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| This list of [[fictional depictions of nonbinary gender]] is for taking note of all examples of [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] in fiction in any kind of media. The media includes animation, board and card games, books and other literature, comics and graphic novels, movies, performance, TV, webseries, and video games. Since most people don't know that people can have a nonbinary gender identity, the way that nonbinary genders are represented in fiction can be a valuable part of nonbinary visibility and awareness. Fiction can also be an outlet for nonbinary people to explore their identities and the possibilities of society's attitudes toward them. These are reasons why representation matters. It's very rare for fiction to have any real representation of nonbinary gender. It's almost as rare for characters to have an undisclosed gender, or to have a fictional sex, which almost but not really counts as nonbinary representation. They're close enough that they are dealt with on this page and the page [[Undisclosed gender in fiction]]. | | This list of [[fictional depictions of nonbinary gender]] is for taking note of all examples of [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] in fiction in any kind of media. The media includes animation, board and card games, books and other literature, comics and graphic novels, movies, performance, TV, webseries, and video games. Since most people don't know that people can have a nonbinary gender identity, the way that nonbinary genders are represented in fiction can be a valuable part of nonbinary visibility and awareness. Fiction can also be an outlet for nonbinary people to explore their identities and the possibilities of society's attitudes toward them. These are reasons why representation matters. It's very rare for fiction to have any real representation of nonbinary gender. It's almost as rare for characters to have an undisclosed gender, or to have a fictional sex, which almost but not really counts as nonbinary representation. They're close enough that they are dealt with on this page and the page [[Undisclosed gender in fiction]]. |
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| There is a difference between being born with a physical [[intersex]] condition, and having a nonbinary gender identity. Many intersex people identify as just [[female]] or [[male]], not nonbinary. Many nonbinary people are not intersex. If a character has a real-life kind of intersex condition, you should still list them on this page only if they also have a nonbinary gender identity. | | There is a difference between being born with a physical [[intersex]] condition, and having a nonbinary gender identity. Many intersex people identify as just [[female]] or [[male]], not nonbinary. Many nonbinary people were not intersex, meaning they were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] or [[AMAB|assigned male at birth]]. If a character has a real-life kind of intersex condition, you should still list them on this page only if they also have a nonbinary gender identity. |
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| If you add a piece of media to this list, please describe exactly which character is nonbinary, and how this is told in canon, or your entry will be deleted. Do not include media here that just has a popular "headcanon" (a fan's imaginary interpretation) of a nonbinary character, because this isn't representation. Please include direct quotes from canon that are evidence that the character is nonbinary. | | If you add a piece of media to this list, please tell exactly which character is nonbinary, and how this is told in canon, or your entry will be deleted. Don't include media here that just has a popular "headcanon" (a fan's imaginary interpretation) of a nonbinary character, because this isn't representation. Please give direct quotes from canon that are evidence that the character is nonbinary. |
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| ==Nonbinary genders in fiction== | | ==Nonbinary genders in fiction== |
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| * In ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', the character Leeron states "I'm both and neither a man and a woman."<ref>''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi. Episode 2, 2007.</ref> (Most fans treat Leeron as a gay man.) | | * In ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', the character Leeron states "I'm both and neither a man and a woman." <ref>''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', episode 2</ref> (Most fans treat Leeron as a gay man.) |
| * Season four of ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' introduces the nonbinary character Double Trouble, who uses [[singular they]] pronouns and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Jacob Tobia]]. | | * Season four of ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' introduces the nonbinary character Double Trouble, who uses [[singular they]] pronouns and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Jacob Tobia]]. |
| * In the anime ''Soul Eater'', the character Crona is nonbinary. In a interview{{citation needed}} the writer said that he wanted to make a character that normalizes nonbinary/[[X-gender]], so all the other characters accept Crona's identity without question. (In the original translation they call Crona he/him; this is due to a mistranslation.) | | * Milo, from the ''Danger & Eggs'' animated series, is a minor nonbinary character played by the [[agender]] voice actor [[Tyler Ford]].<ref>''[https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever]'', Autostraddle, July 2017.</ref> |
| * Shep in ''Steven Universe Future'' is a human nonbinary character (as opposed to the Gems who are nonhuman, see [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Fictional_sexes|Fictional sexes section of this page]]). Shep uses [[singular they]] and is voiced by [[Indya Moore]]. | | * Shep in ''Steven Universe Future'' is a human nonbinary character (as opposed to the Gems who are nonhuman, see [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Fictional_sexes|Fictional sexes section of this page]]). Shep uses [[singular they]] and is voiced by [[Indya Moore]]. |
| * In Nickelodeon's ''Middle School Moguls'', one of the teachers, Wren, is nonbinary.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=TimGunn|number=1169338993034461185|title=Schools in session! Don’t forget to tune in this Sunday, September 8th at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT for the premiere of Nickelodeon's Middle School Moguls – starring yours truly as Wren, a non-binary teacher in the Mogul Academy Fashion Branch! #Nickelodeon #middleschoolmoguls #mogulize|date=4 September 2019}}</ref> | | *In Nickelodeon's ''Middle School Moguls'', one of the teachers, Wren, is nonbinary.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=TimGunn|number=1169338993034461185|title=Schools in session! Don’t forget to tune in this Sunday, September 8th at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT for the premiere of Nickelodeon's Middle School Moguls – starring yours truly as Wren, a non-binary teacher in the Mogul Academy Fashion Branch! |
| * Yuta "Yū" Asuka (飛鳥 悠, Asuka Yūta) from the Tokyo Broadcasting System anime series ''Stars Align'' had a short arc that touched on how they were [[questioning]] their gender identity. During this, they tell Maki that they want to be referred to with [[gender neutral language]] and that they think they are [[X-gender]] but don't want to be categorized. | | #Nickelodeon #middleschoolmoguls #mogulize|date=4 September 2019}}</ref> |
| * Astolfo from the ''Fate'' series uses ''both'' he/him and they/them pronouns, but presents in a very feminine manner. In their profile in ''Grand Order'' they list their gender as "le secret" per their request, and they use both male and female terms to describe themself, calling themself both a "cute boy", and a "maiden" in different scenes. Quotes from their bio include "Instead of making judgments based off of merits, Astolfo makes all choices based off if it feels good or not." and "Gender means nothing in the face of Astolfo's cuteness! But there's really no way Astolfo could be a girl...". Despite this many fans treat Astolfo as either a feminine man or a trans woman. Their pronouns also vary depending on the translation, with ''Grand Order''<nowiki/>'s English localization using they/them and ''Apocrypha's'' English dub using he/him.
| | *Envy from ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' is genderless and uses they/them pronouns |
| * Le Chevalier d'Eon from the ''Fate'' series is [[genderfluid]], and accepts being seen as either a man or a woman by the player. Both he/him and she/her [[pronouns]] are used interchangeably, and their "Self Suggestion" skill allows them to alter both their body and aura between being masculine and feminine. The historical figure they are based on was also [[intersex]].
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| * Enkidu from the ''Fate'' series is genderless and uses they/them pronouns.
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| * Odee the Okapi is a nonbinary character introduced in the Hulu show ''Madagascar: A Little Wild'', which is a spinoff of the Dreamworks film franchise. Odee is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Iris Menas]].<ref name="Madagascar2021">{{Cite web |title='Madagascar' Spinoff's Pride Episode Introduces Nonbinary Character |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |work=Pride.com |date=8 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |url= https://www.pride.com/tv/2021/6/08/madagascar-spinoffs-pride-episode-introduces-nonbinary-character|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609162116/https://www.pride.com/tv/2021/6/08/madagascar-spinoffs-pride-episode-introduces-nonbinary-character |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the Cartoon Network show ''Craig of the Creek'', minor character Merkid is nonbinary, recurring character Angel Jose is [[agender]], and minor character Pullstring is also agender.<ref name="insider-database">{{Cite web |title=We created the first-ever searchable database of 259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons that bust the myth that kids can't handle inclusion |author= |work=insider.com |date=June 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |url= https://www.insider.com/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-kids-database-2021-06?page=explore-database}}</ref>
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| * In the Netflix show ''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts'', the recurring character Asher Berdacs is nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" />
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| * In the Netflix show ''The Dragon Prince'', minor character Kazi is nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" />
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| * Recurring character Puck/Owen Burnett in the 1994-1997 Disney show ''Gargoyles'' was confirmed to be [[genderfluid]] and [[polysexual]] in a 2014 interview with the creative team.<ref name="insider-database" />
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| * Minor characters Milo and Sweet, from the ''Danger & Eggs'' animated series, are nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" /> Milo is played by the [[agender]] voice actor [[Tyler Ford]]<ref>''[https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever]'', Autostraddle, July 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324022836/https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and Sweet is voiced by nonbinary comedian [[RB Butcher]].
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| *In the Netflix kids' show ''Ridley Jones'', Fred the Bison is nonbinary and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Iris Menas]].<ref name="Walsh-RidleyJones">{{Cite web |title=New Netflix Show For Preschoolers Features A Nonbinary Bison—And LGBTQ+ Fans Are Cheering |last=Walsh |first=Mike |work=Comic Sands |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |url= https://www.comicsands.com/ridley-jones-netflix-nonbinary-bison-2653716236.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605074906/https://www.comicsands.com/ridley-jones-netflix-nonbinary-bison-2653716236.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In the Disney show ''The Owl House'', the character Raine Whispers is shown to be nonbinary, using singular they pronouns throughout their appearances. They are voiced by [[Avi Roque]]. Raine debuts in episode 7 of season 2.<ref name="Zogbi">{{Cite web |title=The Owl House Introduces Disney's First Non-Binary Character |author=Zogbi, Emily |work=CBR |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 |url= https://www.cbr.com/the-owl-house-disney-first-non-binary-character/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403210732/https://www.cbr.com/the-owl-house-disney-first-non-binary-character/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| |''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' | | |''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' |
| |Noelle Stevenson | | |Noelle Stevenson |
| |13/11/2018 - 15/05/2020 | | |04/2016 - now |
| |Dreamworks Animation Television | | |Dreamworks Animation Television |
| |Adventure | | |Adventure |
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| |''Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Furumetaru Arukemisuto'' | | |''Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Furumetaru Arukemisuto'' |
| |Director: Yasuhiro Irie | | |Yasuhiro Irie |
| Original Author: Hiromu Arakawa
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| |04/5/2009 – 07/4/2010 | | |04/5/2009 – 07/4/2010 |
| |Bones, MBS, Aniplex | | |Bones, MBS, Aniplex |
| |Adventure, Dark fantasy, Steampunk | | |Adventure, Dark fantasy, Steampunk |
| |Many hard events in first episodes | | |Many hard events in first episodes |
| |Many older translations used he/him when mentioning Envy, despite them only ever using non-gendered ways of refering to themself. | | |In most of translations was used he/him pronouns when mentioning them |
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| ===Audio=== | | ===Audio=== |
| | | * In the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'', there are four characters who are refered to as they/them. In the first season, The Adventure Zone: Balance, a minor character named Roswell (an Earth Elemental made of living clay in a suit of armor, who talks via a small bird) is [[agender]] and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[https://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell The Adventure Zone Wiki: Roswell]</ref> |
| ''Note: See the page [[Podcasts]] for nonfiction podcasts on the topic of gender outside the binary.''
| | *In the second season, ''The Adventure Zone: Amnesty'', a reoccurring secondary character named Hollis (the leader of a local gang named The Hornets) is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. <ref>[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis The Adventure Zone Wiki: Hollis]</ref> |
| | | *In the third season, ''The Adventure Zone: Graduation'', both a gnome student named Mimi and one of the recurring teachers, Festo the faerie, use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi|title=Mimi|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Festo|title=Festo|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> |
| * In the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'', there are several characters who are referred to with [[they/them]]. In the first season, ''The Adventure Zone: Balanc''e, a minor character named Roswell (an Earth Elemental made of living clay in a suit of armor, who talks via a small bird) is [[agender]] and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[https://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell The Adventure Zone Wiki: Roswell] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202457/http://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | * In the podcast series ''Welcome To Night Vale'', there are several non-binary characters who are referred to with "they" pronouns. Recurring non-binary characters include a scientist named Alice and the town's new Sheriff, Sam. |
| **In the second season, ''The Adventure Zone: Amnesty'', a reoccurring secondary character named Hollis (the leader of a local gang named The Hornets) is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. <ref>[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis The Adventure Zone Wiki: Hollis] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808233009/https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
| | *In the podcast ''The Penumbra Podcast'', there are a vast number of non-binary characters. The most prevalent of these is the namesake of the Juno Steel arc, who uses he/him pronouns but is explicitly non-binary and refers to himself as a lady on several occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepenumbrapodcast.fandom.com/wiki/Juno_Steel|title=Juno Steel|website=The Penumbra Podcast Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> |
| **In the third season, ''The Adventure Zone: Graduation'', both a gnome student named Mimi and one of the recurring teachers, Festo the faerie, use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi|title=Mimi|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808220528/https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Festo|title=Festo|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117033408/https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Festo|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In the podcast series ''Welcome To Night Vale'', there are several nonbinary characters who are referred to with "they" pronouns. Recurring nonbinary characters include a scientist named Alice and the town's new Sheriff, Sam. | |
| *In the podcast ''The Penumbra Podcast'', there are a vast number of nonbinary characters. The most prevalent of these is the namesake of the Juno Steel arc, who uses he/him pronouns but is explicitly nonbinary and refers to himself as a lady on several occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepenumbrapodcast.fandom.com/wiki/Juno_Steel|title=Juno Steel|website=The Penumbra Podcast Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115023357/https://thepenumbrapodcast.fandom.com/wiki/Juno_Steel|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | |
| *In the podcast ''The Strange Case of Starship Iris'', Krejjh uses they/them pronouns, finds the concept of binary genders funny and states "[no pronouns] feel great" | | *In the podcast ''The Strange Case of Starship Iris'', Krejjh uses they/them pronouns, finds the concept of binary genders funny and states "[no pronouns] feel great" |
| *The main character known as "The Runner" in the fantasy podcast ''And 195'' is nonbinary.<ref>http://and195podcast.com/story-and-characters</ref>
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| * The main character Rion in ''Sidequesting'' is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="podchaser">{{cite web|access-date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www.podchaser.com/lists/nonbinary-rep-107ZzsCTo0|title=Nonbinary Rep!|last=Minear|first=Tal|work=Podchaser|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201161218/https://www.podchaser.com/lists/nonbinary-rep-107ZzsCTo0|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In ''Inn Between'', Velune and Knowles both use [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Moonbase Theta, Out'', Ashwini Ray uses [[English neutral pronouns#Ze|ze/zir]] pronouns, Wilder uses she/they pronouns, and Alexandre Bragado-Fischer uses he/they pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Novitero'', Medic and Valzin both use they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Less Is Morgue'', Riley uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Light Hearts'', Kale uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Transmission Folklore'', Sorrel uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Null/Void'', supporting character Dodger uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Love and Luck'', supporting character CJ uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''The Van'', supporting character Audre uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Soulborn City'', supporting character Anacrea uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In ''Zoo'', supporting character Normandy uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
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| * In the Trinyvale Campaign of ''Not Another D&D Podcast'', the world has three deities: one male, one female, one nonbinary.
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| * In ''Loveville High'', a musical podcast, the character Jendrix is [[genderqueer]] and played by nonbinary actor [[Mason Alexander Park]].
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| * In the urban fantasy podcast ''Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services'', supporting character Desiree Onasis is nonbinary, uses they/them pronouns, and is played by nonbinary performer [[Zayn Thiam]].<ref name="Zutter">{{Cite web |title=8 Sweet, Funny, and Thrilling Queer Fiction Podcasts |last=Zutter |first=Natalie |work=Tor.com |date=16 October 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/10/16/8-sweet-funny-and-thrilling-queer-fiction-podcasts/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326003115/https://www.tor.com/2019/10/16/8-sweet-funny-and-thrilling-queer-fiction-podcasts/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Desiree first appears in episode eight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kalilastormfire.tumblr.com/post/173709521927/please-join-me-in-welcoming-zayn-thiam-the|title=Please join me in welcoming Zayn Thiam, the upcoming voice for Desiree Onasis.|date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721001525/https://kalilastormfire.tumblr.com/post/173709521927/please-join-me-in-welcoming-zayn-thiam-the|archive-date=21 July 2023|access-date=30 September 2021|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
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| * The main character Alex in ''Evergreen Sky'' is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.evergreenskypod.com/about |title=Archive copy |access-date=2020-11-23 |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721001522/https://www.evergreenskypod.com/about |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| * Several major characters in the podcast ''The Nonbinary Carrie Bradshaw'' are nonbinary.
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| * Magic the Gathering features multiple nonbinary characters. | | * Magic the Gathering features multiple nonbinary characters. |
| **Ashiok is a character of unknown gender, who explicitly resists categorisation.<ref>https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/61002920437/the-german-card-of-ashiok-uses-the-pronoun-der<br /> [https://web.archive.org/web/20221205214329/https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/61002920437/the-german-card-of-ashiok-uses-the-pronoun-der Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/102494647314/this-got-asked-to-maro-and-someone-pointed-out [https://web.archive.org/web/20210410005059/https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/102494647314/this-got-asked-to-maro-and-someone-pointed-out Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/102500055934/some-people-want-to-know-about-ashioks-gender [https://web.archive.org/web/20210410005104/https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/102500055934/some-people-want-to-know-about-ashioks-gender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Though some depictions of the character erroneously use “he” as a pronoun, Ashiok has no confirmed pronouns. It is commonly believed Ashiok uses no pronouns; but the official style guide rules out they/them pronouns on the basis not being "'proper' English", rather than as any reflection on the character.<ref>[https://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/122805111811/ashioks-style-guide-entry Ashiok's Style Guide Entry—The Official Magic the Gathering Tumblr] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230422184007/http://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/122805111811/ashioks-style-guide-entry Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> This guide has not been updated to reflect Magic's adoption of they/them pronouns for both players and characters, leaving Ashiok's relationship with they/them pronouns ambiguous. | | **Ashiok is a character of unknown gender, who explicitly resists categorisation.<ref>https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/61002920437/the-german-card-of-ashiok-uses-the-pronoun-der<br /></ref><ref>https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/102494647314/this-got-asked-to-maro-and-someone-pointed-out</ref><ref>https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/102500055934/some-people-want-to-know-about-ashioks-gender</ref> Though some depictions of the character erroneously use “he” as a pronoun, Ashiok uses no pronouns.<ref>[https://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/122805111811/ashioks-style-guide-entry Ashiok's Style Guide Entry—The Official Magic the Gathering Tumblr]</ref> |
| **Karn is an [[agender]]<ref name=":0">https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146423949568/karn-doesnt-care-use-whatever-you-like [https://web.archive.org/web/20210430190205/https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146423949568/karn-doesnt-care-use-whatever-you-like Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> golem from the plane of Dominaria created by the planeswalker Urza as part of his experiments with time travel. Narration and other characters use he/him pronouns for Karn, though he has no pronoun preference.<ref name=":0" /> Although as a golem he has no sex, he was assigned male at creation. | | **Karn is an [[agender]]<ref name=":0">https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146423949568/karn-doesnt-care-use-whatever-you-like</ref> golem from the plane of Dominaria created by the planeswalker Urza as part of his experiments with time travel. Narration and other characters use he/him pronouns for Karn, though he has no pronoun preference.<ref name=":0" /> Although as a golem he has no sex, he was assigned male at creation. |
| **Hallar the Firefletcher is an nonbinary elf from the Llanowar forest on the plane of Dominaria. They use an unknown elvish pronoun set which is described as "genderless" and reflecting their "ambiguous identity". The narration refers to them with they/them pronouns.<ref>https://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/173041035761/dominaria-prerelease-is-fast-approaching-so-lets [https://web.archive.org/web/20220901221059/http://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/173041035761/dominaria-prerelease-is-fast-approaching-so-lets Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | **Hallar the Firefletcher is an nonbinary elf from the Llanowar forest on the plane of Dominaria. They use an unknown elvish pronoun set which is described as "genderless" and reflecting their "ambiguous identity". The narration refers to them with they/them pronouns.<ref>https://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/173041035761/dominaria-prerelease-is-fast-approaching-so-lets</ref> |
| **Niko Aris, a planeswalker introduced in the ''Kaldheim'' set, is nonbinary and uses [[singular they]] pronouns. Some of ''Kaldheim'''s game designers are real nonbinary people.<ref name="Kaldheim">{{Cite web |title=Meet Niko Aris, New Non-Binary Planeswalker From Magic: The Gathering Kaldheim |author= Weekes, Princess|work=The Mary Sue |date=16 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.themarysue.com/niko-aris-non-binary-planeswalker-mtg-kaldheim/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032857/https://www.themarysue.com/niko-aris-non-binary-planeswalker-mtg-kaldheim/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="TurnerNiko">{{Cite web |title=Creating Niko Aris |last=Turner |first=Gerritt |work=Magic: The Gathering |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/creating-niko-aris-2020-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326022117/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/creating-niko-aris-2020-12-14 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| ** Alharu, Solemn Ritualist is a human monk from an unknown plane printed in ''Commander Legends''. Their character blurb uses they/them pronouns.<ref>https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/legendary-characters-commander-legends-part-2-2020-11-06</ref>
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| | *''Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction'' edited by Brit Mandelo |
| | *''River of the Gods'' and ''Cyberabad Days'' by Ian McDonald - India, 2050, with interesting subplots about [[Hijra]]. |
| | *''Luna: Wolf Moon'' and ''Luna: Moon Rising'', also by Ian McDonald |
| | *''Crooked Words'' by K. A. Cook has several short stories about characters who are explicitly said to be nonbinary. The character Chris cultivates an androgynous appearance, and asks to be called by [[Pronouns#they|"they" pronouns]]. Chris is in the short stories "Blue Paint, Chocolate and Other Similes" and "Everything In A Name."<ref>K. A. Cook, ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> In "The Differently Animated and Queer Society," the queer-identified characters Pat and Moon go by "[[Pronouns#Ze|ze, hir]]" and "[[Pronouns#Ou|ou]]" pronouns, respectively.<ref>K. A. Cook, "The Differently Animated and Queer Society." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> In "Misstery Man," the self-described non-binary character Darcy asks to be called by "[[Pronouns#Ey|ey and eir]]" pronouns.<ref>K. A. Cook, "Misstery Man." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> |
| | *Greg Egan's novel ''Distress'' (1995) includes transgender humans who transition to a specific gender outside the binary that they call "asex", called by [[Pronouns#Ve|ve pronouns]].<ref>John McIntosh, "ve, vis, ver." [http://www.urticator.net/essay/0/30.html]</ref> |
| | *In Kameron Hurley's fantasy novel, ''Empire Ascendant,'' all people in a consent culture get to choose which of the five gender roles they identify with. Hurley calls characters who are "ungendered" by singular they pronouns.<ref>Kameron Hurley, "Beyond He-Man and She-Ra: Writing nonbinary characters." https://intellectusspeculativus.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/guest-post-beyond-he-man-she-ra-writing-non-binary-characters-by-kameron-hurley/</ref> |
| | *In a short sci-fi story by Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/ Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade]" (2013), one of the characters is described as a "[[neutrois]]," and called by "they" pronouns.<ref>Alex Dally MacFarlane, "Post-Binary Gender in SF: ExcitoTech and Non-Binary Pronouns." June 3, 2014. ''Tor.'' http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/06/post-binary-gender-in-sf-excitotech-and-non-binary-pronouns</ref><ref>Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade." ''Clarkesworld Magazine.'' 2013. http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/</ref> |
| *''Stone Butch Blues'' by [[Leslie Feinberg]], a semi-autobiographical novel about a [[butch]] named Jess Goldberg, and 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. | | *''Stone Butch Blues'' by [[Leslie Feinberg]], a semi-autobiographical novel about a [[butch]] named Jess Goldberg, and 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. |
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| * ''Genderflex: Sexy Stories on the Edge and In Between'', edited by Cecelia Tan, is an anthology dedicated to breaking down the gender binary.<ref name="torf_Bend">{{Cite web |title=Bending Genre, Bending Gender |author= |work=Tor/Forge Blog |date=1 May 2012 |access-date=8 August 2021 |url= https://www.torforgeblog.com/2012/05/01/bending-genre-bending-gender/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329235710/https://www.torforgeblog.com/2012/05/01/bending-genre-bending-gender/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''Halfway Human'' by Carolyn Ives Gilman is from the perspective of Tedla, an adult nonbinary character in a high science fiction setting. It is worth noting that this portrayal deals with the genderless (called "blands") as a sub-class of people.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1082276.Halfway_Human [https://web.archive.org/web/20210109165914/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1082276.Halfway_Human Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In ''The Way of Thorn and Thunder'' fantasy series (also called ''The Kynship Chronicles''), by [[Two-Spirit]] author Daniel Heath Justice, there is a race called the Kyn, who recognize three genders: he-Kyn, she-Kyn and zhe-Kyn. These are specifically [[gender]]s, not [[sex]]es, according to reviewer [[Bogi Takács]].<ref name="kynship">{{Cite web |title=QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Part 1) |authorlink=Bogi Takács |last=Takács |first=Bogi |work=Tor.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001182336/https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Fool for Love'' (first written 2005, revised edition 2010), by Lisa Lees, is "A young adult coming of age / [[coming out]] romance with [[intersex]] and genderqueer main characters and a happy ending." ''A Triangular Attraction'' is the 2012 sequel, a "mystery novel with intersex, trans and genderqueer characters." Both can now be read free online in HTML or EPUB format on [https://lisalees.com/ll/books/index.html the author's website].
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| * Rose and Timothy in the ''Wolf House'' series by Mary Borsellino are nonbinary, as confirmed by the author, although different identity terminology is used in the text.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Borsellino |first=Mary |user=sharpest_rose |number=1252789205551288320|date=21 April 2020|title=Rose and Timothy in Wolf House are both nonbinary, though the term wasn't in as wide use in 2008 so they use other language to describe it.}}</ref>
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| *The short story collection ''Cyberabad Days'', by Ian McDonald, a follow-up to his 2004 novel ''River of Gods'', contains [[Hijra]] characters.
