===Pronouns===

''See main article at [[English neutral pronouns]].''

===Titles===

''For gender-neutral replacements of titles like Ms and Mr, see main article at [[Gender neutral titles]].''

==== Honorifics ====

===== Ma'am/Sir =====
Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word that's used in the same way as Ma'am and Sir — a formal form of address used in some places to show respect, and commonly required for use by customer service professionals. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they remain uncommon words. People have also suggested using other words in place of Ma'am and Sir, but they tend to fail the tests of formality and simplicity that customer service professionals (and their managers) apply to such usage. Many prefer no titles/no honorifics. {{Common word|word1=Friend|meaning1=Neutral, informal.|ref1=|word2=Mx.|meaning2=Neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks] or [məks].}}

* "No titles/honorifics"
* "Surname"/'Initial.' 'Surname'; Just the surname.
* 'Initial.' "Surname"; First name's initial followed bu the surname.
* Friend; neutral, very informal.
* Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks] or [məks].
* Citizen; neutral.
*Comrade; neutral, has Socialist, Communist and/or Anarchist connotations.
* Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam.
* M.; Neutral abbreviation for miss/ms./mrs./mr./mister/ma'am/mx.
* Mamsir/Mamser; a mix of ma'am and sir that is commonly used in Philippine English as a respectful term of address for adults regardless of gender identity or presentation.<ref>[[wikt:mamsir#English|mamsir]]. ''Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.'' 16 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.</ref>
* Mezz; pronounced [mɛz].<ref name="MoserDevereux2016">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Devereux|first2=Maura|title=Gender neutral pronouns: A modest proposal|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=20|issue=2-3|year=2016|pages=331–332|issn=1553-2739|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1217446}}</ref>
* Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam.
* Mirdam; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam, although it still sounds similar to Madam.
* Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam.
*Mistrum: queer; a neutral alternative to Mister and Mistress.
*Pe'n; neutral, short for "person", pronounced "pen"
* Sa'am; a mix of sir and ma'am. Sounds like a masculine leaning name.
* Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that.
* Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am.

* Shazam; neutral, coined by a highschool student wishing to address a nonbinary teacher with a formal term of respect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*Tiz; neutral, short for citizen.
* Zam; neutral, based on shazam, coined by Arin Wolfe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*Ser; neutral, based on Final Fantasy XIV's usage for both male and female knights of Ishgard.

===Common nouns===

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Type of common noun
! Gender neutral
! Feminine
! Masculine
! Nonbinary
|-
| Young person
| Child, kid, baby, infant, teen, teenager, tween, young person, youth
| Girl, maiden
| Boy, lad
| Enby
|-
| Adult person
| Adult, gentlebeing, gentleperson, grownup
| Woman, gal, lady
| Man, guy, gentleman
| Enby, enban
|-
| Person of any age
| Being, human, human being, individual, one, person, somebody, someone
| Female
| Male
| Enby
|-
|Descriptive
|Human, humane
|Feminine, womanly, girly, female, gynous
|Masculine, manly, boyish, male, androus
|Non-binary, inter, androgynous, neutral
|}
(Note that using "male" and "female" as nouns for people, e.g. "my dentist is a male", is seen as dehumanising in English, and in particular "female" as a noun is considered sexist.)
(Note 2: Some nonbinary people dislike "enby" and feel it is infantilizing.<ref>https://nonbinarywiki.tumblr.com/post/621003149724041217/on-enby-and-age [https://web.archive.org/web/20201030060232/https://nonbinarywiki.tumblr.com/post/621003149724041217/on-enby-and-age Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>)

===Family and relationship words===

''See also: [[family]] and [[intimacy]].''

====Parent====

Parents as in the formal words mother or father, or the informal mama or dada. Gender-neutral and gender-inclusive words for a parent of any gender, or non-standard specifically nonbinary, [[queer]], or [[genderqueer]] words.

{{common word|word1 = Parent|meaning1 = Neutral, formal|ref1=<ref name="titles queeries" />}}

* '''Guardian/Caregiver.''' Not necessarily the parent.

* '''Pom-Pom.''' Mix of "Papa" and "Mama"

* '''Baba.''' "Neutral, based on mama and dada. (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.)"<ref name="titles queeries">"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612130812/https://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB [nonbinary], similar to mama and papa/dada."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Cenn.''' "Neutral, short for cennend," which see.<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Cennend.''' "Neutral, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) meaning parent."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Da.''' "Queer mixture (note: sounds like Ma, Pa). However, "Da'" is used in some areas of Britain and Ireland as a shortened form of "Dad".
*'''Dommy.''' "Queer, mixture of mommy and daddy (note: sounds like Dom/me, a BDSM term)."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Mada.''' Queer, mixture of mama and dad.
* '''Maddy.''' "Queer, mixture of mummy/mommy and daddy."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Note: Sometimes used to mean a [[trans woman]] who has children.<ref name="Lane-glossary">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ Glossary |last=Lane |first=S. Nicole |work=Chicago Reader |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=18 November 2020 |url= https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lgbtq-glossary/Content?oid=71278133|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918222303/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lgbtq-glossary/Content?oid=71278133 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''Moddy.''' "Queer, mixture of mommy and daddy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Moppa / Mopa.''' A mix of mommy and papa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.same-sexparents.com/post/gender-neutral-non-binary-parent-titles|title=Gender Neutral/Non-Binary Parent Titles|last=Parents|first=Same Sex|date=2019-03-22|website=Same Sex Parents|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326100126/https://www.same-sexparents.com/post/gender-neutral-non-binary-parent-titles|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''Muddy.''' "Queer, mixture of mummy and daddy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Nibi.''' "A mix of ''bibi'' and ''nini''."
* '''Nini.''' "Queer, based on the N in NB, similar to mama and papa/dada."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Non.''' Follows a similar pattern (CvC) to Mom or Dad, could be short for "nonbinary".
*'''Nonny.''' Based on the N in NB, similar to Mommy or Daddy, generally used when a child is referring to their nonbinary parent.
*'''Numa.''' A nickname that was repurposed to be a parent name. Coincidentally like a combination of Nonbinary Mumma.
* '''Par.''' "Neutral, short for parent."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Pare''': Short for '''pare'''nt. Can call to mind an au pair, which is a live in childcare worker (usually a woman but not always). The term means equal to, implying that one is equal to a mother or father. Also similar to père, or the French word for father. Other associations include pear (the fruit) or pair, as in the other half of a couple.
* '''Parental Unit (PU).''' Neutral, informal, humorous, possibly disrespectful. Used by the alien family in ''Coneheads,'' and taken up by popular culture.<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Per.''' "Neutral, short for parent."<ref name="titles queeries" /> (See also: [[Pronouns#Per|per pronouns]] and [[Gender neutral titles#Pr|Pr title]].)
* '''Ren.''' Derived from "pa<u>ren</u>t." Gender-neutral. The equivalent to mommy or daddy is "renny." Coined or popularized by Katie Hall in 2017.<ref> Katie Hall. June 11, 2017.
https://ithelpstodream.tumblr.com/post/161695436793 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118191559/https://ithelpstodream.tumblr.com/post/161695436793 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Rent. ''' Short form of parent.
* '''Wawa.''' "Neutral, based on mama and papa/dada". Phonologically easy for small children to say, no known gender connotations.
* '''Zaza.''' "Queer, based on mama and papa/dada."<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
* '''Zither.''' "Queer, based on mother and father. (Note, zither is also the name of a musical instrument.)"<ref name="titles queeries" />

====Child====

Some of these gender-inclusive or gender-queer words and phrases refer only to relationship (as in daughter, son, or offspring), others only to age (girl, boy, or young one), and some to both (children).

{{common word
|word1 = Baby|meaning1 = Standard neutral word for very young offspring or very young people.
|word2 = Child|meaning2 = Standard gender neutral word for a young person or an offspring. Implied age isn't adult, but may be.
|word3 = Kid|meaning3 = Standard informal gender neutral term for young children or young offspring.}}

* '''I’m their parent/mother/father.''' Rephrasing to communicate the relationship by naming the title of the speaker.
* '''Non-identical twin, dizygotic twin, biovular twin, two-egg twins.''' Neutral alternative to "fraternal twin".

*'''Bitsy.''' Non-standard [[genderqueer]] term for a very young person.<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Charge.''' Standard gender neutral word for a person in the care of another, often one's child.
*'''Dependent.''' A person who relies on another-- usually a family member who may or may not be their parent-- for financial support; this is most often used as a standard gender-neutral word for a child too young to work. Formal.
*'''Enby.''' From "NB (nonbinary)", a nonbinary equivalent of the words "boy" and "girl." However, some adults call themselves enbies.<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210717090737/https://gendercensus.com/post/620965788841558016/on-enby-and-age On “enby” and age]'', 15 June 2020, [https://gendercensus.com Gender Census]</ref>
*'''Get.''' Poetic language for offspring.
*'''Little one.''' Neutral word for a very young child or young offspring.
*'''Minor.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person under the legal age of consent.
*'''Nesser.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "daughter/son".<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Offspring.''' Neutral, standard word, but not usually used for people, except in legal language.
* '''Oldest/First-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my oldest" or "first-born", rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Progeny.''' Neutral, means offspring.
*'''Second-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my second-born," rather than saying "my daughter/son." Also works for middle-, third-, fourth-, fifth-born etc. <ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Scion.''' Neutral, means offspring.
*'''Spawn.''' Neutral, means offspring.
*'''Sprog.''' Neutral, crude word for a young person.<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
*'''Youth.''' Neutral, poetic word for a young person, but usually implied to be male.
*'''Young.''' Neutral, standard word for offspring, but not usually used for people ("my young.")
*'''Youngest/Last-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" or "last-born" rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" />

*'''One of my twins.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring, if they’re a twin or triplet.

*'''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic. Alternatively: young'un.
*'''Young person.''' Neutral, standard, formal.
*'''Ward.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person, usually a child, under the care of an adult, who may or may not be their parent. Formal.

==== Aunt/Uncle====

Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word for one's parent's sibling. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they are still uncommon words.

{{common word
|word1 = Auncle|meaning1 = Combination of aunt and uncle.|ref1 = <ref>[https://twitter.com/NonbinaryWiki/status/1075824956733317121 Poll on Twitter]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230706011419/https://twitter.com/NonbinaryWiki/status/1075824956733317121 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|word2=Pibling|meaning2=Neutral alternative for one's parent’s sibling.|ref2=[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/a-guide-to-inclusive-gender-neutral-family-terms/]}}

*'''Avaunt.''' It derives from the roots of both "aunt" and "uncle", the anglo-French "aunte" and the Latin "avunculus".
*'''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB [nonbinary], similar to Titi/Zizi."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Cousin.''' "Neutral, as sometimes people say aunt/uncle for parents’ cousins, or much older cousins."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Nibi.''' Combination of Nini and Bibi, based on NB.
*'''Entle.''' "Non-standard alternative that combines the sounds of ''aunt'' and ''uncle'' in a single word."<ref>[https://overexplainingautistic.tumblr.com/post/172886551884/gender-neutral-variant-of-auntuncle?is_related_post=1 Gender neutral variant of aunt/uncle] by Over Explaining Autistic [https://web.archive.org/web/20201030111225/https://overexplainingautistic.tumblr.com/post/172886551884/gender-neutral-variant-of-auntuncle?is_related_post=1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Nini.''' "Queer, based on the N in NB, similar to Titi/Zizi."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Ommer.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "aunt/uncle".
*'''Oggy.''' Non-standard genderqueer/nonbinary term for parents sibling.
* '''Titi.''' "Neutral, from the Spanish for Aunt (Tia) and Uncle (Tio). (however, it is often a diminuative of aunt.) Tie is also gaining popularity the neutral e becoming more prevalent in casual Spanish. "<ref name="titles queeries" /> "Titi" also happens to be a vulgar Filipino term for penis.{{Citation needed}}
* '''Zizi.''' "Neutral, from the Italian for Aunt (Zia) and Uncle (Zio). (Note: zizi is also a French children’s ‘cute’ word for penis.)"<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Untie/Unty.''' "Queer, combination of uncle and auntie/aunty."<ref name="titles queeries" />

====Niece/Nephew ====

Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word for one's sibling's child. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they are still uncommon words.

{{common word
|word1 = Nibling|meaning1 = Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew".|ref1 = <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Coined by linguist Samuel E. Martin in 1951 from nephew/niece by analogy with sibling.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230123013849/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
}}

*'''Chibling.''' "Neutral, the children of your sibling."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Cousin.''' "Neutral, as sometimes people say niece/nephew for cousins’ children, or much younger cousins."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Nespring.''' A mix of ''offspring'' and the Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived.
*'''Nepos.''' The Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived. Which is the same word nepotism is derived from.
*'''Neve.''' Middle English word from which ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived.
*'''Neave.''' Alternate form of ''neve.'' (See above.)
*'''Nevod.''' Old French for nephew from which ''neve'' was derived.
*'''Neveu.''' Alternate form of ''nevod.''
*'''Nepots.''' Reconstructed Proto-Italic term from which ''nepos'' was derived.
*'''Niecew.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Nieph.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Niephling.''' Neutral, mixture of niece, nephew, and sibling. <ref>Jed Hartman. "nibling, niephling, niefling, etc" Oct. 27, 2008. ''Neology'' (blog)https://www.kith.org/journals/neology/2008/10/nibling_niephling_niefling_etc.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230609233607/https://www.kith.org/journals/neology/2008/10/nibling_niephling_niefling_etc.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Nephling.''' Neutral, mixture of nephew and sibling.
*'''Nibling.''' Neutral, mixture of niece, nephew, and sibling.
*'''Nephiece.''' "Queer, mixture of nephew and niece."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Sibkid, sibling's kid, sibling's child.''' "Neutral, short for sibling’s kid, spelled out."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Niephew.''' "A mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="Lang">{{Cite web |title=Cory Booker: Nonbinary ‘Niephew’ Taught Me How to Be Trans Ally |last=Lang |first=Nico |work=out.com |date=21 August 2019 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/politics/2019/8/21/cory-booker-nonbinary-niephew-taught-me-how-be-trans-ally|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331003845/https://www.out.com/politics/2019/8/21/cory-booker-nonbinary-niephew-taught-me-how-be-trans-ally |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

====Grandparent====

Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for grandparent.

{{common word
|word1 = Grandparent|meaning1 = Neutral, formal.|ref1 = <ref name="titles queeries" />}}

*'''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB, similar to nana and papa."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Grandwa.''' "Queer, based on grandma and grandpa."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Grandy.'''' "Neutral, short for Grandparent, Grandma or Grandpa."<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
*'''Nini.''' "Queer, based on the N in NB, similar to nana and papa."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Gran'''. Short for grandparent, grandmother, or grandfather. Has feminine connotations.

====Sibling ====

Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for sibling.

{{common word
|word1 = Sibling | meaning1 = Standard gender neutral term for sister or brother.
|word2 = Sib | meaning2 = Short for sibling, equivalent of ''bro'' or ''sis''.|word3=Younger/Little sibling, older/big sibling|meaning3=Neutral equivalent to younger/little brother/sister and older/big brother/sister}}

*'''Emmer.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for sibling.
*'''Sibster.''' "Queer, combination of sibling and sister."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Sibter.''' "Queer, combination of sibling and brother."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''my twin/triplet/quadruplet/quintuplet/multiple .''' Standard & gender neutral, for multiple birth siblings.

====Partner ====

Gender-inclusive or genderqueer words for tentative romantic and sexual partners (as in girlfriend, boyfriend, or date) as well as permanent ones (as in wife, husband, or spouse).

=====Date=====

Gender-neutral and genderqueer words and phrases for a non-committed relationship, such as boyfriend, girlfriend, or date.

{{common word
|word1 = Date |meaning1 = Neutral, the person you are dating.|ref1 = <ref name="titles queeries" />
|word2 = Love/Lover|meaning2 = Neutral, often implies sexual relationship, but simply refers to someone you love/who loves you.|ref2 = <ref name="titles queeries" />
|word3 = Sweetie/Sweetheart |meaning3 = Neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.|ref3 = <ref name="titles queeries" />}}

* '''Beau.''' Less gendered than boyfriend, but does have a somewhat masculine connotation. The French word for handsome. Has been used to mean suitor, admirer, fiancé, or escort to a social gathering.

*'''Birlfriend.''' "Queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" /> [[Birl]] is also a particular gender identity.
*'''We’re dating.''' Describes the stage of romantic involvement.
*'''Honey.''' An endearment often used in a romantic context.
*'''Boo.''' From "beau". Originated in African American English, but now used more widely.
*'''Bothfriend.''' "Queer, for [[bigender]] or [[androgynous]] people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Boygirlfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Cuddle Buddy.''' "Neutral, cheesy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Darling.''' Neutral, a general term of affection, similar to sweetheart but not antiquated.
* '''Datefriend.''' "Neutral, the person you are dating, but fitting the boyfriend/girlfriend pattern."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Datemate.''' "Neutral, a rhyming version of datefriend, the person you are dating."<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
*'''Enbyfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girfriend. (note: enby comes from NB, non-binary)."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Feyfriend.''' Queer, due to the implications of "fey."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Genderfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Girlboyfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''[name]friend.''' "Queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Paramour.''' "Neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Personfriend.''' "Neutral, leaning towards queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Theyfriend/Themfriend.''' "Neutral, based on a combination of pronouns and boyfriend and girlfriend."
*'''Joyfriend.''' "Neutral, cute, based on girlfriend, boyfriend, and theyfriend. <ref>https://realtransfacts.tumblr.com/post/187145281108/enbyfriend-theyfriend-joyfriend [https://web.archive.org/web/20201028030138/https://realtransfacts.tumblr.com/post/187145281108/enbyfriend-theyfriend-joyfriend Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ThatBoyYouLike|number=1162219438667472898|title=If your partner is non-binary you got a joyfriend|date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

=====Significant other=====

Gender-neutral and genderqueer words for a girlfriend, boyfriend, or partner in a committed relationship.

{{common word
|word1 = Beloved|meaning1 = Neutral, one who one loves.
|word2 = Partner|meaning2 = Neutral, often (but not necessarily) queer.
|word3 = Significant Other (SO)|meaning3 = Neutral, quite formal. Implies monogamy.|ref3 = <ref name="titles queeries" />}}

*'''Birlfriend.''' "Queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" /> [[Birl]] is also a particular gender identity.
*'''Boifriend.''' "Queer, [[boi]] is a particular gender identity."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Boofriend.''' "Neutral, playing off of 'Boo' (above)." Great cute option!
*'''Bothfriend.''' "Queer, for [[bigender]] or [[androgynous]] people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Boygirlfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Companion.''' "Neutral, reference to Doctor Who’s companions, or Firefly’s Companions."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Cuddle Buddy.''' "Neutral, cheesy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Darling.''' Neutral, a general term of affection, similar to sweetheart but not antiquated.
*'''Datemate.''' Queer, for nonbinary people.
*'''Enbyfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girfriend. (note: enby comes from NB, non-binary)."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Feyfriend.''' Queer, due to the implications of "fey."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Genderfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Girlboyfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Heartfriend.''' Neutral alternative for girlfriend and boyfriend.
*'''Imzadi.''' "Neutral, from Star Trek, a Betazed word similar to beloved."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Lifepartner, platonic lifepartner.''' Neutral.
*'''Loveperson.''' "Neutral, a person that you love."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''[name]friend.''' "Queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Other Half.''' "Neutral, informal, and implies monogamy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Paramour.''' "Neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Personfriend.''' "Neutral, leaning towards queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Signif.''' Neutral. Slang abbreviation of "significant other."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunmancer.tumblr.com/post/138108563727/today-my-professor-shortened-the-term-significant|date=26 January 2016|author=Elijah|title=today my professor shortened the term “significant others” to “signifs” reblog to make signif the new gender neutral term for the person you're dating|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129011403/https://sunmancer.tumblr.com/post/138108563727/today-my-professor-shortened-the-term-significant|archive-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
*'''S.O..''' Neutral. Widely used abbreviation of "significant other."
*'''Soulmate.''' "Neutral, slightly cheesy, implies belief in soul mates."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Implies monogamy.
*'''Steady.''' "Neutral, as in 'going steady' or 'steady girlfriend/boyfriend'."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Implies monogamy.
*'''Sweetie.''' "Neutral, slightly cheesy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Sweetheart.''' "Neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Theyfriend/Themfriend.''' "Neutral, based on a combination of pronouns and boyfriend and girlfriend."

=====Fiancée/Fiancé=====

In addition to the above list of words for significant other.

*'''Betrothed.''' "Neutral, formal."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Usually means an arranged marriage.
* '''Nearlywed.'''
*'''Marrier.'''
*'''Spouse-to-be.'''
* '''Intended'''. Implies intent to marry.
*'''Epoxi'''; neutral, from the French ‘''é''poux’ which means husband/spouse.
* '''Fiancé/Fiance'''. While traditionally only used for men, it is becoming more common to use it gender-neutrally, for example: "Matt called his fiancé and told her to come to the office."<ref>{{cite web|title=fiancé | url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fianc%C3%A9&oldid=62609218|date=26 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021|work=Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.}}</ref><ref name="dict_Fian">{{Cite web |title=Fiancé vs. Fiancée: Which One Is Which? |author= |work=Dictionary.com |date=6 May 2019 |access-date=28 May 2021 |url= https://www.dictionary.com/e/fiance-vs-fiancee/ |quote=there appears to be a growing trend toward using ''fiancé'' as the gender-neutral form for both a man and a woman. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315021523/https://www.dictionary.com/e/fiance-vs-fiancee/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Can be written "fiance" instead of "fiancé" to make it more neutral.

=====Spouse=====

In addition to the above list of words for significant other.

*'''Spouse.''' "Standard, neutral, formal."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Spousey, lovey.''' Endearing, gender-neutral equivalents to hubby/wifey.
*'''Maritial partner.'''
*'''Newlywed'''
*'''Epox;''' neutral, from the French ‘''é''poux’ which means husband/spouse.

====Other family relationships====

Gender-neutral and genderqueer words for other kinds of family relationships.

*'''Child-in-law.''' Standard gender neutral term for daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
*'''Godparent.''' Standard gender neutral term for godfather or godmother. Alternatively "'''Guideparent'''" for secular life-guides.
*'''Godren.'''
*'''Grandchild.''' Standard gender neutral term for grandson or granddaughter.
*'''Parent-in-law.''' Standard gender neutral term for mother-in-law or father-in-law.
*'''Sibling-in-law.''' Standard gender neutral term for sister-in-law or brother-in-law.
*'''Stepchild.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepdaughter or stepson.
*'''Siblingparent.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepmother or stepfather.
*'''Siblingsibling.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepsister or stepbrother.
*'''Stepsibling.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepsister or stepbrother.

'''Boy/Girl'''

*'''Enby.''' From NB or nonbinary
*'''Neut.''' as in Neutral
*'''Newt.''' another form of neutral/neut
* '''Null.''' gender is null
* '''Angyn.''' as in androgynous
* '''Agine'''. as in agender/agenine
*'''Demi.''' as in demigender/demiboy/demigirl
*'''Fluide.''' as in genderfluid
*'''Fluxal.''' as in genderflux

===Professions/Roles===

*'''Athlete, sportsperson, fair player/competitor, honorable player/competitor.''' Neutral alternatives for sportswoman and sportsman.
*'''Austronaut, cosmonaut, space cadet, space explorer.''' Neutral alternatives to spaceman.
*'''Bartender/bar tender,''' '''barkeeper.''' Standard gender neutral terms for barman or barmaid.
* '''Trader, barterer.''' Standard gender-neutral terms for barterman.
*'''Business person, business owner/leader/representative, entrepreneur.''' Standard gender neutral terms for businessman or businesswoman.
*'''Busser, restaurant assistant.''' Neutral alternative to busboy.
*'''Brewmaker, brewer, brew leader.''' Neutral alternatives to brewmistress and brewmaster.
*'''Camera operator, camera worker, camera person, filmer, photographer.''' Standard gender neutral alternatives for cameraman/camerawoman.
*'''Chairperson, director, chair'''. Neutral alternatives to chairwoman and chairman.
*'''Clergy member.''' Standard gender neutral term for clergyman, priest, priestess, and many religious titles.
*'''Congressperson, representative, memeber of congress.''' Neutral alternatives to congresswoman and congressman.
*'''Consort.''' Term for the Queen or Prince Consort, dropping the gendered part.
*'''Council member, councilor.''' Neutral alternatives to councilwomen and councilman.
*'''Cowhand.''' Standard gender neutral term for cowboy or cowgirl.
* '''Cowpoke.''' Standard gender neutral term for cowboy or cowgirl.
*'''Comedian.''' Standard gender neutral term. Although some people use "comedienne" for women, "comedian" is generally considered non-gendered.
*'''Craftsperson, crafter, artisan.''' Neutral alternatives to craftswoman and craftsman.
*'''Doorkeeper.''' Neutral word for doorwoman and doorman.
*'''Drag artist, drag performer, drag royalty, drag majesty, drag monarch (drag ⇄ dressed as a gender).''' Gender neutral and more extensive alternative terms for drag queen/king.
*'''Firefighter.''' Neutral, standard word for firewoman and fireman.
* '''Fisher, fisherperson, angler.''' Neutral alternatives to fisherwoman and fisherman.
*'''Flight attendant.''' Standard gender neutral term for stewardess/steward (on a plane).
*Foreperson, supervisor, site manager, crew leader. Neutral alternatives to foreman.
*'''Head of monastary, abbist.''' Gender neutral terms for abbot/abbess.
*'''Headteacher, head of school.''' Neutral alternatives for headmaster and headmistress.
*'''Helm, helmsperson, steerer.''' Neutral alternatives to helmsman.
*'''Heroix.''' Proposed nonbinary equivalent to hero or heroine that specifies an individual doing heroic work is nonbinary. Other alternatives include just hero, protagonist, warrior, champion, main character or central character.
*'''Homecoming royalty.''' Neutral alternativ to homecoming kin/queen.
*'''Host, welcomer.''' Neutral alternatives to hostess/host.
*'''Horse rider, equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman.
*'''Hotel porter, bellhop.''' Neutral alternative to bellgirl and bellboy.
*'''Imperial majesty.''' Neutral alternative to emperor and empress.
*'''Landlubber.''' Neutral alternative to landlady/landlord. (Derogatory)
*'''Lessor, property owner, land owner, housing provider, landperson, landlord.''' Neutral alternatives to landlady/landlord.
*'''-ling.''' Gender neutral Old English suffix for someone involved in something. Can be used in place of "-man", "-person" or "-woman" as a suffix for occupation, such as "businessling".<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling#:~:text=JUST%20A%20GENERAL%20NOUN%2DMAKER,fiction%20meaning%20came%20much%20later https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612053238/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Lumber worker.''' Neutral alternative for lumberjack/lumberjill.
*'''Lunch/dining/meal staff/server/preparer.''' Gender neutral alternatives to "lunch lady".
*'''Mailperson, mail deliverer, postal worker, postperson, post deliverer, deliverer.''' Gender neutral alternatives to mailman/mailwoman.
*'''Massage therapist.''' Neutral alternatives to masseuse and masseur.
*'''Midspouse, pregnancy-caretaker, childbirth-caretaker.''' Gender-neutral alternatives to midwife.
*'''Milker, milkperson, milk carrier.''' Neutral alternatives for milkmaid and milkman.
*'''Minister.''' Standard gender neutral term for priest or priestess.
* '''Monarch.''' Standard gender neutral term for a king or queen.
*'''Monarch's heir.''' Gender neutral term for crown prince or crown princess.
*'''Monastic.''' Gender neutral term for nun/munk/someone who lives a monastary.
*'''Movie star''' or '''TV star'''. Standard gender neutral terms for "actor"/"actress", although increasingly the word "actor" is being used regardless of gender,<ref name="Hartzer">{{Cite web |title=Gender Neutral: Actor |last=Hartzer |first=Paul |work=Medium |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028190403/https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> including by some nonbinary stars such as [[Asia Kate Dillon]].<ref name="Dillon2020">{{Cite web |title='Billions' Star Asia Kate Dillon Calls for SAG Awards to Abolish Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Dillon |first=Asia Kate |work=Variety |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/#!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426183029/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*'''News anchor, newsperson, anchorperson, broadcaster, newscaster, anchor, reporter, correspondent.''' Standard neutral terms for newswoman and newsman.
*'''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles.
* '''Ombud, representative, agent.''' Neutral alternative to ombusman.
*'''Outdoorsperson.''' Neutral alternative to outdoorsman.
*'''Overkeeper, ruler, authority, overlord.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for overlady and overlord.
*'''Politician, leader, diplomat.''' Neutral alternatives to statesman.
*'''Prime.''' Derived from Latin. Gender Neutral term for a prince or princess.
*'''Prin/Prinx/Prinxe/PrincexPrincexx/Princet/Princette/Princev/Princen/Princus/Heir.''' Other gender neutral terms for Prince/Princess/Royalty incorporating the letter x; a common indicator of gender neutral language.
*'''Pilot.''' Standard gender neutral term for aviator or aviatrix.
*'''Police officer''' or '''cop'''. Standard gender neutral terms for policeman or policewoman.
* '''Priesten'''. Gender neutral alternative for Priest or Priestess.
*'''Priestx'''. Other gender neutral term to substitute for Priest or Priestess, mainly used in [[Pagan]] community.
* '''Quing'''. Neologistic gender-neutral term for a monarch.
* '''Regnant.''' Gender neutral term for a ruler/monarch/king/queen.
* '''Repairer, repair-worker, service-worker.''' Gender neutral term for repairman.
*'''Royalty.''' Standard. Usually refers to a family but can be used as a Gender Neutral term for a prince/princess or a king/queen.
*'''Salesperson, marketer, seller.''' Gender neutral alternatives for salesman and saleswoman.
*'''Sailor, seaperson, fleet officer, naval soldier.''' Gender neutral alternatives to seaman and seawoman.
*'''Server.''' Standard gender neutral term for a person who provides items to customers, such as a "waiter/waitress" or "steward/stewardess".
* '''Sewer, tailor.''' Gender neutral alternative for "seamstress".
*'''Sharpshooter, skilled shooter.''' Neutral alternatives to marksman.
*'''Showperson, performer, entertainer.''' Neutral alternatives to showman.
*'''Sitter.''' Neutral alternative to nanny and age-neutral alternative for baby-sitter.
*'''Spokesperson.''' Neutral term for spokeswoman and spokesman.
*'''Strategist, gamer, tactician.''' Neutral alternatives to gamesman.
*'''Strawfigure, strawdoll.''' Neutral alternatives to strawman.
*'''Stunt performer, stuntperson, stunt-double.''' Standard gender neutral alternatives to stuntman and stuntwoman.
* '''Money honey, sugar parent.''' Neutral alternatives to sugar mommy and sugar daddy.
* '''Swordfighter.''' Neutral alternatives for swordswoman and swordsman.
*'''Wix'''. Neologistic gender neutral term for a magic user (akin to "witch"/"wizard"). Originated in Harry Potter fandom<ref>https://wixenzine.tumblr.com/about [https://web.archive.org/web/20201129011538/https://wixenzine.tumblr.com/about Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, created by tumblr blog magicqueers.<ref>https://fanlore.org/wiki/Wix [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628171727/https://fanlore.org/wiki/Wix Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> However, many people view "witch" as gender neutral instead of specific to women.<ref>[https://getbewitched.tumblr.com/post/622284433430609920/are-you-still-a-witch-if Are you still a witch if:] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201027223745/https://getbewitched.tumblr.com/post/622284433430609920/are-you-still-a-witch-if Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://black-raven200.tumblr.com/post/622866451403063296/the-term-witch-is-gender-neutral-pass-it-on The term “witch” is gender neutral, pass it on] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118192051/https://black-raven200.tumblr.com/post/622866451403063296/the-term-witch-is-gender-neutral-pass-it-on Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://ravenhexxx.tumblr.com/post/190956765857 A witch is a witch regardless of gender] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118192032/https://ravenhexxx.tumblr.com/post/190956765857 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://opulentcharms.com/can-men-be-witches/ |work=Opulent Charms | title=Can Men Be Witches? Of Course, Magick Is for Everyone |author=Morgan Danielle |date=7 September 2023 |quote=Despite movies such as Harry Potter saying male practitioners of magick are called Wizards or Warlocks, the general consensus today is that you’re simply a witch, regardless of gender.}}</ref> Alternatives includes '''mage, enchanter, enchantment artist, bewitcher, witchcrafter, witchcraft artist, magic user, spellcaster, conjurer, summoner or witch/wizard''' as gender-neutral words for seperate types of magic usage.
*'''Woodworker.''' Gender neutral term for woodsman.
===Descriptions===

*'''Attractive.''' Gender neutral term equally applicable to "handsome" or "beautiful" individuals. Implies the speaker experiences some form of attraction, so might not be suitable for people who are [[aromantic]] or [[asexual]].
*'''Good-looking.''' Standard gender neutral term.
*'''Gorgeous.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," but tends to be feminine.
*'''Youthful.''' Gender neutral alternative to "boyish" or perhaps "girlish," but tends to be masculine.
*'''Dapper.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," but tends to be masculine.
*'''Charming.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," but tends to be masculine.
*'''Snazzy.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," tends to be a more playful term.

===Deity titles ===

*'''Absolute Being.''' Standard term for a monotheistic deity, without implied gender.
*'''Almighty.''' Standard term for a monotheistic deity, without implied gender.
*'''Creator.''' Standard term for a deity who created the world and/or humankind.
*'''Deity.''' Standard gender neutral term for a god or goddess.
*'''Divine, the.''' Common gender neutral term for a deity or supernatural forces.
*'''Divine being.''' Common gender neutral term for a deity or supernatural entity.
* '''God.''' Standard gender neutral term for a god or goddess, but tends to be presumed male.
*'''Goddex.''' "Queer, based on the God/dess ending."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Goddette.''' "Queer, based on the God/ess ending."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Goddeq.''' "Queer, based on the God/ess ending."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Heavens, the'''. Common gender neutral term for a deity, deities, or supernatural forces.
*'''Higher Power'''. Standard gender neutral term for a deity, deities, or supernatural forces.
*'''Liege.''' Neutral equivalent of lord or lady.
*'''Powers that be.''' Common gender neutral term for a god, goddess, or similar supernatural beings or forces.
*'''Ruler.''' Neutral equivalent of lord or lady.
*'''Sovereign.''' Neutral equivalent of lord or lady.
*'''Wild Divine, the.''' New Age name for God, Goddess, or primal supernatural forces.

===Other terms===

*'''Ancestral land, homeland.''' Neutral alternative to motherland and fatherland.
*'''Animal care, farm management, agriculture.''' Neutral alternative to "husbandry".
*'''Babyfeeding milk, nursing milk.''' Neutral alternative to breast milk and mother's milk.
*'''Bach, bacheloree, unmarried person, single Person.''' Neutral alternatives to bachelor and bachelorette.
*'''Bachelorx.''' Neutral, alternative to bachelor and bachelorette.<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bachelorx "bachelorx"]. ''Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.'' 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.</ref>
*'''Bach party.''' Neutral alternative to bachelor party and bachelorette party.
*'''Blond/Blond-haired'''. Neutral alternatives to blonde.
*'''B'nai mitzva (plural neutral/plural masculine, standard), b'nei mitzva (neutral, "child of God's commandments", less use), b mitzva (neutral, informal shorthand, less use).''' Gender-neutral alternatives to bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah.
*'''Brunet/Brown-haired.''' Neutral alternatives to brunette.
*'''Cave dweller.''' Neutral alternative to caveman/cavewoman.
*'''Companion.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
*'''Company.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
*'''Concubus.''' Demonic spirit in human form, can be specifically gender-fluid. Succubi and incubi are not necessarily female and male equivalents even though they are generally thought of that way, but it refers to being bottom and top respectively.
*'''Craftship, craft, artisanry, craft mastery, crafting skill, quality of craft.''' Neutral word for craft(s)manship.
*'''Dream partner, royal dream partner.''' Neutral alternatives to dream prince/princess
*'''"Ehm, this is a Wendy's".''' Neutral alternative phrase that replaces sir and ma'am in "Sir/Ma'am, this is a Wendy's." by removing the gendered honorifics.
*'''E-person, e-kid.''' Neutral words for e-girl and e-boy.
*'''Fanenby.''' Queer, using enby after fanboy or fangirl.<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Fanby.''' Queer. Similar to Fanenby
*'''Fankid.''' Neutral, after fanboy or fangirl.
*'''Fanchild.''' Neutral. Similar to fankid.
*'''Female/women attracted, gynosexual/[https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Femsexual femsexual], gyno-attracted, gyno-oriented, gyno-curious, male/men attracted, androsexual/[https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Mascsexual mascsexual], andro-attracted, andro-oriented, andro-curious.''' Semi-neutral alternatives for mono-oriented attractions towards feminine and masculine genders respectively where they don't mention the person's own gender.
*'''Fellowship of the rings.''' Neutral alternative to a party of nonbinary wedding Ushers.
*'''First-year student.''' Neutral, standard alternative to freshman/freshwoman.
*'''Friend of Honor, person of Honor.''' Neutral alternative word for Maid of Honor and Bestman.
*'''Frontperson, lead, bandleader.''' Neutral alternatives to frontwoman/frontman.
*'''Garbage worker, sanitation worker, garbage truck-driver, garbage collector, garbage person.''' Neutral alternatives to garbage woman and garbage man.
*'''Gendercide.''' Gender non-specific term for types of gender-related killings such as femicide, transfemicide and androcide.
*'''Golden child.''' Neutral alternative to golden boy.
*'''Handle roughly, handle forcefully.''' Neutral alternatives to manhandle.
*'''Handyperson, handyworker, fixer.''' Neutral alternatives to handyman and handywoman.
*'''Happy spouse, happy house.''' Neutral alternative to the common gendered phrase "happy wife, happy life".
*'''Honored/dear audience/guests/friends/people. Ladies, gentlemen and non-binary friends.''' Neutral, inclusive, alternatives to "ladies & gentlemen".
*'''Homemaker/Housespouse.''' Neutral alternatives for housewife and househusband.
*'''Homie/Bestie/Buddy/Kiddo/You/Yo/Sib/Comrade/Baby (sarcastic)/Human/Person/Fam/Peeps/Y'all.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for informal/playful words and phrases like girl(s), gal(s), sis, miss, man, dude(s), lad(s), pal(s), mate(s), bro(s), guy(s)/my guy(s).
*'''Horse riding skill/expertise, equestrian skill/expertise.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for horsemanship.
*'''Humankind.''' Neutral alternative for mankind.
*'''Humanoid.''' Neutral alternative to android/gynoid.
*'''J. Doe, Jay Doe.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for Jane Doe and John Doe.
*'''Laryngeal/larynx protrusion.''' Neutral alternative to "Adam's apple".
*'''Latine, latinx.''' Neutral alternatives to latina and latino.
*'''Layterm.''' Neutral alternative to layman's term.
*'''Maintenance hole.''' Neutral alternative to manhole.
*'''Merperson, merfolk.''' Neutral alternative to mermaid/merman.
*'''Middle person, mediator.''' Neutral alternatives to middle man.
*'''Nautical skill, sailing expertise, maritime knowledge.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for seamanship.
*'''Nursing, chestfeeding/bodyfeeding.''' Neutral and more extensive alternatives to breastfeeding.
*'''"Oh come on", "ah come on", "oh shoot", "oh snap", "oh fuck", "come on", "ey", "oh wow".''' Non-gendered alternatives to the phrases "o'boy", "oh man" and "ah man".
*'''Parent does it all.''' Neutral alternative phrase to "mother/father does it all"/"does-it-all mom/dad".
*'''Parenthood/Kinship, childbearing parenthood.''' Neutral and more extensive alternatives to motherhood and fatherhood.

* '''Parentonym.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This can be used as a hypernym of matronym and patronym, but also to refer to such names in a gender-neutral sense.
*'''Parent puns, groaners, groan jokes, dry jokes, dry puns, corny jokes.''' Neutral alternatives to "dad jokes".

*'''Parriarch.''' Gender non-specific term for matriarch and patriarch.
*'''Parricide.''' Gender non-specific term for matricide and patricide.
*'''Partyperson, party people, partier, party animal, partygoer.''' Neutral alternatives for partygirl and partyboy.
*'''Penship, handwriting skill/craft, quality of handwriting, mastery of handwriting.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for penmanship.
*'''Performance skills/artistry, stage presence, theatrics.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for showmanship.
*'''Personhood, adulthood.''' Neutral alternatives to girlhood/womanhood and boyhood/manhood.
*'''Peers before dears.''' Neutral alternative to pals before gals (instead of bros before hoes) and sisters before misters.
*'''Political skill, diplomancy, diplomatic skill, governance expertise.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for statesmanship.
*'''Prior name/surname, pre-marriage name/surname, birth name/surname, (originally) given name/surname, family name/surname, name/surname before marriage.''' Neutral alternatives to maiden name.
*'''Psyching, artifice.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for gamesmanship.
*'''Quality of work, workship.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for workmanship.
*'''Realm, crownland, crowndom, landdom, monarchy.''' Neutral alternatives for queendom and kingdom.
*'''Resource family, home parent, home sibling, home-placed child.''' Gender neutral and more positive alternatives to foster family, foster parent/mother/father, fostersibling/sister/brother and fosterchild/daughter/son.
*'''Risk-taking/high-stakes/daring diplomacy/politics/negotiation.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for brinkmanship.
*'''Sales expertise, marketing expertise, negotiation skill, persuasion.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for salesmanship.
*'''Schoolchild, schoolkid, pupil, student, scholar.''' Neutral alternatives for schoolgirl and schoolboy.
*'''Shooting mastery/skill, precision shooting.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for marksmanship.
*'''"Sib from another crib".''' Neutral alternative phrase for "sister from another mister"/"sis from another Ms." and "brother from another mother"/"chad from a different dad"/"Tom from a different mom".
*'''Siblicide.''' Gender non-specific term for sororicide and fratricide.
*'''Siblinghood, camradeship, fellowship, kinship, community.''' Neutral and more extensive alternatives to sisterhood and brotherhood.
*'''Snowperson, snowbuddy, snowfriend.''' Neutral alternatives for snowman.
*'''Sporting conduct, fair play, athletic integrity, fairness.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for sportsmanship.
*'''Spouses, married.''' Neutral alternatives to "husband & wife", husbands and wifes.
*'''Stay-at-home parent/spouse/partner.''' Neutral alternatives to stay-at-home mother/father and stay-at-home wife/husband.
*'''Student association, academic social club.''' Neutral alternatives to sororities and fraternities.
*'''Sword fighting, sword mastership, sword mastery, sword skill.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for swordsmanship.
*'''Seducter.''' Neutral alternatives to terms like womanizer and man-eater/manizer.
*'''The average person, the common person.''' Neutral alternatives for the common man/woman.
*'''(Un)attended/(un)crewed/(un)piloted/(un)armed/(un)staffed/(un)occupied/vacant.''' Neutral alternatives for (un)manned.
*'''Yas/slay/go off/get it/fuck 'em up/pop off/snap it/tell 'em legend/icon/boss/quing/royalty/majesty/liege/eminence/excellency.''' Neutral alternatives to "yas queen/king".
*'''"Yo!", "Yoo!", "Damn!", "Dang!", "Whoa!", "Fam!" (colloquial, inclusive), "Hey!", "Wow!", "Oo dang!", "Oo wow!", "Oo hot damn!", "Oo yes!", "Oo snap!".''' Neutral alternatives to "king!", "dude!", "bro!", "bruh!", "girl!" and "oo girl!"
*'''Y'all, you all, you, youse, folks/folx, freinds, you friends, (you) kids, homies, everyone/everbody, gamers, chat, audience, good people, people/peoples, the lot of you, all y’all, you lot, you peeps.''' Neutral alternatives for you guys/you girls.
*'''Wedding entourage/Respective entourages.''' Neutral alternatives to bridesmaids and/or groomsmen. One person in an entourage is called attendant/associate.
*'''Wedding wear, wedding attire.''' Neutral umberella terms to use as alternatives instead of specifying dress or tuxedo.
*'''Whiny ass.''' Neutral alternative insult to "b*tchboy" when trying to insult someone who is whiny (note that this is not supposed to be an alternative insult in a sexual or gender-invalidating context).
*'''Widowed person/Wid/Surviving spouse.''' Neutral alternatives to widow and widower.
*'''Winger/Wingfriend.''' Neutral alternative to wingman.
*'''Workpower, workforce, team strength, humanpower, labour, labour power, peoplepower.''' Neutral alternatives to manpower and womanpower.

==See also==
*[[Gender neutral language]]
*[[Glossary of English gender and sex terminology]]

==External links==
*"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Gender neutral language]]

Butch

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[[File:Butch Femme Society by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|350px|Lesbian Butch/Femme Society march in New York City's Gay Pride Parade (2007).]]
'''Butch''' is an [[LGBTQ|LGBTQ+]] [[masculine]] [[gender expression]] or [[gender identity]]. While many people who identify as butch use the term in reference to their gender expression, others claim it as a [[nonbinary]] identity in itself, notably [[Leslie Feinberg]], who defined butch as a gender neither male nor female. Butch is an identity that emerged in [[lesbian]] and bisexual culture in the 1940s, before there was a stark distinction in the community between types of women who were attracted to other women. Many lesbians have complicated relationships with gender, and may identify as simply butch. Butch is an identity that can be held by people of various queer sexual orientations and can belong to both cisgender and trans individuals.<ref name="Bashan">{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean To Be Butch? |author=Bashan, Frankie |work=Little Gay Book |date=2020 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://www.littlegaybook.com/what-it-means-to-be-butch/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507112437/https://littlegaybook.com/what-it-means-to-be-butch/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Traditionally, the identity and term butch has been used by individuals who are attracted to [[femme]]s. For some butches, this attraction to femmes represents a strong part of their own identity. Because of this, you will often see the dyadic term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_and_femme butch/femme,"] or referrals to a butch/femme dynamic. However, some butches are attracted to other butches (this was already a topic in Leslie Feinberg's seminal novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Butch_Blues Stone Butch Blues]). The phenomenon of butches attracted to other butches is commonly called "masc-for-masc".<ref name="Bashan" />

Depending on the community in question, butch people may call themselves by different terms. In Black and Latine communities, there may be a preference for the words '''[[aggressive]]''' ('''ag''' for short) or '''[[stud]]''', with much the same meaning as butch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ Terms and Definitions |author= |work= |date= |access-date=31 August 2022 |url= https://lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu/programs/speakersbureau/lgbtq-terms-definitions/ |quote=AGGRESSIVE (AG) An identity label claimed by some African-American and Latin@ masculine of center lesbians. Some use “stud” as a synonym. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230604024046/https://lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu/programs/speakersbureau/lgbtq-terms-definitions/ |archive-date= 17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="GreenPeterson">{{cite web|title=LGBTTSQI Terminology|date=2006|last1=Green|first1=Eli R.|last2=Peterson|first2=Eric N.|url=http://www.trans-academics.org/lgbttsqiterminology.pdf|work=Trans-Academics.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520061511/http://www.trans-academics.org/lgbttsqiterminology.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> White people should use "butch" or another term rather than "stud".<ref name="Bashan" /><ref name="HER_stud">{{Cite web |title=HER - Stud Lesbian Meaning |author= |work=Her |date=29 February 2020 |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://weareher.com/stud-lesbian-meaning-lesbian-slang-glossary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215200115/https://weareher.com/stud-lesbian-meaning-lesbian-slang-glossary/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Prager">{{Cite web |title=Dear White Lesbians: You Are Not Studs |last=Prager |first=Sarah |work=Tagg Magazine |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=13 December 2020 |url= https://taggmagazine.com/white-lesbians-you-are-not-studs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428223321/https://taggmagazine.com/white-lesbians-you-are-not-studs/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

International Butch Appreciation Day is celebrated on August 18 annually.<ref name="ButchDay">{{Cite web |title=Happy Butch Appreciation Day – here's to all the butches! |author= |work=Stonewall |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=22 June 2020 |url= https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/happy-butch-appreciation-day-%E2%80%93-heres-all-butches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209122430/https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/happy-butch-appreciation-day-%E2%80%93-heres-all-butches |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="QE">{{Cite web |title=Lesbian Culture & Visibility |author= |work=QueerEvents.ca |date= |access-date=22 June 2020 |url= https://queerevents.ca/queer-culture/lesbian-visibility|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325181554/https://queerevents.ca/queer-culture/lesbian-visibility|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