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| * The protagonist of ''Annabel'', written by Kathleen Winter, is [[intersex]] and raised as male, including genital surgery and being put on masculinizing medical treatments. They are given the name "Wayne" but sometimes go by "Annabel", and they identify "at least in part" with femininity/girlhood.<ref>{{cite book |title=Annabel |last=Winter |first=Kathleen |year=2010 |publisher=House of Anansi Press |quote=...he wondered what would happen if he could tell her they were both girls, at least in part.}}</ref> The protagonist's father takes great strides to encourage his child to be more masculine, whereas multiple women encourage the child's feminine side. Wayne/Annabel has been interpreted as nonbinary by some readers, with one reviewer saying the character is "both male/female in both body and soul".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/487958071?book_show_action=false |date=28 December 2012 |title=Laurie's Reviews > Annabel |access-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721001523/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/487958071?book_show_action=false |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Content note: Coercively assigned gender, infant genital surgery, sexual assault, ectopic pregnancy, some inaccurate/unrealistic depiction of intersex experiences.
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| * In ''Surface Detail'', by Iain M. Banks, the character Yime Nsokyi is "[[neuter]]-gendered" and has an [[intersex]] body by choice.
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| *''Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica'' edited by Tristan Taormino | | *''Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica'' edited by Tristan Taormino |
| | | * In ''Surface Detail'', the character Yime Nsokyi is "[[neuter]]-gendered" and has an [[intersex]] body by choice. |
| ====2012==== | | *At the end of ''Freakboy'', the main character, Brendan Chase identifies themselves as [[genderfluid]]. The book is primarily about their transition, and does end on a depressing note regarding their gender." |
| *''Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction'' edited by Brit Mandelo | | *In Sam Farren's novel ''Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir'' (2015) and its sequel ''Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath the Sun'' (2015), several nonbinary characters play important roles. All of them use "they" pronouns and are only described in gender-neutral terms. Their gender is not their defining feature - the novel's fictional society treats nonbinary genders as just as normal as binary ones. The author also identifies as nonbinary. |
| | *The main character in "Damsel Knight" by Sam Austin spends much of the book gender questioning, and ends questioning but also settled into an identity somewhere between male and female. She eventually chooses female pronouns and a male name. |
| | *Alex Fierro is a [[genderfluid]] character from the book series ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'', by Rick Riordan. Alex switches between she/her and he/him pronouns, although expressing that she normally uses she/her pronouns. Alex first appears in the book ''The Hammer of Thor,'' and is the love interest of the main character of the series, Magnus Chase. During ''The Hammer of Thor'', Alex states "I'm gender fluid and transgender" (Riordan 54). |
| | *''Halfway Human'' by Carolyn Ives Gilman is from the perspective of Tedla, an adult nonbinary character in a high science fiction setting. It is worth noting that this portrayal deals with the genderless (called "blands") as a sub-class of people.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1082276.Halfway_Human</ref> |
| | *'' Starless'' by Jacqueline Carey includes a major character who discovers their own identity and unique relationship with gender while travelling all over their world in an effort to prevent an ancient consuming darkness. They encounter a number of different cultural expressions of gender and expected gender roles and eventually find their own place among them. |
| | *Min Lee in the ''Under My Skin'' series by A. E. Dooland is nonbinary and accepts [[he/him]] or [[she/her]] pronouns, depending on the situation. Furthermore, the author has said that "She doesn't really like [[they/them]] (because she feels in many cases it draws too much attention to her gender), but in an event where someone used those pronouns, she'd prefer you just went along with it, too. [...] Min ''does'' typically prefer male-gendered words, such as 'boyfriend' and 'husband' etc."<ref>{{cite web|title=Anonymous asked: What pronouns does Min prefer?|date=July 19, 2019|url=https://asynca.tumblr.com/post/186394898034/what-pronouns-does-min-prefer}}</ref> |
| | * A minor character in ''A Tyranny of Queens'' by [[Foz Meadows]] is nonbinary. |
| | * Jules, one of the main characters in ''Finna'' by [[Nino Cipri]], is nonbinary and uses [[singular they]]. |
| *In [[Sassafras Lowrey]]'s ''Roving Pack'', the protagonist, named Click, is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[ze/hir]] pronouns. | | *In [[Sassafras Lowrey]]'s ''Roving Pack'', the protagonist, named Click, is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[ze/hir]] pronouns. |
| | *''Felix Ever After'' stars a [[demiboy]] and was written by [[Kacen Callender]] who is a demiboy as well. |
| | *Ben De Backer in ''I Wish You All The Best'' is nonbinary. (Their sister is accepting but the rest of the family isn't.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Nonbinary Teen Makes Their Way In The World In 'I Wish You All The Best' |last=Kontis |first=Alethea |work=NPR.org |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2019/06/01/726669344/a-nonbinary-teen-makes-their-way-in-the-world-in-i-wish-you-all-the-best}}</ref> The author, [[Mason Deaver]], is also nonbinary. |
| | *In the fantasy books ''Divided Worlds'' and ''The Ascension of Lark'', by Jennifer Ridge, the character Lark is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. There is an author's note at the end of ''Divided Worlds'' which specifically describes Lark as "non-binary and androgynous". |
| | *In Blanca & Roja, by Anna-Marie McLemore, the character Page is [[genderqueer]].<ref name="Paxson">{{Cite web |title=Light And Dark, Characters Shine In 'Blanca & Roja' |last=Paxson |first=Caitlyn |work=NPR.org |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja}}</ref> |
| | *In ''The Black Tides of Heaven'' by nonbinary author [[JY Yang]], gender is not assigned at birth and children get to choose at a gender confirmation later in life. One of the characters, Akeha feels at home with the childhood nonbinary designation.<ref name="Casey">{{Cite web |title=8 Fiction Books with Non-Binary Characters |author=Casey |work=Autostraddle |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=25 May 2020 |url= https://www.autostraddle.com/8-fiction-books-with-non-binary-characters-439192/}}</ref> |
| | *In ''The Brilliant Death'' by Amy Rose Capetta, one of the main characters, Cielo, is nonbinary. (Another main character, who is cis, has to [[crossdress]] for a disguise.)<ref name="Casey" /> |
| | *''Long Macchiatos and Monsters'', by Alison Evans, is a romance between a trans guy and a genderqueer person.<ref name="Casey" /> |
| | *''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> |
| | *''Lizard Radio'' by [[Pat Schmatz]]<ref name="Casey" /> |
| *''First Spring Grass Fire'', by [[Rae Spoon]], tells the story of a nonbinary kid growing up in the 80s and 90s in Calgary, Canada.<ref name="Casey" /> | | *''First Spring Grass Fire'', by [[Rae Spoon]], tells the story of a nonbinary kid growing up in the 80s and 90s in Calgary, Canada.<ref name="Casey" /> |
| * ''Stranger Skies'', by Katje Van Loon, has a planet whose society recognizes five genders: woman, man, [[agender]], [[trigender]], and [[genderqueer]]. | | * Sal in ''Mask of Shadows'' and ''Ruin of Stars'', by Linsey Miller, is genderfluid. |
| * In ''Every Day'', a novel by David Levithan, the protagonist named A wakes up every day in a different person's body. Each person whose body A inhabits has a clear-cut gender identity, but A themself says, "I didn’t think of myself as a boy or a girl—I never have."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040504if_/https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|archive-date=31 January 2019|url =https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|title=Trans Characters in Fiction|date=27 June 2018|last=Miceli|first=Cami}}</ref> The novel was adapted into a 2018 film.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026672/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230218224328/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026672/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *Lelia in ''The Lost Coast'', by Amy Rose Capetta, is a nonbinary gray-asexual, and described as such in the text. |
| | | *The 2019 YA book ''In the Silences'' has many characters who self-define as nonbinary, including the protagonist.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Silences|year=2019|last=Roberts|first=Ann|publisher=Bella Books|ISBN=9781642471267}}</ref> |
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| | *The novel ''Somebody Told Me'' (by bigender author [[Mia Siegert]]) has a bigender protagonist who goes by Alexis and/or Aleks.<ref name="Lerner">{{Cite web |title=A Book Trailer, Podcast, and Mia Siegert's Playlist for Somebody Told Me |author= |publisher=Lerner Publishing Group |work=The Lerner Blog |date=May 2020 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url= https://lernerbooks.blog/2020/05/a-book-trailer-podcast-and-mia-siegerts-playlist-for-somebody-told-me.html}}</ref> |
| *In a short sci-fi story by Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/ Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade]" (2013), one of the characters is described as a "[[neutrois]]," and called by "they" pronouns.<ref>Alex Dally MacFarlane, "Post-Binary Gender in SF: ExcitoTech and Non-Binary Pronouns." June 3, 2014. ''Tor.'' http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/06/post-binary-gender-in-sf-excitotech-and-non-binary-pronouns [https://web.archive.org/web/20230521042751/http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/06/post-binary-gender-in-sf-excitotech-and-non-binary-pronouns Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Benjanun Sriduangkaew, "Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade." ''Clarkesworld Magazine.'' 2013. http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519102505/http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sriduangkaew_12_13/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
| | * Alani Baum, the protagonist of [[John Elizabeth Stintzi]]'s ''Vanishing Monuments'', is nonbinary. Stintzi realized they themself were nonbinary during the writing of this novel.<ref name="VanishingMonuments">{{Cite web |title=Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional |last=Porter |first=Ryan |work=Quill and Quire |date=April 2020 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://quillandquire.com/authors/debut-author-john-elizabeth-stintzi-talks-poetry-gender-identity-and-their-love-of-the-unconventional/}}</ref> |
| *''Crooked Words: A Collection of Queer, Transgender and Womanist Writings'' by K. A. Cook has several short stories about characters who are explicitly said to be nonbinary. The character Chris cultivates an androgynous appearance, and asks to be called by [[Pronouns#they|"they" pronouns]]. Chris is in the short stories "Blue Paint, Chocolate and Other Similes" and "Everything In A Name."<ref>K. A. Cook, ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> In "The Differently Animated and Queer Society," the queer-identified characters Pat and Moon go by "[[Pronouns#Ze|ze, hir]]" and "[[Pronouns#Ou|ou]]" pronouns, respectively.<ref>K. A. Cook, "The Differently Animated and Queer Society." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> In "Misstery Man," the self-described nonbinary character Darcy asks to be called by "[[Pronouns#Ey|ey and eir]]" pronouns.<ref>K. A. Cook, "Misstery Man." ''Crooked Words.'' Unpaged.</ref> | | * ''Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams'', by Ceilidh Michelle, is a coming-of-age novel starring a [[nonbinary woman]].<ref name="BZM">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams |work=All Lit Up |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-Butterflies-Zebras-Moonbeams}}</ref> |
| *At the end of ''Freakboy'', the main character, Brendan Chase identifies themselves as [[genderfluid]]. The book is primarily about their transition, and does end on a depressing note regarding their gender. | | * ''The Nap-Away Motel'', by Nadja Lubiw-Hazard, has a supporting character named Ori who is nonbinary.<ref name="NapAwayMotel">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: The Nap-Away Motel |work=All Lit Up |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-The-Nap-Away-Motel}}</ref> |
| * The Micah Grey trilogy (''Pantomime'' 2013, ''Shadowplay'' 2014, and ''Masquerade'' 2017), by Laura Lam, stars Micah, an intersex nonbinary teen who runs away from home to join the circus. | | * In ''The Way of Thorn and Thunder'' fantasy series (also called ''The Kynship Chronicles''), by [[Two-Spirit]] author Daniel Heath Justice, there is a race called the Kyn, who recognize three genders: he-Kyn, she-Kyn and zhe-Kyn. These are specifically [[gender]]s, not [[sex]]es, according to reviewer [[Bogi Takács]].<ref name="kynship">{{Cite web |title=QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Part 1) |authorlink=Bogi Takács |last=Takács |first=Bogi |work=Tor.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ }}</ref> |
| | | * ''Our Bloody Pearl'', by D.N. Bryn, features a nonbinary siren named Perle who falls in love with a pirate.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40612896-our-bloody-pearl</ref> |
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| | * In the Star Wars novel ''Aftermath: Life Debt'', Eleodie Maracavanya is a human pirate who "is of an undisclosed gender separate from male or female", Eleodie mainly uses zhe/zher pronouns, occasionally using he/him or she/her.<ref name="Yip">{{Cite web |title=7 Genderqueer Characters to Celebrate Pride Month |last=Yip |first=By Annaliese |work=CBR |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=14 September 2020 |url= https://www.cbr.com/7-genderqueer-characters-to-celebrate-pride-month/}}</ref> |
| * In ''Just Girls'' by Rachel Gold, the side character Nico is nonbinary and uses various [[neopronouns|nonstandard pronouns]] such as [[English_neutral_pronouns#Per|per]] and [[English_neutral_pronouns#Yo|yo]]. Note: the main story centers on a [[cis]] woman who pretends she is trans in order to protect another woman who actually is trans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Just Girls: Danika at The Lesbrary's review|date=15 September 2014|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1056011765?book_show_action=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721001522/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1056011765?book_show_action=true|archive-date=21 July 2023|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
| | * In the romance novel ''Unmasked by the Marquess'' (by Cat Sebastian), one of the main characters (Robin) is nonbinary.<ref name="Unmasked">{{Cite web |title=Behind the Book - Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian |author=Sebastian, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/22620-twist-trope-break-binary-find-true-love-romance}}</ref> |
| *Min Lee in the ''Under My Skin'' series by A. E. Dooland (''Under My Skin'' 2014, ''Flesh & Blood'' 2015, and ''Solve for i'' 2017) is nonbinary and accepts [[he/him]] or [[she/her]] pronouns, depending on the situation. Furthermore, the author has said that "She doesn't really like [[they/them]] (because she feels in many cases it draws too much attention to her gender), but in an event where someone used those pronouns, she'd prefer you just went along with it, too. [...] Min ''does'' typically prefer male-gendered words, such as 'boyfriend' and 'husband' etc."<ref>{{cite web|title=Anonymous asked: What pronouns does Min prefer?|date=July 19, 2019|url=https://asynca.tumblr.com/post/186394898034/what-pronouns-does-min-prefer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906201935/https://asynca.tumblr.com/post/186394898034/what-pronouns-does-min-prefer|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | | * In ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley, Toni is a genderqueer student at Harvard in a long-distance relationship.<ref name="Acree">{{Cite web |title=Robin Talley: Young love in a nonbinary world |author=Acree, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya}}</ref> |
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| *In Sam Farren's novel ''Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir'' (2015) and its sequel ''Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath the Sun'' (2015), several nonbinary characters play important roles. All of them use "they" pronouns and are only described in gender-neutral terms. Their gender is not their defining feature - the novel's fictional society treats nonbinary genders as just as normal as binary ones. The author is a nonbinary lesbian.<ref>https://athetos.tumblr.com/post/181997780240/hey-uhhh-go-read-literally-anything-by-sam-farren</ref>
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| *In ''No More Heroes'', by Michelle Kan, the character Fang is genderfluid and aroace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Heroes-Michelle-Kan-ebook/product-reviews/B010TDJ0BM/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews|title=Customer Reviews for No More Heroes|website=Amazon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721002016/https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Heroes-Michelle-Kan-ebook/product-reviews/B010TDJ0BM/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews|archive-date=21 July 2023|access-date=13 December 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
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| *The main character in ''Damsel Knight'', by Sam Austin, spends much of the book [[gender questioning]], and ends questioning but also settled into an identity somewhere between male and female. She eventually chooses she/her pronouns and a masculine name.
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| *''Lizard Radio'' by [[Pat Schmatz]] has a nonbinary protagonist named Kivali "Lizard" Kerwin.<ref name="Casey" /><ref name="kirk_LIZA">{{Cite web |title=LIZARD RADIO |author= |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pat-schmatz/lizard-radio/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818160240/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pat-schmatz/lizard-radio/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''A Boy Called Cin'', by Cecil Wilde, is a romance novel told from the point of view of Tom, a mostly-closeted genderqueer billionaire who falls for a trans man.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609104330/https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/22/trans-book-month-corey-alexander/| url=https://justlovereviews.com/2017/07/22/trans-book-month-corey-alexander/|archive-date=9 June 2019|last=Alexander|first=Corey| authorlink=Corey Alexander|title=A Baker's Dozen of Stories Centering Non-Binary Characters}}</ref>
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| * In ''Defying Convention'', also by Cecil Wilde, one of the main characters, AJ, is a [[femme]] genderqueer person who uses singular "they" pronouns.<ref name="Evans2017">{{Cite web |title=My gender didn't exist in fiction when I was growing up – so I wrote myself into existence |author=Evans, Alison |authorlink=Alison Evans |work=the Guardian |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/28/my-gender-didnt-exist-in-fiction-when-i-was-growing-up-so-i-wrote-myself-into-existence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531105641/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/28/my-gender-didnt-exist-in-fiction-when-i-was-growing-up-so-i-wrote-myself-into-existence |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''Love Spell'', by Mia Kerick, the protagonist Chance is out as [[gay]] but feels uncertain about their gender identity, "being stuck in the gray area between girl and boy".<ref name="good_Love">{{Cite web |title=Love Spell |author= |work=goodreads.com |date= |access-date=9 October 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25550836-love-spell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322150828/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25550836-love-spell|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *In Kameron Hurley's fantasy novel, ''Empire Ascendant,'' all people in a consent culture get to choose which of the five gender roles they identify with. Hurley calls characters who are "ungendered" by singular they pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GUEST POST: Beyond He-Man & She-Ra: Writing Non-Binary Characters by Kameron Hurley |author=Hurley Kameron |work=Intellectus Speculativus |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=27 September 2021 |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>
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| *''Long Macchiatos and Monsters'', by [[Alison Evans]], is a romance between a trans guy and a genderqueer person.<ref name="Casey" />
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| * In ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley, Toni is a genderqueer student at Harvard in a long-distance relationship.<ref name="Acree">{{Cite web |title=Robin Talley: Young love in a nonbinary world |author=Acree, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206172314/https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Symptoms of Being Human'' stars Riley Cavanaugh, a closeted [[genderfluid]] teenager. The book text never uses a gendered pronoun for Riley and never discloses Riley's [[gender assigned at birth]].<ref name="Stewart">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms of Being Human - Book Review |last=Stewart |first=Darienne |work=commonsensemedia.org |date= |access-date=4 October 2020 |url= https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/symptoms-of-being-human|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603023611/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/symptoms-of-being-human |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Note: the book has some possibly triggering subjects, including child abuse, transphobic violence, bullying, murder, and suicidal thoughts/attempts.<ref name="supe_Symp">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms Of Being Human Summary |author= |work=SuperSummary |date= |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425035630/https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In the sci-fi thriller novel ''Zero-G: Book 1'' (by William Shatner and Jeff Rovin), Adsila Waters is described multiple times as "[[pan-gender]]" (used as both an adjective and a noun in the book). "He" and "she" pronouns are variously used for Adsila. Adsila is also able to shapeshift her [[sex|sex characteristics]] to accompany gender switches.
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| * In the Star Wars novel ''Aftermath: Life Debt'', Eleodie Maracavanya is a human pirate who "is of an undisclosed gender separate from male or female". Eleodie mainly uses zhe/zher pronouns, occasionally using he/him or she/her.<ref name="Yip">{{Cite web |title=7 Genderqueer Characters to Celebrate Pride Month |last=Yip |first=By Annaliese |work=CBR |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=14 September 2020 |url= https://www.cbr.com/7-genderqueer-characters-to-celebrate-pride-month/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421233942/https://www.cbr.com/7-genderqueer-characters-to-celebrate-pride-month/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Documenting Light'', by EE Ottoman, is a romance between the characters Grayson and Wyatt; Wyatt is nonbinary.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31922116-documenting-light</ref>
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| * In ''The Lauras'', by Sara Taylor, teenaged Alex says they have never felt like a boy nor a girl. Content note: there is a graphic scene in which a man sexually assaults Alex.<ref name="good_Darq">{{Cite web |title=Darque Dreamer's review of The Lauras |author= |work=goodreads.com |date=6 September 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2110137433?book_show_action=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721002610/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2110137433?book_show_action=true |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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| * In the young adult fantasy book ''Ida'', by genderqueer author [[Alison Evans]], the main character's partner, Daisy, is genderqueer.<ref name="Evans2017" />
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| * ''Light Up The Dark'', by Suki Fleet, has a minor character named Loz who uses [[singular they]] pronouns. Another character says about Loz: "They don't want to identify as a boy or a girl."
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| *Alex Fierro is a [[genderfluid]] character from the book series ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'', by Rick Riordan. Alex switches between she/her and he/him pronouns, although expressing that she normally uses she/her pronouns. Alex first appears in the 2016 book ''The Hammer of Thor,'' and is the love interest of the main character of the series, Magnus Chase. During ''The Hammer of Thor'', Alex states "I'm gender fluid and transgender" (Riordan 54).
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| * In ''An Unsuitable Heir'', by K.J. Charles, the character Pen Starling says "I'm not a woman, but that doesn't make me a man either." He/him pronouns are used for Pen, although Pen states that these pronouns don't feel ideal. Note: much of the plot involves an "imminent threat to force Pen to [...] conform to a binary gender."<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33841918-an-unsuitable-heir [https://web.archive.org/web/20230530091653/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33841918-an-unsuitable-heir Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *''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>
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| * A minor character in ''A Tyranny of Queens'' by [[Foz Meadows]] is nonbinary.
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| * In ''The Black Tides of Heaven'' by nonbinary author [[Neon Yang]], gender is not assigned at birth and children get to choose at a gender confirmation later in life. One of the characters, Akeha feels at home with the childhood nonbinary designation.<ref name="Casey">{{Cite web |title=8 Fiction Books with Non-Binary Characters |author=Casey |work=Autostraddle |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=25 May 2020 |url= https://www.autostraddle.com/8-fiction-books-with-non-binary-characters-439192/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226150808/https://www.autostraddle.com/8-fiction-books-with-non-binary-characters-439192/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''Luna: Wolf Moon'' (2017) and its sequel ''Luna: Moon Rising'' (2019), by Ian McDonald, have a nonbinary character named Vidhya Rao.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna:_Wolf_Moon and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna:_Moon_Rising</ref>
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| * ''River of Teeth'', by [[Sarah Gailey]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow">{{Cite web |title=Book Recs: Twitter's Favourite Trans Books |author= |work=Reads Rainbow |date=13 May 2020 |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://readsrainbow.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/book-recs-twitters-favourite-trans-books/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225164049/https://readsrainbow.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/book-recs-twitters-favourite-trans-books/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Raven Stratagem'', by Yoon Ha Lee, has nonbinary side characters.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * In ''The Tiger's Watch'' by Julia Ember, the protagonist Tashi is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[they/them]] pronouns. The author notes that "Being [[Misgendering|misgendered]] and forced to change their appearance in order to hide is a source of conflict in the novel. It is not the central plot conflict, though."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/questions/738992-this-sounds-like-an-awesome-story-i-m|title=Shade asked: This sounds like an awesome story! I'm confused by the use of 'their' instead of 'her' or 'him' though.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009132437/https://www.goodreads.com/questions/738992-this-sounds-like-an-awesome-story-i-m|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * Sal in ''Mask of Shadows'' (2017) and ''Ruin of Stars'' (2018), by Linsey Miller, is genderfluid.
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| *In the fantasy books ''Divided Worlds'' (2017) and ''The Ascension of Lark'' (2019), by Jennifer Ridge, the character Lark is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. There is an author's note at the end of ''Divided Worlds'' which specifically describes Lark as "non-binary and androgynous". Content note: In ''The Ascension of Lark'' there is some misgendering, homelessness, and physical abuse in the flashbacks to Lark's younger days. Their [[deadname]] is redacted in the text.
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| * In ''At the Edge of the Universe'', Ozzie's best friend Lua is genderfluid and is referred to with different pronouns throughout the book.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1900257728?book_show_action=false|title=jami's Reviews > At the Edge of the Universe|date=2 February 2017|website=Goodreads|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721003039/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1900257728?book_show_action=false|archive-date=21 July 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
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| * ''No Man of Woman Born'', by Ana Mardoll, is a collection of fantasy short stories with a range of non-cis protagonists, including trans women, trans men, genderfluid protagonists, bigender protagonists, and agender protagonists.<ref name="IllustratedPage">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQIAP Protagonists in Fantasy and Science Fiction |author= |work=The Illustrated Page |date= |access-date=20 February 2021 |url= https://www.theillustratedpage.net/diversity-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction/lgbtq-protagonists-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309195940/http://theillustratedpage.net//diversity-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction/lgbtq-protagonists-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In ''Jilted'' by Lilah Suzanne, Link is "a genderqueer artist who lives life by their own rules".<ref name="stor_Jilt">{{Cite web |title=Jilted (print edition) |author= |work=Interlude Press |date= |access-date=28 October 2020 |url= https://store.interludepress.com/products/jilted-print-edition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712190822/https://store.interludepress.com/products/jilted-print-edition|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In ''Only See You'', by J.D. Chambers, Mal Copol is nonbinary.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38227512-only-see-you [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117155015/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38227512-only-see-you Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In Blanca & Roja, by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], the character Page is [[genderqueer]].<ref name="Paxson">{{Cite web |title=Light And Dark, Characters Shine In 'Blanca & Roja' |last=Paxson |first=Caitlyn |work=NPR.org |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003032528/https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/655871750/light-and-dark-characters-shine-in-blanca-roja |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Kink Aware'', by Morticia Knight, is a BDSM romance book starring a [[genderqueer]] character named Cruella. Cruella uses singular they, and the other protagonist, a man named Ray, says that Cruella is "the first person I've wanted who doesn't identify as male or female." Content note: references to past physical abuse.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kink Aware |last=Knight |first=Morticia |year=2018 |publisher=Pride Publishing}}</ref>
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| * ''Our Bloody Pearl'', by D.N. Bryn, features a nonbinary siren named Perle who falls in love with a pirate.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40612896-our-bloody-pearl [https://web.archive.org/web/20230710080246/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40612896-our-bloody-pearl Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In the romance novel ''Unmasked by the Marquess'' (by Cat Sebastian), one of the main characters ends up identifying as nonbinary.<ref name="Unmasked">{{Cite web |title=Behind the Book - Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian |author=Sebastian, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/22620-twist-trope-break-binary-find-true-love-romance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601220612/https://www.bookpage.com/behind-the-book/22620-twist-trope-break-binary-find-true-love-romance/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the novel ''Star Wars: Last Shot'', Taka Jamoreesa is nonbinary and uses [[singular they]] pronouns. This was confirmed by the author on Twitter.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=djolder|number=1305540927008788483|title=This is still happening in translations and it's such a disappointment (See the translation and tweet below in the thread). Taka Jamoreesa is nb. Their pronouns are they/them. That's it. Find a way, translators, editors, publishers. Any other gendering is incorrect, it's erasure.|date=14 September 2020}}</ref>
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| *'' Starless'' by Jacqueline Carey includes a major character who discovers their own identity and unique relationship with gender while travelling all over their world in an effort to prevent an ancient consuming darkness. They encounter a number of different cultural expressions of gender and expected gender roles and eventually find their own place among them.
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| * Eli/Ellie, the protagonist of ''Genderfluid: A Cinderella Story'' (by Bridget Quinones) is, as the title says, [[genderfluid]]. Note: story contains transphobic violence and the T-slur.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45880850-genderfluid</ref>
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| *In ''The Brilliant Death'' by Amy Rose Capetta, one of the main characters, Cielo, is nonbinary. (Another main character, who is cis, has to [[crossdress]] for a disguise.)<ref name="Casey" />
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| * The protagonist of ''Baker Thief'', by Claudie Arseneault, is [[bigender]] and [[aromantic]].<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>
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| * ''Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night'', by Katherine Fabian & Iona Datt Sharma, has a genderqueer protagonist and genderqueer side characters.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * In the novel ''Anger is a Gift'', by [[Mark Oshiro]], the main character has a nonbinary friend.<ref name="AngerGift">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Mark Oshiro, Author of ANGER IS A GIFT |last=Sridhar |first=Priya |work=BOOK RIOT |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=4 March 2021 |url= https://bookriot.com/mark-oshiro-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326190642/https://bookriot.com/mark-oshiro-interview/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''Quiver'', by Julia Watts, main character Zo is genderfluid.
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| * In the cyberpunk adventure ''Lucky 7'', by Rae D Magdon, Rami is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucky 7 by Rae D Magdon: Book Review |last=Aten |first=K. |work=The Lesbian Review |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=16 November 2021 |url= https://www.thelesbianreview.com/lucky-7-rae-d-magdon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110075330/https://www.thelesbianreview.com/lucky-7-rae-d-magdon/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *Ben De Backer in ''I Wish You All The Best'' is nonbinary. (Their sister is accepting but the rest of the family isn't.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Nonbinary Teen Makes Their Way In The World In 'I Wish You All The Best' |last=Kontis |first=Alethea |work=NPR.org |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2019/06/01/726669344/a-nonbinary-teen-makes-their-way-in-the-world-in-i-wish-you-all-the-best|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414103433/https://www.npr.org/2019/06/01/726669344/a-nonbinary-teen-makes-their-way-in-the-world-in-i-wish-you-all-the-best |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The author, [[Mason Deaver]], is also nonbinary.
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| * ''Weak Heart'', by Ban Gilmartin, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="ReadsRainbow2021">{{Cite web |title=Book Recs: Standalone Fantasy |author= |work=Reads Rainbow |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=21 August 2021 |url= https://readsrainbow.com/2021/05/book-recs-standalone-fantasy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117073710/https://readsrainbow.com/2021/05/book-recs-standalone-fantasy |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''All That Entails'', by E.M. Hamill: "A [[gender-fluid]] prince finds an unexpected ally in an arranged marriage with a [[transgender man]]."<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/all-that-entails/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20221201034013/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/all-that-entails/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The genderfluid Prince Dorian is described as having a "fluid nature", "suspended between male and female, one rising, the other ebbing without pattern or reason."
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| * ''Blood Borne'', by Archer Kay Leah, stars a nonbinary character, Adren, who uses ce/cir pronouns.<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/blood-borne/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808115152/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/blood-borne/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * ''What Blooms Beneath'', by A.D. Ellis, is a fantasy/scifi romance between Kellan, a pansexual man, and Rhône, a nonbinary [[intersex]] person.<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/what-blooms-beneath/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20211127034445/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/what-blooms-beneath/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * Melchior is a small side character in ''Shatter the Sky'' by Rebecca Kim Wells. Melchior is only addressed using they/them pronouns and genderless language such as "person," although it is never explicitly stated that they are nonbinary.
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| * In the book ''Zenobia July'' by Lisa Bunker, a supporting character named Arli is genderqueer and uses vo/ven/veir pronouns. The main character Zenobia is a trans girl.
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| * ''Of Kindred and Stardust'', by Archer Kay Leah, is a sci-fi polyamorous romance. One of the main characters, Mack Ainsley Tsallis, is nonbinary and uses [[xe/xir]] pronouns. Content note: Mentions of transphobia in the character's past, and a reference to xir [[deadname]].
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| * ''Best Game Ever: A Virtuella Novel'', by R R Angell, is a sci-fi young adult story centering on "a group of gay, nonbinary, and straight college nerds".<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Best-Game-Ever-Virtuella-Novel/dp/1949532097/</ref>
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| * The young-adult book ''In the Silences'' has many characters who self-define as nonbinary, including the protagonist.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Silences|year=2019|last=Roberts|first=Ann|publisher=Bella Books|ISBN=9781642471267}}</ref>
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| * In the romance novel ''Gypsy's Rogue'', by Layla Dorine, main character Gypsy is genderfluid and uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="qri-gypsy">{{Cite web |title=Gypsy's Rogue |author= |work=Queeromance Ink |date= |access-date=23 February 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/gypsys-rogue/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020232927/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/gypsys-rogue/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * ''Quick Fire'', by Alex Silver, is an "urban fantasy romance featuring a trans man and an [[asexual]] non-binary person".<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/quick-fire/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20201202122144/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/quick-fire/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * ''Starfall Ranch'', by California Dawes, is a lesbian romance with a nonbinary side character named Wallis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R12S7W9YQA6PXQ/|author=Jay Pi|title=Strudel, Love, and Farm Bots - oh, my!|date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721003542/https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R12S7W9YQA6PXQ/|archive-date=21 July 2023|access-date=5 July 2021|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
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| * ''Rom & Yuli'', by Amara Lynn, is a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy romance between a man and a nonbinary person.<ref name="lets_LowH">{{Cite web |title=Low Heat Romance Recommendations |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/low-heat-romance-recommendations/ |at=page 3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019095120/https://letsfoxaboutit.com/low-heat-romance-recommendations/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In Karolina Fedyk's Polish-language novel ''Skrzydła'' (''Wings''), there is a nonbinary character Eliri who is referred to with [[Gender neutral language in Polish|oni/ich pronouns]].<ref name="telesep">{{Cite web |title=[PL] Czerwcowe czytanie pełne dumy |author= |work=Teleseparatist |date=6 June 2019 |access-date=29 November 2020 |url= https://teleseparatist.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/pl-czerwcowe-czytanie-pelne-dumy/ |language=pl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305211308/https://teleseparatist.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/pl-czerwcowe-czytanie-pelne-dumy/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://zaimki.pl/korpus#oni-ich |title=Niebinarna polszczyzna w tekstach kultury |language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226062919/https://zaimki.pl/korpus |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams'', by Ceilidh Michelle, is a coming-of-age novel starring a [[nonbinary woman]].<ref name="BZM">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams |work=All Lit Up |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-Butterflies-Zebras-Moonbeams|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805144612/https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-Butterflies-Zebras-Moonbeams |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''The Nap-Away Motel'', by Nadja Lubiw-Hazard, has a supporting character named Ori who is nonbinary.<ref name="NapAwayMotel">{{Cite web |title=First Fiction Friday: The Nap-Away Motel |work=All Lit Up |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-The-Nap-Away-Motel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324131224/https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2019/First-Fiction-Friday-The-Nap-Away-Motel |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the mystery-fantasy book ''Out of Salem'' by Hal Schrieve, the protagonist Z Chilworth is nonbinary and recently became a zombie. Content note: the story contains body horror, family abuse, suicidal ideation, police violence toward children and marginalized groups, fatphobic and homophobic bullying, and discussion of medical abuse.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40585222-out-of-salem [https://web.archive.org/web/20230331141504/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40585222-out-of-salem Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * ''The Melting Queen'', by Bruce Cinnamon, has a genderfluid protagonist named River Runson.
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| * ''Sexarchate: Hot Equations'', by Lia Meyers, is a sexually explicit sci-fi with a nonbinary character. From the same publisher (Less Than Three Press), ''A Party for Lola'' by Caitlin Ricci and ''Beginnings'' by Alexa Black also contain nonbinary characters.<ref name="LT3tumblr">{{cite web|url=https://lessthanthreepress.tumblr.com/search/non-binary|title=Less Than Three Press: Search results containing "non-binary"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026214542/https://lessthanthreepress.tumblr.com/search/non-binary|archive-date=26 October 2020|access-date=26 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Note: these books may be hard to find, as the publisher closed down in 2019.
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| * ''Why We Fight'', by T.J. Klune, has a bigender protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * Lelia in ''The Lost Coast'', by Amy Rose Capetta, is a nonbinary gray-asexual, and described as such in the text.
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| *In the children's book (ages 8-12) ''The Moon Within'', by Aida Salazar, Marco is genderfluid. Content note: Part of the plot involves main character Celi getting her first period.
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| * ''The Vela'', a multi-author serially-published space opera, has a nonbinary character named Niko who uses [[they/them]] pronouns. There are other nonbinary characters as well. Yoon Ha Lee, one of the authors, revealed that in the original drafts "Niko was originally a [[cisgender]]ed male character named Oskar".<ref name="Hadi_thevela">{{Cite web |title=Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1) |last=Hadi |first=Shana E. |work=The Stanford Daily |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/03/06/unveiling-the-vela-an-interview-with-becky-chambers-s-l-huang-and-yoon-ha-lee-part-1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604002617/https://stanforddaily.com/2019/03/06/unveiling-the-vela-an-interview-with-becky-chambers-s-l-huang-and-yoon-ha-lee-part-1/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Jack Long and the Demon Deal'', by L. J. Hamlin, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="jacklong">{{Cite web |title=Cover Reveal: Jack Long and the Demon Deal by L. J. Hamlin |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/cover-reveal-jack-long-and-the-demon-deal-by-l-j-hamlin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019084412/https://letsfoxaboutit.com/cover-reveal-jack-long-and-the-demon-deal-by-l-j-hamlin/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Note: may be hard to find, as the publisher closed down in 2019.
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| * ''Girl, Woman, Other'', by Bernardine Evaristo, revolves around twelve characters, one of which is a nonbinary person named Morgan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo review – joy as well as struggle |last=Frazer-Carroll |first=Micha |work=The Guardian |date=8 May 2019 |access-date=4 November 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/08/girl-woman-other-by-bernardine-evaristo-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519191248/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/08/girl-woman-other-by-bernardine-evaristo-review |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''The Nonbinary Bunny'', by [[Maia Kobabe]], is a children's book that is "a loving re-make of the classic children's story The Runaway Bunny (1942) by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Herd. In this version, the little bunny comes out as nonbinary to eir mother and uses a variety of metaphors to explain what that means."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nonbinary Bunny |author=Kobabe, Maia |authorlink=Maia Kobabe |work=Etsy |date= |access-date=5 November 2021 |url= https://www.etsy.com/listing/738066629/the-nonbinary-bunny|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203134431/https://www.etsy.com/listing/738066629/the-nonbinary-bunny |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> ''The Nonbinary Bunny'' can be read for free at [https://redgoldsparkspress.com/projects/7121743 this page on the publisher's website].
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| * ''Ho’onani: Hula Warrior'' is a picture book based on the true story of a Native Hawaiian [[māhū]] child.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In New Picture Book, a Hawaiian Child Finds a Place Between Boy and Girl |author= |work=Mombian |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=8 November 2021 |url= https://mombian.com/2019/11/15/in-new-picture-book-a-hawaiian-child-finds-a-place-between-boy-and-girl/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413200256/https://mombian.com/2019/11/15/in-new-picture-book-a-hawaiian-child-finds-a-place-between-boy-and-girl/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''The First Sister'', by [[Linden A. Lewis]], has multiple protagonists; one of them (Hiro val Akira) is nonbinary and genderqueer.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=lindenalewis |number=1300381570197598218|date=31 August 2020|title=The First Sister is bisexual; I am bisexual. Hiro is nonbinary; I am nonbinary. However, Hiro is Japanese, which I am not. Lito is panromantic asexual, which I am not. In these cases, I hired sensitivity readers for feedback.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=lindenalewis|number=1290286655304171522|title=Tomorrow THE FIRST SISTER releases! Meet Hiro, our final POV char. Hiro val Akira is:[Sparkles] Nonbinary genderqueer (they/them) [Sparkles] A spy-like Dagger [Sparkles] Lito’s former partner [Sparkles] A traitor to the Icarii?!|date= 3 August 2020}}</ref> At one point in the book, someone asks "Hey, Hiro, are you a boy or a girl?" and Hiro answers "I am what I am. Neither. Both. Who cares?"<ref name="Beeson">{{Cite web |title=My Favorite Bit: Linden Lewis talks about THE FIRST SISTER |last=Beeson |first=Donovan |work=Mary Robinette Kowal |date= |access-date=13 July 2021 |url= https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit-linden-lewis-talks-about-the-first-sister/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810175808/https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit-linden-lewis-talks-about-the-first-sister/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''My Maddy'', by Gayle E. Pitman, is a children's book about a [[Family|nonbinary parent]].<ref name="good_MyMa">{{Cite web |title=My Maddy |author= |work=goodreads.com |date= |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43271383-my-maddy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326170123/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43271383-my-maddy|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * ''A More Graceful Shaboom'' is a 2020 children's book written by Jacinta Bunnell and illustrated by Crystal Vielula. The protagonist, Harmon Jitney, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>{{cite web |title=LGBTQAI+ Non-Binary Childrens Book by Jacinta Bunnell- A More Graceful Shaboom- Kid's Picture Book |url=https://www.etsy.com/listing/876633975/lgbtqai-non-binary-childrens-book-by |last=Bunnell |first=Jacinta |access-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004052/https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/876633975/lgbtqai-non-binary-pride-childrens-book |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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| * ''Whirlwind'', by Reese Morrison, is a collection of interconnected short romance/sex stories. Dakota is [[intersex]] and nonbinary, describing their gender identity as "a combination of the best of both genders and something else beside." Carla is [[genderqueer]] and [[Masculine of center|masculine-of-center]] and uses [[he/him]] pronouns. Charlie is a [[gender questioning]] [[butch]] who uses [[she/her]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Whirlwind |last=Morrison |first=Reese|year=2020|edition=Kindle}}</ref>
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| * ''Under Shifting Stars'', by Alexandra Latos, has a genderfluid protagonist and a nonbinary love interest.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286277-under-shifting-stars [https://web.archive.org/web/20210528155842/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286277-under-shifting-stars Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In ''The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass'', by [[Adan Jerreat-Poole]], the character Tav is nonbinary.<ref name="Deo">{{Cite web |title=Review: The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass by Adan Jerreat-Poole |last=Deo |first=Annie |work=The Nerd Daily |date=7 September 2020 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/review-the-girl-of-hawthorn-and-glass-by-adan-jerreat-poole/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417060830/https://thenerddaily.com/review-the-girl-of-hawthorn-and-glass-by-adan-jerreat-poole/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The author is also nonbinary.<ref>{{cite tweet| user=AdanJerreat|number=973313816548315138|date= 12 March 2018|title=Non-binary thoughts: coming out as nb feels like giving myself permission to stop judging myself by gendered standards, and to play with performing boyishness or androgyny as well as femme #genderplay #nonbinary}}</ref>
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| * In the fantasy-mystery novel ''The Last Smile in Sunder City'', by Luke Arnold, one of the side characters is "an ageless nonbinary demon historian".<ref name="SunderCity">{{Cite web |title=Book Review - The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold |last=Cohen-Perez |first=Stephanie |work=BookPage.com |date=25 February 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/reviews/24930-luke-arnold-last-smile-sunder-city-science-fiction-fantasy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330233454/https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/24930-luke-arnold-last-smile-sunder-city-science-fiction-fantasy/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Bloodlaced'', by Courtney Maguire, is a paranormal romance including the character Asagi who is "Both a man and a woman".<ref name="Bloodlaced">{{Cite web |title=Bloodlaced |author= |work=Queeromance Ink |date= |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/bloodlaced/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027202424/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/bloodlaced/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Skythane'', a sci-fi book by J. Scott Coatsworth, includes some nonbinary characters, both human and alien.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O.E. Tearmann recommends Skythane |author=Tearmann, O.E. |work=bookbub.com |date= |access-date=27 September 2021 |url= https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/3379140071 |quote=The LGBT issues are nicely worked into the arc of the story, causing no ripples in the flow. In fact, they're so well worked in that I had to go back and note the easy acceptance of tweeners (nonbinary folks) and triads, bookmarking those points for future mention. Now that's clever. By the time we get to non-human and non-binary aliens who use three gender pronouns, I didn’t even blink. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323111507/https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/3379140071 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''The Flowers of Time'', by A. L. Lester, is a romance between Edie and Jones; Jones is nonbinary and "probably [[Demisexual|demi/gray asexual]]", per the author.<ref name="FlowersOfTime">{{Cite web |title=The Flowers of Time |author= |work=Queeromance Ink |date= |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/the-flowers-of-time/ |quote=I started out with Jones, who I knew was non-binary and Edie, who's sexuality can best be described as 'pragmatic'. And as their journey over the mountains progressed it became clear that Jones was probably demi/gray asexual, as well. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325142523/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/the-flowers-of-time/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''Felix Ever After'' stars a [[demiboy]] and was written by [[Kacen Callender]] who is a demiboy as well.
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| * ''Finding Me'', by Stella Rainbow, is a romance between a [[genderfluid]] [[nonbinary]] person named Charlie and a [[gender-nonconforming]] man named Brady.<ref>{{cite book |title=Finding Me|last=Rainbow|first=Stella|year=2020}}</ref>
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| * In ''Recipe for Two'', by Tia Fielding and Lisa Henry, Wyatt Abbot is "struggling to come to terms with the fact that he's [[genderfluid]]."<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Recipe-Two-Tia-Fielding-ebook/dp/B085FZZGJ9/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20221204090135/https://www.amazon.com/Recipe-Two-Tia-Fielding-ebook/dp/B085FZZGJ9 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *The novel ''Somebody Told Me'' (by [[bigender]] author [[Mia Siegert]]) has a bigender protagonist who goes by Alexis and/or Aleks.<ref name="Lerner">{{Cite web |title=A Book Trailer, Podcast, and Mia Siegert's Playlist for Somebody Told Me |author= |publisher=Lerner Publishing Group |work=The Lerner Blog |date=May 2020 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url= https://lernerbooks.blog/2020/05/a-book-trailer-podcast-and-mia-siegerts-playlist-for-somebody-told-me.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127074348/https://lernerbooks.blog/2020/05/a-book-trailer-podcast-and-mia-siegerts-playlist-for-somebody-told-me.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Life Minus Me'', by Sara Codair, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2">{{Cite web |title=Book Releases: 2020 Books With Non-Cis Protagonists |author= |work=Reads Rainbow |date=16 January 2020 |access-date=2 November 2020 |url= https://readsrainbow.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/book-releases-2020-books-with-non-cis-protagonists/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110064052/https://readsrainbow.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/book-releases-2020-books-with-non-cis-protagonists/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Spellhacker'', by M. K. England, has a nonbinary love interest character.<ref name="readsrainbow2" />
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| * ''To the Flame'', by A. E. Ross, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" />
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| * ''Queens of Noise'', by Leigh Harlen, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" />
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| * ''Bloodsister'', by Alia Hess, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" />
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| * ''The Strangeworlds Travel Agency'', by L.D. Lapinski, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow2" />
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| * ''Belle Révolte'', by Linsey Miller, has nonbinary side characters.<ref name="bellerev">{{Cite web |title=Review: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/review-belle-revolte-by-linsey-miller/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028114200/https://letsfoxaboutit.com/review-belle-revolte-by-linsey-miller/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * ''Ana on the Edge'', by [[A. J. Sass]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow2" />
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| * ''Into the Real'', by [[Z Brewer]], has a genderqueer protagonist named Quinn.<ref name="Adler-Reads">{{Cite web |title=Happy International Nonbinary People's Day! |last=Adler |first=Dahlia |work=LGBTQ Reads |date=14 July 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 |url= https://lgbtqreads.com/2021/07/14/happy-nonbinary-visibility-day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309010955/https://lgbtqreads.com/2021/07/14/happy-nonbinary-visibility-day/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In ''Night Shine'', by Tessa Gratton, the character Kirin Dark-Smile is nonbinary.<ref name="NightShine">{{Cite web |title=A Mismatched Adventure: Night Shine by Tessa Gratton |last=Bourke |first=Liz |work=Tor.com |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2020/09/10/book-reviews-night-shine-by-tessa-gratton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316082855/https://www.tor.com/2020/09/10/book-reviews-night-shine-by-tessa-gratton/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * Jules, one of the main characters in ''Finna'' by [[Nino Cipri]], is nonbinary and uses [[singular they]].
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| * Alani Baum, the protagonist of [[John Elizabeth Stintzi]]'s ''Vanishing Monuments'', is nonbinary. Stintzi realized they themself were nonbinary during the writing of this novel.<ref name="VanishingMonuments">{{Cite web |title=Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional |last=Porter |first=Ryan |work=Quill and Quire |date=April 2020 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://quillandquire.com/authors/debut-author-john-elizabeth-stintzi-talks-poetry-gender-identity-and-their-love-of-the-unconventional/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131170610/https://quillandquire.com/authors/debut-author-john-elizabeth-stintzi-talks-poetry-gender-identity-and-their-love-of-the-unconventional/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''The Four Profound Weaves'', by [[R.B. Lemberg]], has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * In ''The Empress of Salt and Fortune'' and ''When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain'' by Nghi Vo, the character Chih is nonbinary.<ref name="Ladd">{{Cite web |title=Review: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo |last=Ladd |first=Christina |work=The Nerd Daily |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune-nghi-vo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105205158/https://thenerddaily.com/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune-nghi-vo/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref>
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| * ''Love Yourself: A Genderfluid Romance'', by N. R. Blythe, is a sexually explicit romance featuring a genderfluid person who goes by Cora when in girl mode and Corey when in boy mode.