In a 2015 survey of non-[[cis]] people in the USA, 5% of respondents (about 1,385 people) were butch.<ref name="2015USTS-44">{{Cite web |title=2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Complete Report |date= |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|page=44|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308214644/https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Etymology==

The origin of the word "butch" is uncertain. The word ''butch'', meaning "masculine", may have been coined by abbreviating the word ''butcher'', as first noted in George Cassidy's nickname, ''Butch Cassidy''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Walker|first=Ja'nina|date=March 2012|title=Butch Bottom–Femme Top? An Exploration of Lesbian Stereotypes.|journal=Journal of Lesbian Studies|volume=16|issue=1|pages=90–107|doi=10.1080/10894160.2011.557646|pmid=22239455}}</ref>

"Butch" can be used as an adjective or a noun<ref name="Bergman 2006">{{cite book|last=Bergman|first=S. Bear|title=Butch is a noun|year=2006|publisher=Suspect Thoughts Press|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-0-9771582-5-6|url=https://books.google.com/?id=jmyfdmsWjiEC&dq=butch+is+a+noun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074846/https://books.google.com/books?id=jmyfdmsWjiEC&dq=butch+is+a+noun&hl=en|archive-date=2023-07-19|access-date=2019-11-24|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> to describe an individual's [[gender]] or gender performance. A masculine person of any gender can be described as butch, even though it is more common to use the term towards females with more masculine traits.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Christine A.|last2=Konik|first2=Julie A.|last3= Tuve|first3=Melanie V.|title=In Search of Looks, Status, or Something Else? Partner Preferences Among Butch and Femme Lesbians and Heterosexual Men and Women|date=2011|volume=64|issue=9–10|pages=658–668|journal=Sex Roles|doi=10.1007/s11199-010-9861-8|issn=0360-0025|accessdate=May 1, 2016|url=http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=2bc637f5-dab5-4003-a000-13cf76217d23%40sessionmgr4003&vid=0&hid=4114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d&preview=false#AN=60686417&db=a9h|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106205438/http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=2bc637f5-dab5-4003-a000-13cf76217d23%40sessionmgr4003&vid=0&hid=4114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d&preview=false|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The term butch tends to denote a degree of masculinity displayed by a female individual beyond what would be considered typical of a tomboy. It is not uncommon for women with a butch appearance to face harassment or violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/our-work/nationalstudy/|title=2014 National Street Harassment Report - Stop Street Harassment|author=|date=|website=stopstreetharassment.org|accessdate=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622015320/https://stopstreetharassment.org/our-work/nationalstudy/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> A 1990s survey of butches showed that 50% were primarily attracted to femmes, while 25% reported being usually attracted to other butches.<ref>{{cite book|last=Caramagno|first=Thomas C.|title=Irreconcilable Differences? Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0275977214|pages=138|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074845/https://books.google.com/books?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

BUTCH Voices, a national conference for "individuals who are [[masculine of center]]", including [[gender variant]], went defunct in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.butchvoices.com/about/|website=BUTCH Voices|date=April 9, 2009|accessdate=11 September 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219140900/http://www.butchvoices.com/about/|archivedate=December 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUTCH Voices Conference Makes Masculine Of Center Womyn Heard|url=http://www.curvemag.com/Events/BUTCH-Voices-Conference-Makes-Masculine-Of-Center-Womyn-Heard-1874/|website=Curve|date=May 8, 2017|accessdate=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501001911/https://www.curvemag.com/Events/BUTCH-Voices-Conference-Makes-Masculine-Of-Center-Womyn-Heard-1874/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Attributes==
There is debate about to whom the terms butch and femme can apply, and particularly whether transgender individuals can be identified in this way. For example, queer theorist [[Jack Halberstam]] argues that [[transgender men]] cannot be considered butch, since it constitutes a conflation of maleness with butchness. He further argues that butch–femme is uniquely geared to work in lesbian relationships.<ref>{{cite book|last=Caramagno|first=Thomas C.|title=Irreconcilable Differences? Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0275977214|pages=137–8|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074845/https://books.google.com/books?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Stereotypes and definitions of butch and femme vary greatly, even within tight-knit [[LGBT]] communities. On the other hand, the writer Jewelle Gomez muses that butch and femme women in the earlier twentieth century may have been expressing their closeted transgender identity.<ref>{{cite book|last=Munt|first=Sally|title=Butch/Femme: Inside Lesbian Gender|year=1998|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|isbn=978-0304339594|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/?id=1G5M13Xida0C&dq=jewelle+gomez+femme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074846/https://books.google.com/books?id=1G5M13Xida0C&dq=jewelle+gomez+femme&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name=Coyote>{{cite book|editor1-last=Coyote|editor1-first=Ivan E.|editor2-last=Sharman|editor2-first=Zena|title=Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme|date=2011|pages=67–78|chapter=Femme Butch Feminist, by Jewelle Gomez|publisher=Arsenal Pulp Press|location=Vancouver, B.C., Canada|isbn=978-1551523972}}</ref> Antipathy toward female butches and male femmes has been interpreted by some commentators as [[transphobia]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=xBb55sOOIX4C&dq=Butch+femme+transphobia|title=Female Impersonation|last=Tyler|first=Carol-Ann|publisher=Routledge|year=2003|isbn=978-0-415-91688-2|pages=91|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074851/https://books.google.com/books?id=xBb55sOOIX4C&dq=Butch+femme+transphobia&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> although female butches and male femmes are not always [[transgender]], and indeed some heterosexuals of both genders display these attributes.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731093617/http://vagendamagazine.com/2015/01/theres-no-other-georgy-deep-inside-coming-out-as-a-butch-straight-woman/|url=http://vagendamagazine.com/2015/01/theres-no-other-georgy-deep-inside-coming-out-as-a-butch-straight-woman/|title=There's No Other Georgy Deep Inside – Coming Out As A Butch Straight Woman|last=O'Hara|first=Kate|date=7 January 2015|work=The Vagenda|archive-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thoughtcatalog.com/james-hunt/2015/05/confessions-of-a-feminine-straight-guy/|title=Confessions Of A Feminine Straight Guy |last=Hunt |first=James|date=14 May 2015|website=thoughtcatalog.com|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501061159/https://thoughtcatalog.com/james-hunt/2015/05/confessions-of-a-feminine-straight-guy/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Scholars such as [[Judith Butler]] and Anne Fausto-Sterling suggest that butch and femme are not attempts to take up "traditional" gender roles. Instead, they argue that gender is socially and historically constructed, rather than essential, "natural", or biological. The historian Joan Nestle argues that femme and butch may be seen as distinct genders in and of themselves.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nestle|first=Joan|title=The Persistent Desire: A Femme–Butch Reader|year=1992|publisher=Alyson Publications|isbn=978-1555831905|url=https://books.google.com/?id=3u9ZAAAAMAAJ&q=The+persistent+desire&dq=The+persistent+desire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719075352/https://books.google.com/books?id=3u9ZAAAAMAAJ&q=The+persistent+desire&dq=The+persistent+desire&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

==Difference between butch and male==
Although butch is a masculine identity, it isn't the same thing as conventional manhood or masculinity. There are differences, particularly in how conventional manhood and masculinity involve conformity, whereas the [[MOGII]] qualities of butch make it subversive.

Butch gender expression through clothing doesn't follow the rules for how to dress conventionally as male or masculine, and in some ways is intentionally different. Butch clothing doesn't look the same as conventional men's wear. See the main article about these [[Clothing#Masculine fashion|clothing differences]].

Masculinity is different than maleness. Butches are different than transgender men. Although transgender men were assigned female at birth (or sometimes intersex), and some identified as lesbian before recognizing that they were trans men, the difference is that butch lesbians generally identify as women, and feel attracted to women, whereas trans men identify as men, and may or may not feel attracted to women.

Some have argued that butch people can benefit from male privilege or have toxic masculinity despite not being men.<ref name="Bashan" /><ref name="Nash">{{Cite web |title=COVER STORY: Butch Voices |author=Nash, Tammye |work=Dallas Voice |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://dallasvoice.com/butch-voices/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701104708/https://dallasvoice.com/butch-voices/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> However, this is disputed.<ref name="Factora">{{Cite web |title=Being Butch Does Not Mean I Experience Masculine Privilege |last=Factora |first=James |work=refinery29.com |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/butch-masculine-privilege-myth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131113714/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/butch-masculine-privilege-myth |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://web.stanford.edu/group/journal/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lee_Hum_2009.pdf|last=Lee|first=Atticus|title=The Role of Butch/Femme Relationships in Transgender Activism: A Codependent Mutualism|quote= Butch lesbians debunk the gender binary with their mere existence; they embody masculine gender presentations without possessing male privilege or participating in the dominant patriarchy.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124014654/https://web.stanford.edu/group/journal/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lee_Hum_2009.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Kaos">{{Cite web |title=Lesbian Subcultures: Are you Looking for a Butch or Femme? |last=Kaos |first=Trini |work=Queer Events |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=19 April 2021 |url= https://www.queerevents.ca/queer-culture/posts/lesbian-subcultures |quote=No institution or culture privileges butches and they are often routinely punished; both in their gender-non-conformity and in their status as a visible marker of lesbianism. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625103101/https://queerevents.ca/queer-culture/posts/lesbian-subcultures |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Transgender butches==
While the term "transgender butch" could apply to any masculine trans person, regardless of [[sex#Gender assigned at birth|gender assigned at birth]], the term is often used in a more specific sense to describe a person who was assigned female at birth and has a masculine gender expression. Transgender butches may identify as [[genderqueer]] or [[nonbinary]]; some claim butch as a specific nonbinary identity. Transgender butches may also identify as lesbians or dykes independently of their gender identity. A similar term is "stone butch", which describes a butch who prefers to avoid genital stimulation in sexual settings, sometimes due to [[gender dysphoria]].

=== Other terms ===
Some women in lesbian communities eschew butch or femme classifications, believing that they are inadequate to describe an individual, or that labels are limiting in and of themselves. Other people within the LGBT community have tailored the common labels to be more descriptive, such as "soft stud," "hard butch," "gym queen," or "tomboy femme." Comedian Elvira Kurt contributed the term "fellagirly" as a description for LGBT women who are not strictly either femme or butch, but a combination. From the 1940s to 1990s, the term "kiki" was used for a similar meaning.<ref>{{cite book |editor = Zimmerman |editor-given = Bonnie |title = Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Vol. I |publisher = Garland Publishing, Inc |year = 2000 |page = [https://books.google.de/books?id=qAZ5AgAAQBAJ&q=KIKI+1940s+lesbian&pg=PA140&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=KIKI%201940s%20lesbian&f=false 140] |quote ="Kiki: a term used from the 1940s through the 1960s for a lesbian who could be either butch or femme."}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= What is She Like?: Lesbian Identities from the 1950s to the 1990s |last=Ainley |first=Rosa |year=1995 |url=https://archive.org/details/whatisshelike00rosa/page/152/mode/2up |page=152 |quote=Although kiki has never been a term, or a category, with such currency as butch and femme, and is still far more recognized in the USA than in Britain, it now means someone who is deliberately both, rather than the 'neither fish nor fowl' connotation it used to have.|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Those who identify as butch and femme today often use the words to define their presentation and gender identity rather than strictly the role they play in a relationship, and that not all butches are attracted exclusively to femmes and not all femmes are exclusively attracted to butches, a departure from the historic norm. Besides the terms "butch" and "femme", there are a number of other terms used to describe the dress codes, the sexual behaviours, and/or the gender identities of the sexual subcultures who use them. The meanings of these terms vary and can evolve over time.

A butch woman may be described as a "stone butch", "diesel dyke"<ref name="The Other Team">{{cite web|url=http://www.theotherteam.com/common-lesbian-slang-and-terminology/|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207040105/http://www.theotherteam.com/common-lesbian-slang-and-terminology/|title=Common lesbian slang and terminology|publisher=The Other Team}}</ref> "bulldyke", "bull bitch" or "bulldagger"<ref name="haggerty">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nvt8el4QtPwC&dq=Bulldyke&q=Bull%20bitch+%2Bbulldyker#v=onepage&q=Bulldagger%20Also%20bulldyke&f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Lesbian And Gay Histories and Cultures, Vol 1|last=Haggerty|first=George E.|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2000|isbn=978-0815333548|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127061344/https://books.google.com/books?id=nvt8el4QtPwC&dq=Bulldyke&q=Bull%20bitch+%2Bbulldyker|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> or simply just as a "[[dyke]]". The term "[[boi]]" is typically used by younger LGBT women. Defining the difference between a butch and a boi, one boi told a reporter: "that sense of play - that's a big difference from being a butch. To me, butch is like an adult...You're the man of the house."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/n_9709/|title=Where the Bois Are|last=Levy|first=Ariel|newspaper=New York News and Features|accessdate=November 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425035826/http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/n_9709/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> There is also an emerging usage of the terms soft butch "stem" (stud-femme), "futch" (feminine butch)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=JTpUfGcsATwC&dq=futch+lesbian|title=Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens|last=Belge|first=Kathy|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|year=2011|isbn=9780547687322|pages=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106010304/https://books.google.com/?id=JTpUfGcsATwC&dq=futch+lesbian|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> or "chapstick lesbian" as terms for women who have characteristics of both butch and femme. Lesbians who are neither butch nor femme may be called "androgynous" or "andros".<ref name="The Other Team" />

Another common term is "stud". A stud is a dominant lesbian, usually butch. They tend to be influenced by urban and hip-hop cultures and are often Hispanic or Black. In the New York City lesbian community, a butch may identify herself as AG (aggressive) or as a stud. In 2005, filmmaker Eric Daniel Peddle chronicled the lives of AGs in his documentary The Aggressives, following six women who went to lengths like [[binding|binding their breasts]] to pass as men. But Peddle says that today, very young lesbians of color in New York are creating a new, insular scene that's largely cut off from the rest of the gay and lesbian community. "A lot of it has to do with this kind of pressure to articulate and express your masculinity within the confines of the hip-hop paradigm..."<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022063719/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-04-03/nyc-life/girls-to-men/|archive-date=22 October 2008|date=3 April 2007|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-04-03/nyc-life/girls-to-men/|title=Girls to Men|last=Hilliard|first=Chloe A.|newspaper=The Village Voice}}</ref> The AG culture has also been represented on film by Black lesbian filmmaker Dee Rees' 2011 work, ''Pariah''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/movies/pariah-reveals-another-side-of-being-black-in-the-us.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=New Directors Flesh Out Black America, All Of It|last=George|first=Nelson|date=December 23, 2011|newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=November 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430211238/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/movies/pariah-reveals-another-side-of-being-black-in-the-us.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Stone butch==

Going back to at least the 1960s or 50s, a "stone butch" refers a masculine lesbian, and in contemporary use is associated with impenetrability.<ref name=Halberstam>{{Cite book|last1=Halberstam|first1=Judith|title=Female Masculinity|year=1998|edition=1st|page=111|publisher=Duke University Press|location=|chapter=Lesbian Masculinity: Even Stone Butches Get the Blues|isbn=0822322269|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619230204/https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The "stone" sexual role describes a preference for bringing pleasure to one's partner, without being touched oneself.<ref name=Zimmerman1999>{{Cite book|editor-last1=Zimmerman|editor-first1=Bonnie|title=Lesbian Histories and Cultures|year=1999|edition=1st|page=140|publisher=Routledge|location=|isbn=978-0815319207|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofle00bzim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622041309/https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofle00bzim|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name=Myers2013>{{Cite book|editor-last1=Myers|editor-first1=JoAnne|title=Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements|year=2013|edition=1st|page=346|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=|isbn=0810874687}}</ref> Being "stone" in this way can be connected with sexual trauma, [[gender dysphoria]], or the [[Romantic and sexual_orientation#Asexuality|asexual spectrum]].

In relation to gender, a femme lesbian named Rachel Tessler wrote in 1996 that "some stone butches are almost beyond butch. They're almost in a kind of territory between genders, beyond being women. I think some stone butches aren't really women, in the way that they think about people."<ref>''Render Me, Gender Me: Lesbians Talk Sex, Class, Color, Nation, Studmuffins...'', p. 104-105, Columbia University Press, 1996</ref>

A 2001 dictionary of sex and gender terminology by linguist Philip Herbst noted that {{quote|[[Bigender]]ed or [[transgender]]ed lesbians—individuals with [ [[AFAB]]] bodies who identify as masculine and may be attracted to other women— may call themselves ''stone butch'' [...] ''Stone'' may mean "very" in slang, but it also implies "untouchable" in a sexual sense—not wanting to be touched during sexual relations.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wimmin, Wimps & Wallflowers: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Gender and Sexual Orientation Bias in the United States |last=Herbst |first=Philip|year=2001|page=41}}</ref>}}

==Soft butch==

A '''soft butch''', or '''stem''' ('''stud-fem'''), is a [[lesbian]] who exhibits some stereotypical butch traits without fitting the masculine stereotype associated with butch lesbians. Soft butch is on the spectrum of butch, as are stone butch and masculine, whereas on the contrary, ultra fem, high femme, and lipstick lesbian are some labels on the spectrum of lesbians with a more prominent expression of femininity, also known as [[Femme|femmes]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Christine A.|last2=Stillman|first2=Shannon|title=Do Butch and Femme Still Attract?|journal=The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide|date=2003|volume=X|issue=4}}</ref> Soft butches may have gender identities of women, but primarily display masculine characteristics; soft butches predominantly express masculinity with a touch of femininity.<ref name="rose">{{cite journal|last1=Rose|first1=Dawn|last2=Plaskow|first2=Judith|title=Yusuf Come Home: Parashat Miketz (genesis 41:1-44:17)|journal=Torah Queeries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible|date=2009|page=62}}</ref>

The "hardness", or label depicting one's level of masculine expression as a butch is dependent upon the fluidity of their [[gender expression]].<ref name="halberstam">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=UYAi9OEYRekC&pg=PA123&dq=soft+butch&cd=4|title=Female Masculinity|first=Judith|last=Halberstam|authorlink=Judith Halberstam|publisher=Duke University Press|year=1998|edition=5page=123|isbn=978-0-8223-2243-6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719075353/https://books.google.com/books?id=UYAi9OEYRekC&pg=PA123&dq=soft+butch&cd=4&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22soft%20butch%22&f=false|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Soft butches might want to express themselves through their clothing and hairstyle in a more masculine way, but their behavior in a more traditionally feminine way.<ref name="rose"/> For example, these traits of a soft butch may or may not include short hair, clothing that was designed for men, and masculine mannerisms and behaviors. Soft butches generally appear [[androgynous]], rather than adhering to strictly feminine or masculine norms and [[gender identity|gender identities.]]<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The Coming-Out Process of Young Lesbian and Bisexual Women: Are There Butch/Femme Differences in Sexual Identity Development?|journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior|date = 2007-09-26|issn = 0004-0002|pmc = 3189348|pmid = 17896173|pages = 34–49|volume = 38|issue = 1|doi = 10.1007/s10508-007-9221-0|language = en|first = Margaret|last = Rosario|first2 = Eric W.|last2 = Schrimshaw|first3 = Joyce|last3 = Hunter|first4 = Anna|last4 = Levy-Warren}}</ref> Soft butches generally physically, sexually, and romantically express themselves in more masculine than feminine ways in the majority of those categories.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Carpenter|first1=Karen|last2=McKenzie|first2=Matthew|title=Love on a Continuum|journal=Social and Economic Studies|date=2011|volume=60|issue=1|page=118}}</ref>

In addition to a soft butch's gender expression through their outward appearance, they also have a distinctive way of sexually expressing themself. Soft butches might want to have a more passive role sexually or romantically in their relationships, which is generally associated with feminine sexual behavior.<ref name="rose"/> This is an example of how a soft butch's sexuality and outward appearance are not completely masculine, but have some feminine traits. Conversely, stone butches are less fluid in their sexuality and do not want to receive sexual contact from their sexual partners.<ref name="halberstam"/> This desire to express both masculinity and femininity through one's gender and sexuality is clearly seen in soft butch women, but also across many people of a variety of sexual orientations.<ref name="rose"/>

==Flags==
There is no universally-accepted flag for the butch identity, but many have been proposed. Below are some of them.
<gallery>
File:Lesbian-labrys.png|The lesbian labrys flag, sometimes called the butch lesbian flag<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SpacemanBobs|number=1278827580452298752 |date=2 July 2020|title=It's not pride month anymore so I know this is a little late but I would like to remind everyone that the butch lesbian flag is a BATTLE AXE}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=chlonus_thonus|number=1276576754140942336|date=2 June 2020|title=The butch flag is one of the coolest pride flags imo because it uses a symbol instead of just stripes. (I still like the regular lesbian flag, it's common for gay subcultures to also have their own flags)}}</ref>, but sometimes called the lesbian feminist flag.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wikimedia Commons|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sexual_identity_symbols&oldid=475813572|date= 29 September 2020|access-date=14 December 2020|title=Sexual identity symbols}}</ref> Created in 1999 by gay graphic designer Sean Campbell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaysandgadgets.com/product/butch-lesbian-pride-flag-printed-90-x-150-cm/|title=Butch Lesbian (Labrys) Pride Flag Printed 90 x 150 cm|website=Gays&Gadgets}}</ref>
File:Butch by dorian--rutherford.png|By tumblr user dorian--rutherford.
File:Butch by butchspace.png|By tumblr user butchspace.
File:Butch by catboyharuspex.jpg|By tumblr user catboyharuspex.
File:Butch flag by gendertreyf.jpeg|By tumblr user gendertreyf.
File:Butch by nbgender.png|By tumblr user nbgender.
File:Butch by FOLIELOADED - tweaked version.png|By twitter user FOLIELOADED.
File:Butch flag by xeno-aligned.png|By tumblr user xeno-aligned.
File:Butch flag by disasterbisexual.png|By tumblr user disasterbisexual.
File:Butch flag by butch-pentious.png|By tumblr user butch-pentious.
File:Nonbinary butch by ap.png|A flag for nonbinary butches (enbutches) submitted to Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags by user "ap".
File:Butch by sweetjinxii.png|By tumblr user sweetjinxii.
File:Butch by kenochoric.png|By tumblr user kenochoric, who nicknamed it the "sky butch" flag.
</gallery>

== Notable butch people ==

[[File:Ivan Coyote.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Ivan E. Coyote]] in 2017.]]
[[File:Sinclair Sexsmith 06-23-2009 by Rachel Kramer Bussell.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Sinclair Sexsmith]] at a Bluestockings bookstore reading in 2009.]]

There are many more [[notable nonbinary people|notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the word "butch" (or a close analog to it) for themselves as a gender identity outside of the binary.