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| * ''Shameful Scars'', by A. L. Williams, is a paranormal romance starring Gabriel, a nonbinary angel.<ref name="amaz_Sham">{{Cite web |title=Customer Review: Shameful scars |author=Cheryl_cajun |work=amazon.com |date=14 June 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R23Z4KKA7LKDFB/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B089G8N99X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004043/https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R23Z4KKA7LKDFB/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B089G8N99X |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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| * ''Dragons Past Dawn'', by Ennis Rook Bashe, has two nonbinary protagonists: Sely, who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, and Andreas, who uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Xe.2C_xir|xe/xir]] pronouns.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dragons Past Dawn|year=2020|last=Bashe |first=Ennis Rook}}</ref>
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| * ''Upright Women Wanted'', by [[Sarah Gailey]], has a nonbinary character.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * ''The Thirty Names of Night'' by Zeyn Joukhadar, stars a closeted Syrian American [[nonbinary man|nonbinary boy]] who uses he/him pronouns.<ref name="30names">{{Cite web |title=Review: 'The Thirty Names of Night' ties past to present in compelling tale of nonbinary identity |last=Barbiero |first=Delfina V |work=USA TODAY |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=27 November 2020 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/11/24/review-the-thirty-names-night-delves-into-nonbinary-identity/6407219002/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531045507/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/11/24/review-the-thirty-names-night-delves-into-nonbinary-identity/6407219002/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ZeynJoukhadar/status/1331252073434898435 Twitter thread by Zeyn Joukhadar], 24 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201124171425/https://twitter.com/ZeynJoukhadar/status/1331252073434898435 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * ''Phoenix Extravagant'', by Yoon Ha Lee, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * ''The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water'', by Zen Cho, has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * ''Euphoria Kids'', by [[Alison Evans]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * ''Once & Future'', by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * ''Foxfire in the Snow'', by J.S. Fields, is a fantasy book with a nonbinary protagonist named Sorin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Foxfire in the Snow – J.S. Fields |author= |work=jscottcoatsworth.com |date=3 August 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url= https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/announcement-giveaway-foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325115438/https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/announcement-giveaway-foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Foxfire In The Snow by J.S. Fields: Audiobook Review |author=Sheena |work=The Lesbian Review |date=6 October 2021 |access-date=4 November 2021 |url= https://www.thelesbianreview.com/foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828085122/https://www.thelesbianreview.com/foxfire-in-the-snow-j-s-fields/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Earth Reclaimed'', by nonbinary author [[Sara Codair]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="magicalreads2021">{{Cite web |title=LIST: 2021 lgbtq+ ya releases |author=Michelle |work=magical reads |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=21 August 2021 |url= https://magicalreads7.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/list-2021-lgbtq-ya-releases/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819233307/https://magicalreads7.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/list-2021-lgbtq-ya-releases/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''The Warlock Snare'', by Jimena i. Novaro, has a nonbinary love interest.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''This Golden Flame'', by Emily Victoria, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Billions of Beautiful Hearts'', by Kevin Craig, has a nonbinary protagonist and nonbinary love interest.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Curse of the Divine'' (Ink in the Blood book #2), by Kim Smejkal, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Bruised'', by Tanya Boteju, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Victories Greater Than Death'', by Charlie Jane Anders, has multiple nonbinary side characters.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Between Perfect and Real'', by Ray Stoeve, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Meet Cute Diary'', by Emery Lee, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''When You Get the Chance'', by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson, has a nonbinary love interest.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''The Ghosts We Keep'', by nonbinary author [[Mason Deaver]], has a nonbinary protagonist.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''The Passing Playbook'', by Isaac Fitzsimons, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''The (Un)popular Vote'', by Jasper Sanchez, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Indestructible Object'', by Mary McCoy, has nonbinary character(s).<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms'', written by Crystal Frasier and illustrated by Val Wise, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''A Dark and Hollow Star'', by genderfluid author [[Ashley Shuttleworth]], has a genderfluid side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''All Our Hidden Gifts'', by Caroline O'Donoghue, has a genderfluid love interest.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''There's Magic Between Us'', by Jillian Maria, has a genderfluid side character.<ref name="magicalreads2021" />
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| * ''Love Kills Twice'', by Rien Gray, is a romance between a woman and the nonbinary assassin she hires to kill her abusive husband. The assassin is named Campbell and uses [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/love-kills-twice/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20210731163422/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/love-kills-twice/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In the short story collection ''Sarahland'', by Sam Cohen, the story "Gemstones" features a genderqueer couple: Manny and Ry.<ref name="Sarahland">{{Cite web |title=Heartbreak and Existential Hope in 'Sarahland' |last=MacAllen |first=Ian |work=Chicago Review of Books |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021 |url= https://chireviewofbooks.com/2021/03/17/heartbreak-and-existential-hope-in-sarahland/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531095542/https://chireviewofbooks.com/2021/03/17/heartbreak-and-existential-hope-in-sarahland/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Saving Throw'', by Alex Silver, is a romance between "Errol, demisexual panromantic production coordinator who likes to be in control and his first love, Rene, a non-binary [[trans masc]] ex-hockey player turned coach."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saving Throw |author= |work=QueeRomance Ink |date= |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/saving-throw/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207225954/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/saving-throw/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * ''+1 Bonus'', also by Alex Silver, is a romance between a man named Max and "a snarky genderfluid tea seller" named Si/Simon/Simone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plus One Bonus |author= |work=QueeRomance Ink |date= |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/plus-one-bonus/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024065433/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/plus-one-bonus/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * ''Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts'', by Amara Lynn, is a short young-adult sci-fi starring a character named Sallon Lee who uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="AmaraLynn1">{{Cite web |title=REVIEW: Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts – Amara Lynn |author=scott |work=QueeRomance Ink |date=24 June 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/2021/06/24/review-futures-friends-and-other-firsts-amara-lynn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127034949/https://www.queeromanceink.com/2021/06/24/review-futures-friends-and-other-firsts-amara-lynn/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the romance/suspense novel ''A Jade's Diamond'', by Char Dafoe, the main characters are a [[Butch#Soft_butch|soft butch]] prostitute named Nayvee LaCroix and a [[Butch#Stone_butch|stone butch]] millionaire Trystan Diamond. Both characters are nonbinary and use [[singular they]] pronouns.<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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| * ''Shug's Daddy'', by Siobhan Smile, is a sexually-explicit romance between a man named Grey and a nonbinary person named Sugar or Shug.<ref name="quee_Shug">{{Cite web |title=Shug's Daddy |author= |work=queeromanceink.com |date= |access-date=5 April 2021 |url= https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/shugs-daddy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731163704/https://www.queeromanceink.com/book/shugs-daddy/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * ''Both Can Be True'', by Jules Machias, has a [[genderfluid]] main character named Ash.<ref name="Adler-Reads" />
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| * ''Gender Optics'', by genderfluid author [[Shalen Lowell]], has a genderfluid protagonist named Alex. Content note: the novel is set in a world where [[Cisnormativity|cisnormative]] gender ideals are legally enforced.<ref name="Farrell-GenderOptics">{{Cite web |title=An Exclusive Interview with Shalen Lowell, Author of Debut Novel Gender Optics |last=Farrell |first=Robyn Hussa |work=We Are The Real Deal |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |url= http://wearetherealdeal.com/2021/03/22/an-exclusive-interview-with-shalen-lowell-author-of-debut-novel-gender-optics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408151718/http://wearetherealdeal.com/2021/03/22/an-exclusive-interview-with-shalen-lowell-author-of-debut-novel-gender-optics/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Spin With Me'', by Ami Polonsky, is a middle-school novel featuring Ollie who is nonbinary.<ref name="Koehler">{{Cite web |title=#ReadWithPride: Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky |last=Koehler |first=Mimi |work=The Nerd Daily |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=19 October 2020 |url= https://www.thenerddaily.com/spin-with-me-by-ami-polonsky/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124074340/https://www.thenerddaily.com/spin-with-me-by-ami-polonsky/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''This is Our Rainbow'', edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby, is an anthology of stories for middle-grade children. All the included stories have main characters that are LGBTQ+ in some way, including nonbinary characters.<ref name="Adler-Reads" />
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| * ''The Heartbreak Bakery'', by A.R. Capetta, is a romance between two nonbinary people, Syd ([[no pronouns]]) and Harley ([[he/him]] or [[they/them]]).<ref name="Adler-Reads" />
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| * The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601054432/https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Love Limits'', by genderqueer author [[Reese Morrison]], has a main character named Ash who is nonbinary and intersex, as well as Deaf. Their love interest is an asexual man named Zhong. Content note: the book centers around a BDSM kink relationship.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product-reviews/B08VVF6N6M Customer reviews for ''Love Limits'' on Amazon]</ref>
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| * Fantasy novel ''In The Ravenous Dark'', by A.M. Strickland, has a nonbinary [[asexual]] character.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=*whispers* I have an upcoming YA dark fantasy with a blood mage who's pan, a lesbian love interest (also a mage), an enby/ace best friend (also a mage), and a m/f/f poly relationship if you want more queer with your magic use:|user=AdriAnneMS|number=1270142172285689856|date=8 June 2020}}</ref>
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| * In ''Simply the Best'', by Karen Kallmaker, one of the main character's best friends comes out as nonbinary near the start of the book.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simply The Best by Karin Kallmaker: Book Review |author=Sheena |work=The Lesbian Review |date=31 October 2021 |access-date=4 November 2021 |url= https://www.thelesbianreview.com/simply-best-karin-kallmaker/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124123537/https://www.thelesbianreview.com/simply-best-karin-kallmaker/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea'', by Ashley Herring Blake, is a middle-grade book with a nonbinary side character named Jules.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea |author= |work=Mombian |date= |access-date=8 November 2021 |url=https://mombian.com/database/hazel-bly-and-the-deep-blue-sea/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004630/https://mombian.com/database/hazel-bly-and-the-deep-blue-sea/ |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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| * The polyamorous sci-fi romance book ''Blasted Research'', by nonbinary author CoffeeQuills, stars Dr. Jules who is asexual and nonbinary. Dr. Jules uses [[xe/xem/xyr/xemself]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Blasted-Research-Post-Apocalyptic-Polyamorous-Romance-ebook/dp/B09QZ1RS35/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230515063122/https://www.amazon.com/Blasted-Research-Post-Apocalyptic-Polyamorous-Romance-ebook/dp/B09QZ1RS35/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * Aimed at children eight to twelve years old, the book ''Both Can Be True'' by Jules Machias has two protagonists, one of which is a [[genderfluid]] kid named Ash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Both Can Be True Book (Paperback) |author= |work=www.gayprideshop.co.uk |date= |access-date=26 February 2022 |url= https://gayprideshop.co.uk/products/both-can-be-true-book-paperback |quote=Ash is no stranger to feeling like an outcast. For someone who cycles through genders, it's a daily struggle to feel in control of how people perceive you. Some days Ash is undoubtedly girl, but other times, 100 percent guy. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325144501/https://gayprideshop.co.uk/products/both-can-be-true-book-paperback |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref>
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| *''The Water Outlaws'', a fantasy epic inspired by the 14th-century Chinese novel ''Water Margin'', is by [[genderqueer]] author [[S. L. Huang]] and has "a high percentage of [[gender nonconformity]] and of gender identities that in modern times we would call trans or nonbinary." ''The Water Outlaws'' is expected out in 2022.<ref name="wateroutlaws">{{Cite web |title=S. L. Huang’s New Take on the Most Famous Chinese Novel You’ve Never Read in English: Announcing The Water Outlaws |work=Tor.com |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2020/10/15/book-announcements-s-l-huang-the-water-outlaws/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321100522/https://www.tor.com/2020/10/15/book-announcements-s-l-huang-the-water-outlaws/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105123856/http://erinptah.com/catperson/ But I'm A Cat Person]'' by Erin Ptah - Urban fantasy webcomic featuring a [[bigender]] character - Timothy/Camellia Mattei - as well as numerous 'Beings' who are able to take on both male and female forms. Also features various LGB characters. Updates three times a week. | | *''[http://erinptah.com/catperson/ But I'm A Cat Person]'' by Erin Ptah - Urban fantasy webcomic featuring a [[bigender]] character - Timothy/Camellia Mattei - as well as numerous 'Beings' who are able to take on both male and female forms. Also features various LGB characters. Updates three times a week. |
| *''[http://chaoslife.findchaos.com Chaos Life]'' by A. Stiffler and K. Copeland - A light-hearted, semi-autobiographical webcomic about the everyday idiosyncrasies of an [[agender]] person, their female partner, and their cats. Also covers various issues relating to GSM topics, politics, and mental health. Updates weekly. | | *''[http://chaoslife.findchaos.com Chaos Life]'' by A. Stiffler and K. Copeland - A light-hearted, semi-autobiographical webcomic about the everyday idiosyncrasies of an [[agender]] person, their female partner, and their cats. Also covers various issues relating to GSM topics, politics, and mental health. Updates weekly. |
| *''[http://www.egscomics.com/ El Goonish Shive]'' includes a main character who identifies as genderfluid several years into the comic. Author Dan Shive has said that Tedd, like the author, has always been genderfluid but did not realise there was a word for it or even a concept of being nonbinary until much later in life. The comic also includes various other LGBT characters as well as shapeshifting technology. | | *''[http://www.egscomics.com/ El Goonish Shive]'' includes a main character who identifies as genderfluid several years into the comic. Author Dan Shive has said that Tedd, like the author, has always been genderfluid but did not realise there was a word for it or even a concept of being nonbinary until much later in life. The comic also includes various other LGBT characters as well as shapeshifting technology. |
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| *''[http://kyleandatticus.tumblr.com/ Kyle & Atticus]'' by Sfé R Monster - Webcomic about the adventures of a genderqueer teenager, Kyle, and their robot friend, Attticus. Currently on hiatus. | | *''[http://kyleandatticus.tumblr.com/ Kyle & Atticus]'' by Sfé R Monster - Webcomic about the adventures of a genderqueer teenager, Kyle, and their robot friend, Attticus. Currently on hiatus. |
| *[http://nwain.com Nwain: The Knight Who Wandered Dream] by Terrana Cliff - Fantasy webcomic with nonbinary main character, a knight from a culture with five genders. Extensively animated. PG-13. Updates when able. | | *[http://nwain.com Nwain: The Knight Who Wandered Dream] by Terrana Cliff - Fantasy webcomic with nonbinary main character, a knight from a culture with five genders. Extensively animated. PG-13. Updates when able. |
| *''[https://rain.thecomicseries.com Rain]'' by Jocelyn Samara - A light-hearted high-school webcomic that follows a trans girl and her friends, including Ky(lie), an AFAB genderfluid character who alternates between presenting as male and female. Also features a range of other LGBTQ characters. The story finished in 2022. | | *''[http://rainlgbt.smackjeeves.com/comics/ Rain]'' by Jocelyn Samara - A light-hearted high-school webcomic that follows a trans girl and her friends, including Ky(lie), an AFAB genderfluid character who alternates between presenting as male and female. Also features a range of other LGBTQ characters. Updates three times a week. |
| *''[https://mis.thecomicseries.com My Impossible Soulmante]'' by Jocelyn Samara - A follow-up to Rain. Micah is nonbinary.
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| *''[http://www.robot-hugs.com/ Robot Hugs]'' - semi-autobiographical webcomic by an author of nonbinary gender, which frequently addresses nonbinary issues and other aspects of gender politics. Also frequently covers the subject of mental health. Updates twice weekly. | | *''[http://www.robot-hugs.com/ Robot Hugs]'' - semi-autobiographical webcomic by an author of nonbinary gender, which frequently addresses nonbinary issues and other aspects of gender politics. Also frequently covers the subject of mental health. Updates twice weekly. |
| *The 'New 52' version of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Six_(comics)#New_52 Secret Six] introduces new character Kami / Porcelain, who is genderfluid and has been shown presenting as male, female and androgynously. | | *The 'New 52' version of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Six_(comics)#New_52 Secret Six] introduces new character Kami / Porcelain, who is genderfluid and has been shown presenting as male, female and androgynously. |
| *''[http://www.discordcomics.com/shades-cover/ Shades of A (NSFW)]'' by Tab Kimpton - Webcomic that focuses on [[asexuality|asexual]] relationships, as well as exploring various aspects of kink, and features a prominent nonbinary character (JD). Contains nudity and BDSM. Updates twice a week. | | *''[http://www.discordcomics.com/shades-cover/ Shades of A (NSFW)]'' by Tab Kimpton - Webcomic that focuses on [[asexuality|asexual]] relationships, as well as exploring various aspects of kink, and features a prominent nonbinary character (JD). Contains nudity and BDSM. Updates twice a week. |
| *[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6 Homestuck] introduced an androgynous character named Davepetasprite^2 [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=009779] that was formed by the fusion of two other characters. They establish that they are confused about their gender but happy to be what they've become and start using gender neutral pronouns (they/them). It also has other androgynous characters like Calliope. | | *[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6 Homestuck] introduced an androgynous character named Davepetasprite^2 [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=009779] that was formed by the fusion of two other characters. They establish that they are confused about their gender but happy to be what they've become and start using gender neutral pronouns (they/them). It also has other androgynous characters like Calliope. |
| *''[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/05 Phoebe and her Unicorn]'' by Dana Simpson has a nonbinary minor character named Infernus, the Unicorn of Death. Phoebe uses the pronoun "neigh" for Infernus.<ref>[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/09 Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 09, 2019] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808132101/https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/09 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The comic avoids "othering" nonbinary identities by having Phoebe say that "Humans have non-binary people too."<ref>[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/05 Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 05, 2019] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220811110554/https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/05 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *''[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/05 Phoebe and her Unicorn]'' by Dana Simpson has a nonbinary character named Infernus, the Unicorn of Death. Phoebe uses the pronoun "neigh" for Infernus.<ref>[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/02/09]</ref> |
| *''[http://tapastic.com/series/6ses 6ses]'' by Kagome features an agender protagonist. | | *''[http://tapastic.com/series/6ses 6ses]'' by Kagome features an agender protagonist. |
| *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20201031141625/http://tapastic.com/series/Eri Eri the Cyborg]'' by Ren features an agender protagonist. | | *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20201031141625/http://tapastic.com/series/Eri Eri the Cyborg]'' by Ren features an agender protagonist. |
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| *''Moonstruck'' is a comic about fantasy creatures which includes a nonbinary centaur named Chet, who uses they/them pronouns.<ref>https://teammoonstruckcomic.tumblr.com/post/164448014217/</ref><ref>https://comics.fandom.com/wiki/Moonstruck#Main_Characters</ref> | | *''Moonstruck'' is a comic about fantasy creatures which includes a nonbinary centaur named Chet, who uses they/them pronouns.<ref>https://teammoonstruckcomic.tumblr.com/post/164448014217/</ref><ref>https://comics.fandom.com/wiki/Moonstruck#Main_Characters</ref> |
| *[[Heartwood: Non-Binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy]] is "the first ever non-binary comics anthology, featuring 22 young adult stories made entirely by cartoonists who identify as a non-binary gender". Some stories have characters discuss being one gender and then the another, others may just refer to a character by 'they' pronouns. | | *[[Heartwood: Non-Binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy]] is "the first ever non-binary comics anthology, featuring 22 young adult stories made entirely by cartoonists who identify as a non-binary gender". Some stories have characters discuss being one gender and then the another, others may just refer to a character by 'they' pronouns. |
| *In volume six of Marvel Comics' series ''The New Warriors'', a nonbinary superhero was introduced. Their name "Snowflake" and their brother's name "Safespace" drew widespread backlash.<ref name="Villarreal">{{Cite web |title=Marvel criticized for first non-binary superhero named “Snowflake” |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |work=LGBTQ Nation |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/marvel-criticized-first-non-binary-superhero-named-snowflake/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527115737/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/marvel-criticized-first-non-binary-superhero-named-snowflake/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *In volume six of Marvel Comics' series ''The New Warriors'', a nonbinary superhero was introduced. Their name "Snowflake" and their brother's name "Safespace" drew widespread backlash.<ref name="Villarreal">{{Cite web |title=Marvel criticized for first non-binary superhero named “Snowflake” |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |work=LGBTQ Nation |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/marvel-criticized-first-non-binary-superhero-named-snowflake/ }}</ref> |
| *''On a Sunbeam'' by Tillie Walden has a nonbinary character, Elliot.<ref name="Casey" /><ref name="Burt">{{Cite web |title=“On a Sunbeam,” the Sci-Fi Comic That Reimagines Utopia |last=Burt |first=Stephanie |work=The New Yorker |date=13 April 2019 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-a-sunbeam-the-sci-fi-comic-that-reimagines-utopia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331022957/https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-a-sunbeam-the-sci-fi-comic-that-reimagines-utopia |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *''On a Sunbeam'' by Tillie Walden has a nonbinary character, Elliot.<ref name="Casey" /><ref name="Burt">{{Cite web |title=“On a Sunbeam,” the Sci-Fi Comic That Reimagines Utopia |last=Burt |first=Stephanie |work=The New Yorker |date=13 April 2019 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-a-sunbeam-the-sci-fi-comic-that-reimagines-utopia}}</ref> |
| * Main character Mogumo in the manga ''Love Me for Who I Am'' is nonbinary.<ref>https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/love-me-for-who-i-am [https://web.archive.org/web/20220930003445/https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/love-me-for-who-i-am Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | * Main character Mogumo in the manga ''Love Me for Who I Am'' is nonbinary.<ref>https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/love-me-for-who-i-am</ref> |
| * Graphic novel ''The Prince and the Dressmaker'', by Jen Wang. The author has said that "To me, Sebastian is someone who identifies with different modes of [[gender expression]] and is comfortable alternating between both masculine and feminine. Genderqueer is probably the best descriptor. But I'm also open to readers' interpretations of how they see the character. If a reader feels that this story is just the first step to Sebastian discovering they're trans, or if they feel Sebastian is a cis male that likes to dress up I'm happy with all of that!"<ref name="Orsini">{{Cite web |title='The Prince And The Dressmaker' Is A Genderqueer Fairy Tale For All Ages |last=Orsini |first=Lauren |work=Forbes |date=12 February 2018 |access-date=6 September 2020 |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2018/02/12/the-prince-and-the-dressmaker-is-a-genderqueer-fairy-tale-for-all-ages/#256677825625|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322014420/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2018/02/12/the-prince-and-the-dressmaker-is-a-genderqueer-fairy-tale-for-all-ages/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | * Graphic novel ''The Prince and the Dressmaker'', by Jen Wang. The author has said that "To me, Sebastian is someone who identifies with different modes of [[gender expression]] and is comfortable alternating between both masculine and feminine. Genderqueer is probably the best descriptor. But I'm also open to readers' interpretations of how they see the character. If a reader feels that this story is just the first step to Sebastian discovering they're trans, or if they feel Sebastian is a cis male that likes to dress up I'm happy with all of that!"<ref name="Orsini">{{Cite web |title='The Prince And The Dressmaker' Is A Genderqueer Fairy Tale For All Ages |last=Orsini |first=Lauren |work=Forbes |date=12 February 2018 |access-date=6 September 2020 |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2018/02/12/the-prince-and-the-dressmaker-is-a-genderqueer-fairy-tale-for-all-ages/#256677825625}}</ref> |
| * Creators of the webcomic ''Mahou Shonen FIGHT!'' have "confirmed that Raji and Raji's fiancé both identify as gender queer and non-conforming".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hatfield|first=N.K.|year=2015 |title=TRANSforming Spaces: Transgender Webcomics as a Model for Transgender Empowerment and Representation within Library and Archive Spaces|journal=Queer Cats Journal of LGBTQ Studies|volume=1 |issue=1 |page=64 |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3g15q00g|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505034544/https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3g15q00g|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *In the graphic novel ''Open Earth'', Franklin, one of the love interests, is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="OpenEarth">{{Cite web |title=rachel ☾'s review of Open Earth |author=rachel ☾ |work=goodreads.com |date=25 January 2020 |access-date=26 October 2020 |url= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2907532655?book_show_action=true|archive-url=False |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In the graphic novel ''Mooncakes'', written by Suzanne Walker and illustrated by Wendy Xu, one of the main characters is Tam Lang, a nonbinary werewolf.<ref name="Mooncakes">{{Cite web |title=Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker |author= |work=LibraryThing.com |date= |access-date=26 October 2020 |url= https://www.librarything.com/work/23289223|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808204230/https://www.librarything.com/work/23289223|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *The graphic novel ''Test'', written by Chris Sebela, has a nonbinary main character named Aleph Null. [[Singular they]] pronouns are used for Aleph, and in a character bio on them, it says "Gender: Various given."<ref name="comi_Test">{{Cite web |title=Test: An Interview With Chris Sebela |author= |work=Comics Pit |date=13 August 2019 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://comicspit.com/2019/08/13/test-an-interview-with-chris-sebela/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731025108/https://comicspit.com/2019/08/13/test-an-interview-with-chris-sebela/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''[https://tapas.io/series/Friends-With-Benefits1/info Friends With Benefits]'' is a webcomic that revolves around a genderfluid asexual person, Eri, who is struggling with his love life. (Eri is pronoun indifferent, and [[he/him]] is used by other characters for Eri.)
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| * Debuting in ''DC’s Very Merry Multiverse'', Jess Chambers/Kid Quick, part of the Teen Justice team from Earth-11, is [[genderfluid]]. They will also appear in ''Future State: Justice League''.<ref name="McGuireLiam">{{Cite web |title=New Teen Justice Team Debuts In DC's Very Merry Multiverse |last=McGuire |first=Liam |work=ScreenRant |date=2 November 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |url= https://screenrant.com/teen-justice-future-state-earth-11-dc/ |quote=I suggested that Kid Quick could be Earth-11's first genderfluid character, and once editors saw Eleonora Carlini's terrific take on the character design, there was suddenly a lot of interest in them for stories beyond the Merry Multiverse Special in December. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103184254/https://screenrant.com/teen-justice-future-state-earth-11-dc/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="AdamsTim">{{Cite web |title=DC Comics Introduces a Non-Binary Flash in Future State |last=Adams |first=Tim |work=CBR |date=2 November 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |url= https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-non-binary-flash-future-state/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518151240/https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-non-binary-flash-future-state/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Supergirl #19'', co-written by Steve Orlando and [[Vita Ayala]], introduces a nonbinary character named Lee Serano.<ref name="StewartCK">{{Cite web |title=Authentic Trans & Nonbinary Representation in Comics Requires More Than Just a Plot Twist |last=Stewart |first=C.K. |work=Paste Magazine |date=23 March 2018 |access-date=15 November 2020 |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/the-backstagers/authentic-trans-nonbinary-representation-in-comics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830131430/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/the-backstagers/authentic-trans-nonbinary-representation-in-comics/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *[https://assignedmale.tumblr.com/ Assigned Male], a webcomic revolving around a trans girl and often addressing trans issues, has some nonbinary characters, for example Ciel, who also stars in a spinoff novel.
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| *[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/wish/list?title_no=71914 Wish] is a fantasy webcomic starring Seth who self describes as a "dashing enby".<ref>https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/wish/the-story-begins-/viewer?title_no=71914&episode_no=3 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220818115013/https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/wish/the-story-begins-/viewer?title_no=71914&episode_no=3 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In ''Star Wars: The High Republic'', there are two Jedi named Terec and Ceret who were stated to be [[trans]] [[nonbinary]] in an official Instagram post for [[Holidays|Transgender Day of Visibility]] 2021.<ref name="StarWars-HighRepublic">{{Cite web |title=Good and Gay: nonbinary comics, lesbian teen film and more! |author= |work=Bella Media Channel |date=2 April 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021 |url= https://www.bellamediachannel.com/good-and-gay-nonbinary-comics-lesbian-teen-film-and-more/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126193704/https://www.bellamediachannel.com/good-and-gay-nonbinary-comics-lesbian-teen-film-and-more/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFwI8oFhR-/|author=starwars (Instagram account)|date=31 March 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626175250/https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFwI8oFhR-/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/seemingly-dark/list?title_no=253011&page=1 Seemingly Dark] is a supernatural drama webcomic featuring a main character, Caro Greene, who is a nonbinary ghost hunter and internet celebrity.
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| * ''Moth & Whisper'', by Ted Anderson & Jen Hickman, has a genderqueer protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
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| * Stitch, in the ''Teen Titans Academy'' comics series, describes themself as nonbinary and genderqueer, and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Nonbinary Effigy” Teen Titans Academy Recruit Stitch Outraged At Being “Misgendered” By Arsenal, Lectures Titans In New Issue |last=Augustine |first=JB |work=Bounding Into Comics |date=2 January 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |url= https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/01/02/nonbinary-effigy-teen-titans-academy-recruit-stitch-outraged-at-being-misgendered-by-arsenal-lectures-titans-in-new-issue/}}</ref>
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| * [https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/datemate/list?title_no=680129&page=1 "Datemate"] is a slice-of-life romance webtoon about two nonbinary people named Robin and Angel.
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| * [https://aliceandthenightmare.com ''Alice and the Nightmare''] is a fantasy comic inspired by Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Dee and Dum, two supporting characters, are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aliceandthenightmare.com/comic/chapter-2-page-34|title=Chapter 2 Page 34|last=Krivanek|first=Michelle "Misha"|date=17 November 2015|website=Alice and the Nightmare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220100400/http://www.aliceandthenightmare.com:80/comic/chapter-2-page-34|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * [https://dumbingofage.com ''Dumbing of Age''] by David Willis is a coming of age story about college students. Booster is nonbinary.