* The author [[Corey Alexander]], who wrote under the pen name Xan West, identified as [[genderqueer]], [[queer]], [[trans]], stone butch, [[aromantic|demiromantic]], and [[asexual|demigraysexual]].<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |author=Simkiss, Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809232147/https://www.letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Ivan E. Coyote]] (b. 1969) is a Canadian author who has written extensively about being transgender and being butch. They<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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201019050356/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/83178100/ivan-coyote-i-always-knew-i-was-not-the-same-as-other-little-girls Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> have made significant contributions to the representation of queerness in literature. They have won the ReLit Award for Best Fiction (2007), and the Stonewall Honor Book Award (2017). They describe themself as "a trans person who doesn't fit neatly into the [[gender binary]],"<ref>[https://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms/transcript Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms], Ivan Coyote, November 2015 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325200731/http://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms/transcript Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and they identify as butch.<ref>https://abcbookworld.com/writer/coyote-ivan-e/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154452/https://abcbookworld.com/writer/coyote-ivan-e/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* American comedian, writer, and nurse [[Kelli Dunham]] describes herself<ref name="story">{{Cite web |title=THE STORY |author= |work=kellidunham.com |date= |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= http://www.kellidunham.com/the-story/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314231523/https://www.kellidunham.com/the-story/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> as a [[genderqueer]] [[woman]]<ref name="Wood">{{Cite web |title=Q&A: Comedian Kelli Dunham on Storytelling as a Radical, Transformative Act |last=Wood |first=Erin |work=Ms. Magazine |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=3 June 2020 |url= https://msmagazine.com/2017/05/15/qa-comedian-kelli-dunham-storytelling-radicaltransformative-act/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612184627/https://msmagazine.com/2017/05/15/qa-comedian-kelli-dunham-storytelling-radicaltransformative-act/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>/[[nonbinary]] [[transmasc]] butch.<ref name="Guerrero">{{Cite web |title=Genderqueer Comic Kelli Dunham On Getting (Thee) Away From a Nunnery |last=Guerrero |first=Desirée |work=The Advocate |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=3 June 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2020/4/21/genderqueer-comic-kelli-dunham-getting-thee-away-nunnery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103074504/https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2020/4/21/genderqueer-comic-kelli-dunham-getting-thee-away-nunnery |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949 - 2014) was a revolutionary communist and activist for transgender rights. Feinberg identified as a butch lesbian, in the sense of a queer masculine transgender identity neither female nor male. Feinberg's novel, ''Stone Butch Blues'' (1993) won the prestigious American Library Association Award for Gay and Lesbian Literature and a LAMBDA Literary Award (Leslie Feinberg).<ref name="lesliefeinberg">[http://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Village Voice] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230705182548/https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* American musician and comedian [[Maxine Feldman]] (1945 - 2007) identified as a transgender butch lesbian, went by a variety of pronouns, was described as having a "both/and" gender identity, and was comfortable with being labeled as a man or woman.<ref name="jwa">{{Cite web |title=Maxine Feldman, 1945 - 2007 |author= |work=Jewish Women's Archive |date= |access-date=8 October 2020 |url= https://jwa.org/weremember/feldman-maxine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507142412/https://jwa.org/weremember/feldman-maxine |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Kiritsy">{{cite news|last=Kiritsy|first=Laura|title=Lesbian trail blazer Maxine Feldman dies|url=http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|newspaper=Edge Providence|date=August 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331030136/http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sonalee Rashatwar]] is an American<ref name="Owens">{{Cite web |title=To end fatphobia, we need to dismantle Western civilization, says Philly therapist Sonalee Rashatwar |last=Owens |first=Cassie |work=The Inquirer |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://www.inquirer.com/news/sonalee-rashatwar-fat-positivity-body-acceptance-sexuality-therapy-20190703.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531182900/https://www.inquirer.com/news/sonalee-rashatwar-fat-positivity-body-acceptance-sexuality-therapy-20190703.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has given talks internationally about sexuality, fat positivity, disability justice, racism, and more.<ref name="Fabello">{{Cite web |title=Sonalee Rashatwar Is Returning Body Positivity to Its Political Roots |last=Fabello |first=Melissa A. |work=Bitch Media |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sonalee-rashatwar-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604073423/https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sonalee-rashatwar-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> They identify as a soft butch enby.<ref name="IGbio">https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230523141837/https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* [[Sinclair Sexsmith]] is a writer and performer. They identify as a "White [[non-binary]] butch [[feminism|feminist]] dominant".<ref name="medium">{{Cite web |title=Sinclair Sexsmith profile |author= |work=Medium |date= |access-date=9 April 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@mrsexsmith|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116161444/https://medium.com/@mrsexsmith|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Their short story collection, ''Sweet & Rough: Queer Kink Erotica'', was a 2016 finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.
* [[Sarah Shook]] (b. 1985) is a nonbinary/genderqueer country musician who identifies as butch.<ref name="Cholst">{{Cite web |title=Your Guide to the Butches of Queer Country |last1=Cholst |first1=Rachel |work=Country Queer |date= |access-date=April 10, 2021 |url= https://countryqueer.com/stories/list/your-guide-to-the-butches-of-queer-country/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626072928/https://countryqueer.com/stories/list/your-guide-to-the-butches-of-queer-country/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

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== Butch characters in fiction ==

''See main article: [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|Nonbinary gender in fiction]]''

[[File:SAG Awards Red Carpet Rollout (24328180089).jpg|thumb|Lea DeLaria (right), known for her role as Carrie Black in the TV series Orange is The New Black at the SAG Awards Red Carpet Rollout]]

There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary characters in fiction who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called by the word "butch" (or a close analog to it) as a gender identity, either in their canon, or by their creators.

* ''Stone Butch Blues'' by [[Leslie Feinberg]], a semi-autobiographical historical fiction novel about a butch named Jess Goldberg. The story focuses on the trials and tribulations she faces growing up in the United States before the Stonewall riots. Feinberg defines butch as a gender identity neither female nor male.
* ''Orange is the New Black'' included a main character, Carrie Black, who is a butch lesbian. The word "butch" is tattooed on her arm. Carrie is a cisgender butch.
* ''An Unkindness of Ghosts'', by [[Rivers Solomon]]. The author has said, "Aster is an [[intersex]] butch [[lesbian]], but maybe [[agender]]. Theo is a nonbinary trans woman. These are my interpretations, but arguments could certainly be made for other classifiers."<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625035918/https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=15918|url=https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=15918|date=10 October 2018|archive-date=25 June 2019|title=An Interview with Author Rivers Solomon|last=Falck|first=Alex}}</ref>
*In the book ''Whirlwind'', by Reese Morrison, Charlie is a [[gender questioning]] butch who uses [[she/her]] pronouns.<ref>{{cite book|title=Whirlwind |last=Morrison |first=Reese|year=2020|edition=Kindle}}</ref>
*In the romance/suspense novel ''A Jade's Diamond'', by Char Dafoe, the two main characters are a soft butch prostitute named Nayvee LaCroix and a stone butch millionaire named Trystan Diamond. Both characters are nonbinary.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T1JW9Q9/#customerReviews Amazon reviews for ''A Jade's Diamond''] [https://web.archive.org/web/20210114173457/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T1JW9Q9 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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==See also==
*[[Femme]]
*[[Boi]]
*[[Tomboy]]

==External Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170506031806/http://www.butchtastic.net/butch-genderqueer-genderfluid-genderfuck-and-trans-blogs-to-watch-out-for/ Butchtastic: Butch, Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Genderfuck and Trans Blogs to watch out for]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180902195731/https://debonairgeek.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/deep-thoughts/ Debonair Geek's Blog: Deep Thoughts]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Butch-Blues-Leslie-Feinberg/dp/1459608453 Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030230113/https://susans.org/wiki/Butch_and_femme Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki: Butch and Femme]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030222942/https://susans.org/wiki/Soft_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki: Soft Butch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030231210/https://susans.org/wiki/Stone_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki: Stone Butch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20191202211153/https://www.butchvoices.com/ Butch Voices], "a grassroots organization dedicated to all self-identified [[Masculine of center|Masculine of Center]] people and our Allies"
*{{Cite web |title=A Dispatch From the Shifting, Porous Border Between Butch and Trans |last=Urquhart |first=Evan |work=Slate Magazine |date=24 April 2015 |url= https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/04/butch-and-trans-a-dispatch-from-the-shifting-border.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620114842/https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/04/butch-and-trans-a-dispatch-from-the-shifting-border.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
*[https://xanwest.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/what-is-stone/ What Is Stone?] by [[Xan West]]
*[https://lisalees.com/ll/books/Fragments/c-05.html Is Butch/Femme a Transgender Thang?] by Lisa Lees
*[https://www.butchisnotadirtyword.com/ Butch Is Not A Dirty Word], "A Queer Magazine for Butch [[Dyke]]s, Butch Lesbians, Butch Women, Trans Butches, Non-binary Butches & All Those Who Love Them"

==References==
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'''Sissy''' is a term used to describe people who were assigned male at birth and embrace [[Femininity|feminine]] [[Gender roles|roles]] and/or [[Gender Expression|expression]]. A reclaimed slur, it retains connotations of censure that can be important to those using it as an [[gender identity]] label.
The [[Gender Identity|identity]] can fall under the [[genderqueer]], [[gender variant]], [[transfeminine]], [[gender non-conforming]], or [[nonbinary]] [[Umbrella terms|umbrellas]] depending on the individual’s identification with those terms.

When used as a gender identity, Sissy has overlap with some usages of the terms [[Androgyne]] and [[Epicene]] but is distinguished by its integral emphasis on gender privilege and power dynamics. Cultural diminishment of femininity, contempt for males who reflect it, and expectations of feminine deference to masculinity are all part of the point. A Sissy identity queers and subverts those structures while honoring the messiness and imperfection of individual humanity and identity. The identity has also been criticized as de facto buying-in to and, therefore perpetuating, those oppressive and limiting structures.

Sissy Identity can be controversial in the LGBTQIA+ community for other reasons as well:

* The word continues to be in common usage as a derogatory epithet for gender non-conforming and gay men today. As with other reclaimed slurs such as queer, this makes use of the term as a positive or neutral descriptor offensive to those who have felt it hurtful to them.
* Because the transgressive nature of the gender queering is integral to the gender identity, some sissies embrace the shame and abuse as part of who they are, which can seem antithetical to some people’s idea of pride and liberation.
* Just as a sissy gender identity reclaims the implied ‘effeminate/deferential’ charges connotation with pride, so some seek to reclaim the implied ‘gay’ connotation.
* In the BDSM Fetish community, the term sissy is sometimes used for a male who with a sexual preference for feminization kink; with usage often further modified into subgroups based on how the feminization is combined with other kinks and fetishes (for instance, Sissy Maid when combined with domestic servitude, Adult Baby Sissy or ABS when combined with infantilism, etc.) As people often do with, for instance, trans women and crossdressing, people sometimes dismissively confound the sissy gender identity with sexual fetish.
* Sissy can be used as a modifier for sexual orientation terms to communicate more nuance in sexual preference beyond general terms like gay, straight, and bisexual. So, just as someone might say "bisexual and queer", they might say “bisexual sissy".

Those who identify as sissy often see this multiplicity of usages, meanings, and implications across identity, roles, presentation, orientation, and preferences as a feature in that one word can communicate so much about who they are, how they see themselves, and how they relate to intimate and romantic partners and the larger world.
==History of the term==
The word originated in the United States in the mid-19th Century. Originally an extended form of ‘sis,” and used as nickname for literal and figurative sisters (1846), it first appeared as a pejorative term for an effeminate male in 1897. It later became popularized as an epithet for men disinclined to rough sports like football. Because American culture at the period conflated homosexuality with effeminacy, it soon became a synonym for gay and was widely used to describe any male who did not conform to contemporary ideas of masculinity.

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User talk:Amazingakita

2025-10-23T03:46:30Z

Amazingakita:

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== Revert of MTX on list of identities ==

Did you have any specific reason for reverting my removal of MTX from the list of Nonbinary identities? I had moved MTX to [[List of uncommon nonbinary identities]] as it didn’t meet the standards for inclusion on the main list. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 15:09, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Oh! Was that you? I saw a MAC address instead of a username and a deletion, and assumed it was malicious. I'll redo it now.

: Thanks! I'm not sure where the IP edit came from, because I made that edit months ago. If you look at the history on the page, the IP edit isn't there, its just mine and then your revert, so I guess this is just a weird mystery. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 02:37, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

== Arrr! ==

Hello, whenever I try to find some vandalism to revert, you always seem to have already done it. Please leave some pages for me to revert. --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 21:01, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

== RandomUser34 is a vandal ==

== RandomUser34 ==
RandomUser34 is a stalker who follows me and abuses me on several wikis. He likes to make up crap about others. I'd be careful, this vandal has had Encyc wiki to close down after he made too many sockpuppets and has constantly blanked pages. This wiki is perhaps his next target. He was also blocked on Everybody Wiki for his threatening behavior. Check this out: 10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment) 11:19, 16 November 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs deleted page User:RandomUser34 (Vandalism) Here is the link address to prove that this user is a harasser. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Log/WikiMaster&offset=20191223085839&type=&user=WikiMaster

Try to find this: '''10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment)''' --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 20:09, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

:: {{Collapse|1=You already tried this [EXPLETIVE] on another wiki, it didn't work. Nobody's falling for your [EXPLETIVE] anymore. It's a new decade, it's time to stop. I'm not a vandal. I'm sick and tired of this. '''STOP IT.''' And for the last time, I DID NOT GET ENCYC SHUT DOWN. IT WAS DDOSED, AND THE CREATOR WAS DOXXED BY SOMEONE WHOM I HAVE NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH. AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, ALL OF MY ACCUSATIONS AGAINST YOU ARE TRUE. YOU HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. I MIGHT ALSO REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN BANNED FROM EVERYBODYWIKI '''MULTIPLE TIMES''', YOU HAVE MADE MULTIPLE SOCKPUPPETS, YOU HAVE MADE AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT FALSE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, I AM NOT A VANDAL, I DO NOT "TARGET" WIKIS. AND EVEN IF I WAS, I'M A MARXIST, AND VANDALIZING THIS WIKI WOULD MAKE ME NO BETTER THEN THE FASCIST SCUMBAGS I DESPISE. '''STOP IT.''' 8ight is blocked indef on Vikidia: https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block 8ight permablocked for ban evasion on ShoutWiki: http://www.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block IP which I suspect to be associated with 8ight spewing homophobic nonsense on another user's talkpage:https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=User:HopeDiamondfc2&oldid=107895 [[User:RandomUser34|RandomUser34]] ([[User talk:RandomUser34|talk]]) 13:29, 14 January 2020 (UTC)|2=Random's defense, which quickly devolves into an angry rant.}}

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== Hello: ==

To [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]],

While I have noticed that these accounts [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeanAttacksAgain|BeanAttacksAgain]], [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeansonLeMeme|BeansonLeMeme]] and [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/Beanson|Beanson]] appear to be the same user with the 2 accounts making the exact same vandalism edits, would you like a [[Meta:Stewards|steward]] to perform a [[Meta:CheckUser|checkuser]] on them? I've noticed that they are only here to vandalize the wiki and by making zero contributions to the said wiki. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 14:34, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

== this is a test ==

hi [[Special:Contributions/51.9.235.240|51.9.235.240]] 00:48, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello!==
Do all subject articles have to be non binary or can there be articles who use she/her or she/they pronouns too? If so, can I create [[Dove Hepburn]] (Dove Superstar) here? --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476]] 20:50, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Pronouns don't dictate gender, so as long as dove identified as nonbinary, and not as a binary trans woman, she's good to be added! [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:01, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
:Dove uses she/they/her pronouns and the correction, they are not a trans woman. Dove was assigned female at birth. Non-binary woman. She identifies as both non binary and female. She is a femme and non binary. They embrace both "she/her" and "she/they" pronouns. --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04]] 21:18, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

then yes, absolutely! dove belongs on this wiki. go ahead and make the page [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:19, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to create an account with the username "LeicesterLass" but it triggered the spam filter. I'm from Leicester, England, and "Leicester Lass" (Lass of Leicester) is my nickname. Also, the source editor looks like the visual editor and I like using the classic source editor. --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04]] 21:28, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

we can create an account for you (it's probably picking up the ass in lass, it's not a sophisticated filter), you can reach out either via email or discord (there should be a link to the wiki discord around, maybe the main page) and you'll get the information emailed to you. for the source editor stuff, you can try changing your theme for the wiki? [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:41, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

:::Where am I meant to send a message on the server. All three I can't message: Welcome, Read-Me, and Rules-and-info. --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04]] 21:56, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

when you get full access to the server, look out for wiki-talk. if you read through read-me & rules-and-info, you should find how to get there [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 03:46, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

User talk:Amazingakita

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Amazingakita:

User talk:Amazingakita

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Amazingakita:

User talk:Amazingakita

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Amazingakita:

[[File:Nonbinaryball hi.png|thumb|Nonbinary ball is happy to have you here!]]
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== Revert of MTX on list of identities ==

Did you have any specific reason for reverting my removal of MTX from the list of Nonbinary identities? I had moved MTX to [[List of uncommon nonbinary identities]] as it didn’t meet the standards for inclusion on the main list. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 15:09, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Oh! Was that you? I saw a MAC address instead of a username and a deletion, and assumed it was malicious. I'll redo it now.

: Thanks! I'm not sure where the IP edit came from, because I made that edit months ago. If you look at the history on the page, the IP edit isn't there, its just mine and then your revert, so I guess this is just a weird mystery. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 02:37, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

== Arrr! ==

Hello, whenever I try to find some vandalism to revert, you always seem to have already done it. Please leave some pages for me to revert. --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 21:01, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

== RandomUser34 is a vandal ==

== RandomUser34 ==
RandomUser34 is a stalker who follows me and abuses me on several wikis. He likes to make up crap about others. I'd be careful, this vandal has had Encyc wiki to close down after he made too many sockpuppets and has constantly blanked pages. This wiki is perhaps his next target. He was also blocked on Everybody Wiki for his threatening behavior. Check this out: 10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment) 11:19, 16 November 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs deleted page User:RandomUser34 (Vandalism) Here is the link address to prove that this user is a harasser. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Log/WikiMaster&offset=20191223085839&type=&user=WikiMaster

Try to find this: '''10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment)''' --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 20:09, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

:: {{Collapse|1=You already tried this [EXPLETIVE] on another wiki, it didn't work. Nobody's falling for your [EXPLETIVE] anymore. It's a new decade, it's time to stop. I'm not a vandal. I'm sick and tired of this. '''STOP IT.''' And for the last time, I DID NOT GET ENCYC SHUT DOWN. IT WAS DDOSED, AND THE CREATOR WAS DOXXED BY SOMEONE WHOM I HAVE NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH. AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, ALL OF MY ACCUSATIONS AGAINST YOU ARE TRUE. YOU HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. I MIGHT ALSO REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN BANNED FROM EVERYBODYWIKI '''MULTIPLE TIMES''', YOU HAVE MADE MULTIPLE SOCKPUPPETS, YOU HAVE MADE AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT FALSE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, I AM NOT A VANDAL, I DO NOT "TARGET" WIKIS. AND EVEN IF I WAS, I'M A MARXIST, AND VANDALIZING THIS WIKI WOULD MAKE ME NO BETTER THEN THE FASCIST SCUMBAGS I DESPISE. '''STOP IT.''' 8ight is blocked indef on Vikidia: https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block 8ight permablocked for ban evasion on ShoutWiki: http://www.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block IP which I suspect to be associated with 8ight spewing homophobic nonsense on another user's talkpage:https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=User:HopeDiamondfc2&oldid=107895 [[User:RandomUser34|RandomUser34]] ([[User talk:RandomUser34|talk]]) 13:29, 14 January 2020 (UTC)|2=Random's defense, which quickly devolves into an angry rant.}}

== Structured Discussions migration ==

Hello,

Just a quick note to tell you that all talk pages on this wiki will be migrated to the Structured Discussions method next Wednesday (this includes your own talk page). Old messages will be archived. If you would like to comment on that, you can do so in [[Nonbinary Wiki:General discussion#Structured Discussions 2|the General discussion]] page. Thank you for your contributions to the project, and see you around! --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 10:26, 5 April 2020 (UTC)


== Hello: ==

To [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]],

While I have noticed that these accounts [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeanAttacksAgain|BeanAttacksAgain]], [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeansonLeMeme|BeansonLeMeme]] and [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/Beanson|Beanson]] appear to be the same user with the 2 accounts making the exact same vandalism edits, would you like a [[Meta:Stewards|steward]] to perform a [[Meta:CheckUser|checkuser]] on them? I've noticed that they are only here to vandalize the wiki and by making zero contributions to the said wiki. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 14:34, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

== this is a test ==

hi [[Special:Contributions/51.9.235.240|51.9.235.240]] 00:48, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello!==
Do all subject articles have to be non binary or can there be articles who use she/her or she/they pronouns too? If so, can I create [[Dove Hepburn]] (Dove Superstar) here? --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476]] 20:50, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

pronouns don't dictate gender, so as long as dove identified as nonbinary, and not as a binary trans woman, she's good to be added! [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:01, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

User:Mr gimme:Timeline of transgender history

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Amazingakita: Amazingakita moved page W:Timeline of transgender history to User:Mr gimme:Timeline of transgender history without leaving a redirect: currently just the wikipedia page

The following page is cited from wikipedia

Please help add some of these new records. I feel hey will help people.

[[Transgender]] history dates back to the first recorded instances of transgender individuals in ancient civilizations. However, the word ''[[transgenderism]]'' did not exist until 1965 when coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his 1965 reference work ''[[Sexual Hygiene and Pathology]]''; the timeline includes events and personalities that may be viewed as transgender in the broadest sense, including third gender and other [[Genderfluid|gender]]-variant behavior, including ancient or modern precursors from the historical record.<ref>Wikipedia (Timeline of transgender history)</ref>

== BCA ==

* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 7,000 BCE – <abbr>c.</abbr> 1700 BCE''' – Among the sexual depictions in Neolithic and Bronze Age drawings and figurines from the Mediterranean are, as one author describes it, a "[[Third gender|third sex]]" human figure having female breasts and male genitals or without distinguishing [[sex characteristics]]. In Neolithic Italy, female images are found in a domestic context, while images that combine sexual characteristics appear in burials or religious settings. In Neolithic Greece and Cyprus, figures are often dual-sexed or without identifying sexual characteristics.
* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 2900 BCE – <abbr>c.</abbr> 2500 BCE''' – A burial of a suburb of Prague, Czech Republic, a male is buried in the outfit usually reserved for [[Drag queen|women]]. Archaeologists speculate that the burial corresponds to a transgender person or someone of the third sex.
* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 400 BCE''' – Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates writes of the ''enarei'', a class of androgynous Scythian priests and healers; "there are many eunuchs among the Scythians, who perform female work, and speak like women". The ''enarei'' are also mentioned around the same time in Herodotus' work ''Histories''; "the Scythians who plundered the temple were punished by the goddess with the female sickness, which still attaches to their posterity. They themselves confess that they are afflicted with the disease for this reason, and travellers who visit Scythia can see what sort of a disease it is. Those who suffer from it are called Enarees".

== 1–1000 ==

* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 1 – <abbr>c.</abbr> 100''' – Philo of Alexandria and Marcus Manilius provided descriptions of transgender people during the early Roman Empire. Philo stated: "Expending every possible care on their outward adornment, they are not ashamed even to employ every device to change artificially their nature as men into women". He also attested that some members of this group, to that end, had their penises removed.
* '''54''' – Nero becomes Emperor of Rome. Nero [[Gay|married two men]], Pythagoras and Sporus, in legal ceremonies, with Sporus accorded the regalia worn by the wives of the Caesars.
* '''98''' – Tacitus wrote in ''Germania'' that priests of the Swabian sub-tribe, the Naharvali or Nahanarvali, "[[Drag queen|dress as women]]" to perform their priestly duties.
* '''218 – 222''' – Roman emperor Elagabalus's reign begins. According to Cassius Dio, Elagabalus delighted in being called the mistress, wife, and queen of Hierocles, one of Elagabalus' lovers. The emperor wore makeup and wigs, preferred to be called a lady and not a lord, and offered vast sums to any physician who could provide the emperor with a vagina; for this reason, the emperor is seen by some writers as an early transgender figure and one of the first on record as seeking [[sex reassignment surgery]].
* '''576''' – Death of Anastasia the Patrician who left life as a lady-in-waiting in the court of Justinian I in Constantinople to spend twenty-eight years (until death) [[Drag king|dressed as a male monk]] in seclusion in Egypt, and has been adopted by today's [[LGBTQ]] community as an example of a "transgender" saint.

== 1001–1900 ==

* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 1322''' – Kalonymus ben Kalonymus composes a poem for ''Even Boḥan'', a Jewish ethical treatise. The poem expresses discontent with having been born male instead of female. The poem, which was traditionally interpreted as a piece of satire, has sometimes been reinterpreted as a genuine expression of gender dysphoria.
* '''1347''' – Rolandino Roncaglia is tried for sodomy, an event that caused a sensation in Italy. He confessed he "had never had sexual intercourse, neither with his wife nor with any other woman, because he had never felt any carnal appetite, nor could he ever have an erection of his virile member". After his wife died of plague, Ronaldinho started to prostitute himself, wearing female dresses because "since he has female look, voice and movements – although he does not have a female orifice, but has a male member and testicles – many persons considered him to be a woman because of his appearance".
* '''1395''' – John Rykener, known also as Johannes Richer and Eleanor, was a [[transvestite]] prostitute working mainly in London (near Cheapside), but also active in Oxford. He was arrested in 1395 for [[cross-dressing]] and interrogated.
* '''1498''' – A Moor in Rome, who was likely a trans woman, was executed for transvestism on April 7 this year, wearing "(her) usual women's clothes … (she) was placed on a bundle of wood and strangled at the column of the gallows" and subsequently burned.
* '''1537''' – An unnamed woman was executed for wearing male clothing near Basel.
* '''1542''' – Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca documents same sex marriages and men "who dress like women and perform the office of women, but use the bow and carry big loads" among a Native American tribe in his publication, ''The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions from Florida to the Pacific 1528–1536''.
* '''1561''' – Process of Wojciech z Poznania, who married Sebastian Słodownik, and lived with him for two years in Poznań. Both had female partners. On his return to Kraków, he married Wawrzyniec Włoszek. Wojciech, considered in public opinion as a woman, was burned for 'crimes against nature'.