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| * [https://pandorastale.com Pandora's Tale] by Xanthippe Serenity Hutcheon focuses on a trans girl, but it features Hemmel a nonbinary character, and Zufolene, a genderfluid character.
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| * Regarding the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig's actor and the movie's writer/director) has said that Hedwig is "more than a woman or a man. She's a gender of one and that is accidentally so beautiful."<ref name="Ouzounian">{{Cite web |title=John Cameron Mitchell to host Hedwig and the Angry Inch sing-along in Toronto |last=Ouzounian |first=Richard |work=thestar.com |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/06/18/singalong_hedwig_and_the_angry_inch_comes_to_lgbt_film_fest.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705184937/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/06/18/singalong_hedwig_and_the_angry_inch_comes_to_lgbt_film_fest.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *In "The Kings of Summer," Biaggio asserts that he doesn't see himself as "having a gender." |
| *In ''The Kings of Summer'' (2013), Biaggio asserts that he doesn't see himself as "having a gender."
| | *In ''John Wick 3,'' the Adjudicator is nonbinary and played by Asia Kate Dillon, who is also nonbinary.<ref>"[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/ Asia Kate Dillon suggested their John Wick 3 character be non-binary]", Pink News, 27 May 2019.</ref> |
| * The 2016 film ''Zoolander 2'' has a short scene with a model named All (played by [[cisgender]] actor Benedict Cumberbatch). In response to being asked "Are you like, a male model or a female model?" All states "All is not defined by binary constructs." Another character then asks about All's genitals and doesn't get an answer. The [[pronoun]] "hermself" is used for All. One reviewer wrote about the scene, "Hollywood can surely do better than this."<ref name="Menta-Z2">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Characters in Film Deserve More Than ‘Zoolander 2’ |author=Menta, Anna |work=Decider |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://decider.com/2019/06/11/nonbinary-characters-in-film-zoolander-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928095324/https://decider.com/2019/06/11/nonbinary-characters-in-film-zoolander-2/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
| | *In "0009: The Sharks Make Contact", although not a single character's gender is ever explicitly mentioned, the characters Raisorshoorkle (the main protagonist), Shoogledocking (the main villain) and the Iki God (the overarching creator, who is named after the director) go by they/them pronouns. The Iki God went by she/her pronouns in the previous movie, "0000: A Shark Odyssey". A sequel titled "0010: The Sharks Make Contact - Part 2", came out in December of 2019.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10315070/</ref> They will return in the shared universe film "Forevers 2: Age of Teeth" in December of 2020.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11434668/fullcredits/</ref> |
| *In the 2018 film ''Upgrade'', the hacker does not identify with any gender and wishes to not be called "Jamie".<ref>''Upgrade'' Directed by Leigh Wannell. Blumhouse Productions, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions, 2018</ref><ref name="Freeman2018">{{Cite web |title=Upgrade Ending Explained: What REALLY Happened With STEM |last=Freeman |first=Molly |work=ScreenRant |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://screenrant.com/upgrade-movie-ending-stem-explained/ |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032845/https://screenrant.com/upgrade-movie-ending-stem-explained/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
| | *In the 2018 film ''Upgrade'', Jamie does not identify with any gender.<ref>''Upgrade'' Directed by Leigh Wannell. Blumhouse Productions, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions, 2018</ref> |
| *In the 2019 British short film ''Orin & Anto'', Orin specifically says "I don't subscribe to the [[gender binary]], my pronouns are [[Singular they|they and them]]."<ref>https://orinandanto.com/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20211210034100/http://orinandanto.com/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
| | *In the 2019 British short film ''Orin & Anto'', Orin specifically says "I don't subscribe to the [[gender binary]], my pronouns are [[Singular they|they and them]]."<ref>https://orinandanto.com/</ref> |
| *In ''John Wick 3'' (2019), the Adjudicator is nonbinary and played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]], who is also nonbinary.<ref name="Parsons-JW3">{{Cite web |title=Asia Kate Dillon's John Wick 3 character is non-binary because they suggested it |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032840/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *In the 2020 American film ''Two Eyes'', [[Kate Bornstein]] plays a nonbinary therapist at a psychiatric center.<ref>https://www.outfestnow.com/two-eyes</ref> In introducing herself to another character, she says, "Me, I am nonbinary trans, and my pronouns are 'she' and 'they'. How about you? What pronouns would make you feel most comfortable?"<ref name="Reynolds">{{Cite web |title=Kate Bornstein & Ryan Cassata Swap Pronouns in Exclusive Two Eyes Clip |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/27/kate-bornstein-ryan-cassata-swap-pronouns-exclusive-two-eyes-clip}}</ref> |
| *''Code 8'' (2019) features an assassin called Copperhead who goes by they/them pronouns.
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| *In the 2020 American film ''Two Eyes'', [[Kate Bornstein]] plays a nonbinary therapist at a psychiatric center.<ref>https://www.outfestnow.com/two-eyes [https://web.archive.org/web/20200928204441/https://www.outfestnow.com/two-eyes Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In introducing herself to another character, she says, "Me, I am nonbinary trans, and my pronouns are 'she' and 'they'. How about you? What pronouns would make you feel most comfortable?"<ref name="ReynoldsAug2020">{{Cite web |title=Kate Bornstein & Ryan Cassata Swap Pronouns in Exclusive Two Eyes Clip |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/27/kate-bornstein-ryan-cassata-swap-pronouns-exclusive-two-eyes-clip|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602212136/https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/27/kate-bornstein-ryan-cassata-swap-pronouns-exclusive-two-eyes-clip |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |
| * The 2020 film ''Under My Skin'' focuses on a nonbinary person named Denny, who is played by four different nonbinary actors throughout the movie: [[Liv Hewson]], [[Bobbi Salvör Menuez]], [[Lex Ryan]], and [[Chloe Freeman]].<ref name="Gush">{{Cite web |title=Under My Skin is the non-binary romance we’ve all been waiting for |last=Gush |first=Charlotte |work=i-D |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020 |url= https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/epddge/under-my-skin-nonbinary-movie-starring-liv-hewson-bobbi-salvor-menuez-chloe-freeman-lex-ryan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160331/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/epddge/under-my-skin-nonbinary-movie-starring-liv-hewson-bobbi-salvor-menuez-chloe-freeman-lex-ryan |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> (The film is unrelated to the ''Under My Skin'' book series listed in [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Books_and_other_literature|the literature section of this page]].<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Dooland|first=A. E.|user=Asynca|number=1323487561243746304|date=2 November 2020|title=Just a coincidence, it seems! Looking forward to seeing this}}</ref>)
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| * The 2020 short film ''Royalty'' is about a nonbinary teen named Jax.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13162262/</ref>
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| * In the 2020 short drama film ''Sheer Qorma'', Saira (played by Divya Dutta) is nonbinary. The film is directed by nonbinary filmmaker [[Faraz Arif Ansari]].<ref name="SheerQorma">{{Cite web |title=Why Pronouns Matter: Director Faraz Arif Ansari On The Importance of ‘They’ |last=Lochan |first=Vanya |work=Homegrown |date=26 October 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |url= https://homegrown.co.in/article/804842/why-pronouns-matter-director-faraz-arif-ansari-on-the-importance-of-they|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207063011/https://homegrown.co.in/article/804842/why-pronouns-matter-director-faraz-arif-ansari-on-the-importance-of-they |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The plot of the short revolves around a woman and a nonbinary person in love with each other. Content note: Saira's mother is conservative and not supportive of Saira's "lifestyle", calling it unholy and sinful.<ref name="SheerQorma2">{{Cite web |title='Sheer Qorma' trailer: Divya Dutta & Swara Bhasker's love blossoms in this film; Watch |last=Khollam |first=Amir |work=Republic World |date=25 February 2020 |access-date=27 April 2021 |url= https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/sheer-qorma-trailer-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301035447/https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/sheer-qorma-trailer-review.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * Netflix's 2021 horror movie ''There's Someone Inside Your House'' includes a genderfluid character named Darby, played by genderfluid actor [[Jesse LaTourette]].<ref name="Lennon">{{Cite web |title=There's Someone Inside Your House interview with Asjha Cooper, Jesse LaTourette, Dale Whibley, and Diego Josef |last=Lennon |first=Mads |work=1428 Elm |date=6 October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021 |url= https://1428elm.com/2021/10/06/theres-someone-inside-your-house-interview-cast-netflix/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006164718/https://1428elm.com/2021/10/06/theres-someone-inside-your-house-interview-cast-netflix/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Guttmann">{{Cite web |title=Cast Interview: There's Someone Inside Your House |last=Guttmann |first=Graeme |work=ScreenRant |date=October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021 |url= https://screenrant.com/theres-someone-inside-house-cast-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011183333/https://screenrant.com/theres-someone-inside-house-cast-interview/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In [[Taylor Mac]]'s off-Broadway show ''Hir'', the character Max is [[genderqueer]] and [[transmasculine]], using ze/hir pronouns.<ref name="Scheck">{{Cite web |title='Hir': Theater Review |last=Scheck |first=Frank |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=2 May 2020 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/taylor-macs-hir-theater-review-838231|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809121625/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/taylor-macs-hir-theater-review-838231 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }} '''Note: Article misgenders character.''' </ref> | | *In Taylor Mac's off-Broadway show ''Hir'', the character Max is [[genderqueer]] and [[transmasculine]], using ze/hir pronouns.<ref name="Scheck">{{Cite web |title='Hir': Theater Review |last=Scheck |first=Frank |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=2 May 2020 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/taylor-macs-hir-theater-review-838231}} '''Note: Article misgenders character.''' </ref> |
| *In [[Rhiannon Collett]]'s play ''Wasp'', the protagonist Wasp is [[genderqueer]] and is to be played by only nonbinary actors.<ref name="mqli_Wasp">{{Cite web |title=Wasp |author= |work=Marquis Literary |date= |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= http://mqlit.ca/plays/wasp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505034647/http://mqlit.ca/plays/wasp/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | | *In [[Rhiannon Collett]]'s play ''Wasp'', the protagonist Wasp is [[genderqueer]] and is to be played by only nonbinary actors.<ref name="mqli_Wasp">{{Cite web |title=Wasp |author= |work=Marquis Literary |date= |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= http://mqlit.ca/plays/wasp/}}</ref> |
| * In the play ''Wink'', written by Neil Koenigsberg, the title character is nonbinary.<ref name="Wink">{{Cite web |title=New play "Wink" gives non-binary actor a chance to shine |last=King |first=John Paul |work=Los Angeles Blade: America's LGBT News Source |date=14 December 2018 |access-date=22 August 2020 |url= https://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/12/14/new-play-wink-gives-non-binary-actor-a-chance-to-shine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203152346/https://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/12/14/new-play-wink-gives-non-binary-actor-a-chance-to-shine/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Wink2">{{Cite web |title="Wink": Timely Story of Homeless LGBTQA Youth Comes to New York Stage |last=Ryan |first=Jed |work=HuffPost |date=April 2017 |access-date=22 August 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wink-timely-story-of-homeless-lgbtqa-youth-comes_b_58f522d6e4b048372700daa3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706075407/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wink-timely-story-of-homeless-lgbtqa-youth-comes_b_58f522d6e4b048372700daa3 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | * In the play ''Wink'', written by Neil Koenigsberg, the title character is nonbinary.<ref name="Wink">{{Cite web |title=New play "Wink" gives non-binary actor a chance to shine |last=King |first=John Paul |work=Los Angeles Blade: America's LGBT News Source |date=14 December 2018 |access-date=22 August 2020 |url= https://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/12/14/new-play-wink-gives-non-binary-actor-a-chance-to-shine/}}</ref><ref name="Wink2">{{Cite web |title="Wink": Timely Story of Homeless LGBTQA Youth Comes to New York Stage |last=Ryan |first=Jed |work=HuffPost |date=April 2017 |access-date=22 August 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wink-timely-story-of-homeless-lgbtqa-youth-comes_b_58f522d6e4b048372700daa3}}</ref> |
| * In the musical ''Head Over Heels'', Pythio is nonbinary and was played by the trans woman Peppermint.<ref name="Duffy2018">{{Cite web |title=NYT theatre critic apologises for 'insensitive' review of Drag Race star's Broadway musical |last=Duffy |first=Nick |work=PinkNews |date=31 July 2018 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/07/31/new-york-times-theatre-critic-apologises-for-insensitive-review-of-peppermint-musical-head-over-heels/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032839/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/07/31/new-york-times-theatre-critic-apologises-for-insensitive-review-of-peppermint-musical-head-over-heels/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''The Pink Unicorn'', the main character's child is genderqueer and says "I'm not a girl. Or anyway, I'm not all girl. I'm a boy, too."<ref name="pinkunicorn">{{Cite web |title=Review: 'The Pink Unicorn' Leads a Mother Into Unknown Territory |last=Vincentelli |first=By Elisabeth |work=New York Times |date=19 May 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/theater/the-pink-unicorn-alice-ripley-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225082202/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/theater/the-pink-unicorn-alice-ripley-review.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * When the musical ''Jagged Little Pill'' originally played at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the character Jo was clearly nonbinary. Their gender identity was important to the plot, and Jo being nonbinary had been confirmed in social media posts by Jo's actor (Lauren Patten, a cis woman). However, when ''Jagged Little Pill'' came to Broadway, Jo was rewritten to be a cis woman, and all mentions of [[gender identity]] as a theme of the musical were removed from publicity materials. Patten deleted her prior social media posts, and even stated falsely in an interview "Jo never was written as anything other than cis." As an additional note, Patten's understudy [[Iris Menas]] is nonbinary and played Jo for one night on Broadway.<ref name="JLP">{{Cite web |title=One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Broadway's Jagged Little Journey Toward Nonbinary Inclusion |last=Lewis |first=Christian |work=The Brooklyn Rail |date=April 2021 |access-date=12 April 2021 |url= https://brooklynrail.org/2021/04/theater/One-Step-Forward-Two-Steps-Back-Broadways-Jagged-Little-Journey-Toward-Nonbinary-Inclusion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302184116/https://brooklynrail.org/2021/04/theater/One-Step-Forward-Two-Steps-Back-Broadways-Jagged-Little-Journey-Toward-Nonbinary-Inclusion |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| For all of this we are deeply sorry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Lauren Patten Speaks Out On Broadway’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Controversy & Reveals Her Future With The Show As Producers Apologize For Erasing A Nonbinary Character – Update |last=Evans |first=Greg |work=Deadline |date=18 September 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |url= https://deadline.com/2021/09/jagged-little-pill-broadway-producers-nonbinary-erasure-lauren-patten-1234839144/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201082128/https://deadline.com/2021/09/jagged-little-pill-broadway-producers-nonbinary-erasure-lauren-patten-1234839144/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}}
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| * The play ''I, Joan'' depicts historical person Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc) as nonbinary, using [[they/them]] pronouns. Joan is played by nonbinary actor [[Isobel Thom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joan of Arc to be portrayed as nonbinary in new production at London's Globe Theatre |author=Sakur, Leila |work=NBC News |date=13 August 2022 |access-date=17 August 2022 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/joan-arc-portrayed-nonbinary-new-production-londons-globe-theatre-rcna42968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006171409/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/joan-arc-portrayed-nonbinary-new-production-londons-globe-theatre-rcna42968 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| **Monarch (non-binary, uses they/them): "The ageless and paint-smeared Monarch has held the seat of fey power ever since the schism. How they inherited the throne is unknown." | | **Monarch (non-binary, uses they/them): "The ageless and paint-smeared Monarch has held the seat of fey power ever since the schism. How they inherited the throne is unknown." |
| **Tallisin Vos (genderfluid, uses he/him): "Tallisin splits his time between two physical forms: a fey man and a vixen, both of which are equally his true identity." | | **Tallisin Vos (genderfluid, uses he/him): "Tallisin splits his time between two physical forms: a fey man and a vixen, both of which are equally his true identity." |
| * In the TTRPG [https://tabletop.itch.io/arcana-academy Arcana Academy], there is a nonbinary sample character who is the transfiguration teacher.
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| :''Sorted chronologically by year of the first episode containing a nonbinary character, and then alphabetically by title of the TV show.''
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| ====2016====
| | *The Canadian magical-realism comedy series ''The Switch'' features a non-binary character, Chris, who uses "zie/zir" pronouns, and works as an assassin. |
| *The Canadian magical-realism comedy series ''The Switch'' features a nonbinary character, Chris, who uses "zie/zir" pronouns, and works as an assassin. Chris is played by Amy "Robbin" Fox. | | *The Netflix sci-fi series ''The Umbrella Academy'' features Klaus, who according to the actor is "not necessarily a man, he's kind of just this creature that's not bound by traditional societal norms like 'man', 'woman', 'masculinity', 'femininity'. He just sort of… is.” Klaus is played by a cis man and called "he" throughout.<ref>"[https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/225048/umbrella-academy-klaus-robert-sheehan-ex-girlfriend-dating-sexuality Get Ready To Stan ''The'' ''Umbrella Academy's'' Robert Sheehan]", Rachel Paige, February 22 2019, ''Refinery29''.</ref> |
| | | *The Amazon mini-series ''Good Omens'' features the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and Pollution (who replaced Pestilence at some point in the past few centuries) is nonbinary, and is referred to as "sir" by another character and with they/them pronouns by the narrator. They are played by Lourdes Faberes. |
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| *Taylor Mason in season 2 of ''Billions'' is nonbinary and introduces themself with they/them pronouns. They're played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]], who realised they were nonbinary while auditioning for the role.<ref>"[https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/02/142575/kate-dillon-billions-taylor-nonbinary-gender-identity-pronouns Meet ''Billions''' Asia Kate Dillon, TV's First Non-Binary Star]", Refinery29.com, 27 February 2017.</ref> | | *Taylor Mason in season 2 of ''Billions'' is nonbinary and introduces themself with they/them pronouns. They're played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]], who realised they were nonbinary while auditioning for the role.<ref>"[https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/02/142575/kate-dillon-billions-taylor-nonbinary-gender-identity-pronouns Meet ''Billions''' Asia Kate Dillon, TV's First Non-Binary Star]", Refinery29.com, 27 February 2017.</ref> |
| * In the fourth season of ''Degrassi: Next Class'', Yael Baron comes out as [[genderqueer]]. Yael is played by Jamie Bloch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/degrassi-next-class-yael-genderqueer/|work=TV Guide|date=7 July 2017|last=Gennis|first=Sadie|title=Degrassi: Next Class: [Spoiler] Comes Out as the Show's First Genderqueer Character!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207063856/https://www.tvguide.com/news/degrassi-next-class-yael-genderqueer/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | | *Bishop in the Fox drama series ''Deputy'' is nonbinary canonically, thanks to a suggestion by the character's actor [[Bex Taylor-Klaus]] who is also nonbinary.<ref name="Bentley">{{Cite web |title=Bex Taylor-Klaus Hopes Their Nonbinary 'Deputy' Character Will Save Lives |last=Bentley |first=Jean |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 February 2020 |access-date=23 April 2020 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bex-taylor-klaus-deputy-binary-reveal-1279351 }}</ref> |
| *The comedy-drama miniseries ''Fucking Adelaide'' (aka ''F*!#ing Adelaide'') features a [[genderfluid]] child, Cleo, played by nonbinary actor [[Audrey Mason-Hyde]].<ref name="Tedmanson">{{Cite web |title=How non-binary teenager Audrey Mason-Hyde is breaking down gender identity stereotypes, one label at a time |last=Tedmanson |first=Sophie |work=Vogue Australia |date=1 January 2019 |access-date=3 May 2020 |url= https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/lifestyle/how-nonbinary-teenager-audrey-masonhyde-is-breaking-down-gender-identity-stereotypes-one-label-at-a-time/news-story/9c213c8adcd6395a7ff8abf41592e4d3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512040141/https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/lifestyle/how-nonbinary-teenager-audrey-masonhyde-is-breaking-down-gender-identity-stereotypes-one-label-at-a-time/news-story/9c213c8adcd6395a7ff8abf41592e4d3 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *On ''One Day at a Time'', Syd (played by Sheridan Pierce) is the nonbinary romantic partner of Elena. Syd uses [[singular they]] pronouns and is uncomfortable with binary-gendered terms such as "girlfriend".<ref name="Heim">{{Cite web |title=What is "non-binary"? Learn from our favorite TV characters|last=Heim |first=Bec |work=Film Daily |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=24 April 2020 |url= https://filmdaily.co/news/non-binary-tv-characters/}}</ref> |
| *''The Murderbot Diaries'', by Martha Wells, features an agender protagonist who uses it/its pronouns. A number of minor characters use the singular "they" or other nonbinary pronouns.
| | *The comedy-drama miniseries ''Fucking Adelaide'' (aka ''F*!#ing Adelaide'') features a [[genderfluid]] child, Cleo, played by nonbinary actor [[Audrey Mason-Hyde]].<ref name="Tedmanson">{{Cite web |title=How non-binary teenager Audrey Mason-Hyde is breaking down gender identity stereotypes, one label at a time |last=Tedmanson |first=Sophie |work=Vogue Australia |date=1 January 2019 |access-date=3 May 2020 |url= https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/lifestyle/how-nonbinary-teenager-audrey-masonhyde-is-breaking-down-gender-identity-stereotypes-one-label-at-a-time/news-story/9c213c8adcd6395a7ff8abf41592e4d3}}</ref> |
| | | *In the drama ''David Makes Man'', the character Mx Elijah/Ms Elijah (played by nonbinary actor [[Travis Coles]]) is [[genderqueer]] and [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="OWN">{{Cite web |title=Meet Mx. Elijah {{!}} David Makes Man |author=OWN |work=YouTube |date=8 August 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX0OwY5X4I}}</ref>, and according to Coles, has no pronoun preference.<ref name="DavidMakesMan">{{Cite web |title='David Makes Man' star Travis Coles on Ms Elijah and representation of Black queer people |author=MEAWW |work=YouTube |date=10 August 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ItZzo2-0gA}}</ref> |
| ====2018====
| | *The second season of ''Good Trouble'' has a nonbinary character named Joey played by Daisy Eagan. Joey, who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, is dating the lesbian character Alice, and asks to be called "partner" instead of "girlfriend".<ref name="Gilchrist">{{Cite web |title='Good Trouble' Tackles Coming Out as Nonbinary — While Dating! |last=Gilchrist |first=Tracy E. |work=The Advocate |date=17 July 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/7/16/good-trouble-tackles-coming-out-nonbinary-while-dating}}</ref> |
| * In season three, episode two of ''The Detour'', there is a nonbinary character named Sarah and a [[Two-spirit]] character called Big Poppa.<ref name="Haskoor-Detour">{{Cite web |title='The Detour' Season 3 Is Tackling Gender Norms & Stereotypes Left And Right |last=Haskoor |first=Michael |work=Decider |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://decider.com/2018/02/11/the-detour-season-3-is-tackling-gender-norms-stereotypes-left-and-right/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204090341/https://decider.com/2018/02/11/the-detour-season-3-is-tackling-gender-norms-stereotypes-left-and-right/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
| | * Mo, a main character on ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'', is genderfluid.<ref>https://lezwatchtv.com/character/mo-3/</ref> |
| *On ''One Day at a Time'', Syd (played by Sheridan Pierce) is the nonbinary romantic partner of Elena. Syd uses [[singular they]] pronouns and is uncomfortable with binary-gendered terms such as "girlfriend".<ref name="Heim">{{Cite web |title=What is "non-binary"? Learn from our favorite TV characters |last=Heim |first=Bec |work=Film Daily |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=24 April 2020 |url= https://filmdaily.co/news/non-binary-tv-characters/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524031326/https://filmdaily.co/news/non-binary-tv-characters/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | * In the fourth season of ''Degrassi: Next Class'', Yael comes out as [[genderqueer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/degrassi-next-class-yael-genderqueer/|work=TV Guide|date=7 July 2017|last=Gennis|first=Sadie|title=Degrassi: Next Class: [Spoiler] Comes Out as the Show's First Genderqueer Character!}}</ref> |
| | | * The Brazilian drama series ''Todxs Nosotrxs'' (also known as ''Todxs Nós'' or ''He, She, They.'') stars Rafa, an 18-year-old pansexual and nonbinary person who decides to leave their unaccepting family and go live with their cousin.<ref>https://www.hbolapress.com/programming/search/388#about</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11212828/</ref><ref name="Canhisares">{{Cite web |title=Todxs Nós discute gênero com humor, mas nem só de "militância" vive a série |trans-title= |last=Canhisares |first=Mariana |work=Omelete |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=22 August 2020 |url= https://www.omelete.com.br/series-tv/todxs-nos-primeiras-impressoes |language=pt}}</ref> |
| ====2019====
| | * ''I Hear You'' is a Canadian medical drama following the life of Dr. Alyssa Hartt, a family medicine practitioner. Her patients include nonbinary people.<ref>http://www.ihearyouseries.com/</ref> |
| * In season one, episode seven of the legal drama ''All Rise'' (titled "Uncommon Women and Mothers"), Emily's client is a homeless nonbinary youth named Jax, played by [[transmasculine]] actor JJ Hawkins.<ref name="AllRise">{{Cite web |title=All Rise Review: Uncommon Women and Mothers (Season 1 Episode 7) |last=Wyneken |first=Caitlin |work=Tell-Tale TV |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://telltaletv.com/2019/11/all-rise-review-uncommon-women-and-mothers-season-1-episode-7/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516223344/https://telltaletv.com/2019/11/all-rise-review-uncommon-women-and-mothers-season-1-episode-7/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Jax is misgendered during a court proceeding and their lawyer speaks up in objection, convincing the judge to enforce use of the correct [[they/them]] pronouns for Jax.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-BHDBhtrE/ Instagram post] 10 September 2020</ref> | | * The third season of ''Star Trek: Discovery'' introduces a nonbinary character named Adira, played by nonbinary actor [[Blu del Barrio]].<ref name="STDiscovery">{{Cite web |title=‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Introduces First-Ever Non-Binary And Trans Characters With Blu Del Barrio And Ian Alexander |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |work=Deadline |date=2 September 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/09/star-trek-discovery-non-binary-transgender-characters-blu-del-barrio-ian-alexander-lgbtq-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234568890/}}</ref> |
| * The sci-fi Netflix series ''Another Life'' includes among its characters a nonbinary psychologist named Zayn whose pronouns are [[ze/hir]]. Ze is played by nonbinary actor [[JayR Tinaco]].<ref name="LeightonDore">{{Cite web |title=Australian actor JayR Tinaco's role in 'Another Life' helped them come out as non-binary |last=Leighton-Dore |first=Samuel |work=Topics |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/agenda/article/2019/07/30/australian-actor-jayr-tinacos-role-another-life-helped-them-come-out-non-binary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129090245/https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/agenda/article/2019/07/30/australian-actor-jayr-tinacos-role-another-life-helped-them-come-out-non-binary |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
| | * The sci-fi Netflix series ''Another Life'' includes among its characters a nonbinary psychologist named Zayn whose pronouns are [[ze/hir]]. Ze is played by nonbinary actor [[JayR Tinaco]].<ref name="LeightonDore">{{Cite web |title=Australian actor JayR Tinaco's role in 'Another Life' helped them come out as non-binary |last=Leighton-Dore |first=Samuel |work=Topics |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/agenda/article/2019/07/30/australian-actor-jayr-tinacos-role-another-life-helped-them-come-out-non-binary}}</ref> |
| *In the drama ''David Makes Man'', the character Mx Elijah/Ms Elijah (played by nonbinary actor [[Travis Coles]]) is [[genderqueer]] and [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="OWN">{{Cite web |title=Meet Mx. Elijah {{!}} David Makes Man |author=OWN |work=YouTube |date=8 August 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX0OwY5X4I |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203011445/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX0OwY5X4I&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=3 December 2020 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>, and according to Coles, has no pronoun preference.<ref name="DavidMakesMan">{{Cite web |title='David Makes Man' star Travis Coles on Ms Elijah and representation of Black queer people |author=MEAWW |work=YouTube |date=10 August 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ItZzo2-0gA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429085325/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ItZzo2-0gA |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the BBC comedy miniseries ''Don't Forget the Driver'', the character Bradley/Brad is nonbinary, and played by nonbinary actor [[Jo Eaton-Kent]].<ref name="DFTD">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Jo Eaton-Kent |author= |work=bbc.co.uk |date=2 April 2019 |access-date=13 July 2021 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/dontforgetthedriver/jo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813060620/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/dontforgetthedriver/jo |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *The Amazon mini-series ''Good Omens'' features the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and Pollution (who replaced Pestilence at some point in the past few centuries) is nonbinary, and is referred to as "sir" by another character and with they/them pronouns by the narrator. They are played by Lourdes Faberes.