[[null|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1881-10-28_art_detail,_from-_Am_28._Mai_wurde_ein_in_Frauenkleidern_als_Barbara_Brunner_auftretender_Mann_in_Lenzburg_verbrannt._Gleichentags_wurde_ein_Mann_zwischen_Lenzburg_und_Aarau_wegen_Sodomie_ermordet_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Execution of Barbara Brunner in Lenzburg, 1586]]

* '''1586''' – Barbara Brunner of Kusnacht, living in Lenzburg, was discovered to "be male under (her) clothes" and is burned at the stake on May 28 that year; a man was also burned for sodomy the same day between Lenzburg and Aarau, but it is unknown if the two executions were related. The executions were recorded in the chronicles of Johann Jakob Wick.
* '''1629''' – Thomas(ine) Hall is ordered by the Quarter Court of Jamestown, Virginia to wear a combination of male and female attire after a series of incidents led to Hall submitting to physical examination and the Court determining Hall to have a "dual nature" gender; it is likely that Hall was [[intersex]] as well as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]].
* '''1776''' – After recovering from a fever, a preacher in New England claimed to have died and started calling themselves the "[[Public Universal Friend]]" eschewing use of gendered pronouns and identification as either male or female.
* '''1777''' – The Chevalier d'Éon, an androgynous French courtier and spy of disputed gender identity, agrees with a request by French authorities to live and present as a woman.
* '''1781''' – Jens Andersson of Norway, assigned female at birth but identifying as male, was imprisoned and put on trial after marrying Anne Kristine Mortensdatter in a Lutheran church. When asked about his gender, the response was "Hand troer at kunde henhøre til begge Dele" ("[[Genderfluid|He believes he belongs to both]]").
* '''1836''' – Mary Jones, a transgender African-American sex worker, is placed on trial in New York City after allegedly pickpocketing a client. The case received significant press attention, and she was depicted in a published lithograph entitled "the Man-Monster".
* '''1871''' – The ''[[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]]'' (a term used in South Asia to refer to eunuchs, intersex, or transgender people) are defined by the colonial authorities of the British Raj as a "criminal tribe" alongside various other social groups following the enactment of the Criminal Tribes Act, imposing state surveillance and restrictions on free movement.
* '''1876''' – Frances Thompson, a former African-American slave who had ten years earlier testified before the U.S. Congress on having been raped during the Memphis riots of 1866 amid the Reconstruction era in the former Confederate States of America, is arrested for "being a man dressed in women's clothing".
* '''1895''' – [[The Countess (trans woman)|The Countess]], a French transgender courtesan and singer, published her autobiography ''The Secret Confessions of a Parisian: The Countess, 1850-1871''.
* '''1895''' – The [[Cercle Hermaphroditos]], the earliest known transgender organization in the United States, was reportedly founded in this year according to Jennie June.

== 20th century ==

=== First half ===

* '''1906''' – Karl M. Baer, in December 1906, becomes the first transgender person to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
* '''1907''' – The word '[[transsexual]]' is used to mean between or applicable to both men and women (modern usage of this and related words develops later, see 1931 onwards).
* '''1913''' – English sexologist Havelock Ellis (known for his writings on [[homosexuality]]) coins the term "sexo-aesthetic inversion" to refer to a phenomenon "by which, a person's tastes and impulses are so altered, that if a man, he emphasizes and even exaggerates the feminine characteristics in his own person". He would later use the term "[[eonism]]", named for the aforementioned Chevalier d'Éon, to refer to this phenomenon.
* '''1919''' – In Berlin, Germany, Doctor Magnus Hirschfeld co-founds the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute for Sex Research), a pioneering private research institute and counseling office. Its library of thousands of books was destroyed by Nazis in May 1933.
* '''1930''' – Lili Elbe had received [[emasculation]] and ovary transplant in June 1930. She changed her [[legal gender]] in October 1930.
* '''1931''' – Hirschfeld introduces the (German) term "Transsexualismus".
* '''1931''' – In Berlin in 1931, Dora Richter became the first known transgender woman to undergo [[vaginoplasty]].
* '''1931''' – Lili Elbe received vaginoplasty and [[uterus transplant]]. Immune system rejection of the transplanted uterus caused her death.
* '''1931''' – Toni Ebel and her partner Charlotte Charlaque, received vaginoplasty and became first transsexed couple. They were involuntarily separated but lived until other trans women received sexual reassignment surgery and public attention after World War II.
* '''1933''' – Nazis burn the library of Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Research, and destroy the institute.
* '''1934''' – In February 1934, Dora Richter applied for a legal name change, granted by the president of Czechoslovakia in April 1934. She lives until 1966.
* '''1941'''
** The first use of the English word ''[[transsexuality]]'' in print recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary indicates the word is already in use, regarded by that author as a rarer synonym for homosexuality; the first use in print in a modern sense that the dictionary records is in 1950.
** Barbara Ann Wilcox, a transgender woman, successfully petitions Los Angeles County Superior Court to change her legal name, in one of the earliest known legal cases of its kind.
* '''1946''' – Plastic surgeon Harold Gillies carries out female-to-male [[sex reassignment surgery]] on Michael Dillon in Britain.

=== 1950s ===

* '''1950s''' – Rina Natan becomes the first known transsexual woman in Israel to undergo sex reassignment surgery. The surgery was conducted as an emergency operation after she attempted to perform it on herself; This came after her unsuccessful campaign to change Israeli policy to allow for sex reassignment surgeries. After the incident, the Israeli government did change its policy.
* '''1952''' – David Oliver Cauldwell uses the term "[[Transsexual|trans-sexual]]" in English (in its modern meaning) based on an earlier German term, having introduced "transsexualism" in 1949.
* '''1952''' – Christine Jorgensen becomes the first widely publicized person to have undergone sex reassignment surgery, in this case [[Trans woman|male to female]], creating a world-wide sensation.
* '''1953'''
** ''[[Glen or Glenda]]'', an American film featuring transgender surgery and transvestism, is released. A promotional poster for the film advertised that it would include a character that had changed sex.
** Danish endocrinologist Christian Hamburger publishes one of the earliest reports on hormone therapy in transgender women, effective pharmaceutical female sex-hormonal medications having been available since the 1920s and 1930s.
* '''1954''' – The [[gender transition]] of Roberta Cowell, a British pilot during World War II, is reported internationally by the Associated Press. She also appeared that month on the cover of ''Picture Post'', a then-popular magazine in the United Kingdom.
* '''1957''' – The term "[[Transsexual]]" is used by U.S. physician [[Harry Benjamin]] in a public lecture.
* '''1959''' – The [[Cooper Do-nuts Riot]] occurs at Cooper's Do-nuts in Los Angeles, US; rioters were arrested by LAPD. Transgender women, lesbian women, drag queens, and gay men riot, one of the first [[LGBTQ]] uprisings in the US. It is viewed by some historians as the first modern LGBT uprising in the United States.

=== 1960s ===

* '''1965''' – The term ''transgenderism'' is coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his 1965 reference work ''Sexual Hygiene and Pathology''.
* '''1966''' – The Compton's Cafeteria Riot occurred in August 1966 by transgender women and Vanguard members in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. This incident was one of the first recorded [[transgender]] riots in United States history, preceding the more famous 1969 [[Stonewall Riots]] in New York City by three years.
* '''1968''' – According to the online encyclopedia glbtq.com, "In the aftermath of the riot at Compton's, a network of transgender social, psychological, and medical support services was established, which culminated in 1968 with the creation of the National Transsexual Counseling Unit [NTCU], the first such peer-run support and advocacy organization in the world".
* '''1969'''
** The [[Stonewall riots]] occur in New York City.
** ''Funeral Parade of Roses'', a Japanese drama art film, is released. It features Tokyo's underground gay and transgender subcultures.

=== 1970s ===

* '''1970'''
** [[Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries]] (STAR), a transgender and gender non-conforming activist organization, is founded in New York City by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson in the wake of the Stonewall uprising.
** A "male homosexual" group presents eighteen demands to the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, one of which is the "right to free physiological change and modification of sex".
* '''<abbr>c.</abbr>''' '''1970 – 1973''' – "There are as many sexes as there are people" was a popular slogan in London's [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) during this time; It relates to both cross-dressers and transsexuals. A subgroup called the "Transvestite, Transsexual and Drag Queen Group" was also formed within the GLF.
* '''1972''' – Sweden becomes the first country in the world to allow transgender people to legally change their sex, and provides free hormone therapy;
* '''1974'''
** Chile allows a trans woman, Marcia Torres, to legally change her name and gender on the birth certificate after undergoing sex reassignment surgery, becoming the second country in the world to do so.
** Angela Morley became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Academy Award, when she was nominated for one in the category of Best Music, Original Song Score/Adaptation for ''The Little Prince'' (1974), a nomination shared with Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, and Douglas Gamley.
** ''Conundrum'', by Jan Morris, was the first widely sold autobiography published by a transgender woman detailing her experience.
* '''1975'''
** Minneapolis becomes the first city in the United States to pass trans-inclusive civil rights protection legislation.
* '''1976'''
** Renée Richards competes in the US Open; she is one of the first prominent transgender athletes in the United States.

=== 1980s ===

* '''1980'''
** The [[Human Rights Campaign]] Fund is founded by Steve Endean; the Human Rights Campaign is now America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
** The [[Gender dysphoria in children|gender identity disorder in children]] (GIDC) diagnosis is introduced in the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders#DSM-III%20(1980)|DSM-III]]; prior to the DSM-III's publication in 1980, there was no diagnostic criteria for [[gender dysphoria]].
* '''1985''' – France prohibits discrimination based on lifestyle (moeurs) in employment and services.

* '''1986''' – Lou Sullivan founds the FTM International, the oldest organization specifically for trans men in the United States.

* '''1986''' (or 1987) – Trans woman Maryam Khatoon Molkara meets with supreme leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini, leading him to issue a fatwa to allow [[Gender-affirming surgery]] in Iran.

=== 1990s ===

* '''1992''' – Althea Garrison was elected as the first transgender state legislator in America, and served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It was not publicly known that she was transgender when she was elected.
* '''1993''' – US state of Minnesota enacts gender identity anti-discrimination legislation.
* '''1995''' – The [[Human Rights Campaign]] drops the word "Fund" from their title and broadens their mission to promote "an America where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of the American family at home, at work and in every community;"
* '''1998'''
** [[Gender identity]] was added to the mission of [[Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays]] after a vote at their annual meeting in San Francisco. Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is the first national LGBT organization to officially adopt a transgender-inclusion policy for its work.
** Dana International became the first trans person to win the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Israel with the song "Diva".
** Parinya Charoenphol becomes the first [[kathoey]] (transgender) Muay Thai boxing champion.
* '''1999''' – The [[Transgender Day of Remembrance]] was founded in 1999 by [[Gwendolyn Ann Smith]], a [[trans woman]] who is a graphic designer, columnist, and activist, to memorialize the murder of [[Rita Hester]] in Allston, Massachusetts. Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on 20 November, and it has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action.

== 2000s ==
'''2000'''

* The [[Transgender Pride flag]] was first shown, at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona.

'''2001'''

* Anti-discrimination legislation (gender identity): US state of Rhode Island
* [[Transcendence Gospel Choir]], the first known transgender choir, was founded in San Francisco.

'''2002'''

* Canada's Northwest Territories became the first jurisdiction in Canada to ban discrimination based on [[Transgender rights in Canada|gender identity]]; the remaining provinces all would by 2017.
* [[Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays]] established its Transgender Network, also known as TNET, as its first official "Special Affiliate", recognized with the same privileges and responsibilities as its regular chapters.
* At the Reform seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, the Reform rabbi Margaret Wenig organized the first school-wide seminar at any rabbinical school which addressed the psychological, legal, and religious issues affecting people who are intersex or transsexual.
* In December 2002, the British Lord Chancellor's office published a ''Government Policy Concerning Transsexual People'' document that categorically states, "What transsexualism is not ... It is not a mental illness."

'''2003'''

* Reuben Zellman became the first openly transgender person accepted to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he was ordained in 2010.
* The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards approved a rabbinic ruling that concluded that sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is permissible as a treatment of [[gender dysphoria]], and that a transgender person's sex status under Jewish law is changed by SRS.
* Legal recognition of indeterminate gender: Alex MacFarlane became the first person reported to obtain a birth certificate and passport, in Australia, showing indeterminate gender.
* Jennifer Finney Boylan's autobiography, ''She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders'', was the first book by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller. Preceded by ''Conundrum'', by Jan Morris in 1974.

'''2004'''

* The first all-transgender performance of ''The Vagina Monologues'' was held. The monologues were read by eighteen notable transgender women, and a new monologue revolving around the experiences and struggles of transgender women was included.
* ''Luna'', by Julie Anne Peters, was published, and was the first young-adult novel with a transgender character to be released by a mainstream publisher.

'''2005'''

* The first European Transgender Council Meeting was held in Vienna.

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'''2006'''

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Germany, New Jersey, New Zealand, Washington, and Washington, D.C.
* Elliot Kukla, who came out as transgender six months before his ordination in 2006, was the first openly transgender person to be ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
* Kim Coco Iwamoto became the first transgender official to win statewide office in Hawaii.

'''2007'''

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity:<sup>[''[[Wikipedia:Please clarify|clarification needed]]'']</sup> the US states of Colorado, Iowa Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont.
* Candis Cayne played Carmelita Rainer, a transgender woman having an affair with married New York Attorney General Patrick Darling (played by William Baldwin), on the ABC prime time drama ''Dirty Sexy Money''. The role made Cayne the first openly transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in prime time.
* Joy Ladin became the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox institution (Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University).
* Amaranta Gómez Regalado (for México Posible) became the first trans person in the Mexican Congress.
* Theresa Sparks was elected president of the San Francisco Police Commission by a single vote, making her the first openly transgender person ever to be elected president of any San Francisco commission, as well as San Francisco's highest ranking openly transgender official.

'''2008'''

* Silverton, Oregon elected Stu Rasmussen as the first openly transgender mayor in America.
* Angie Zapata, a transgender woman, was murdered in Greeley, Colorado. Allen Andrade was convicted of first-degree murder and committing a [[Transphobia|bias-motivated crime]], because he killed her after he learned that she was transgender. This case was the first in the nation to get a conviction for a [[hate crime]] involving a transgender victim. Angie Zapata's story and murder were featured on Univision's "Aqui y Ahora" television show on 1 November 2009.
* The first ever U.S. Congressional hearing on discrimination against transgender people in the workplace was held, by the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

'''2009'''

* [[The International Transgender Day of Visibility]] was founded by Michigan-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT holidays celebrating transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered holiday was the Transgender Day of Remembrance which mourned the loss of transgender people to hate crimes, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community.
* Diego Sanchez became the first openly transgender person to work on Capitol Hill; he was hired as a legislative assistant for Barney Frank. Sanchez was also the first transgender person on the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Platform Committee in 2008.
* Barbra "Babs" Siperstein was nominated and confirmed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, becoming its first openly transgender member.
* In May 2009, the government of France declared that a transsexual gender identity would no longer be classified as a psychiatric condition, but according to French trans rights organizations, beyond the impact of the announcement itself, nothing changed.

== 2010s ==

=== 2010 ===

* Tyler McCormick became the first openly transgender man (and the first wheelchair user, and the first person from New Mexico) to win International Mr. Leather.
* After a lawsuit filed by golfer Lana Lawless, the rules of the LPGA were changed in 2010 to allow transgender competitors.
* Guinness World Records recognized transgender man Thomas Beatie as the world's "First Married Man to Give Birth".
* Amanda Simpson became the first openly transgender presidential appointee in America when she was appointed as senior technical adviser in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.
* Kye Allums became the first openly transgender athlete to play in NCAA basketball. He was a transgender man who played on George Washington University's women's team.
* Phyllis Frye became the first openly transgender judge appointed in the United States.

=== 2011 ===

* Chaz Bono appeared on the 13th season of the US version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2011. This was the first time an openly transgender man starred on a major network television show for something unrelated to being transgender.
* Harmony Santana became the first openly transgender actress to receive a major acting award nomination; she was nominated by the Independent Spirit Awards as Best Supporting Actress for the movie ''Gun Hill Road''.
* Jaiyah "Johnny" Saelua became the first openly transgender international footballer to play in the World Cup when she took the field for American Samoa in Oceania's first round of World Cup qualifiers for Brazil 2014.

=== 2012 ===

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Chile, Canadian province of Manitoba
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Ontario
* The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issued a regulation to prohibit LGBT discrimination in federally assisted housing programs. The new regulations ensure that the Department's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
* Emily Aviva Kapor, an American rabbi who had been ordained privately by a "Conservadox" rabbi in 2005, began living as a woman in 2012, thus becoming the first openly transgender female rabbi.
* Rainbow Jews, an oral history project showcasing the lives of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until the present, was launched. It is the United Kingdom's first archive of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender history.
* Donald Trump intervened to allow Jenna Talackova (a transgender woman and legally recognized as female in Canada) to compete in Miss Universe Canada 2012, a beauty pageant he then owned. In the contest, Talackova placed Top 12.
* Stacie Laughton became the first openly transgender person elected to any American state legislature when she won a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. However, she resigned from the New Hampshire state legislature before she took office, after it was revealed that she had served four months in Belknap County House of Corrections following a 2008 credit card fraud conviction.
* San Francisco voted to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents.

=== 2013 ===

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Cyprus, Puerto Rico, US state of Delaware
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
* Nikki Sinclaire came out as transgender, thus becoming the United Kingdom's first openly transgender Parliamentarian.
* The first United Nations ministerial meeting on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals was held.
* Fallon Fox came out as transgender, thus becoming the first openly transgender athlete in mixed martial arts history.
* Philadelphia passed one of the most comprehensive transgender rights bills on the city level, which addresses transgender bathroom use and city employee healthcare, making it the first city on the east coast to provide transition related healthcare to its city employees.
* Autumn Sandeen, a U.S. veteran and transgender woman, received a letter from a Navy official stating, "Per your request the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has been updated to show your gender as female effective 12 April 2013." Allyson Robinson of Outserve declared, "To our knowledge, this is the first time that the Department of Defense has recognized and affirmed a change of gender for anyone affiliated, in a uniformed capacity—in this case a military retiree."
* Ben Barres became the first openly transgender scientist in the US National Academy of Sciences in 2013.
* For the first time, the California Department of Education's list of recommended books for grades Pre-K-through-12 included a book with a transgender theme, ''I Am J'' by Cris Beam.
* California enacted America's first law protecting transgender students. The School Success and Opportunity Act extends gender identity and gender expression discrimination protection to transgender and gender-nonconforming K-12 students in public schools
* Jennifer Pritzker came out as transgender in 2013 and thus became the world's first openly transgender billionaire.
* A six-year-old girl named Luana, who was assigned male at birth, became the first transgender child in Argentina to have her new name officially changed on her identity documents. She is believed to be the youngest to benefit from the country's new Gender Identity Law, which was approved in May 2012.
* Jennifer Finney Boylan was chosen as the first openly transgender co-chair of GLAAD's National Board of Directors.
* On 31 October 2013 Paris Lees became the first openly transgender panellist to appear on the BBC's ''Question Time'' programme, drawing praise from commentators who included former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and the Labour Party deputy leader Harriet Harman.
* Stephen Alexander, of Rhode Island, became the first high school coach to come out publicly as transgender.
* On 1 November Audrey Gauthier was elected president of CUPE 4041, representing Air Transat flight attendants based in Montreal. She thus became the first openly transgender person elected president of a union local in Canada.
* Q Radio, which went on the airwaves in September, claims to be India's first radio station which caters to the country's lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
* San Francisco's first Project Homeless Connect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people was held.
* The diagnostic label gender identity disorder (GID) was used until 2013's release of the diagnostic manual DSM-5. The condition was renamed to [[gender dysphoria]] to remove the stigma associated with the term ''disorder''. The DSM-5 also moved this diagnosis out of the sexual disorders category and into a category of its own.

=== 2014 ===

* Anti-discrimination law for gender identity: Canadian province Saskatchewan
* The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the first Title VII action taken by the federal government on behalf of transgender workers. The lawsuits were filed for Amiee Stephens and Brandi Branson, both transgender women.
* Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender woman to be named ''Working Mother'' magazine's Working Mother of the Year.
* Laverne Cox was on the cover of the 9 June 2014 issue of ''Time'', and was interviewed for the article "The Transgender Tipping Point". She also became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in an acting category: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sophia Burset in ''Orange Is the New Black''.
* ''Transgender Studies Quarterly'', the first non-medical academic journal devoted to transgender issues, began publication, with Susan Stryker and Paisley Currah as coeditors.
* Mills College became the first single-sex college in the U.S. to adopt a policy explicitly welcoming transgender students, Mount Holyoke became the first Seven Sisters college to accept transgender students.
* Blake Brockington became the first openly transgender high school homecoming king in North Carolina.
* Nina Chaubal and Greta Gustava Martela cofounded Trans Lifeline, the first U.S. suicide hotline dedicated to transgender people.
* Tona Brown became the first African-American openly transgender woman to perform at Carnegie Hall.
* The Transgender Trends panel was the first panel on that subject ever held at San Diego Comic-Con.
* The San Francisco Police academy graduated its first openly transgender police officer, Mikayla Connell.
* The 100 block of Turk Street in San Francisco was renamed Vicki Mar Lane after trans activist Vicki Marlane.
* Lea T became the face of American hair-care brand Redken, thus making her the first openly transgender model to front a global cosmetics brand.
* A national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campaign featured an openly transgender person, Jennifer Barge, as its spokesperson for the first time.
* Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender man inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.
* Kinnon MacKinnon became the first openly transgender man to earn a gold in powerlifting at the Gay Games in the 2014 Games.
* BBC2 commissioned Britain's first transgender sitcom, called Boy Meets Girl, which follows the developing relationship between Leo, a 26-year-old man and Judy, a 40-year-old transgender woman.
* ICEIS Rain became the first openly [[two-spirit]] person to perform at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.
* Padmini Prakash became India's first openly transgender television news anchor.
* Denmark became the first European country to remove the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis as a necessary requirement in the gender recognition process.
* Malta became the first European state to add recognition of gender identity to its constitution as a protected category.
* The first openly transgender woman got married in Malta.
* At least 1,000 openly transgender Bangladeshis held Bangladesh's first pride march, to mark one year since the government recognized them as a third gender.
* The Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board approved the first transgender student-athlete to play in a winter sport in Arizona.
* The FTM Fitness Conference hosted the first bodybuilding competition for transgender men, the FTM Fitness World Bodybuilding Competition.
* The UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution related to sexual orientation and gender identity on 26 September 2014. It passed by a vote of 25-14 and is the first time in the Council's history that it adopted a resolution on LGBT rights with the majority of its members.
* Petra De Sutter became the first openly transgender person to serve in Belgium's Parliament, specifically its Senate.
* Luisa Revilla Urcia became the first openly transgender person elected to a public office in Peru when she won a seat on the local council in La Esperanza in the province of Trujillo in northwestern Peru.
* The Labor government in Victoria, Australia appointed Martin Foley as Minister of equality, marking the first time an Australian government has ever had a dedicated Minister overseeing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues.
* Vered Meltzer was elected to the City Council in Appleton; as such he became the first openly transgender elected official in Wisconsin.
* Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus, the U.S.'s second known transgender chorus, was founded, inspiring others to found similar groups in cities across the country.

=== 2015 ===

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* Anti-discrimination law for gender identity and gender expression: Canadian province of Alberta.

; January

* Madhu Kinnar became India's first openly transgender person to be elected mayor; she was elected mayor of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh Municipal Corporation.
* Zoey Tur joined ''Inside Edition'' as a Special Correspondent during February, thus becoming the first openly transgender television reporter on national TV in America.

; February

* Pennsylvania State Representative Mark B. Cohen introduced the first transgender rights bills in Pennsylvania's history.

; March

* The inaugural White House Trans Women Of Color Women's History Month Briefing was held.
* The U.S. Justice Department announced that it had filed its first civil lawsuit on behalf of a transgender person (Rachel Tudor); the lawsuit was ''United States of America v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Regional University System of Oklahoma'', filed in federal court in that state.

; April

* In a first for the state, California's Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to grant a transgender prisoner (Michelle-Lael Norsworthy) access to gender-affirming surgery.
* Andreja Pejic became the first openly transgender model profiled by ''Vogue'', in its May 2015 issue.
* Laverne Cox (among others) posed nude for the ''Allure'' annual "Nudes" issue, becoming the first openly transgender actress to do so. She also became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. She also won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as Executive Producer for ''Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word.'' This made her the first openly transgender woman to win a Daytime Emmy as an Executive Producer; as well, ''The T Word'' is the first trans documentary to win a Daytime Emmy.
* Scott Turner Schofield became the first openly transgender actor to play a major role on daytime television, as the character Nick on the show ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. On the same show, the character Maya Avant (played by Karla Mosley) became the first transgender bride to be married on daytime television when she married Rick Forrester (played by Jacob Young).
* Maka Brown, an 18-year-old senior at the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts, was crowned Utah's first openly transgender prom queen.

; May

* When President Obama declared May to be National Foster Care Month in 2015, he became the first president to explicitly say gender identity should not prevent anyone from adopting or becoming a foster parent.
* Abby Stein came out as transgender and thus became the first openly transgender woman (and the first woman) to have been ordained by an ultra-Orthodox institution, having received her rabbinical degree in 2011 from Yeshiva Viznitz in South Fallsburg, New York. However, this was before she was openly transgender, and she is no longer working as a rabbi as of 2016. She is also the first openly transgender woman raised in a Hasidic community, and is a direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder the Baal Shem Tov.

; June

* Loiza Lamers won "Holland's Next Top Model", making her the first openly transgender winner of the "Top Model" franchise.
* Philadelphia flew the [[transgender pride flag]] above City Hall for the first time.
* Caitlyn Jenner became the first openly transgender woman on the cover of ''Vanity Fair''.
* Chris Mosier became the first known out trans athlete to join a U.S. national team that matched his gender identity, rather than the gender assigned him at birth, when he won a spot on Team USA in the men's sprint duathlon.
* Manabi Bandopadhyay, India's first openly transgender college principal, began work; she worked as the principal of the Krishnagar Women's College in Nadia district.
* Breanna Sinclairé became the first openly transgender person to sing the national anthem at a professional sporting event, which she did at a Major League Baseball game.
* Audrey Middleton became the U.S. television show Big Brother's first openly transgender houseguest.

; July

* Aydian Dowling became the first openly transgender man on the cover of ''Men's Health'' magazine, as part of a special collector's edition.
* Jacob Anderson-Minshall became the first openly transgender author to win a Goldie award from the Golden Crown Literary Society; he shared the award for best creative non-fiction book with Diane Anderson-Minshall for ''Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders''.

; August

* ''Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools'' was introduced; it is a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
* Hari Nef became the first openly transgender model signed to IMG.
* President Obama appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan to serve as an Outreach and Recruitment Director in the Presidential Personnel Office, making her the first openly transgender appointee to work inside the White House.
* The (American) Department of Veterans Affairs opened its first clinic for transgender service members.

; September

* Andrew Guy became Australia's first openly transgender TV host, as a guest presenter on ''The Project''.
* Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution, which is the first in Asia to specifically protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

; October

* The first Oscar campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a movie producer were launched for actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor of the movie ''Tangerine''.
* ''EastEnders'' chose Riley Carter Millington as the first openly transgender actor in UK TV soap history; he played 'Kyle', a man who has transitioned from female to male, which Riley did in real life. Shortly after, ''Hollyoaks'' cast transgender actress Annie Wallace.
* A transgender man's [[phalloplasty]] became the first ever seen on camera, in the Channel 4 documentary ''Girls to Men''.

; November

* The first U.S. congressional forum on anti-transgender violence was held.

; December

* [[Mya Taylor]] won the [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015|Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor]], making her the first openly transgender actress to win a Gotham award.
* Tamara Adrian was elected to the [[Venezuelan National Assembly]], thus becoming the first openly transgender Venezuelan to be elected to their national legislature, as well as the first openly transgender person in the entire Western Hemisphere to do so.

=== 2016 ===

; January

* Through her Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gave a $2 million donation to create the world's first endowed academic chair of [[transgender studies]], at the University of Victoria in British Columbia; Aaron Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair. The United Nations voted to create their first LGBT human rights watchdog.

; February

* Caitlyn Jenner became the first openly transgender person on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated''.
* Mya Taylor became the first openly transgender actor to win an Independent Spirit Award; she won for Best Supporting Female.

; March

* Israel held its first transgender beauty pageant, which was called "Miss Trans Israel", and was held at a club in Tel Aviv.
* President Barack Obama appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as the White House's primary LGBT liaison, making her the first openly transgender person in the role.
* Nisha Ayub received the International Women of Courage Award in 2016, becoming the first openly transgender woman to receive that award.
* Aiden Katri, 19, became the first Israeli transgender woman to be jailed for refusing to serve in the military.

; April

* Trans United Fund was founded; it is the first group of its kind, a 501(c)(4) organization of transgender leaders focused on transgender issues.

; May

* Geraldine Roman became the first openly transgender woman elected to Congress in the Philippines.
* Anwen Muston was elected to Wolverhampton City Council, making her the first openly transgender woman to be elected as a Labour representative.

; June

* Amelia Gapin became the first openly transgender woman to be featured on the cover of ''Women's Running''.
* On 10 June 2016, an Oregon circuit court ruled that a resident, Elisa Rae Shupe, could obtain a non-binary gender designation. The Transgender Law Center believes this to be "the first ruling of its kind in the U.S."
* On 10 June 2016, the National Assembly of Quebec passed a bill to amend the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
* Chris Mosier was chosen as the first openly transgender athlete to be featured in the "Body Issue" of ''ESPN The Magazine'', and appeared in Nike's first ad with an openly transgender athlete.
* It was announced on 30 June 2016 that, beginning on that date, otherwise qualified United States service members could not any longer be discharged, denied reenlistment, involuntarily separated, or denied continuation of service because of being transgender.

; July

* Misty Plowright became the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the US House of Representatives.
* An important legal victory for transgender people occurred in April 2016, when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of transgender male student Gavin Grimm, which marked the first ruling by a U.S. appeals court to find that transgender students are protected under federal laws that ban sex-based discrimination. The ruling came on a challenge to the Gloucester County School Board's policy of making transgender students use alternative restroom facilities.
* On 25 July, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia unanimously passed a bill to amend the British Columbia Human Rights Code to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.
* Sarah McBride was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in American history.
* ''Elle'' printed special collectors' covers for their September 2016 issue, and one of them featured Hari Nef, which was the first time an openly transgender woman had been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine.

; August

* Lea T became the first openly transgender person ever to participate in the opening ceremonies of an Olympics when she led the Brazilian team into the stadium on her bike during the 2016 Rio Olympics.

; September

* Tracey Norman and Geena Rocero became the first two openly transgender models to appear on the cover of an edition of ''Harper's Bazaar''.

; October

* Harrison Browne of the National Women's Hockey League came out as a transgender man, which made him the first openly transgender athlete in professional American team sports.

=== 2017 ===

; January

* The January 2017 issue of ''National Geographic'' has a nine-year-old transgender girl on the cover (Avery Jackson); she is thought to be the first openly transgender person on ''National Geographic'''s cover.
* Denmark became the second country in the world to officially remove transgender identities from its list of mental health disorders.
* Gabrielle Tremblay became the first openly transgender actress ever nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, as Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)''.

; February

* Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio became the first openly transgender model on the cover of French ''Vogue''.
* Joe Maldonado became the first openly transgender member of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2016, he was rejected from the Cub Scouts for being transgender, but this policy was changed in 2017 after his story became nationally known.
* Martina Robledo became the first openly transgender woman to act as a trophy presenter at the Grammys.

; March

* Japan became the first country in the world to elect an openly transgender man to a public office when Tomoya Hosoda was elected as a councilor for the city of Iruma.

; June

* M Barclay became the first openly non-binary trans person to be commissioned as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church.
* The Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly voted to create inclusive wordings for non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, agender, intersex, two-spirit and polygender people, replacing the words "men and women" with the word "people". Of the six sources of the living tradition, the second source of faith, as documented in the bylaws of the denomination, now includes "Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love."

; July

* Philippa York, formerly Robert Millar, came out as transgender, thus becoming the first former professional cyclist to have publicly transitioned.
* Alex Hai came out as a transgender man, thus becoming the first openly transgender gondolier in Venice.

; October

* Ines Rau became the first openly transgender Playboy Playmate.

; November

* Danica Roem was elected as Virginia's first transgender lawmaker.
* Andrea Jenkins became the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the United States when she was elected to the Minneapolis City Council.
* Tyler Titus, a transgender man, became the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Pennsylvania when he was elected to the Erie School Board. He and Phillipe Cunningham, elected to the Minneapolis City Council on the same night, became the first two openly trans men to be elected to public office in the United States.
* The United States Defense Health Agency for the first time approved payment for sex reassignment surgery for an active-duty U.S. military service member. The patient, a trans woman infantry soldier, had already begun a course of treatment, and the procedure, which the treating doctor deemed medically necessary, was performed on 14 November at a private hospital, since U.S. military hospitals lacked the requisite surgical expertise.

; December

* America's first all-[[LGBT]] city council was elected in Palm Springs, California, consisting of three gay men, a transgender woman and a bisexual woman.

=== 2018 ===

; January

* Canadian Women's Hockey League player Jessica Platt came out as a transgender woman, making her the first transgender woman to come out in North American professional hockey.
* Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing ''Strong Island'', which he also directed. As such, Ford was the first openly transgender man to be nominated for any Academy Award, and the first openly transgender director to be nominated for any Academy Award.
* Paris Lees became the first openly transgender woman featured in British ''Vogue''.

; February

* Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of any ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine (specifically, Cosmopolitan South Africa's February 2018 issue).
* ''Transgender Health'' reported that a transgender woman in the United States breastfed her adopted baby; this was the first known case of a transgender woman breastfeeding.
* Daniela Vega became the first openly transgender person in history to be a presenter at the Academy Awards.

; March

* Marvia Malik became the first openly transgender newsreader to appear on Pakistani television in 2018.

; June

* Peppermint made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical ''Head Over Heels''. The show began previews on 23 June 2018 and officially opened 26 July; playing the role of Pythio, Peppermint became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway.
* Angela Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain, and became the first openly transgender contestant in Miss Universe.
* [[Jesse James Keitel]] played TV Land's first non-binary character on ''Younger''.

; August

* Christine Hallquist became the first openly transgender candidate for governor nominated by a major political party in the United States when she was nominated for governor of Vermont by the Democrats.

; September

* Stav Strashko became the first openly transgender actress ever to receive an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actress.
* Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes were awarded an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking for producing ''Strong Island'', which made Ford the first openly transgender man and the first black openly transgender person to win an Emmy award, as well as the first openly transgender filmmaker to win a Creative Arts Emmy.

; November

* Paris Lees became a correspondent with British ''Vogue''.

; December

* Patricio Manuel became the first openly transgender male to box professionally in the United States, and, as he won the fight, the first openly transgender male to win a pro boxing fight in the U.S.
* Colombia prosecuted a transgender woman's murder as a femicide for the first time in 2018, sentencing Davinson Stiven Erazo Sánchez to twenty years in a psychiatric center for "aggravated femicide" a year after he killed Anyela Ramos Claros, a transgender woman.

=== 2019 ===

; Feb

* Nyla Rose became the first openly transgender woman to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion when she signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
* Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt became the first openly transgender members of the United States military to testify publicly in front of Congress.

; April

* The Trump administration announced on April 12 that transgender people were no longer allowed to enlist in the United States military if they had ever medically transitioned or had a history of gender dysphoria. Currently serving individuals were required to serve under their gender assigned at birth. This legal action is colloquially known as the "Trans Military Ban".

; May

* Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender member of Planned Parenthood's National Board of Directors. ''The Advocate'' editors named Meghan as one of ''The Advocate'' magazine's 2019 Champions of Pride.
* [[Indya Moore]] became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of the U.S. version of ''Elle'' magazine.
* Lucia Lucas, normally based in Germany, made her debut as Don Giovanni with the Tulsa Opera, becoming the first openly transgender person to sing a lead role in a standard operatic work in the US.
* Gianmarco Negri was elected mayor of Tromello, making him Italy's first openly transgender mayor.

; June

* Janet Mock signed a three-year deal with Netflix giving them exclusive rights to her TV series and a first-look option on feature film projects; this made her the first openly transgender woman of color to secure a deal with a major content company.
* Zach Barack became the first openly transgender actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when he played a classmate of Peter Parker's in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home.''

; July

* Laverne Cox was one of fifteen women chosen by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British ''Vogue''; this made Cox the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of British ''Vogue''.

; August

* Valentina Sampaio was hired by Victoria's Secret as their first openly transgender model in August 2019.
* MJ Rodriguez became the first openly transgender woman to win Best Actress - Television at the Imagen Awards.
* June Eastwood became the first openly male-to-female transgender athlete to compete in NCAA Division I cross country; she competed for the University of Montana women's team.
* Teddy Quinlivan became the first openly transgender model to be hired by Chanel.

; September

* Angelica Ross became the first openly transgender person to host an American presidential forum.
* Mattel launched the world's first line of gender-neutral dolls, which they marketed as Creatable World.

; November

* In November 2019, transgender community leader Lauren Pulido raised the transgender pride flag over the California state capitol for Trans Day of Remembrance, reportedly the first time the transgender flag was raised over a state capitol building in the United States.

; December

* In December 27, Chile's Gender Identity Law came into force, allowing people to change their legal name and gender without the need of sex reassignment surgery.

== 2020s ==

=== 2020 ===

; February

* Camila Prins became the first openly transgender woman to lead the drum section of a top samba school in the Carnival parade in São Paulo.
* The Pfister Hotel named Nykoli Koslow as its first openly transgender Artist in Residence.

; March

* Megan Youngren became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic marathon trials in U.S. history.
* The Philadelphia Police Academy graduated its first openly transgender officer, Benson Churgai.
* Diana Zurco became Argentina's first openly transgender newscaster.
* Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender male athlete to ever compete in an Olympic trial alongside other men; however, he was unable to finish the race due to injury.

; June

* The Trump administration passed a regulation removing protections for transgender patients under medical care.
* The US Supreme Court ruled (in ''Bostock v. Clayton County'') in favor of protecting employees from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

; July

* The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to revert an ObamaCare-era ruling that prevented federally funded homeless shelters from discriminating against transgender people.
* Peyton Rose Michelle Theriot won election in Louisiana to the women's Democratic State Central Committee seat for the 46th District (seat A), representing St. Martin, Iberia and St. Landry, becoming the first out transgender woman elected to a political position in the state.
* Valentina Sampaio became the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue's first openly transgender model in 2020.

; August

; September

; October

* On 1 October 2020, Petra De Sutter was sworn in as one of seven deputy prime ministers in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, becoming Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister, and the most senior trans politician in Europe.
* FaZe Clan's Soleil 'Ewok' Wheeler came out as transgender, making him the first transgender male on a T1 esports organization.

; November

* On 3 November 2020, Sarah McBride became the first transgender state senator elected in America.
* On 3 November 2020, Taylor Small became the first transgender person elected to be a state legislator in Vermont.
* On 7 November 2020, Joe Biden became the first president-elect to mention the transgender community in a victory speech.
* ''Big Sky'' premiered on 17 November 2020, making [[Jesse James Keitel]] the first non binary actor to play a nonbinary series regular on primetime television.
* In November 2020, [[Mauree Turner]] became the first non-binary state legislator elected in the United States.
* In November 2020, Stephanie Byers became the first Native American transgender person elected to office in America, when she was elected to the Kansas state House of Representatives; she is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. This election also made her the first transgender person elected to the Kansas state legislature.

; December

* Mara Gómez became the first trans footballer to play in a top-flight Argentinian league.

=== 2021 ===

; January

* Gottmik became the first openly transgender male contestant on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
* After varying restrictions over the years, there stopped being restrictions on people serving in the US military due to their being transgender when President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform" on January 25, 2021.

; February

* In Angola a new criminal code went into effect after the parliament passed it in January 2019 and the president signed it into law in November 2020. The new code contains full anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity.

; March

* [[Elliot Page]] became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of ''Time'' magazine.
* Tashnuva Anan Shishir became Bangladesh's first openly transgender news anchor.
* Patti Harrison became the first known transgender actor to appear in a Disney animated film, due to voicing the small part of Tail Chief in ''Raya and the Last Dragon.''
* Rachel Levine was confirmed 24 March as U.S. assistant secretary for health, making her the first openly trans person confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a U.S. federal government position.
* Martine Delaney became the first openly transgender woman inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.
* Joe Biden became the first American president to issue a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the [[International Transgender Day of Visibility|Transgender Day of Visibility]].

; April

* Alana Gisele Banks became the first Black openly transgender woman elected to a public school board in the United States.

; September

* [[Megan Rohrer]] was instated as a Bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, becoming the first openly transgender and non-binary bishop in any Christian denomination.

; October

* The character of Bia was introduced as the first openly transgender Amazon in DC Comics' Wonder Woman series.

=== 2022 ===

; February

* On 15 February 2022, Jowelle de Souza became the first transgender parliamentarian (specifically a Trinidad and Tobago senator) in the Caribbean.

; March

* Jamie Wallis came out as transgender, becoming the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
* Swimmer Lia Thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in any sport, after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:33.24.

; May

* L. Morgan Lee became the first openly transgender person nominated for a Tony Award in an acting category; she was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Thought 1 in ''A Strange Loop''.
* The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards approved a ruling authorizing non-gendered language for the aliyah, and the honors of the hagbah (lifting the Torah) and the gelilah (rolling up the Torah). The ruling also includes non-gendered language for calling up Cohens and Levis (descendants of the tribe of Levi) as well as how to address people without gendered language during the prayer ''Mi Shebeirach''. This was a codification of a practice that already existed in places Jewish transgender people led.

; June

* FINA (now World Aquatics) announced a new policy that effectively bars all transgender women from competing in professional women's swimming, with the exception of athletes who "can establish to FINA's comfortable satisfaction that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 (of puberty) or before age 12, whichever is later". FINA also announced the development of a separate "open" category for some events, to be determined by a working group over the next six months, so that "everybody has the opportunity to compete at an elite level".

; August

* Ellia Green became the first Olympian to come out as a trans man.
* Jamie Hunter became the first openly transgender snooker player to win a women's tour ranking event in snooker when she won the U.S. Women's Open.

; September

* In September 2022, Molly Kearney was announced as the first out non-binary cast member of ''Saturday Night Live''.

; October

* Duda Salabert and Erika Hilton became the first two openly transgender people elected to the National Congress of Brazil, with both of them elected to its Chamber of Deputies.

; November

* Zooey Zephyr became the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state legislature in Montana.

=== 2023 ===

; January

* Kim Petras (and Sam Smith) won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy", making Petras the first openly transgender artist to win a major-category Grammy Award.

; May

* Sylvia Swayne announced her candidacy for the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first openly transgender woman to run for public office in Alabama.

; June

* Seth Marnin became the first openly transgender judge in New York, and the first openly transgender male judge in the United States.

; July

* Rikkie Kollé won the Miss Nederland 2023 beauty pageant, becoming the first openly transgender person to win a national beauty pageant.

; November

* Danica Roem was elected to the Virginia Senate, becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to a state senate in the Southern United States.

=== 2024 ===

; January

* Danica Roem became the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in both chambers of a state legislature (specifically, Virginia’s) in U.S. history.

; May

* At the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Karla Sofía Gascón won the Best Actress prize, shared jointly with her costars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña, making Gascón the first openly trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes.

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An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with L''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are gender-neutral names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with L include Laramie, Laverne, Lee, Leslie, Lex, and Lynn. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with L, more than 40 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with K]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with M]].

== The list ==

'''Lacy'''. English. A gender neutral name, from the surname Lacy, from the place name Lassy, a town in Normandy.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lacy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082036/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lacy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> United States Social Security Administration data shows about 15,360 people with this given name, and show it is used as a feminine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LACY/index.html</ref> Keywords: clothing, modern, places, style, two syllables

'''Lake'''. English. A gender neutral name, from the English word ''lake'', meaning "An inland body of water" in English, ultimately from Latin ''lacus''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lake [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182354/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lake Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, one syllable, water

'''Laken'''. English. A gender neutral name, from an elaboration of the English word "lake."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laken/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20211019022656/https://www.behindthename.com/name/laken/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 5,068 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAKEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables, uncommon, water

'''Landry'''. English and French. A gender neutral variant of the ancient Germanic masculine name Landric, meaning "Land ruler." Saint Landry of Sées was a French bishop of the 5th century.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/landry/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220122094642/https://www.behindthename.com/name/landry/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/landric/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220816073457/https://www.behindthename.com/name/landric/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, saint name, two syllables

'''Lane'''. English. From the surname. Meaning "Someone who lives near a lane or a path." Although it is traditionally masculine,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lane [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082331/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lane Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 33,083 people named Lane, and it is used as a masculine name only 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LANE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220517034607/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LANE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A variant is '''Layne'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/layne [https://web.archive.org/web/20220706014757/https://www.behindthename.com/name/layne Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> SSA data shows about 12,541 people named Layne, and it is used as a masculine name 72% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAYNE/index.html</ref> Keywords: common

'''Lành'''. Vietnamese. Gender neutral. Meaning "Good, favorable, gentle."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/la11nh [https://web.archive.org/web/20221128010425/https://www.behindthename.com/name/la11nh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, one syllable

'''Laramie'''. American English. From several place names in the US state of Wyoming, which themselves were named after the French surname LaRamie.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laramie/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20230207174120/https://www.behindthename.com/name/laramie/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,593 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARAMIE/index.html</ref> Keywords: modern, neutral inclined, places, three syllables, uncommon

'''Lark'''. English. Meaning "the type of songbird called a lark" in English.<ref>https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Another meaning of ''lark'' in English is "a source of or quest for amusement or adventure," or "to engage in harmless fun or mischief."<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lark [https://web.archive.org/web/20230629202959/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lark Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,313 people with the forename Lark, and it is used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARK/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220517034607/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LANE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: air, animals, birds, cute, feminine inclined, light-hearted, mischief, music, one syllable, uncommon

'''Larkin'''. From the Gaelic meaning "fierce", and related to ''Lorcan''.<ref name="Lansky">Lansky, Bruce (2012). <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Very_Best_Baby_Name_Book.html?id=OdwPRcN8XAoC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&lpg=PA92">Very Best Baby Name Book</a> pp. 92</ref> <ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARKIN/index.html</ref><br>Keywords: Neutral names, Gaelic, fierce, nature

'''Larri'''. Finnish. An alternative spelling of the name Larry or a variant of the name Lari.<ref>https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Larri [https://web.archive.org/web/20221003051937/https://nordicnames.de/wiki/Larri Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> According to US SSA data, 492 people have this name and it is used as a feminine name 78% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARRI/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, rare

'''Larue'''. American English. Etymology uncertain.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/larue/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220122092145/https://www.behindthename.com/name/larue/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,363 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 72% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARUE/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllable

'''Lashawn'''. African American. A neutral name derived from the English masculine name Shawn,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lashawn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605032229/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lashawn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which in turn comes from the Irish masculine name Seán,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/sea10n [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604100351/https://www.behindthename.com/name/sea10n Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> from the English masculine name John, from the Latin masculine name Iohannes, from the Greek masculine name Ioannes (Ἰωάννης), ultimately from the Hebrew masculine name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "God is gracious."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/john [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519154255/https://www.behindthename.com/name/john Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 9,894 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 73% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170619234538/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables, uncommon