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| * In the crime drama ''Big Sky'', Jerrie is a [[transfeminine]] nonbinary person played by nonbinary actor [[Jesse James Keitel]].<ref name="ReynoldsOct2020">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Actors and Creators Have Some Advice for Hollywood |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=21 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/10/21/future-lgbtq-tv-nonbinary-visionaries|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208140847/https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/10/21/future-lgbtq-tv-nonbinary-visionaries |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * Deputy Brianna Bishop in the Fox drama series ''Deputy'' is nonbinary canonically, thanks to a suggestion by the character's actor [[Bex Taylor-Klaus]] who is also nonbinary.<ref name="Bentley">{{Cite web |title=Bex Taylor-Klaus Hopes Their Nonbinary 'Deputy' Character Will Save Lives |last=Bentley |first=Jean |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 February 2020 |access-date=23 April 2020 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bex-taylor-klaus-deputy-binary-reveal-1279351 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032843/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bex-taylor-klaus-deputy-binary-reveal-1279351 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''Lovecraft Country'', there is a [[Two-Spirit]] character named Yahima Maraokoti in the episode "A History of Violence". The character is played by a [[cisgender]] woman and is soon murdered by one of the main characters.<ref name="Yahima">{{Cite web |title=Lovecraft Country Creator Apologizes for “Failed” Attempt at Two-Spirit Representation |last=Sanders |first=Wren |work=them. |date=13 October 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |url= https://www.them.us/story/lovecraft-country-failed-two-spirit-representation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324103008/https://www.them.us/story/lovecraft-country-failed-two-spirit-representation |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''Love in the Time of Corona'', [[Tommy Dorfman]] plays the nonbinary hairstylist Oscar.<ref name="Ramos-Corona">{{Cite web |title='Love In The Time Of Corona': Freeform Sets Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley And 4 More For Limited Series Event |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |work=Deadline |date=29 June 2020 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/06/love-in-the-time-of-corona-freeform-leslie-odom-jr-nicolette-robinson-tommy-dorfman-rainey-qualle-gil-bellows-rya-kihlstedt-ava-bellows-l-scott-caldwell-1202972774/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222131158/https://deadline.com/2020/06/love-in-the-time-of-corona-freeform-leslie-odom-jr-nicolette-robinson-tommy-dorfman-rainey-qualle-gil-bellows-rya-kihlstedt-ava-bellows-l-scott-caldwell-1202972774/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * The British comedy ''Maxxx'' has a nonbinary character named Roxx (played by Sonny Charlton), who uses [[they/them]] pronouns and is a romantic interest of Amit.<ref name="Maxxx">{{Cite web |title=Hulu's 'Maxxx' Features a Refreshing Nonbinary Romantic Interest |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |work=Pride.com |date=5 August 2020 |access-date=4 March 2021 |url= https://www.pride.com/tv/2020/8/05/hulus-maxxx-features-refreshing-nonbinary-romantic-interest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014080426/https://www.pride.com/tv/2020/8/05/hulus-maxxx-features-refreshing-nonbinary-romantic-interest |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * The drama series ''P-Valley'' follows several people who work at a Mississippi strip club named "The Pynk". The club's owner is Uncle Clifford, a nonbinary [[genderfluid]] person who uses [[she/her]] pronouns.<ref name="P-Valley">{{Cite web |title=P-Valley's Nicco Annan on Black queerness, serving looks, and why 'femininity is total strength' |author=Opie, David |work=Digital Spy |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a33132271/p-valley-nicco-annan-uncle-clifford-katori-hall-interview/ |quote=And Uncle Clifford is a beautiful, black, non-binary queer who identifies with the pronoun 'she'. She's very gender fluid.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111043521/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a33132271/p-valley-nicco-annan-uncle-clifford-katori-hall-interview/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Uncle Clifford is played by Nicco Annan, an out gay man.<ref name="esse_Meet">{{Cite web |title=Meet Nicco Annan: 'P-Valley's' Uncle Clifford Who's Giving Us Life |last=Penrice |first=Ronda Racha |work=Essence |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.essence.com/entertainment/meet-nicco-annan-p-valleys-uncle-clifford-whos-giving-us-life/ |quote='As a Black man and as a Black gay man, it's very seldom that I get the opportunity to tell such a rich, lush story that really means something and that I really feel speaks to my community and can uplift us," he says of ''P-Valley''. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126225325/https://www.essence.com/entertainment/meet-nicco-annan-p-valleys-uncle-clifford-whos-giving-us-life/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the Hulu comedy series ''Shrill'', the character Em is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Em is played by [[E.R. Fightmaster]] who is also nonbinary and uses they/them as well.<ref name="Bradley-Shrill">{{Cite web |title='Shrill' Ends on Its Best Season Yet Thanks to a Heart-Bursting Queer Romance |author=Bradley, Laura |work=The Daily Beast |date=12 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/shrill-ends-on-its-best-season-yet-thanks-to-a-heart-bursting-queer-romance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816041546/https://www.thedailybeast.com/shrill-ends-on-its-best-season-yet-thanks-to-a-heart-bursting-queer-romance |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * The third season of ''Star Trek: Discovery'' introduces a nonbinary character named Adira Tal, played by nonbinary actor [[Blu del Barrio]].<ref name="STDiscovery">{{Cite web |title='Star Trek: Discovery' Introduces First-Ever Non-Binary And Trans Characters With Blu Del Barrio And Ian Alexander |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |work=Deadline |date=2 September 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/09/star-trek-discovery-non-binary-transgender-characters-blu-del-barrio-ian-alexander-lgbtq-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234568890/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520000721/https://deadline.com/2020/09/star-trek-discovery-non-binary-transgender-characters-blu-del-barrio-ian-alexander-lgbtq-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234568890/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Adira uses they/them pronouns.
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| * A nonbinary character named Alex plays a minor role in the drama series ''This Is Us''. Alex is played by nonbinary lesbian [[Presley Alexander]], and is the love interest of main character Tess. Alex first appears in the season five episode "Changes".
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| * The Brazilian drama series ''Todxs Nosotrxs'' (also known as ''Todxs Nós'' or ''He, She, They.'') stars Rafa, an 18-year-old pansexual and nonbinary person who decides to leave their unaccepting family and go live with their cousin. Rafa is played by Clara Gallo.<ref>https://www.hbolapress.com/programming/search/388#about [https://web.archive.org/web/20210508044645/https://www.hbolapress.com/programming/search/388 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11212828/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20221228000909/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11212828/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="Canhisares">{{Cite web |title=Todxs Nós discute gênero com humor, mas nem só de "militância" vive a série |trans-title= |last=Canhisares |first=Mariana |work=Omelete |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=22 August 2020 |url= https://www.omelete.com.br/series-tv/todxs-nos-primeiras-impressoes |language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819000202/https://www.omelete.com.br/series-tv/todxs-nos-primeiras-impressoes |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'', main character Mo (played by Alex Newell) is [[genderfluid]].<ref>https://lezwatchtv.com/character/mo-3/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230320165052/https://lezwatchtv.com/character/mo-3/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * Season 2, episode 5 of ''Batwoman'' introduced the nonbinary character Evan Blake, who is a friend of protagonist Kate Kane. Evan is played by Lincoln Clauss.<ref name="Batwoman>{{Cite web |title=Batwoman Writer Explains the Importance of the Show's New Nonbinary Character |last=Erao |first=Math |work=CBR |date= |access-date=27 February 2021 |url= https://www.cbr.com/batwoman-nonbinary-evan-blake-writer-coments/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708233539/https://www.cbr.com/batwoman-nonbinary-evan-blake-writer-coments/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the live-action remake of ''Cowboy Bebop'', Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener, nicknamed Gren, is nonbinary and played by nonbinary actor [[Mason Alexander Park]].<ref name="RomanoCB">{{Cite web |title=Cowboy Bebop live-action series officially makes anime character Gren nonbinary |trans-title= |last=Romano |first=Nick |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=19 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/tv/cowboy-bebop-gren-nonbinary-mason-alexander-park/ |language=EN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032839/https://ew.com/tv/cowboy-bebop-gren-nonbinary-mason-alexander-park |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Some fans complained that making Gren nonbinary was insensitive, as the character originally was a man who developed breasts due to experimental drugs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The amazing intersex hero from “Cowboy Bebop” gets wronged in Netflix's version |work=LGBTQ Nation |date=26 November 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021 |url= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/queerest-cowboy-bebop-character-gets-wronged-netflixs-version/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202163817/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/queerest-cowboy-bebop-character-gets-wronged-netflixs-version/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * [[Mae Martin]]'s character in ''Feel Good'' comes out as nonbinary in the season finale.<ref name="Dry-FeelGood">{{Cite web |title='Feel Good' Review: Mae Martin's Devastating Queer Comedy Levels Up in Season 2 |last=Dry |first=Jude |work=IndieWire |date=4 June 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |url= https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/feel-good-review-netflix-queer-mae-martin-season-2-1234642428/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705012944/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/feel-good-review-netflix-queer-mae-martin-season-2-1234642428/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * Kids' show ''Fruit Salad TV'' includes the nonbinary characters Shirley Shawn, Officer Beaples, and Bok.<ref name="Spadafore">{{Cite web |title=Conservatives Outraged After The Wiggles' New Kids' TV Show Introduces Non-Binary Unicorn |last=Spadafore |first=Sam |work=Comic Sands |date=24 August 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |url= https://www.comicsands.com/wiggles-nonbinary-unicorn-conservative-outrage-2654765310.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129221149/https://www.comicsands.com/wiggles-nonbinary-unicorn-conservative-outrage-2654765310.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * Nonbinary physician Dr. Kai Bartley (played by nonbinary actor [[E.R. Fightmaster]]) is a recurring character in ''Grey's Anatomy''. Dr. Bartley first appeared in the episode "Hotter Than Hell" (season 18, episode 3).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet 'Grey's Anatomy's First-Ever Nonbinary Doctor |last=Rude |first=Mey |work=out.com |date=28 October 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021 |url= https://www.out.com/television/2021/10/28/meet-greys-anatomys-first-ever-nonbinary-doctor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127183152/https://www.out.com/television/2021/10/28/meet-greys-anatomys-first-ever-nonbinary-doctor |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * The Peacock comedy series ''Rutherford Falls'' (2021) features a nonbinary character named Bobbie, played by nonbinary actor [[Jesse Leigh]]. The character was originally written as a gay man, but after Leigh auditioned in "glam-core" 1970s fashion, the show staff decided to make Bobbie nonbinary.<ref name="RutherfordFalls">{{Cite web |title=Jesse Leigh Is the Witchy, Nonbinary Bestie We All Need in Our Lives |last=Rudolph |first=Christopher |work=NewNowNext |date=22 April 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |url= http://www.newnownext.com/jesse-leigh-nonbinary-rutherford-falls/04/2021/ |quote=Bobbie was originally, I think, gay and male-presenting. So I went to the audition and I thought, I'm going to just make the character my own. And I did — I remember I wore bellbottoms, really cute, all '70s. I did a really cute winged liner and I was just myself; that's what I just wear on an everyday basis. So I show up in a little bit of glam-core, and they loved the character so much that they eventually ended up making Bobbie nonbinary. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122235536/http://www.newnownext.com/jesse-leigh-nonbinary-rutherford-falls/04/2021/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In season three of the Netflix series ''Sex Education'', there is a nonbinary student named Cal Bowman. Cal is played by nonbinary actor [[Dua Saleh]].<ref name="López">{{Cite web |title='Sex Education' is adding a non-binary character to its cast for season 3 |last=López |first=Canela |work=Insider |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020 |url= https://www.insider.com/netflixs-sex-education-adds-black-non-binary-character-to-cast-2020-9}}</ref>
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| * BBC America's ''The Watch'' features Cheery Littlebottom, who is referred to by they/them and she/her pronouns and is played by [[Jo Eaton-Kent]] (who is trans and uses those same pronouns).
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| * In the HBO Max miniseries ''And Just Like That'' (a revival/reboot of the series ''Sex and the City''), nonbinary actor/comedian [[Sara Ramirez]] plays the nonbinary character Che Diaz.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicole Ari Parker completes the foursome in new photos from 'Sex and the City' revival set |last=Towers |first=Andrea |work=EW.com |date=17 August 2021 |access-date=4 November 2021 |url= https://ew.com/tv/nicole-ari-parker-sex-and-the-city-revival-photos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602201034/https://ew.com/tv/nicole-ari-parker-sex-and-the-city-revival-photos/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sara Ramirez Teases Her "Dynamic" Role in the Sex and the City Reboot |last=Taylor |first=Elizabeth |work=E! Online |date=2 November 2021 |access-date=4 November 2021 |url= https://www.eonline.com/news/1308093/sara-ramirez-teases-her-dynamic-role-in-the-sex-and-the-city-reboot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210185550/https://www.eonline.com/news/1308093/sara-ramirez-teases-her-dynamic-role-in-the-sex-and-the-city-reboot |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In ''Carmilla'', the character Lafontaine is nonbinary and goes by they/them/their pronouns. They have been confirmed as nonbinary by the show's creators, and have hinted at it through the series though it has never been a major plot point. They are played by nonbinary actor [[Kaitlyn Alexander]]. | | *In ''Carmilla'', the character Lafontaine is nonbinary and goes by they/them/their pronouns. They have been confirmed as nonbinary by the show's creators, and have hinted at it through the series though it has never been a major plot point. They are played by nonbinary actor [[Kaitlyn Alexander]]. |
| *''[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdi8HPMwFpYIf3qQlv7A0fg?&ab_channel=Couple-ish Couple-ish]'', a light-hearted rom-com webseries, features a nonbinary main character (Dee). Dee goes by they/them/their pronouns, and explicitly describes themselves as nonbinary in one episode. | | *''[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdi8HPMwFpYIf3qQlv7A0fg?&ab_channel=Couple-ish Couple-ish]'', a light-hearted rom-com webseries, features a nonbinary main character (Dee). Dee goes by they/them/their pronouns, and explicitly describes themselves as nonbinary in one episode. |
| *The short webseries ''These Thems'' features a [[genderqueer]] character named Vero, played by nonbinary actor [[Vico Ortiz]].<ref name="TheseThems">{{Cite web |title='These Thems' Is the Must-See Comedy That Centers Nonbinary People |last=Gilchrist |first=Tracy E. |work=The Advocate |date=26 February 2020 |access-date=13 May 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/television/2020/2/26/these-thems-must-see-comedy-centers-nonbinary-people|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601051746/https://www.advocate.com/television/2020/2/26/these-thems-must-see-comedy-centers-nonbinary-people |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *The short webseries ''These Thems'' features a [[genderqueer]] character named Vero, played by nonbinary actor [[Vico Ortiz]].<ref name="TheseThems">{{Cite web |title='These Thems' Is the Must-See Comedy That Centers Nonbinary People |last=Gilchrist |first=Tracy E. |work=The Advocate |date=26 February 2020 |access-date=13 May 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/television/2020/2/26/these-thems-must-see-comedy-centers-nonbinary-people}}</ref> |
| *The webseries ''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX1W43ZgDnWErDCU_6ejOBLln1NozzBj7 Dinette]'' is a remake of the 1982 movie ''Diner'', but with a non-male cast instead of the original's all-male cast. The character Jaq is nonbinary and is played by nonbinary writer [[Jude Dry]].<ref name="Mosthof">{{Cite web |title='Dinette' Gives Queer Women and Nonbinary Characters a Place to Go |last=Mosthof |first=Mariella |work=INTO |date=2 December 2018 |access-date=1 June 2020 |url= https://www.intomore.com/culture/dinette-gives-queer-women-and-nonbinary-characters-a-place-to-go|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208052635/https://www.intomore.com/culture/dinette-gives-queer-women-and-nonbinary-characters-a-place-to-go/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | *The webseries ''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX1W43ZgDnWErDCU_6ejOBLln1NozzBj7 Dinette]'' is a remake of the 1982 movie ''Diner'', but with a non-male cast instead of the original's all-male cast. The character Jaq is nonbinary and is played by nonbinary writer [[Jude Dry]].<ref name="Mosthof">{{Cite web |title='Dinette' Gives Queer Women and Nonbinary Characters a Place to Go |last=Mosthof |first=Mariella |work=INTO |date=2 December 2018 |access-date=1 June 2020 |url= https://www.intomore.com/culture/dinette-gives-queer-women-and-nonbinary-characters-a-place-to-go}}</ref> |
| *In ''School Spirit: An Unlikely Webseries'', the character Charley Condomine is [[demigender]].<ref name="lezw_Char">{{Cite web |title=Charley Condomine |author= |work=LezWatch.TV |date= |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://lezwatchtv.com/character/charley-condomine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419211457/https://lezwatchtv.com/character/charley-condomine/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | | *In ''School Spirit: An Unlikely Webseries'', the character Charley Condomine is [[demigender]].<ref name="lezw_Char">{{Cite web |title=Charley Condomine |author= |work=LezWatch.TV |date= |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://lezwatchtv.com/character/charley-condomine/}}</ref> |
| * ''I Hear You'' is a Canadian medical drama following the life of Dr. Alyssa Hartt, a family medicine practitioner. Her patients include nonbinary people.<ref>http://www.ihearyouseries.com/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230224092010/http://ihearyouseries.com/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *In ''The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes)'', Sherlock Holmes is [[demigender]] and aroace.<ref>https://lezwatchtv.com/character/sherlock-holmes/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230131224016/https://lezwatchtv.com/character/sherlock-holmes/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * The "Brave House" arc of the webseries ''The Feels'' focuses on the polyamorous throuple of [[genderqueer]] S (played by [[Sara Ramirez]]), [[transfeminine]] Nina ([[Ianne Fields Stewart]]), and [[transmasculine]] Lenny ([[Shantira Jackson]]).<ref name="BraveHouse">{{Cite web |title=Why We Should All Live in The Feels’ Brave House |author=Shayna Maci Warner |work=Bisexual Resource Center |date=15 August 2019 |access-date=20 October 2020 |url= https://biresource.org/why-we-should-all-live-in-the-feels-brave-house/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602092014/https://biresource.org/why-we-should-all-live-in-the-feels-brave-house/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * The protagonist of ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20201023062615/https://www.transmonogamist.com/ Trans Monogamist]'' is a nonbinary dating columnist.
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| * In the Canadian webseries ''Babes'', one of the protagonists is AJ, a nonbinary man, played by nonbinary man [[T. Thomason]].<ref name="Ratchford">{{Cite web |title=Getting To Know The Creator Of ‘Babes,’ The Web’s Cutest Queer Series |last=Ratchford, Sarah |work=Medium |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=22 October 2020 |url=https://medium.com/the-establishment/getting-to-know-the-creator-of-babes-the-cutest-queer-series-on-the-web-ab4e0325e5f0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720055243/https://medium.com/the-establishment/getting-to-know-the-creator-of-babes-the-cutest-queer-series-on-the-web-ab4e0325e5f0 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref name="JMarie">{{Cite web |title=Watch ‘Babes’, A Web Series About a Queer Playboy |author=J Marie |work=KitschMix |date=10 May 2017 |access-date=22 October 2020 |url= https://kitschmix.com/watch-babes-web-series-queer-playboy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209145206/https://kitschmix.com/watch-babes-web-series-queer-playboy/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''Damaged Goods'' is a webseries "centered around four messy creatives of color attempting to survive in the city of Chicago."<ref name="dama_Abou">{{Cite web |title=About — Damaged Goods |author= |work=Damaged Goods |date= |access-date=10 November 2020 |url= https://damagedgoodswebseries.com/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110133443/https://damagedgoodswebseries.com/about|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> One of the characters is Caleb, described by the creators of the series as [[genderqueer]]<ref name="dama_Abou" /> and a [[gay man]].<ref name="Wittich">{{Cite web |title=New Web Series Finds Beauty in Being Queer and Messy |author=Wittich, Jake |work=PAPER |date=25 March 2019 |access-date=10 November 2020 |url= https://www.papermag.com/damaged-goods-vam-studios-2632757932.html?rebelltitem=19#rebelltitem19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807230447/https://www.papermag.com/damaged-goods-vam-studios-2632757932.html?rebelltitem=19 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Caleb is played by gay model Chufue Yang.<ref name="Cadogan">{{Cite web |title=Meet the model claiming his agency dropped him for being gay and Asian |last=Cadogan |first=Dominic |work=Dazed |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=10 November 2020 |url= https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/41073/1/ford-model-agency-chufue-yang-dropped-him-for-being-gay-asian-chicago|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327070551/https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/41073/1/ford-model-agency-chufue-yang-dropped-him-for-being-gay-asian-chicago |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *''Critical Role'' is a webseries "where a bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors sit around and play Dungeons & Dragons." [https://criticalrole.fandom.com/wiki/Mollymauk_Tealeaf Mollymauk Tealeaf] was played by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043552/ Taliesin Jaffe], described by the DM [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2233310/ Matthew Mercer] as genderfluid and bisexual. Molly used he/him pronouns. A number of side characters in the show also use they/them pronouns.