'''Laurie'''. Pronounced LAWR-ee (English) or LOW-ree (Dutch. Laurie is of English, Indian and Dutch origin, and most commonly used by Christians. Originally meaning "Of Laurentum", which was an Italian city during the Roman empire.<ref>[https://www.indiachildnames.com/mobile/genderof.aspx?name=Laurie https://www.indiachildnames.com/mobile/genderof.aspx?name=Laurie] accessed 28 February 2024.</ref> Laurie is also a diminutive of Laura or Laurence which was historically used equally for boys and girls born in England and Wales, but is recently more likely to be used as a masculine name.<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie/top/england-wales https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie/top/england-wales] accessed on 28 February 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie] accessed on 28 February 2024.</ref> Laurie is also often used as a surname, for example by actor Hugh Laurie.<ref>https://m.famousfix.com/list/celebrities-with-last-name-laurie</ref> US SSA data shows 99% of people with this name used it as a feminine name.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAURIE/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllable, rare, surnames

'''Lave'''. Swedish. A neutral variant of the Swedish masculine name Lage, which ultimately comes from the ancient Scandinavian name Félagi, meaning "Fellow, partner" in Old Norse. Lave is also a neutral variant of the Swedish feminine name Lava, which ultimately comes from the Old Norse masculine name ''Áleifr'', meaning "ancestor's descendant." Lave is pronounced "LAH-veh."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lave/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20150909013448/http://www.behindthename.com/name/lave/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/olaf [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213073425/https://www.behindthename.com/name/olaf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/fe10lagi [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608203024/https://www.behindthename.com/name/fe10lagi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, two syllables

'''Laverne'''. English. A neutral name, from a surname that was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word "vern" meaning "alder tree". The word may also be connected with Laverna, the Roman goddess of thieves, or the Latin word ''vernus'' ("of spring").<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laverne [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082146/https://www.behindthename.com/name/laverne Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variant: '''Lavern'''. US SSA data shows about 8,512 people named Lavern, and it is used as a masculine name 57% of the time,<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170619234538/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> whereas with the spelling Laverne, there are about 26,166 people, 78% feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAVERNE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180119200348/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LA/LAVERNE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: common, deities, mischief, mythology, neutral inclined, places, plants, seasons, trees, two syllables

'''Lavi''' (לָבִיא). Hebrew. Masculine, possibly neutral. Meaning "Lion."<ref name="2knames">https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lavi [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081345/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lavi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: animals, extraordinary, two syllables

'''Lee'''. English. A neutral name, from a surname, from many place names. Meaning "a clearing, meadow, or glade" in Old English. This same word appears in many gender neutral names that are derived from surnames and places.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lee [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325025724/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lee Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 188,941 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230131044632/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] bearing this name include Lee Serano in issue #19 of ''Supergirl''.<ref name="LeeSerano">{{Cite web |title=Meet Lee Serrano, a Non-Binary Highschool Character Appearing in Today's Supergirl (Spoilers) |last=Johnston |first=Rich |work=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 November 2020 |url= https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lee-serrano-non-binary-highschool-supergirl-spoilers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207113234/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lee-serrano-non-binary-highschool-supergirl-spoilers/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Keywords: places, one syllable, very common

'''Leith'''. A very rare name of Scottish origin, also the name of an area in Edinburgh.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leith</ref> SSA data also shows that LEITH is used as a boy's name 81% of the time but is most often used as a last name, 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEITH/index.html</ref>

'''Léonide'''. French. A French neutral form of the Greek masculine name Leonidas (Λεωνίδας). Meaning "Son of Leon; lion's son."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide [https://web.archive.org/web/20221129132758/https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leonidas [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325025529/https://www.behindthename.com/name/leonidas Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In France, this name was in use from 1900 to 1940, slightly more as a feminine name, but as a masculine name as well.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide/top/france [https://web.archive.org/web/20210916103817/https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide/top/france Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: animals, Edwardian era, fire, extraordinary, old-fashioned, three syllables

'''Lennon'''. English. This was first adapted into a masculine given name in the 2000s, and then started to be used as a feminine name as well in the 2010s. From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Leannáin. Meaning "Descendant of Leannán" in Irish. Leannán means "Lover" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennon [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083756/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennon Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,246 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LENNON/index.html</ref> Keywords: modern, love, two syllables, uncommon

'''Lennox'''. English. This was first adapted into a neutral given name in the 2010s. From a Scottish surname, from a district in Scotland, called Leamhnachd, possibly meaning "Place of elm trees" in Gaelic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennox [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083757/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennox Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,427 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LENNOX/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180228103050/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LE/LENNOX/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: modern, uncommon

'''Leslie'''. English. This has been a given name since before the 1880s, when it was chiefly masculine. In the US and Canada in the 1940s, feminine use became just as common as masculine use. After that, it became less commonly used as a masculine name. From a Scottish surname, from a Scottish place name. Possibly meaning "Garden of holly trees" in Gaelic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leslie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230303175459/https://www.behindthename.com/name/leslie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variants: '''Lesley''', '''Lesly'''. Short form: '''Les'''. US SSA data shows about 309,224 people named Leslie, and it is used as a feminine name 73% of the time;<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLIE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20211019152451/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLIE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> with the spelling Lesley, there are about 35,248 people, 88% feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLEY/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20160605025541/http://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLEY/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include the American revolutionary communist [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949-2014).<ref>https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Leslie_Feinberg [https://web.archive.org/web/20230703220934/https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Leslie_Feinberg Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable, very common, two syllables

'''Lex'''. English. A short form of the gender neutral name Alex, or the gender neutral name Lexington, which see. In official records, the name Lex is strictly masculine, but it likely has more use as a neutral nickname.<ref name="2knames" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lex [https://web.archive.org/web/20230131201233/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lex Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,471 people with this name.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEX/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220807155152/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEX/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable, uncommon

'''Lexington'''. US SSA data shows about 1,006 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 62% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEXINGTON/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, three syllables, uncommon

'''Li''' (לִי). Hebrew. A neutral name. Meaning "To me."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/li-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081439/https://www.behindthename.com/name/li-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: extraordinary, one syllable

'''Limbani'''. Southern African, Chewa. Meaning "Be strong" in Chewa.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbani [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531112137/https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbani Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: courage, extraordinary, strength, three syllables, virtue

'''Limbikani'''. Southern African, Chewa. Meaning "work hard" in Chewa.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbikani [https://web.archive.org/web/20210728090507/https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbikani Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, four syllables, strength, virtue

'''Limon''' or '''Lemon'''. American English. A modern neutral name. From the English surname Lemon. This comes from a medieval Middle English masculine name, Leofman. In turn, this comes from an Anglo-Saxon masculine name, Leofman, meaning "Beloved" in Old English. In terms of etymology, the similarity to the modern English word for the citrus fruit is coincidental.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20161116153637/http://www.behindthename.com:80/name/lemon/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limon/submitted</ref><ref>https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220817233638/https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lefman/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220818133106/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lefman/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leofman/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220811105856/https://www.behindthename.com/name/leofman/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: affection, cute, extraordinary, food, light-hearted, love, modern, plants, two syllables

'''Linden'''. German. A modern given name, from the German family name, from the word meaning the linden tree.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/linden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601120005/https://www.behindthename.com/name/linden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows that it's used as a boys' name 70% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDEN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170427160524/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LI/LINDEN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A notable nonbinary person with this name is the Spanish science fiction author [[Linden A. Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lindenalewis|title=@lindenalewis Twitter bio|access-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519041324/http://www.twitter.com/lindenalewis|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, modern, nature, plants, trees, two syllables

'''Lin'''. Chinese. A neutral name. Meaning depends on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation. Some options include "forest" (林 lín), or "fine jade, gem" (琳 lín).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lin [https://web.archive.org/web/20220626054310/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,426 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, neutral inclined, one syllable, uncommon

'''Lindley'''. English. A neutral name. From the English surname Lindley, from the place name. Meaning "Lime tree glade."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220120083256/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220120083256/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 999 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDLEY/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, plants, rare

'''Lindsay'''. English and Scottish. This was usually a masculine name until the 1960s and 70s, in which it came to be a feminine name as well. From an English and Scottish surname, from the place name, meaning "Lincoln Island" in Old English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindsay [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082526/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindsay Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 129,114 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 97% of the time, so it is now almost exclusively feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDLEY/index.html</ref> [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include American activist [[Lindsay Amer]].<ref name="Swartz">{{Cite web |title=Teaching Kids the ABCs of LGBTQ+ |last=Swartz |first=SB |work=shondaland.com |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= https://www.shondaland.com/live/a21968210/lindsay-amer-interview-queer-kid-stuff-channel/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531165337/https://www.shondaland.com/live/a21968210/lindsay-amer-interview-queer-kid-stuff-channel/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Lindy'''. English. From the Swedish surname Lindbergh.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090920/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Potentially, short for other names containing ''lind''. US SSA data shows about 8,432 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDY/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20171119034817/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LI/LINDY/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, two syllables, uncommon

'''Linh'''. Vietnamese. Meaning "Spirit, soul."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/linh [https://web.archive.org/web/20220925030338/https://www.behindthename.com/name/linh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,528 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINH/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, one syllable, uncommon

'''Lior''' (לִיאוֹר). Hebrew. Meaning "Light for me." In Israel, during the 2010s, this had about 360 masculine uses, and 216 feminine uses.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lior [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081446/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lior Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 520 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 65% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIOR/index.html</ref> Keywords: light, neutral inclined, rare

'''Liraz''' (לִירָז). Hebrew. Meaning "Secret for me" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/liraz [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081544/https://www.behindthename.com/name/liraz Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, mysterious, two syllables

'''Liron''' (לִירוֹן). Hebrew. Meaning "Song for me" or "Joy for me" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/liron [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531004652/https://www.behindthename.com/name/liron Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 106 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 62% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIRON/index.html</ref> Keywords: happiness, light-hearted, neutral inclined, very rare

'''Lively'''. English. A gender-neutral Puritan name. Meaning "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lively/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127170421/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lively/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, spiritual, two syllables

'''London'''. English. This became a gender-neutral given name in the 1990s. From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/london [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083755/https://www.behindthename.com/name/london Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 30,510 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LONDON/index.html</ref> Keywords: cities, common, feminine inclined, two syllables

'''Lauren'''. English. This is considered a gender neutral name, since it was used as a masculine name during most of the 20th century, but statistically, Lauren has been used as a feminine name 99% of the time, especially since it spiked in popularity in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lauren/top/united-states [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325064956/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lauren/top/united-states Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAUREN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419190121/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAUREN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Lauren and Lawrence come from the Roman name Laurentius, meaning "From the city of Laurentum in Italy." In turn, the city was named for ''laurus'', the plant laurel, which symbolized triumph to the Romans.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurence-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513041046/http://www.behindthename.com/name/laurence-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Some variants of Lauren are statistically more gender-neutral today. '''Loren''' was masculine during the 19th century, but in the 1960s, it started to be used as a feminine name as well. Loren is short for the masculine name Laurence, or a variant of Lauren.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/loren [https://web.archive.org/web/20230627171254/https://www.behindthename.com/name/loren Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 40,205 people named Loren, and it is used as a masculine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LOREN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180321172645/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LO/LOREN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> For the variant '''Lorin''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorin [https://web.archive.org/web/20230625044858/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> SSA data shows about 5,381 people, a masculine name 63% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LORIN/index.html</ref> For the variant '''Lorrin''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorrin [https://web.archive.org/web/20220912154447/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorrin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> SSA data shows about 368 people, 53% feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LORRIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables, very common. [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include the filmmaker and athlete [[Lauren Lubin]].<ref name="pbs">{{Cite web |title=First Person {{!}} We Run: Non-Binary Inclusion in Sports |author= |work=PBS.org |date=19 October 2015 |access-date=23 June 2020 |url= https://www.pbs.org/video/first-person-we-run-non-binary-inclusion-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208225954/https://www.pbs.org/video/first-person-we-run-non-binary-inclusion-sports/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Louvain'''. English. From the place name, the city of Leuven in Belgium.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/louvain/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20150911034928/http://www.behindthename.com/name/louvain/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, two syllables

'''Lou'''. German. Meaning <nowiki>''</nowiki>the famous fighter<nowiki>''</nowiki>. Short form of Louis or Louise -> Derived from the name Ludwig. Keywords: strength, fighter, one syllable

'''Love'''. English. This was used as a gender-neutral name in the Victorian era. Simply the English word "love," from Old English ''lufu''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/love-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213073010/https://www.behindthename.com/name/love-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,060 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LOVE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20221201193023/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LOVE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: affection, light-hearted, love, one syllable, uncommon, Victorian era

'''Lucrèce'''. French. This had some use as a gender neutral name in France during the 1930s. A French neutral form of Roman feminine Lucretia and Roman masculine Lucretius. Meaning "Profit, wealth."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucre11ce [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084049/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucre11ce Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucretia [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074858/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucretia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, two syllables

'''Lucky'''. English. Meaning "Fortunate."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucky [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406225021/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucky Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,803 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 87% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LU/LUCKY/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, uncommon

'''Lungile'''. Southern African, Zulu, Ndebele. Meaning "Correct, right, good" in Zulu and Ndebele.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lungile [https://web.archive.org/web/20211019131141/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lungile Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Lupe'''. Native American, American Spanish. A common gender-neutral name in the Hispanic and Latinx community. Short for Guadalupe. Named after Our Lady of Guadalupe, referring to a legendary event in the 16th century, in Guadalupe, Mexico. The Virgin Mary appeared in a vision to a native Mexican man, looking like a native Mexican person herself, and speaking his native Mexican language, Nahuatl. Today, she is known as the patron saint of the Americas. The name of the place where she appeared, Guadalupe, is thought to come from the Arabic word ''wadi'' (وادي) meaning "valley, river," and the Latin word ''lupus'', "wolf." That is, "Valley of the wolf."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lupe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605231408/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lupe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/guadalupe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230416050303/https://www.behindthename.com/name/guadalupe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 14,950 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LU/LUCKY/index.html</ref> More people may go by Lupe as a nickname than official records show. Keywords: Catholic, Christian, common, Hispanic, Latinx, renaissance, saints, two syllables

'''Lux'''. Netherlands. A gender-neutral name in the 2010s. Meaning "Light" in Latin.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lux [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325203126/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lux Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, light, one syllable

'''Lynn.''' English. This name was originally masculine. Then, starting in the 1890s, this started to be used as a feminine name as well. It was a neutral name for most of the 20th century. It was at its most neutral in the 1930s and 1940s. From the surname, from the place name. Meaning “From the Lake.”<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lynn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000004/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lynn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 194,878 people named Lynn, and it is used as a feminine name 79% of the time,<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYNN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20200926183315/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYNN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which is fairly neutral, whereas the spelling variant Lynne is 99% feminine, and not neutral.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYNNE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201027/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LY/LYNNE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable, very common

'''Lyric'''. English. This originated as a feminine given name in the 1990s, and then started to be used as a masculine name as well in the 2000s. Simply meaning "Song lyric" in English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyric [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327151442/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyric Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 12,806 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYRIC/index.html</ref> Keywords: common, feminine inclined, music, two syllables

== See also ==
* [[Names]]

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Erika Ishii

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'''Erika Ishii''' is a Japanese-American voice actor. She is best known as the voice of video game characters such as Valkyrie in ''Apex Legends'', along with animation roles such as Jun-Jun in ''Sailor Moon SuperS''.

Erika describes their orientation as [[queer]], [[pansexual]], or [[bisexual]].<ref name="AndersonMinshall">{{Cite web |title=Queer Genderfluid Actor Erika Ishii's Gamer's Guide to LA |last=Anderson-Minshall |first=Jacob |work=Out Traveler |date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |url= https://www.outtraveler.com/exclusives/2021/5/27/queer-genderfluid-actor-erika-ishiis-gamers-guide-la |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513003232/https://www.outtraveler.com/exclusives/2021/5/27/queer-genderfluid-actor-erika-ishiis-gamers-guide-la |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Links==
*[http://www.erikaishii.com/ Website]
*[https://twitter.com/erikaishii Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/theerikaishii/ Instagram]

==References==
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Guide for journalists

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Writing about [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary people]] can be tricky if you're unfamiliar with nonbinary issues. There are some mistakes that different journalists commonly make, so this article aims to address the most frequent.

==What to do==
* '''Ask the person what their [[Pronouns|pronouns]] are''', and if necessary, how to use them. Then ''use the right pronouns'' in the article. If it's not possible to ask someone what their pronouns are, default to "they/them" or avoid pronouns.
* If an article is about something other than their nonbinary gender, '''stick to the subject'''. Don't ramble on about their gender; something short like "Sam, who is nonbinary, said of their amazing scientific achievement..." rather than "Sam came out as nonbinary seven years ago, and their co-workers accept their gender and..."
* '''Consider whether mentioning their gender is even necessary''', by substituting a [[binary genders|binary gender]] to see if it feels awkward. "Sam, who is a woman, said of her amazing scientific achievement..." sounds very awkward, so in that sentence shouldn't include someone's gender; inclusive pronouns are enough.
* '''Assume that mentioning they're transgender is not necessary or relevant.'''

==What not to do==
* '''Do not mention whether someone was "born a boy/girl"''' or similar. It's not relevant, and it's often private information. More importantly, even if everyone knows, this information is protected by law under the Equality Act 2010.
* '''Do not mention the [[deadname|name someone was given at birth]]''' or by their parents. It was chosen before the person was able to articulate their gender and express it accurately. If a person has changed their name, they no longer wish to be known by it; respect that.\
* '''Do not use "Biological Female/Male" to distinct between trans and cis people''' or to talk about a trans person's gender (for example, calling a trans woman a "biological male"). It is [[Biological_essentialism|biologically essentialist]] and basically misgenders the person. See [[Sexes]] for more information.
* '''Do not assume that a trans person will (medically) [[transition]]''', for example by saying "They have not '''yet''' transitioned" or "He didn't get the surgery '''yet'''". Not all trans people want to transition, so this should be respected.

==Common cliches==
Avoid where possible!
* Illustration: toilet doors
* Illustration: trans men/transmascs as effeminate
* assuming that trans people are interested in drag

==External links==
* [http://www.glaad.org/reference/ GLAAD Media Reference Guide], specifically [http://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Transgender Issues]. A guide for journalists on how to talk about transgender issues in general. Useful for some points not covered here.
* {{Cite web |title=Five tips for journalists on covering trans and nonbinary people |last=Wallace |first= Lewis Raven |work=Columbia Journalism Review |date=September 30, 2019 |url= https://www.cjr.org/analysis/trans-nonbinary-subjects-tips.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509010919/https://www.cjr.org/analysis/trans-nonbinary-subjects-tips.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
* {{Cite web |title=The Radical Copyeditor’s Style Guide for Writing About Transgender People |author=Kapitan, Alex |authorlink=Alex Kapitan |work=Radical Copyeditor |date=August 31, 2017 |url= https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223040447/https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
* [https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/ Trans Journalists Association: Style Guide]

[[Category:Visibility]]

Alloy Alignment System

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{{uncommon identity}}
The '''Alloy Alignment System''' is a system coined to describe one's gender using metals from the periodic table. It was made to help explain complex genders in a simpler way. The system doesn't describe their [[gender alignment|alignment]] on our outside the binary, but rather describes its feeling ([[masculine]], [[feminine]], [[Gender neutral|neutral]], etc.), completely independent of any alignment or presentation. A person can have any alignment or presentation, and their gender element will not change.

The system doesn't elaborate on how these types of traits might appear, as each person experiences masculinity, femininity, etc, differently. The alloy alignment system doesn’t define what these genders are supposed to be or act like, just describes the aspects that make up a person's gender. It expresses these aspects (masculinity, femininity, etc.) as "linities."

It also acts as a form of umbrella or categorization method to help group similar genders together based on shared characteristics.For example, aur, the masculine element, is not exactly a gender by itself, it is an umbrella term for any genders that are masculine, such as [[demiboy]], [[List_of_uncommon_nonbinary_identities#P|proxvir]], [[List_of_uncommon_nonbinary_identities#C|cenrell]], or others.

It doesn’t matter if one's gender is multifaceted, combined, or [[multigender]]. The system helps to put a word to genders affected by multiple things at once.

The alloy alignment system should not be confused with the gender element system. Both use the term "gender elements" to describe the identities in their system, however the element system uses the classical elements (fire, water, earth, air).

== History ==
The original form of the alloy alignment system was posted on December 1, 2018 on the Tumblr blog lgbt-alchemy<ref>https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/180684480755/alloy-alignments-base-metals-genders, 1 December 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604025911/https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/180684480755/alloy-alignments-base-metals-genders Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. The original system was created by a person named Hail. On December 17, 2019 the blog was handed over to Tired, from the blog Tirednowhasablog<ref>https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189725164110/oh-hi, 17 December 2019 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127032421/https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189725164110/oh-hi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. They posted a reworked version of the alloy system on December 19, 2019<ref>https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189762817895/metal-system-redone, 19 December 2019 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129172637/https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189762817895/metal-system-redone Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>.

The reworked version changed several things including adding two new gender elements; cro and mana, and altering the names of several of the gender elements.

==References==

{{reflist}}
[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

Jamie Windust

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| gender=[[non-binary]]<ref name="inew_Acco">{{Cite web |title=According to legal documents and passports, my gender doesn't exist |author=Windust, Jamie |work=inews |date=2019 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/non-binary-gender-passport-petition-504390 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719231937/https://inews.co.uk/opinion/non-binary-gender-passport-petition-275990 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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'''Jamie Windust''' is a writer, editor, model, and public speaker. They made headlines in 2018 for calling out the staff of ''Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' for "Misogyny, homophobia, transphobia everywhere"<ref name="Damshenas">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary model Jamie Windust quit Fantastic Beasts over anti-LGBTQ slurs |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |work=Gay Times |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/115478/non-binary-model-jamie-windust-quit-fantastic-beasts-over-anti-lgbtq-slurs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821063347/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/115478/non-binary-model-jamie-windust-quit-fantastic-beasts-over-anti-lgbtq-slurs/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, and in 2019 for petitioning the UK Parliament for gender-neutral [[Legal gender|passport]] options.<ref name="Persio">{{Cite web |title=Petition demands non-binary option on legal documents |last=Persio |first=Sofia Lotto |work=PinkNews |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/03/05/petition-demands-non-binary-gender-option-legal-documents/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820002924/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/03/05/petition-demands-non-binary-gender-option-legal-documents/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Devin-Norelle">{{Cite web |title=Meet the Nonbinary Activist Advocating for Gender Neutral Passports |author=Devin-Norelle |authorlink=Devin-Norelle |work=out.com |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/travel/2019/5/10/meet-nonbinary-activist-advocating-gender-neutral-passports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329061844/https://www.out.com/travel/2019/5/10/meet-nonbinary-activist-advocating-gender-neutral-passports |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Windust is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Fruitcake Magazine, which spotlights art, poetry, photography, and interviews from [[LGBT|LGBTQIA+]] people.<ref>https://fruitcakemagazine.co.uk/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601210826/https://fruitcakemagazine.co.uk/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In October 2020, their book ''In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life'' was published.<ref name="Parsons">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary author Jamie Windust on celebrating queer joy amid the dumpster fire that is 2020 |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=24 October 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/24/jamie-windust-in-their-shoes-book-series-jameela-jamil-i-weigh/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819122942/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/24/jamie-windust-in-their-shoes-book-series-jameela-jamil-i-weigh/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category: Activists]]
[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: Authors]]
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Claud

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| gender=[[nonbinary]]<ref name="billboard">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Nick |title=Non-Binary Artist Claud Debuts New 'Sideline Star' EP & Shares Exclusive 'Gaylist' Mix |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8540685/non-binary-artist-claud-pride-playlist-exclusive-listen |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025143817/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8540685/non-binary-artist-claud-pride-playlist-exclusive-listen |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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'''Claud Mintz''', performing as simply '''Claud''', is an American bedroom pop<ref name="dorkmagazine">{{cite web |last1=Konemann |first1=Liam |title=Meet bedroom pop's new outsider, Claud: "I always felt pushed to the side" |url=https://www.readdork.com/features/claud-interview-feb20 |publisher=Dork |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605171818/https://readdork.com/features/claud-interview-feb20/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="popsugar">{{cite web |last1=Tezel |first1=Balim |title=Meet Claud, the Non-Binary Indie Artist Who'll Get You Hooked on Melancholic Pop |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/who-wish-you-were-gay-singer-claud-46664655 |publisher=PopSugar |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329174118/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/who-wish-you-were-gay-singer-claud-46664655 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> musician from the suburbs of Chicago.<ref name="papermagaazine">{{cite web |last1=Dix |first1=Peyton |title=Claud Keeps Growing Up |url=https://www.papermag.com/claud-just-to-forget-2641341795.html |publisher=Paper |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603190200/https://www.papermag.com/claud-just-to-forget-2641341795.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==History==
Claud originally released their music under the pseudonym '''Toast''', releasing an EP in 2018.<ref name="billboard"/> In 2019, Claud dropped out of college at Syracuse University<ref name="papermagaazine"/> to pursue music full-time.<ref name="billboard"/> In 2020, they formed a new band named "Shelly" with Clairo, Josh Mehling, and Noa Frances Getzug.<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Hear 2 Songs From Clairo, Claud, & Friends' New Band Shelly |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2104453/shelly-steeeam-natural-clairo-claud/music/ |publisher=Stereogum |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606053118/https://www.stereogum.com/2104453/shelly-steeeam-natural-clairo-claud/music/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Also in 2020, Claud was the first artist to sign on with Phoebe Bridgers' record label Saddest Factory.<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Nick |title=Claud announced as first act signed to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records and released the new song Gold. |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/claud-announced-as-first-act-signed-to-phoebe-bridgers-saddest-factory-records-radar-2785024 |publisher=NME |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519124846/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/claud-announced-as-first-act-signed-to-phoebe-bridgers-saddest-factory-records-radar-2785024 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Claud's debut album, ''Super Monster'', was released on February 12, 2021.<ref name="nme1">{{cite web |last1=Triscari |first1=Caleb |title=Claud announces debut album 'Super Monster', shares new single |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/claud-announces-debut-album-super-monster-shares-new-single-2830646 |publisher=NME |access-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124065115/https://www.nme.com/news/music/claud-announces-debut-album-super-monster-shares-new-single-2830646 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Quotes==
{{quote|My [[trans]]-ness sometimes feels like a superpower; it's like I can connect with people in ways that I couldn't if I were [[cis]] or [[Heterosexual|straight]].<ref name="Specter">{{Cite web |title=Claud's New Album Is Bedroom Pop for Our Stay-at-Home Era |last=Specter |first=Emma |work=Vogue |date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |url= https://www.vogue.com/article/claud-new-album-super-monster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208223653/https://www.vogue.com/article/claud-new-album-super-monster |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
}}

==Discography==

===As Toast===
*''EP'' (2018)

===As Claud===
====Studio albums====
*''Super Monster'' (2021)
====EPs====
*''Sideline Star EP'' (2019)

==References==
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[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: Performers]]
[[Category: USA]]
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Alex Gino

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| place_birth=Staten Island, New York, USA<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|title=About Alex|first=Alex|last=Gino|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514135618/http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
| nationality=American
| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Yallfest">{{Cite web |url=https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |title=Alex Gino Bio |website=Yallfest.org |access-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817052520/https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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'''Alex Gino''' is an American children's book writer. Gino is [[genderqueer]]<ref name="Hansen">{{Cite web |title=Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid' |author=Hansen, John |work=the Guardian |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=15 June 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623040517/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and uses [[singular they]] pronouns<ref name="about"/> and the honorific [[Mx.]]<ref name="Yallfest" />

Gino is best known for their 2015 debut novel ''George'', a middle grade novel featuring a young [[Trans women|transgender girl]],<ref name="george">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/george/|title=GEORGE|first=Alex|last=Gino|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309170459/http://www.alexgino.com/george/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> which they first began work on in 2003.<ref name="about" /> The working title of the novel was ''Girl George'' (a reference to Boy George), though when the book was bought by Scholastic, this was changed to the present title to broaden readership. Gino has expressed some regrets about [[deadname|deadnaming]] their character with this title, and mentions that if they had the opportunity to do it over, they would have chosen a different title.<ref name="deadname">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/2015/08/how-to-talk-about-george/|title=How To Talk About GEORGE|first=Alex|last=Gino|date=2015-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202052826/http://www.alexgino.com/2015/08/how-to-talk-about-george/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> ''George'' was the winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award,<ref name="Stonewall">{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |title=2016 Stonewall Book Awards Announced |website=ALAnews |date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207041958/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=‘George,’ by Alex Gino|first=Tim|last=Federle|date=September 11, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215084151/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="NYTTRANS">{{cite web|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|title=Transgender Children’s Books Fill a Void and Break a Taboo|first=Alexandra|last=Alter|date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402141114/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> as well as the 2016 Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Children's/Young Adult.<ref name="lambda">{{cite web|work=Lambda Literary Foundation|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|title=The 2016 Lambda Literary Award Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603040608/https://lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

In 2018, Gino released another middle grade novel, ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' It covers Deaf culture and the Black Lives Matter movement and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |date=June 25, 2018 |website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811234054/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |access-date=2020-03-17|title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202103442/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and the ''School Library Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |date=2018-09-01|website=SLJ.com |access-date=2020-03-17|last=Parrott|first=Kiera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014111/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Their 2020 novel ''Rick'' is a standalone follow-up to ''George'' and is about a student coming to terms with his [[asexuality]]. The book received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |title=Rick review|website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413214732/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> ''Booklist'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915 |title=Rick review |website=Booklist.com|access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221151301/https://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and ''School Library Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=rick |title=Rick review |last=Gafkowitz |first=Jess |date=2020-02-01 |website=SLJ.com |access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203155111/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=rick |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Books==
* ''George'' (2015)
* ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' (2018)
* ''Rick'' (2020)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Activists]]
[[Category: Genderqueer people]]
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Rain Dove

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| pronouns=Any<ref name="Healthyway">{{Cite web |title=When It Rains, It Roars: A Conversation With Label-Slaying Model Rain Dove |author= |work=HealthyWay |date=18 April 2018 |access-date=11 June 2020 |url= https://www.healthyway.com/content/rain-dove-interview-non-binary-model/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528032201/https://www.healthyway.com/content/rain-dove-interview-non-binary-model/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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*"I don’t really feel male or female; I just feel like me."<ref name="vogu_Drag">{{Cite web |title=Drag Kings |last=Phelps |first=Nicole |work=Vogue |date=8 March 2018 |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://www.vogue.com/projects/13541679/drag-kings/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526203957/https://www.vogue.com/projects/13541679/drag-kings/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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'''Rain Dove''' (born September 27, 1989) is an American model and actor. They use their naturally [[androgynous]] look to model for both men's and women's lines of clothing.

Dove began a modeling career after being challenged by a friend to present themselves as a man in a Calvin Klein casting for underwear. At the casting, they were handed the outfit for the test shoot, which was just a pair of underwear. When Dove came in topless, the designer responded by giving them a men's shirt and saying "Swear to God, you will not tell anyone you're a woman!"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/palette-magazine/article25508638.html|title=Q&A: How Rain Dove Went From "Tranny Danny" to Transforming the Fashion Industry|last=Love|first=Bret|date=June 25, 2015|work=Miami Herald|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101045238/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/palette-magazine/article25508638.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> After the show, people began seeking Dove for modeling jobs; three months later they accepted their first modeling job and have since walked at New York fashion week on both men's and women's runways.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/rain-dove-model-defying-gender-norms-fashion-industry-men-women-clothing-firefighter-a7832991.html|title=Rain Dove is the genderless firefighter changing the face of the modeling industry|last=Young|first=Sarah|date=July 10, 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128111633/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/rain-dove-model-defying-gender-norms-fashion-industry-men-women-clothing-firefighter-a7832991.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Initially, Dove claimed in interviews and biographies to have studied genetic engineering and civil law at University of California, Berkeley. They also claimed to have worked as a Colorado Firefighter under a male pseudonym, and to have passed as a man during this time, for a period of eleven months.<ref name="buzzfeed">{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/13-reasons-rain-dove-is-the-androgynous-model-of-your-dreams|title=13 Reasons Rain Dove Is The Androgynous Model Of Your Dreams|last=Karlan|first=Sarah|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707095259/https://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/13-reasons-rain-dove-is-the-androgynous-model-of-your-dreams|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> However, in late 2019 Dove admitted in a video on NBC News that both of these claims (of having studied genetics and law, and of having been a firefighter) were false.<ref name="Kacala">{{Cite web |title=Rain Dove admits to selling TMZ incriminating Asia Argento texts |last=Kacala |first=Alexander |work=NBC News |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rain-dove-admits-selling-tmz-incriminating-asia-argento-texts-n1103466?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807184441/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rain-dove-admits-selling-tmz-incriminating-asia-argento-texts-n1103466?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Dove stated in the video that they wanted, "to just put everything out on the table, everything that I have done or have said that may not be fair or right or may have hurt people".<ref name="Kacala" />

Dove has called themself "a '[[Agender|zero gender]]'/'[[Pangender|all gender]]' model"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=raindovemodel|author=Rain Dove|number=1174676293293658113|title=Same campaign. First time they have ever had a “zero gender”/“all gender” model. They let me edit the script and approve all wardrobe including a binder. It’s was a collaboration not an exploitation. Finally! Which look so You prefer? #orangevsblue #lgbtq #genderqueer|date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> and often tweets with the #[[genderqueer]] hashtag. Dove has no pronoun preference: "Use she, he, it, one, they ... I honestly don't care ... All I'm listening for in that sound is positivity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Cocozza|first=Paula|date=10 Sep 2018|title='Every step I take is a defiance': Rain Dove on modelling, Asia Argento and 'gender capitalism'|work=The Guardian|accessdate=8 April 2020|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/10/every-step-i-take-is-a-defiance-rain-dove-on-modelling-asia-argento-and-gender-capitalism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325200519/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/10/every-step-i-take-is-a-defiance-rain-dove-on-modelling-asia-argento-and-gender-capitalism|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> They have stated "in all reality... I am nothing. Neither a man nor woman. I am a human. I just have specific anatomical capacities that I am satiated with and do not want to change."<ref name="rain_Lett">{{Cite web |title=Letter to Mens Designers from Someone Without a Penis Who Looks Good in Their Clothes |first=Rain |last=Dove |work=raindovethemodel.blogspot.com |date=21 August 2015 |access-date=27 March 2020 |url= https://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/2015/08/letter-to-mens-designers-from-someone.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113232917/http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/2015/08/letter-to-mens-designers-from-someone.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> "I don’t identify as 'male' or 'female' but rather as I am I."<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Rain Dove|user=raindovemodel|number=1179787549121896449|date=October 3, 2019|title=I don’t identify as “male” or “female” but rather as I am I. However dating can be a very binary world. So I’ve spent the year conducting various studies about my experiences being perceived on dating apps as male vs female. Here’s some of what I found. #IAmI #lgbtq #genderqueer}}</ref>. However, Dove does not identify as [[transgender]].<ref name="nbcn_Andr">{{Cite web |title=Androgynous Model Rain Dove Walks the Gender Divide |last=Compton |first=Julie |work=NBC News |date=18 August 2016 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/outfront-androgynous-model-rain-dove-walks-gender-divide-n632676 |quote=I am not transgender, but at the same time I get treated like I am. I have a lot of the fear, but the thing I have that backs me up is my ID. I have my breasts. I have my vagina. I can prove [my gender]. I can't identify one 100 percent with [the transgender community’s] struggle… But the violence [they face] really scares me |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528070408/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/outfront-androgynous-model-rain-dove-walks-gender-divide-n632676 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=raindovemodel|author=Rain Dove|number=1233583749960351744|title=Lol I’m not trans.|date=28 February 2020}}</ref>

==Links==
* [http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/ Rain's blog]
* [https://www.facebook.com/raindovemodel Rain Dove on Facebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKgfHc6umRU Rain's "Gender Capitalism" TED Talk]

==References==
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Jason June

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'''Jason June''' is a genderqueer author of LGBTQIA+ books for children and youth.<ref name="Papadatos">{{Cite web |title=Jason June opens up about 'Porcupine Cupid' children's book (Includes interview) |author=Papadatos, Markos |work=digitaljournal.com |date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |url= http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/jason-june-opens-up-about-porcupine-cupid-children-s-book/article/583403|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423063354/http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/jason-june-opens-up-about-porcupine-cupid-children-s-book/article/583403 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> His writing inspirations are Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, the authors of the ''Animorphs'' sci-fi book series.<ref name="Shea">{{Cite web |title=Creating Amazing Children’s Stories for LGBTQIA Youth: Meet Jason June |author=Shea, Ryan |work=Instinct Magazine |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |url= https://instinctmagazine.com/creating-amazing-childrens-stories-for-lgbtqia-youth-meet-jason-june/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329091957/https://instinctmagazine.com/creating-amazing-childrens-stories-for-lgbtqia-youth-meet-jason-june/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Links==
*[https://www.heyjasonjune.com/ Website]
*[https://twitter.com/heyjasonjune Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/heyjasonjune/ Instagram]

==References==
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[[Category: Authors]]
[[Category: Genderqueer people]]
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Juno Roche

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'''Juno Roche''' is a writer of articles and books including ''Gender Explorers'', ''Queer Sex'', and ''Trans Power: Own Your Gender''. They previously identified as a [[trans woman]] but in late 2019 decided that just "[[trans]]" is the best way to describe themself.

==Quotes==
"I don't want to rely on the constant repetition or the constant renaming of 'I'm woman, woman, woman' and 'I'm real, real, real' to gain access to the greater – or at least the larger – [[gender binary]] framework. I don’t feel 'found' or 'seen' there; in truth, looking back, I never have. I always felt like an outsider-outside, until 'trans' came along and allowed me the capacity of real feeling and touch. I cannot find (fuck knows, I've really tried) my value within the word 'woman'. It just isn’t happening, and now it’s mine to own it still makes no difference. I find my meaning and my value – erotic, spiritual, conceptual, actual and economic – in the word 'trans'."<ref name="Roche2019">{{Cite web |title="My Realignment Surgery Made Me More Trans, Not More Woman" |last=Roche |first=Juno |work=refinery29.com |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=23 June 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/trans-power-juno-roche|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130095151/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/trans-power-juno-roche |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

"Even after [[surgery]], I didn't feel anymore like a woman than I ever felt like a man, and my genitals really just always felt like they were trans genitals and they weren't particularly tied down to any gender. So for me, it was really important to honour my body and to do that, I had to give away words – I had to give away the word woman."<ref name="Ashenden" />

"I've tried relentlessly to find my place within the binary gender structure. But it's not happening. It's just not happening. [...] I want only to be known as trans; not woman, not man."<ref>Roche, Juno. ''Trans Power: Own Your Gender'', Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. ISBN: 9781787750203</ref>

==References==
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Sydney Dolezal

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'''Sydney Dolezal''' is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Doll Skin, which was started in 2013 for a high-school Battle of the Bands.<ref name="BTS">{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beneath-the-surface/id1487345022?i=1000495269699|work=Beneath the Surface (podcast)|title=Sydney Dolezal of Doll Skin|date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101070033/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beneath-the-surface/id1487345022?i=1000495269699|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

As of 2020, Dolezal is openly [[bisexual|bi]] and [[genderfluid]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sydney_dolezal|number=1269400575067607041|title=gender fluid and bi!|date=June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=hi i sing in @DollSkinBand and im genderfluid/non-binary!|user=sydney_dolezal|number=1300882230919610369|date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>, having realized these identities during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="BTS" /> Their younger sibling is also nonbinary.<ref name="kerr_Doll">{{Cite web |title=Doll Skin's Sydney Dolezal: Why Stereotyping Any Gender Identity Must Stop |author=Dolezal, Sydney |work=Kerrang! |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=November 15, 2020 |url= https://www.kerrang.com/features/doll-skins-sydney-dolezal-why-stereotyping-any-gender-identity-must-stop/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507200022/https://www.kerrang.com/features/doll-skins-sydney-dolezal-why-stereotyping-any-gender-identity-must-stop/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Quotes==
{{quote|I do believe there are biases and stigma around non-men in the music industry that make it feel cold and uninviting to anyone who doesn’t fit the masculine role you see way too often in every part of the music industry. I can only hope that we can influence more women and non-men to do what they can to make their place and make their mark in this industry.<ref name="Setnyk">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Doll Skin who are touring with Anti Flag |last=Setnyk |first=Jason |work=The Seeker Newspaper Cornwall |date=March 7, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2020 |url= https://theseeker.ca/2020/03/interview-doll-skin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930234010/https://theseeker.ca/2020/03/interview-doll-skin/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}}

{{quote|Before the beginning of quarantine, like even on tour, I was still like [...] "I don't really know what I am but I guess I'm just still cishet, I'm still cis, I'm still straight, whatever," and then I got home, started really rethinking my life, and I'm like, "I am none of that." I am not straight, I am not cisgender, I am everything I never really thought I was.<ref name="BTS" />}}

==Links==
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/dollskinsyd Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/sleepygreenbean/ Instagram]

==References==
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[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: Performers]]
[[Category: USA]]
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Seven Graham

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'''Seven Graham''' is a British [[intersex]] activist, comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and drug addiction counsellor. They were a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and are a co-founder of the Amy Winehouse Foundation. In recognition of their intersex activism, ''The Independent on Sunday'' called them an [[LGBT]] "national treasure" and ranked them second in its 2015 "Rainbow List" of the most influential LGBT people in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intersexequality.com/acclaimed-solo-show-angels-are-intersex-starts-touring-next-year/|title=Acclaimed solo show Angels are Intersex starts touring next year!|last=|first=|date=November 8, 2017|website=Intersex Campaign for Equality|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> In 2017 they wrote and performed in a solo play called ''Angels are Intersex'', and in 2018 they executive produced the short film ''Ponyboi'', by [[River Gallo]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/being-born-both-sarah-grahams-solo-show-angels-are_b_59a3c782e4b0d0ef9f1c155d|title=Being Born Both: Sarah Graham’s Solo Show ‘Angels Are Intersex’|last=Galland|first=Suzannah|date=2017-08-28|website=HuffPost|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref>

==Links==
*[https://twitter.com/AddictionExpert Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/angelsareintersex/ Instagram]

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User:FriendlyFtmGuy

2025-09-09T14:05:25Z

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Hey! I'm a friendly female to male guy. I love to help out where I can.

Tzef Montana

2025-07-28T13:20:52Z

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'''Tzef Montana''' is a Greek model, actor, music manager, and LGBTQ+ activist. They are known for their pioneering role in nonbinary representation in Greek media, their advocacy work, and their appearances in international films. Montana is the founder of LGBT Center Greece and the author of the first book in Greek history to include the term "non-binary" in its title.
== Early career ==
Montana graduated from UCLA and began their career in the music industry. They worked at Interscope Records and managed artists including Slayer, Ghost, Mastodon, Ilia Darlin (their former spouse), and SOPHIE. In a 2018 DJ Mag cover story, SOPHIE referred to Montana as her manager{{Cite web |title=Cover story: SOPHIE|url=https://djmag.com/features/sophie|website=DJ Mag|date=2018-06-01|access-date=2025-07-28}}.

== Acting ==
Montana appeared in the 2022 film ''Dodo'', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Dodo |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/dodo/ |website=Festival de Cannes |access-date=2025-07-28}} and starred in ''Swimming Home''. Their performance in ''Dodo'' as Eva is noted as the first explicitly nonbinary character in Greek cinema.{{Cite web |title=Swimming Home Cast |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/428844/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=2025-07-28}}
== Activism ==
Montana is the founder of LGBT Center Greece, a nonprofit initiative focused on healthcare access, safe spaces, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ communities in Athens. They became widely known in Greece after intervening publicly in the trial of theatre director Dimitris Lignadis, where they openly criticized defense attorney Alexis Kougias and condemned the court system for what they described as its complicity in abuse and institutional cover-up.{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana kontra Kougia |url=https://www.news247.gr/koinonia/i-antidrasi-tis-tzef-montana-gia-ton-kougkia.9135217.html |website=News247 |language=el |date=2021-03-02 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
Montana also publicly confronted Greek journalist Giorgos Liagas after a televised segment that was widely criticized as transphobic. They later appeared on national television in a viral interview with Eve Beos, daughter of controversial Volos mayor Achilleas Beos, where they addressed gender identity, politics, and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in conservative Greek municipalities.
In 2023, Montana publicly denounced a sexual harassment scandal involving a Greek congressman, highlighting the lack of institutional support for survivors. That same year, they criticized Minister Lina Mendoni and the Greek Ministry of Culture for what they called "pinkwashing" during Thessaloniki Pride.
== Fallout with SOPHIE ==
Following their breakup in 2019, Montana publicly alleged that SOPHIE had privately identified as a man while publicly presenting as a trans woman for strategic and branding purposes. Montana stated that during their relationship and managerial role, they were directly involved in shaping SOPHIE’s public-facing identity — including trans-specific language used in key interviews and features. They later described this experience as emotionally destabilizing and traumatic, claiming it contributed to a period of personal crisis and near-detransition.
Montana has emphasized that their attempt to publicly share this story has been ignored or actively silenced by major queer platforms and institutions, despite being supported by private emails, firsthand interviews, and documented history. They argue that public memory around SOPHIE’s identity has been shaped by curated myth rather than full reality, and that this silencing reflects a broader discomfort with confronting complexity, especially in narratives involving fame, gender, and control.
In a widely shared 2025 essay titled ''The True Story Behind SOPHIE's Identity'', Montana wrote:
“SOPHIE’s public trans identity… was a fantasy that spiraled out of control... she took the time to learn. She asked questions. She cared… But the politics behind it—the pressure, the performance, the silence—were flawed.”{{cite web |last=Montana |first=Tzef |title=The True Story Behind SOPHIE's Identity |url=https://medium.com/@tzefmontana_16073/the-true-story-behind-sophies-identity-fdc3f12b1137 |website=Medium |date=2025-07-14 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
Montana has said they are not seeking to “undo” SOPHIE’s legacy, but to provide missing context that impacted both their personal life and how queer identity gets publicly constructed under media pressure. They argue that visibility should never come at the cost of truth, consent, or emotional survival.
== Writing ==
Montana authored a book that became the first in Greek literary history to feature the term "non-binary" in its title. The book blends memoir, theory, and cultural criticism and was profiled in ''Athens Voice''.{{Cite web |title=Αν δεν είμαι η Τζεφ Μοντάνα, δεν πάω ούτε μέχρι το περίπτερο |url=https://www.news247.gr/magazine/an-den-eimai-i-tzef-montana-den-pao-oute-mexri-to-periptero/ |website=News247 |language=el |date=2023-06-12 |access-date=2025-07-28}} Its ISBN is [[ISBN]] 9789609515221. The book blends memoir, theory, and cultural criticism and was profiled in ''Athens Voice''.{{Cite web |title=Αν δεν είμαι η Τζεφ Μοντάνα, δεν πάω ούτε μέχρι το περίπτερο |url=https://www.news247.gr/magazine/an-den-eimai-i-tzef-montana-den-pao-oute-mexri-to-periptero/ |website=News247 |language=el |date=2023-06-12 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
== Media coverage ==
Montana has been featured in:
''MEL Magazine''{{Cite web |last=Montana |first=Tzef |title=I'm a Non-Binary Greek Model and Queer Activist |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/im-a-non-binary-greek-model-and-queer-activist |website=MEL Magazine |date=2017 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''PAPER''{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jhoni |title=Non-Binary Greek Model Tzef Montana Keeps It Cute |url=https://www.papermag.com/tzef-montana-keeps-it-cute-2532482916.html |website=PAPER |date=2018-02-08 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''Intomore''{{Cite web |last=Penney |first=Alexis Blair |title=Model Tzef Montana Is Fashion's Nonbinary Future |url=https://www.intomore.com/culture/model-tzef-montana-is-fashions-nonbinary-future/ |website=Intomore |date=2018-03-13 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''YASS Magazine''{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana, the ultimate non-binary supermodel |url=https://yassmagazine.org/2018/11/07/tzefmontana/ |website=YASS Magazine |date=2018-11-07 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''Gay Times''{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana Feature |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/gay-times-magazine/20180801/281616716179026 |website=Gay Times (PressReader) |date=2018-08-01 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''Eyes on Hollywood''{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana in the Spotlight: A Story of Acceptance, Love and Fame |url=https://eyesonhollywood.com/tzef-montana-in-the-spotlight-a-story-of-acceptance-love-and-fame/ |website=Eyes on Hollywood |date=2023-09-03 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
== Quotes ==
"My gender is queer. It's not just about pink or blue, it's about fluidity beyond any one idea of what's right for anyone... I eventually realized gender norms and the way people performed them were the problem, not me."
== External links ==
[https://www.instagram.com/tzefmontana/ Instagram]
== References ==
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