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| ''See also [[Video games with nonbinary player character options]].'' | | *In ''Crypt of the Necrodancer,'' the game's artist stated that the unlockable character Bolt is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns; this was further confirmed by the game's official Twitter. |
| | | *In ''Transistor'', the gender marker for Bailey Gilande in her character file is 'X', commonly used by, or in regards to, non-binary people. |
| *In ''Transistor'', the [[gender marker]] for Bailey Gilande in her character file is 'X', commonly used by, or in regards to, nonbinary people. | | *''[https://www.choiceofgames.com/versus-the-lost-ones/ VERSUS: The Lost Ones]'' by Zachary Sergi (published in 2015 by Choice of Games LLC) is a sci-fi interactive novel where it's possible to play a nonbinary character. The player's character, Thomil, comes from a planet where everyone telepathically shares their thoughts and feelings with one another. A couple chapters into the story, the player is asked about their character's gender. They can choose from six options: a cisgender woman, transgender woman, cis man, trans man, intersex, or "I don't subscribe to any gender categories". Choosing the last option sets Thomil's stats to say "Gender: Not Applicable," and brings up these remarks in the narrative: "You are both genders, but you are also neither gender. You believe gender defies categorization, operating on a kind of sliding scale-- one that can change every day. You've come across [foreign planets'] texts about other cultures where such thinking is considered taboo or even sacrilegious, but in a society where everyone can quite literally share their thoughts and experiences, it's fairly impossible not to accept others once you understand who they truly are. Besides, even the most staunchly 'male' or 'female' cisgenders admit that sometimes they feel more 'masculine' or 'feminine' at different times. You just take that kind of thinking to a whole new level." The narration in ''VERSUS'' makes clear that this is not an undisclosed gender or a fantasy sex, but a nonbinary gender identity. Though Thomil comes from a sci-fi setting where where this and other transgender identities are accepted, this is a realistic depiction of a nonbinary person. |
| *In C''ult of the Lamb,'' the titular lamb is identified as genderless. | | *In ''Long Story Game'' the character you play use whichever pronouns from 'she/her', 'he/him' and 'them/they', the physical depiction of the character can also be changed to suit the gender of choice. |
| *In the MMORPG ''Runescape'', there is an NPC who can change the player character's avatar from male to female or female to male, as well as change the player's skin color. The NPC also switches their own avatar's "sex" at 10-second intervals. They are officially called "The Makeover Mage", but in a 2006 letter they wrote "My name is Pete, or Peta, depending on my mood", implying they may be [[genderfluid]], [[bigender]], or some other type of nonbinary.<ref>https://runescape.wiki/w/Makeover_Mage [https://web.archive.org/web/20230317043935/https://runescape.wiki/w/Makeover_Mage Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *In ''Read Only Memories'' the character TOMCAT uses they/them pronouns. While it is not directly stated in-game that TOMCAT is nonbinary, artist and director John James has stated in an interview that TOMCAT "is gender fluid"<ref>Jesse Tannous, "Read Only Memories Director discusses LGBTQ themes in gaming." June 20, 2015. ''The Examiner.'' https://web.archive.org/web/20151023215026/http://www.examiner.com/article/read-only-memories-director-discusses-lgbtq-themes-gaming</ref>.The game also includes other non-binary characters, including the robot Turing and the protagonist if the player chooses so. [[File: ROM pronouns 1.png|thumb|A screenshot of pronoun selection in ''Read Only Memories''. Selecting 'more options' allows you to choose from 'ze/zir/, 'xe/xir', or your own custom pronouns.]] |
| * In the visual novel ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss'', the romanceable character Alex Cyprin is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>[https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/162091662113/pride-month-specials-weve-prepared-a-very-special Pride Month Specials], 21 June 2017 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201102175329/https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/162091662113/pride-month-specials-weve-prepared-a-very-special Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *In ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_into_Dreams... NiGHTS into Dreams]'' the character "NiGHTS is neutral, and therefore has no gender. The impressions of the character with regards to gender are totally up to the player" according to Takashi Iizuka, the lead designer of the game.<ref>Mike Taylor, "Interview: Takashi Iizuka Talks NiGHTS" December 5, 2007. ''Nintendo Life'' http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2007/12/interview_takashi_iizuka_talks_nights</ref> |
| | *The dating sim ''The Office Type'' (scheduled for release mid-to-late 2020) has equal numbers of male, female, and nonbinary characters for the player to romance. Every character's bio, even the cis ones, lists their pronouns. The nonbinary characters listed so far are Syl ([[demiboy]]), Benny ([[agender]]), Cal ([[demigirl]]), Toni ([[aporagender]]), Ty ([[anogender]]), Addie ([[egogender]]), Bee ([[genderfluid]]), and Mx. Hura Stapleton ([[bigender]]). There are also binary trans women and binary trans men among the cast.<ref>[https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ Heavy Thought Studios - Projects]</ref> |
| | *One of the player characters in the 2019 game ''Borderlands 3'', FL4K, is an emergent AI who uses they/them pronouns and wears a pin with the non-binary flag. |
| | *In ''Tokyo Afterschool Summoners'', the player can set the protagonist's gender to male, female, or "other", regardless of which appearance they choose. The character Arc is also referred to with they/them pronouns in the official English translation. |
| | *In the MMORPG ''Runescape'', there is an NPC who can change the player character's avatar from male to female or female to male, as well as change the player's skin color. The NPC also switches their own avatar's "sex" at 10-second intervals. They are officially called "The Makeover Mage", but in a 2006 letter they wrote "My name is Pete, or Peta, depending on my mood", implying they may be [[genderfluid]], [[bigender]], or some other type of nonbinary.<ref>https://runescape.wiki/w/Makeover_Mage</ref> |
| | * In the visual novel ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss'', the romanceable character Alex Cyprin is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>[https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/162091662113/pride-month-specials-weve-prepared-a-very-special Pride Month Specials], </ref> |
| | * In the visual novel ''//TODO: today'', the protagonist and the main characters Joyce and Phoenix can be [[male]], [[female]], or [[nonbinary]], depending on player's choices.<ref>[https://vndb.org/v21649/chars#chars VNDB {{!}} //TODO: today characters]</ref> |
| | * In the visual novel ''When The Night Comes'', the romanceable character August is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://lunarisgames.itch.io/wtnc</ref> |
| * In ''The Oregon Trail 4th Edition'', the character Hattie Caulfield identifies as neither a man nor a woman.{{citation needed}} | | * In ''The Oregon Trail 4th Edition'', the character Hattie Caulfield identifies as neither a man nor a woman.{{citation needed}} |
| | * In the furry drama video game ''Goodbye Volcano High'' (to be released 2021), the protagonist Fang uses [[they/them]] pronouns and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Lachlan Watson]].<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High/</ref> |
| | * In ''Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', the protagonist character can be customized with a "classified" gender, in which case the game's voiced dialogue will refer to the protagonist with [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="BlackOps">{{Cite web |title=Black Ops Cold War character creation will let you craft your own agent and includes gender neutral VO |last=Hurley |first=Leon |work=gamesradar |date=August 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020 |url= https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral/}}</ref> The announcement of this drew criticism from many people.<ref name="Milton">{{Cite web |title=Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will let users play as a non-binary imperialist war-hungry killer |last=Milton |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=31 August 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/}}</ref> |
| | *In the fantasy-mystery visual novel ''Catacomb Prince'', one of the romantic options is the nonbinary person Ravi Patel.<ref>https://skeleteam.itch.io/catacombprince</ref> |
| | *In the sci-fi visual novel ''Incompatible Species'', Chris is nonbinary and uses [[she/her]] pronouns, while Pi-zan uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poxni/incompatible-species-a-hopeful-futuristic-visual-n</ref> |
| [[File:Earl Grey gender free pronouns.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'' with the "gender liberated" option selected, so the game uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns.]] | | [[File:Earl Grey gender free pronouns.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'' with the "gender liberated" option selected, so the game uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns.]] |
| *In the indie romance visual novel ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'', the protagonist can be male, female, or "[[gender free]]". Choosing gender free results in the game using [[gender neutral language]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns, and the [[Mx]] title. The player can also choose to "make everyone else gender liberated too", resulting in the protagonist saying things like "Everybody knew about me, the eldest child of the late Gentleperson and Gentleperson Fairfax". | | *In the indie visual novel ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'', the protagonist can be male, female, or "[[gender free]]". Choosing gender free results in the game using [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns. The player can also choose to "make everyone else gender liberated too", resulting in the protagonist saying things like "Everybody knew about me, the eldest child of the late Gentleperson and Gentleperson Fairfax". |
| *In the sci-fi visual novel ''Incompatible Species'', Chris is nonbinary and uses [[she/her]] pronouns, while Pi-zan uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poxni/incompatible-species-a-hopeful-futuristic-visual-n [https://web.archive.org/web/20221103230458/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poxni/incompatible-species-a-hopeful-futuristic-visual-n Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *In the visual novel ''Butterfly Soup'', Min-seo is nonbinary.<ref>https://vndb.org/c67408 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220819114731/https://vndb.org/c67408 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *''Genderwrecked'' is a post-apocalyptic horror/gore visual novel about trying to find the meaning of gender. The player can select their pronouns from she/her, they/them, he/him, xe/xir, ze/zir, it/it, or custom pronouns.<ref name="genderwrecked">{{Cite web |title=GENDERWRECKED |author=ryan rose aceae |work=itch.io |date= |access-date=28 October 2020 |url= https://gendervamp.itch.io/genderwrecked|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305002650/https://gendervamp.itch.io/genderwrecked |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * Bloodhound in ''Apex Legends'' is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Clark|first=Allegra|user=SimplyAllegra |number=1093207979430576128 |title=*Their* voice (Bloodhound is non-binary, uses they/them pronouns), but thank you! I'm so happy that people have enjoyed the performance—Bloodhound means so much to me 😊😊😊😊|date=6 February 2019}}</ref>
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| * Ash in ''Wandersong'' uses they/them pronouns and has been confirmed as nonbinary by creator Greg Lobanov.<ref name="pink_9kic">{{Cite web |title=9 kick-ass video game characters you probably never knew were non-binary |last=Johnson |first=Shakeena |work=PinkNews |date=17 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2021 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/17/non-binary-video-game-characters-bloodhound-apex-legends-lgbt-gaming-fl4k-borderlands-3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116125637/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/17/non-binary-video-game-characters-bloodhound-apex-legends-lgbt-gaming-fl4k-borderlands-3/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the browser-based RPG ''4thewords'', several NPCs are implied to be nonbinary by way of their pronouns: [[singular they|Singular "they"]] is used for Ordco, Edrie, and Yuri, and [[English_neutral_pronouns#Xe|"xe"]] is used for Liq of Light.
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| *In the ''Dominique Pamplemousse'' series of point-and-click adventure games, the protagonist Dominique Pamplemousse is genderqueer. There are many instances in-game of other characters trying to figure out Dominique's gender.<ref name="squi_Domi">{{Cite web |title=Dominique Pamplemousse and Dominique Pamplemousse in "Combinatorial Explosion!" by Squinky |author= |work=itch.io |date= |access-date=27 July 2021 |url= https://squinky.itch.io/dompam2 |quote=our favourite genderqueer private detective discovers that, through the power of multiple endings from the previous game, they have been cloned! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604111141/https://squinky.itch.io/dompam2 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Chambers-Pamplemousse">{{Cite web |title=Indie Game Dominique Pamplemousse Review |author=Chambers, Becky |work=The Mary Sue |date=28 February 2014 |access-date=27 July 2021 |url= https://www.themarysue.com/dominique-pamplemousse/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810091542/https://www.themarysue.com/dominique-pamplemousse/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In the interactive novel ''Moonrise'', Rosario de la Cruz is a nonbinary pansexual who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, and Sati is a nonbinary bisexual who uses xe/xer/xem pronouns.<ref name="COG-representme">{{Cite web |title=Choice of Games (developer) |author= |work=Represent Me |date= |access-date=8 September 2021 |url= https://representme.charity/projects/queer/database/title/choice-of-games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515063327/https://representme.charity/projects/queer/database/title/choice-of-games|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In the visual novel ''Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet'', in the ending where Syrup befriends the cat Toffee, they ask Syrup to guess if they're a boy or a girl, then reveal that the correct answer is "neither".
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| ** An unnamed cat child claims "I am NOT a girl! I am a cat". Trick responds to this with "I'm like that too".
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| *In ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_into_Dreams... NiGHTS into Dreams]'' the character "NiGHTS is neutral, and therefore has no gender. The impressions of the character with regards to gender are totally up to the player" according to Takashi Iizuka, the lead designer of the game.<ref name="Taylor2007">{{Cite web |title=Interview: Takashi Iizuka Talks NiGHTS |last=Taylor |first=Mike |work=Nintendo Life |date=5 December 2007 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2007/12/interview_takashi_iizuka_talks_nights|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606075440/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2007/12/interview_takashi_iizuka_talks_nights |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| [[File: ROM pronouns 1.png|thumb|A screenshot of pronoun selection in ''Read Only Memories''. Selecting 'more options' allows you to choose from 'ze/zir/, 'xe/xir', or your own custom pronouns.]]
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| *In ''Crypt of the Necrodancer,'' the game's artist Ted Martens stated that the unlockable character Bolt "is [[genderqueer]] and doesn't identify fully as either female or male."<ref>{{cite tweet| user=ted_martens |number=573223156724285440 |date=4 March 2015 |title=@JimDrizzle @fenekosan Bolt is genderqueer and doesn't identify fully as either female or male.}}</ref>
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| * Ashly Burch, the voice actress for Chloe Price in the adventure game ''Life is Strange'', said in a 2015 interview that "I think Chloe is sexually fluid. I don't think she really likes to label herself in any particular way— same with her gender."<ref name="Sloane2015">{{Cite web |title=Hella Talk: An Interview With Ashly Burch on Chloe Price, Queerness, & ‘Life Is Strange’ |author=Sloane |work=FemHype |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=11 July 2021 |url= https://femhype.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/hella-talk-an-interview-with-ashly-burch-on-chloe-price-queerness-life-is-strange/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129024608/https://femhype.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/hella-talk-an-interview-with-ashly-burch-on-chloe-price-queerness-life-is-strange/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In ''Read Only Memories'' the character TOMCAT uses they/them pronouns. While it is not directly stated in-game that TOMCAT is nonbinary, artist and director John James has stated in an interview that TOMCAT "is [[gender fluid]]"<ref>{{cite web|first=Jesse|last=Tannous|title=Read Only Memories Director discusses LGBTQ themes in gaming.|date=June 20, 2015|work=The Examiner|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023215026/http://www.examiner.com/article/read-only-memories-director-discusses-lgbtq-themes-gaming|archive-date=October 23, 2015|url=http://www.examiner.com/article/read-only-memories-director-discusses-lgbtq-themes-gaming}}</ref>.The game also includes other nonbinary characters, including the robot Turing and the protagonist if the player chooses so.
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| *In the visual novel ''A Foretold Affair'', one of the three people you can romance is [[agender]].<ref name="repr_AFor">{{Cite web |title=A Foretold Affair |author= |work=Represent Me |date= |access-date=12 July 2021 |url= https://representme.charity/projects/queer/database/title/a-foretold-affair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601014416/https://representme.charity/projects/queer/database/title/a-foretold-affair|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| * In the visual novel ''//TODO: today'', the protagonist and the main characters Joyce and Phoenix can be [[male]], [[female]], or [[nonbinary]], depending on player's choices.<ref>[https://vndb.org/v21649/chars#chars VNDB {{!}} //TODO: today characters] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220819120206/https://vndb.org/v21649/chars Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In the visual novel ''When The Night Comes'', the romanceable character August is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://lunarisgames.itch.io/wtnc [https://web.archive.org/web/20230524101833/https://lunarisgames.itch.io/wtnc Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *In the RPG ''Deltarune'', the main character Kris is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
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| * In the strategy/simulation game ''Your Royal Gayness'', the royal spymaster, Seraph, says "Just 'spymaster' will do, thank you. Or Seraph. I don't care for [[honorifics|all that 'sir' and 'lady' stuff.]]" This dialogue pretty explicitly shows that Seraph doesn't identify with the male nor female gender. Additionally, the "Library" section of the game refers to Seraph with [[they/them]] pronouns, and implies that Seraph is not their "[[Names|real name]]".<ref>Lizard Hazard Games. ''Your Royal Gayness''. 2018.</ref>
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| *One of the player characters in the 2019 game ''Borderlands 3'', FL4K, is an emergent AI who uses they/them pronouns and wears a pin with the nonbinary flag.
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| *In the fantasy-mystery visual novel ''Catacomb Prince'', one of the romantic options is the nonbinary person Ravi Patel.<ref>https://skeleteam.itch.io/catacombprince [https://web.archive.org/web/20221206035333/https://skeleteam.itch.io/catacombprince Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *In the simulation game ''BitLife'', since the June 2020 Pride Update, it is possible for characters to [[come out]] to you as nonbinary<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CEwrBGRhFCw/</ref> and in the "Gay Dating App" portion you can select a partner preference from a dropdown list of "Male", "Female", "Genderqueer", "Non-Binary", "Transgender Female", and "Transgender Male".<ref>https://bitlife-life-simulator.fandom.com/wiki/Dating_app [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324044621/https://bitlife-life-simulator.fandom.com/wiki/Dating_App Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The player themself can also select whether their character is [[cisgender]], genderqueer, nonbinary, transgender female, and transgender male (after the character reaches age 5). Being non-cis may cause the character to experience [[gender dysphoria]] in-game, lowering their Happiness level.<ref name="leve_BitL">{{Cite web |title=BitLife Pride Update Guide: Everything You Need to Know About BitLife Version 1.38, aka the Pride Update |author=Tim |work=Level Winner |date=3 July 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |url= https://www.levelwinner.com/bitlife-pride-update-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitlife-version-1-38-aka-the-pride-update/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226150757/https://www.levelwinner.com/bitlife-pride-update-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitlife-version-1-38-aka-the-pride-update/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In ''Hades'', the NPC Primordial Chaos is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.<ref name="pink_9kic" />
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| * In RPG indie game ''Ikenfell'', half of the main characters within the game are explicitly queer. One character uses ze/zir pronouns.
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| * In ''Star Wars: Squadrons'', the pilot Keo Venzee is referred to with [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Keo_Venzee [https://web.archive.org/web/20230709023421/https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Keo_Venzee Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In the visual novel ''Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest'', the character Kim is nonbinary and referred to using they/them pronouns. Their in-game character description begins by referring to them as "A nonbinary activist from Berlin".
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| * In the first-person shooter ''Battlefield 2042'', a Specialist named Emma "Sundance" Rosier is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DrLupo stands up for nonbinary people during Battlefield 2042 stream |last=Lopez |first=Jalen |work=Dot Esports |date=12 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |url= https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/drlupo-stands-up-for-nonbinary-people-during-battlefield-2042-stream|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517013043/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/drlupo-stands-up-for-nonbinary-people-during-battlefield-2042-stream |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| *In ''ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area'', a visual novel, the character Emhari Abdi is a bigender lesbian. Emhari uses both "he/him" and "she/her" pronouns.<ref>{{cite tweet|date=18 July 2020| user=ValiDateGame| number=1284540692962967553|title=Our first mini interview is with Nasr (@trashyvoid ), the artist of Emhari!}}</ref> The character Rocky Harrison is a nonbinary person using he/him pronouns.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ValiDateGame |number=1547621316554924032 |date=14 Jul 2022|title=yes rocky is a he/him nonbinary, they exist}}</ref> Some other characters use pronouns that imply they could be nonbinary too: Inaya Saifi uses she/they, and Anoki Wanderbull uses she/he/them.<ref>[https://validategame.com/#cast ValiDate: Meet The Cast!] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230517064141/https://validategame.com/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Emhari, Inaya, and Anoki were confirmed to be trans by the developers' Twitter.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ValiDateGame |number=1541102407748395010 |title=Are there any other trans characters besides Arihi and Catherine? — emhari, inaya and anoki and some others are Pending |date=26 June 2022}}</ref>
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| * In the dating sim ''Repurpose'', Noel Azulite is [[genderfluid]] and [[asexual]], DJ Roadkill is nonbinary and [[pansexual]], Cheri is [[bigender]] and [[omnisexual]], and Fayebael Noct is [[agender]] and "if we must assign a label, pansexual". Additionally, the player can choose their own pronouns from "he", "she", or "they".<ref name="Repurpose">{{Cite web |title=Repurpose (Demo) by Eros |author= |work=itch.io |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |url= https://residentrabbit.itch.io/repurpose-demo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515063331/https://residentrabbit.itch.io/repurpose-demo |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="kick_Repu">{{Cite web |title=Repurpose |author=Resident Rabbit |work=Kickstarter |date= |access-date=28 October 2020 |url= https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentrabbit/repurpose/description|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226150817/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentrabbit/repurpose/description |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In the furry drama video game ''Goodbye Volcano High'' (to be released 2023), the protagonist Fang uses [[they/them]] pronouns and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Lachlan Watson]].<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230226074304/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *The dating sim ''The Office Type'' has equal numbers of male, female, and nonbinary characters for the player to romance. Every character's bio, even the cis ones, lists their pronouns. The nonbinary characters listed so far are Syl ([[demiboy]]), Benny ([[agender]]), Cal ([[demigirl]]), Toni ([[aporagender]]), Ty ([[anogender]]), Addie ([[egogender]]), Bee ([[genderfluid]]), and Mx. Hura Stapleton ([[bigender]]). There are also binary trans women and binary trans men among the cast.<ref>[https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ Heavy Thought Studios - Projects] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527212505/https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *''Simoun'' takes place in a world that recognizes three genders: male, female, and a feminine "maiden" gender which everyone is assigned at birth. When people in this world come of age, they're required to give up the "maiden" gender and commit to male or female--those who do not choose have it chosen for them. Several of the main characters, including the two leads, decide that they do not want to be men or women, but rather keep their "maiden" gender, which goes against the rules of society. Despite the maiden gender being feminine, the fact that choosing to keep it is regarded as significantly different from choosing to become a woman shows that it is a third gender role and not the same as womanhood.
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| *''Steven Universe'' is about an alien kind called Gems, who all look similar to human women, except for the half-human Gem named Steven. The show creator, [[Rebecca Sugar]], says the Gems aren't female: "Steven is the first and only male Gem, because he is half human! Technically, there are no female Gems! There are only Gems!"<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8e1p [https://web.archive.org/web/20220702054909/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8e1p/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The Gems are called by [[Pronouns#She|she]] pronouns just because it's easy: Sugar said, "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>https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8ztw/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230417032904/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8ztw/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In a later interview, Rebecca stated outright that "the Gems are all nonbinary women. [...] They wouldn't think of themselves as women, but they're fine with being interpreted that way amongst humans." (She also identified herself as a nonbinary woman in this same interview.)<ref name="TheMind">{{Cite web |title=The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoon |work=NPR.org |date=14 July 2018 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628885509/the-mind-behind-americas-most-empathetic-cartoon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231100935/https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628885509/the-mind-behind-americas-most-empathetic-cartoon |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Furthermore, Gems can temporarily fuse together to become a combined being. In episode "Alone Together", the aforementioned Steven manages to pull off this skill with human girl Connie, resulting in a fusion named "Stevonnie." When asked about Stevonnie's gender, Rebecca Sugar replied that "Stevonnie is an experience! The living relationship between Steven and Connie," describing them as a "metaphor that is so complex and so specific but also really, really relatable, in the form of a character."<ref>http://io9.com/steven-universe-guidebook-spills-the-secrets-of-the-cry-1704470546 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230507191537/https://io9.com/steven-universe-guidebook-spills-the-secrets-of-the-cry-1704470546 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/Matt_Burnett Matt Burnett] confirmed on Twitter that Stevonnie uses they/them pronouns,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413004824/https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/620637717731217408|archive-date=13 April 2016|title=@Tumble234 Stevonnie uses them/they.|date=13 July 2015|url=https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/620637717731217408}}</ref> which do get used for Stevonnie in later episodes. Later, in a 2019 public service announcement about self-esteem and social media, which is also part of the canon, Stevonnie is briefly seen scrolling past their Instagram profile, in which they have described themself with the words "nonbinary" and "intersex."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/geek/2019/6/26/cartoon-network-confirmed-steven-universe-character-intersex|last=Ermac|first=Raffy|title=Cartoon Network Confirmed This ''Steven Universe'' Character Is Intersex|date=June 26, 2019|website=Pride.com|accessdate=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404161229/https://www.pride.com/geek/2019/6/26/cartoon-network-confirmed-steven-universe-character-intersex|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> These are both real human identities and conditions, even though Stevonnie's origins are only possible in fiction.
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| *Izana Shinatose in ''Knights of Sidonia'' is neither female nor male, but has the ability to eventually choose a sex if they fall in love. Izana's uniform is different from that of her classmates, reflecting their lack of gender (while females have skirts and males wear pants, Izana wears shorts). This gender is given the name of "middlesex" in the second season. Izana's body does eventually become female after falling in love with Nagate, against their conscious wishes and to their dismay.
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| * The aetherborn race from Magic the Gathering's Kaladesh setting are sexless and typically [[agender]].<ref>James Wyatt, [https://media.wizards.com/2017/downloads/magic/Plane-Shift_Kaladesh.pdf Plane-Shift Kaladesh], pg. 16 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608112733/https://media.wizards.com/2017/downloads/magic/Plane-Shift_Kaladesh.pdf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Agender aetherborn use they/them pronouns, including a secondary character for the Kaladesh arc, Yahenni.<ref>Alison Luhrs, [https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/born-aether-2016-09-21 Born of Aether]</ref> | | * The aetherborn race from Magic the Gathering's Kaladesh setting are sexless and typically [[agender]].<ref>James Wyatt, [https://media.wizards.com/2017/downloads/magic/Plane-Shift_Kaladesh.pdf Plane-Shift Kaladesh], pg. 16</ref> Agender aetherborn use they/them pronouns, including a secondary character for the Kaladesh arc, Yahenni.<ref>Alison Luhrs, [https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/born-aether-2016-09-21 Born of Aether]</ref> |
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| *The Children of the Triad fantasy novel series by Laurie Marks includes a genderless species. The books are ''Delan the Mislaid'' (1989), ''The Moonbane Mage'' (1990), and ''Ara's Field'' (1991). The title character and protagonist of the first book is a member of that species.<ref>''All our worlds: Diverse fantastic fiction.'' http://doublediamond.net/aow [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902202733/http://doublediamond.net/aow/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *The Children of the Triad fantasy novel series by Laurie Marks includes a genderless species. The books are ''Delan the Mislaid'' (1989), ''The Moonbane Mage'' (1990), and ''Ara's Field'' (1991). The title character and protagonist of the first book is a member of that species.<ref>''All our worlds: Diverse fantastic fiction.'' http://doublediamond.net/aow</ref> |
| *Sayuri Ueda's science fiction novel ''The Cage of Zeus'' (2011) is about genetically engineered characters with a fictional sex and nonbinary gender.<ref>Sayuri Ueda, ''The Cage of Zeus.'' 2011.</ref> | | *Sayuri Ueda's science fiction novel ''The Cage of Zeus'' (2011) is about genetically engineered characters with a fictional sex and non-binary gender.<ref>Sayuri Ueda, ''The Cage of Zeus.'' 2011.</ref> |
| *''[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/466375.Commitment_Hour Commitment Hour]'' by James Alan Gardner features a culture who switch between male and female sexes once a year until their 21st birthday, when they are asked to choose whether they want to stay forever as male, female, or both. | | *''[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/466375.Commitment_Hour Commitment Hour]'' by James Alan Gardner features a culture who switch between male and female sexes once a year until their 21st birthday, when they are asked to choose whether they want to stay forever as male, female, or both. |
| *The ''Culture'' series by Iain M. Bank is centred around a postgender civilisation. | | *The ''Culture'' series by Iain M. Bank is centred around a postgender civilisation. |
| **As described in ''Excession'', the humans are able to change sex by just thinking it, and nanomachines alter their anatomy accordingly over a period of a few days. It is described as common for couples to take turns bearing children. | | **As described in ''Excession'', the humans are able to change sex by just thinking it, and nanomachines alter their anatomy accordingly over a period of a few days. It is described as common for couples to take turns bearing children. |
| *''Bone Dance'' by Emma Bull. Character: the protagonist, Sparrow, is canonically described as "sexless" and "genderless." The exact details of their identity [https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082646/http://practicalandrogyny.com/raq/bonedanc.shtml are a matter of debate (spoilers)]. | | *''Bone Dance'' by Emma Bull. Character: the protagonist, Sparrow, is canonically described as "sexless" and "genderless." The exact details of their identity [http://practicalandrogyny.com/raq/bonedanc.shtml are a matter of debate (spoilers)]. |
| *M.C.A. Hogarth's science-fiction series about the Jokka, an alien species that can randomly change sex twice at puberty, with three sexes, and three corresponding rigid gender roles: female, male, and neuter. These stories focus on individuals who don't conform to those prescribed gender roles, and some could be considered transgender. However, the author often publicly voices her opposition to transgender rights in real life, saying she "Will never stop fighting this trans thing. Never.";<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. Tweet. April 5, 2022. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1511294884514308097 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220820220131/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1511294884514308097</ref> agreeing with anti-transgender author Abigail Shrier's opposition of the informed consent model of pediatric transgender health care;<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. October 25, 2021. Tweet. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1452699729519947791 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20211026003911/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1452699729519947791</ref> saying she liked Debrah Soh's anti-transgender book;<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. Tweet. May 11, 2022. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1524463492266352643 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220511185719/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1524463492266352643</ref> siding with a student who expressed anti-transgender views, in reply to an anti-transgender Twitter account;<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. Tweet. May 17, 2022. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1526501664747933696 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220517095601/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1526501664747933696</ref> being a fan of an anti-trans podcaster;<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. Tweet. July 15, 2022. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1547926016521162752 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220715124900/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1547926016521162752</ref> asserting the anti-transgender claim that "cisgender is a slur";<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. Tweet. April 29, 2022. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1520102220510937088 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220821051705/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1520102220510937088</ref> and saying that transgender people should never transition, and should instead content themselves with "the flesh God gave" them.<ref>M.C.A. Hogarth. Tweet. August 23, 2021. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1429783919889637376 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220818215810/https://twitter.com/mcahogarth/status/1429783919889637376</ref> This is an example of how authors who write representation of gender-variant characters can't be assumed to support the human rights of gender-variant people in real life and may even actively oppose it. | | *M. C. A. Hogarth's science-fiction series about the Jokka, an alien species that can randomly change sex twice at puberty, with three sexes, and three corresponding gender roles: female, male, and neuter. The neuters can't reproduce, but since they're the least vulnerable to succumbing to "mind death" (a kind of stroke that afflicts any member of their species if they exert themselves too hard), their place in society is to do work that requires a hardy body and a good memory. Several main characters don't like the sexes they ended up with, and could be seen as transgender. The main character in the short story "Freedom, Spiced and Drunk" wishes to be neuter; details aren't possible without spoiling the story. |
| *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness]'' by Ursula K. Le Guin is a classic science fiction novel published in 1976 featuring a race of people whose sexes become male or female only briefly for reproduction, and whose genders can be a variety of masculine, feminine, both or neither. | | *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness]'' by Ursula K. Le Guin is a classic science fiction novel published in 1976 featuring a race of people whose sexes become male or female only briefly for reproduction, and whose genders can be a variety of masculine, feminine, both or neither. |
| *CJ Carter's science fiction novel, ''Que Será Serees'' (2011) is about a species of people with a single gender.<ref>CJ Carter, "Genderless singular pronouns." 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/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20201031105743/http://cjcs.com/writing/fiction/que-sera-serees/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *CJ Carter's science fiction novel, ''Que Será Serees'' (2011) is about a species of people with a single gender.<ref>CJ Carter, "Genderless singular pronouns." http://tib.cjcs.com/genderless-pronouns-ey-em-and-eir-2/</ref><ref>"Que Será Serees". ''CJ's Creative Studio''. http://cjcs.com/writing/fiction/que-sera-serees/</ref> |
| *"In David Lindsay's ''Voyage to Arcturus'' (1920) a man from earth meets people on another planet who are neither man nor woman so he invents a new pronoun ''ae'' to refer to them."<ref>Suzanne Romaine, ''Communicating Gender.'' p. 343.</ref> | | *"In David Lindsay's ''Voyage to Arcturus'' (1920) a man from earth meets people on another planet who are neither man nor woman so he invents a new pronoun ''ae'' to refer to them."<ref>Suzanne Romaine, ''Communicating Gender.'' p. 343.</ref> |
| *Bard Bloom's World Tree is a setting with no human species, and many of the intelligent species in that setting have fictional sexes, such as co-lover, both-female, and so on. This includes 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. Sythyry is a member of a dragon-like species who are all "hermaphrodites" (and not analogous to real-life intersex conditions), and don't identify as female or male. In World Tree society, species is more important than gender, so same-gender relationships are seen as unremarkable, but cross-species relationships are seen as queer, which is a significant plot element in that book. The setting also has a role-playing game handbook, ''World Tree: A role playing game of species and civilization'' (2001). A romance novel in the setting, ''[http://www.amazon.com/MARRIAGE-OF-INSECTS-novel-World/dp/1890096369 A Marriage of Insects],'' deals with the relationships of a group of Herethroy, an insect-like species that has three (arguably four) sexes: male, female, co-lover (a sex necessary for males and females of that species to reproduce), and both-female (a socially unaccepted variant sex, indeterminate between female and co-lover). | | *Bard Bloom's World Tree is a setting with no human species, and many of the intelligent species in that setting have fictional sexes, such as co-lover, both-female, and so on. This includes 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. Sythyry is a member of a dragon-like species who are all "hermaphrodites" (and not analogous to real-life intersex conditions), and don't identify as female or male. In World Tree society, species is more important than gender, so same-gender relationships are seen as unremarkable, but cross-species relationships are seen as queer, which is a significant plot element in that book. The setting also has a role-playing game handbook, ''World Tree: A role playing game of species and civilization'' (2001). A romance novel in the setting, ''[http://www.amazon.com/MARRIAGE-OF-INSECTS-novel-World/dp/1890096369 A Marriage of Insects],'' deals with the relationships of a group of Herethroy, an insect-like species that has three (arguably four) sexes: male, female, co-lover (a sex necessary for males and females of that species to reproduce), and both-female (a socially unaccepted variant sex, indeterminate between female and co-lover). |
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| *In the Faction Paradox novel ''This Town Will Never Let Us Go...'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (a [[Gender in Doctor Who|Doctor Who]] spinoff), there is a species of posthumans who are engineered to change sex from male to female as they mature. Some of these transformations are never completed. One of the main characters, Keth Marrane, is part of this species and has a body with both male and female characteristics. Marrane is fully happy with this body and is referred to as a "hermaphrodite" by other characters; a word without negative connotations in the cultures that are described. Marrane uses "one" pronouns when narrating. | | *In the Faction Paradox novel ''This Town Will Never Let Us Go...'' by Philip Purser-Hallard (a [[Gender in Doctor Who|Doctor Who]] spinoff), there is a species of posthumans who are engineered to change sex from male to female as they mature. Some of these transformations are never completed. One of the main characters, Keth Marrane, is part of this species and has a body with both male and female characteristics. Marrane is fully happy with this body and is referred to as a "hermaphrodite" by other characters; a word without negative connotations in the cultures that are described. Marrane uses "one" pronouns when narrating. |
| *Adam Rex's sci-fi novel, ''The True Meaning of Smekday'' (2007), features the Boov, an alien people with seven genders (boy, girl, girlboy, boygirl, boyboy, boyboygirl, and boyboyboyboy) based on their fish-like role in fertilizing an egg after they lay it in a designated part of town. Because of the impersonal way they reproduce, Boov society is egalitarian and aromantic. The sequel, ''Smek for President'' (2015), has a girlboy character named Ponch Sandhandler. She-he is addressed as "ladyfellow," and by she-he pronouns. The movie loosely based on the books, ''Home'' (2015), doesn't directly mention anything about Boov gender, and only refers to any Boov by he pronouns. | | *Adam Rex's sci-fi novel, ''The True Meaning of Smekday'' (2007), features the Boov, an alien people with seven genders (boy, girl, girlboy, boygirl, boyboy, boyboygirl, and boyboyboyboy) based on their fish-like role in fertilizing an egg after they lay it in a designated part of town. Because of the impersonal way they reproduce, Boov society is egalitarian and aromantic. The sequel, ''Smek for President'' (2015), has a girlboy character named Ponch Sandhandler. She-he is addressed as "ladyfellow," and by she-he pronouns. The movie loosely based on the books, ''Home'' (2015), doesn't directly mention anything about Boov gender, and only refers to any Boov by he pronouns. |
| *In ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness]'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin Ursula K. Le Guin], the inhabitants of the planet Gethen are referred to as ambisexual, and lack sex characteristics for the majority of the lunar cycle, which they acquire in order to reproduce. | | *In ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness The Left Hand of Darnkess]'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin Ursula K. Le Guin], the inhabitants of the planet Gethen are referred to as ambisexual, and lack sex characteristics for the majority of the lunar cycle, which they acquire in order to reproduce. |
| * In Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's collaborative novel ''Good Omens,'' Neil Gaiman has confirmed that both of the main characters are non-binary, and they present as different genders at times in both the book and the 2019 tv-series (Crowley presenting as female as a nanny, and Aziraphale presenting as female while possessing madame Tracy). The characters usually present as males, and don't show any inclination to correct people on using masculine pronouns, but this is presented more as them not caring, and less them defining themself as males. The book specifically says that all angels and demons in it are neither male nor female, which is the standard belief about [[Gender variance in Christianity#Angels in Christianity|angels in Christianity]]. | | * In Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's collaborative novel ''Good Omens,'' Neil Gaiman has confirmed that both of the main characters are non-binary, and they present as different genders at times in both the book and the 2019 tv-series (Crowley presenting as female as a nanny, and Aziraphale presenting as female while possessing madame Tracy). The characters usually present as males, and don't show any inclination to correct people on using masculine pronouns, but this is presented more as them not caring, and less them defining themself as males. The book specifically says that all angels and demons in it are neither male nor female, which is the standard belief about [[Gender variance in Christianity#Angels in Christianity|angels in Christianity]]. |
| * In ''Wyvern'', a kids book by Kyle McGiverin, there is a sentient race of beings called wyverns. The wyverns are genderless and use "wy/wym/wys" pronouns.<ref name="Helkio">{{Cite web |title=ALDIA: A World Where Gender Is Meaningless |last=Helkio |first=Raymond |work=theBUZZ |date=2017 |access-date=14 June 2020 |url= https://thebuzzmag.ca/2017/03/aldia-world-gender-meaningless/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204213811/https://thebuzzmag.ca/2017/03/aldia-world-gender-meaningless/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | | * In ''Wyvern'', a kids book by Kyle McGiverin, there is a sentient race of beings called wyverns. The wyverns are genderless and use "wy/wym/wys" pronouns.<ref name="Helkio">{{Cite web |title=ALDIA: A World Where Gender Is Meaningless |last=Helkio |first=Raymond |work=theBUZZ |date=2017 |access-date=14 June 2020 |url= https://thebuzzmag.ca/2017/03/aldia-world-gender-meaningless/}}</ref> |
| * The ''Lilith's Brood'' series by Octavia Butler (three novels: ''Dawn'', ''Adulthood Rites'', and ''Imago'') features the oankali, an alien race with three genders: male, female, and ooloi.<ref name="SturgeonFW">{{Cite web |title=17 Pathbreaking Non-Binary and Gender-Fluid Novels |last=Sturgeon |first=Jonathon |work=Flavorwire |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.flavorwire.com/518203/17-pathbreaking-non-binary-and-gender-fluid-novels|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210032841/https://www.flavorwire.com/518203/17-pathbreaking-non-binary-and-gender-fluid-novels |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * ''Everybody Loves Large Chests'', a (dark)comedy-fantasy webnovel by Exterminatus, features several sentient species who have no or only one biological sex. Some of them display gendered features and behavior, like the "motherly" Dryads and the various kinds of demons. Boxxy, the anti-hero protagonist, is explicitely stated to be genderless in the chapter "Mindgames 2".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/EverybodyLovesLargeChests |website= TV Tropes |access-date= 20 May 2021 |quote= The irony of a genderless creature with zero sex drive somehow surrounding itself with all manner of lewd women was so thick that one would probably need to dig through it with a pickaxe. |title= Literature / Everybody Loves Large Chests |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230315111851/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/EverybodyLovesLargeChests |archive-date= 17 July 2023 }}</ref> The story follows its life from Dungeon-Mimic to walking calamity.
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| *In ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', a manga series by CLAMP, beings who were created by magic are canonically said to be neither female nor male. They're sexless, but may prefer a gender expression that is female, male, or androgynous. This includes some main characters, but it would be spoilers to say who and how. This is also the case in the anime based on the manga, of the same name. | | *In ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', a manga series by CLAMP, beings who were created by magic are canonically said to be neither female nor male. They're sexless, but may prefer a gender expression that is female, male, or androgynous. This includes some main characters, but it would be spoilers to say who and how. This is also the case in the anime based on the manga, of the same name. |
| *''[[Wikipedia:The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' by Neil Gaiman and various artists - seminal graphic novel series, as recommended in [[Nonbinary_celebrities#Kate_Bornstein|Kate Bornstein]]'s ''My New Gender Workbook'' as having "Lots of good gender play." One character, Desire, is a being who can have any sex or gender. | | *''[[Wikipedia:The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' by Neil Gaiman and various artists - seminal graphic novel series, as recommended in [[Nonbinary_celebrities#Kate_Bornstein|Kate Bornstein]]'s ''My New Gender Workbook'' as having "Lots of good gender play." One character, Desire, is a being who can have any sex or gender. |
| * In ''[http://tapastic.com/series/The-Satrians The Satrians],'' a comic by Carlisle Robinson, a satyr-like alien species called Satrians have only one sex, and [http://tapastic.com/episode/221562 no concept of gender]. They're all called by the pronoun set [[Pronouns#Xe|xe]], xyr, xem.<ref>Carlisle Robinson. "FAQ about gender." ''The Satrians''. http://tapastic.com/episode/221562 [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902202745/http://tapastic.com/episode/221562 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | * In ''[http://tapastic.com/series/The-Satrians The Satrians],'' a comic by Carlisle Robinson, a satyr-like alien species called Satrians have only one sex, and [http://tapastic.com/episode/221562 no concept of gender]. They're all called by the pronoun set [[Pronouns#Xe|xe]], xyr, xem.<ref>Carlisle Robinson. "FAQ about gender." ''The Satrians''. http://tapastic.com/episode/221562</ref> |
| *In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20201102162719/http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com/ Spectra]'', a science fiction comic by Cori Walters, the main characters are members of an alien species that has one sex, and all people voluntarily choose which of several gender roles they identify with. Outside of the story, Walters said, "They only have one physical sex but they have three socially enforced genders (or four if you count young children, who are seen as genderless until they choose their role in society.) For simplification reasons, in the comic the three main ones are referred to as he, she, and ne. The 'male' role is that of destruction, the 'female' is that of creation, and the third gender is that of preservation." The comic started in 2013 and is still in progress.<ref>''Spectra.'' [http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201102162719/http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | | *In ''[http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com Spectra]'', a science fiction comic by Cori Walters, the main characters are members of an alien species that has one sex, and all people voluntarily choose which of several gender roles they identify with. Outside of the story, Walters said, "They only have one physical sex but they have three socially enforced genders (or four if you count young children, who are seen as genderless until they choose their role in society.) For simplification reasons, in the comic the three main ones are referred to as he, she, and ne. The 'male' role is that of destruction, the 'female' is that of creation, and the third gender is that of preservation." The comic started in 2013 and is still in progress.<ref>''Spectra.'' [http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com http://spectracomic.smackjeeves.com/]</ref> |
| * The comic series ''Crash and Burn'' involves "a genderless race of bird-like aliens" called the ornos.<ref>https://www.comixology.com/Crash-and-Burn/comics-series/78750 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210906133101/https://www.comixology.com/Crash-and-Burn/comics-series/78750 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *The series ''Earth: Final Conflict'' is primarily about interactions between modern-day humans and aliens called Taelons, who seem to have neither sex nor gender. The Taelons use [[Pronouns#He|he pronouns]] for human convenience, but do not identify as male. | | *The series ''Earth: Final Conflict'' is primarily about interactions between modern-day humans and aliens called Taelons, who seem to have neither sex nor gender. The Taelons use [[Pronouns#He|he pronouns]] for human convenience, but do not identify as male. |
| * Time Lords in ''[[Gender in Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' are able to transform their bodies in order to prevent death, giving them a new personality each time they undergo this process. See [[Gender in Doctor Who]] for more information. | | * Time Lords in ''[[Gender in Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' are able to transform their bodies in order to prevent death, giving them a new personality each time they undergo this process. See [[Gender in Doctor Who]] for more information. |
| | *''Simoun'' takes place in a world that recognizes three genders: male, female, and a feminine "maiden" gender which everyone is assigned at birth. When people in this world come of age, they're required to give up the "maiden" gender and commit to male or female--those who do not choose have it chosen for them. Several of the main characters, including the two leads, decide that they do not want to be men or women, but rather keep their "maiden" gender, which goes against the rules of society. Despite the maiden gender being feminine, the fact that choosing to keep it is regarded as significantly different from choosing to become a woman shows that it is a third gender role and not the same as womanhood. |
| | *''Steven Universe'' is about an alien kind called Gems, who all look similar to human women, except for the half-human Gem named Steven. The show creator, [[Rebecca Sugar]], says the Gems aren't female: "Steven is the first and only male Gem, because he is half human! Technically, there are no female Gems! There are only Gems!"<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8e1p</ref> The Gems are called by [[Pronouns#She|she]] pronouns just because it's easy: Sugar said, "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>https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8ztw/</ref> In a later interview, Rebecca stated outright that "the Gems are all nonbinary women. [...] They wouldn’t think of themselves as women, but they’re fine with being interpreted that way amongst humans." (She also identified herself as a nonbinary woman in this same interview.)<ref>[https://the1a.org/audio/#/shows/2018-07-09/the-mind-behind-americas-most-empathetic-cartoon/114886/ The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoon], July 09 2018</ref> Furthermore, Gems can temporarily fuse together to become a combined being. In episode "Alone Together", the aforementioned Steven manages to pull off this skill with human girl Connie, resulting in a fusion named "Stevonnie." When asked about Stevonnie's gender, Rebecca Sugar replied that "Stevonnie is an experience! The living relationship between Steven and Connie," describing them as a "metaphor that is so complex and so specific but also really, really relatable, in the form of a character."<ref>http://io9.com/steven-universe-guidebook-spills-the-secrets-of-the-cry-1704470546</ref> [http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/Matt_Burnett Matt Burnett] confirmed on Twitter that Stevonnie uses they/them pronouns,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413004824/https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/620637717731217408|archive-date=13 April 2016|title=@Tumble234 Stevonnie uses them/they.|date=13 July 2015|url=https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/620637717731217408}}</ref> which do get used for Stevonnie in later episodes. Later, in a 2019 public service announcement about self-esteem and social media, which is also part of the canon, Stevonnie is briefly seen scrolling past their Instagram profile, in which they have described themself with the words "nonbinary" and "intersex."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/geek/2019/6/26/cartoon-network-confirmed-steven-universe-character-intersex|last=Ermac|first=Raffy|title=Cartoon Network Confirmed This ''Steven Universe'' Character Is Intersex|date=June 26, 2019|website=Pride.com|accessdate=September 10, 2019}}</ref> These are both real human identities and conditions, even though Stevonnie's origins are only possible in fiction. |
| | *Izana Shinatose in ''Knights of Sidonia'' is neither female nor male, but has the ability to eventually choose a sex if they fall in love. Izana's uniform is different from that of her classmates, reflecting their lack of gender (while females have skirts and males wear pants, Izana wears shorts). This gender is given the name of "middlesex" in the second season. Izana's body does eventually become female after falling in love with Nagate, against their conscious wishes and to their dismay. |
| | *The Sailor Starlights in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime are male in their human form, but they can change to female when transformed into Sailor Senshi. |
| *In the fantasy show ''The Good Place'', Janet is a nonhuman entity who acts as something akin to a superpowered computer-like assistant. Janet uses she/her pronouns but frequently corrects people who call her a girl. Janet's actor D'Arcy Carden and the show's creator Mike Schur have "unofficially concluded that Janet is [[agender]]."<ref name="Yip" /> | | *In the fantasy show ''The Good Place'', Janet is a nonhuman entity who acts as something akin to a superpowered computer-like assistant. Janet uses she/her pronouns but frequently corrects people who call her a girl. Janet's actor D'Arcy Carden and the show's creator Mike Schur have "unofficially concluded that Janet is [[agender]]."<ref name="Yip" /> |
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| *"[http://sulmere.tumblr.com Ask Sulmere]" by Draque Thompson is an ongoing ask blog featuring aliens of a race that never evolved sexual dimorphism or the concept of gender. | | *"[http://sulmere.tumblr.com Ask Sulmere]" by Draque Thompson is an ongoing ask blog featuring aliens of a race that never evolved sexual dimorphism or the concept of gender. |
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| * In the comedy series ''SheZow'', the legacy of a super-heroine has been passed down through generations of grand-aunts to grand-nieces when they inherit a magic ring that grants feminine-themed powers. For the first time, the ring is inherited by a boy, Guy Hamdon. Whenever he's being SheZow, which entails wearing a pink costume with a skirt and long hair, he has to keep up the appearance of being a girl in order to protect his secret identity. If anyone finds out who SheZow really is, his whole family will have to be relocated to the moon. Aside from his hair, SheZow's body doesn't change, and he has to remember to speak in a higher voice. Shezow often insists that his friends who are in the know need to call him by "she" pronouns whenever he appears in public as SheZow, and grumbles whenever they mess it up. When a friend hesitates and asks in private which pronoun Guy prefers, Guy shrugs and replies, "Eh, it depends on what I'm wearing." In other words, Guy's pronoun preference while being SheZow is "she," and is "he" while in his secret identity. Guy overcomes his initial discomfort and finds empowerment and confidence in femininity, even while remaining happily masculine when presenting as a boy. While this comfortable alternation between male and female presentations could be seen as a [[genderfluid]] or [[bigender]] character, the show creator has stated in an interview that, to the best of his understanding, this isn't so: "SheZow is not transgendered. He's a boy, his gender never changes, he's just trapped in a silly costume."<ref>Reiher, Andrea (1 June 2013). "'SheZow' creator talks 'transsexual' criticism, a 'coming out' episode and more". Zap2It. Retrieved 11 February 2014.</ref> As such, Shezow/Guy is a gender nonconforming cisgender boy. | | * In the comedy series ''SheZow'', the legacy of a super-heroine has been passed down through generations of grand-aunts to grand-nieces when they inherit a magic ring that grants feminine-themed powers. For the first time, the ring is inherited by a boy, Guy Hamdon. Whenever he's being SheZow, which entails wearing a pink costume with a skirt and long hair, he has to keep up the appearance of being a girl in order to protect his secret identity. If anyone finds out who SheZow really is, his whole family will have to be relocated to the moon. Aside from his hair, SheZow's body doesn't change, and he has to remember to speak in a higher voice. Shezow often insists that his friends who are in the know need to call him by "she" pronouns whenever he appears in public as SheZow, and grumbles whenever they mess it up. When a friend hesitates and asks in private which pronoun Guy prefers, Guy shrugs and replies, "Eh, it depends on what I'm wearing." In other words, Guy's pronoun preference while being SheZow is "she," and is "he" while in his secret identity. Guy overcomes his initial discomfort and finds empowerment and confidence in femininity, even while remaining happily masculine when presenting as a boy. While this comfortable alternation between male and female presentations could be seen as a [[genderfluid]] or [[bigender]] character, the show creator has stated in an interview that, to the best of his understanding, this isn't so: "SheZow is not transgendered. He's a boy, his gender never changes, he's just trapped in a silly costume."<ref>Reiher, Andrea (1 June 2013). "'SheZow' creator talks 'transsexual' criticism, a 'coming out' episode and more". Zap2It. Retrieved 11 February 2014.</ref> As such, Shezow/Guy is a gender nonconforming cisgender boy. |
| ** There are other gender noncomforming characters in Shezow than the title character. Shezow's evil clone, Shezap, can look like Guy or like Shezow. When they open a portal to a gender-swapped alternative universe, Shezow discovers that the version of herself there is Dudepow, a hero with masculine-themed powers who is secretly a girl. | | ** There are other gender noncomforming characters in Shezow than the title character. Shezow's evil clone, Shezap, can look like Guy or like Shezow. When they open a portal to a gender-swapped alternative universe, Shezow discovers that the version of herself there is Dudepow, a hero with masculine-themed powers who is secretly a girl. |
| * On the kids' show ''Cupcake and Dino General Services'', the two titular brothers often express themselves femininely.<ref name="cupcake&dino">{{Cite web |title=On My Quest for Inclusion, Cupcake and Dino Take the Cake |last=Williams |first=Star |work=Thrive Global |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://thriveglobal.com/stories/on-my-quest-for-inclusion-cupcake-and-dino-take-the-cake/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929045141/https://thriveglobal.com/stories/on-my-quest-for-inclusion-cupcake-and-dino-take-the-cake/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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| * In children's book ''The Boy & The Bindi'' by Vivek Shraya, "A five-year-old South Asian boy becomes fascinated with his mother’s bindi, the red dot commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins. He wishes to have one of his own bindi, which his mother agrees to."<ref>https://www.adl.org/education/educator-resources/childrens-literature/the-boy-the-bindi [https://web.archive.org/web/20220523014703/https://www.adl.org/education/educator-resources/childrens-literature/the-boy-the-bindi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| * In the novella ''Seven Minutes'', by Grace Kilian Delaney, the character Devon wears makeup and skirts while identifying himself as a guy. The novella was expanded and republished in 2020 under the title ''Seven Minutes in Vegas''. Content note: explicit sexual scenes, instances of physical/verbal abuse, discrimination, gun violence, use of deadly weapons, anger issues, and substance abuse.
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| * In the young-adult book ''Girl Mans Up'', by M.E. Girard, the protagonist Pen is a gender-nonconforming lesbian. Pen expresses herself in a masculine manner, though she doesn't use the term [[butch]]. Pen thinks the following in regards to her classmate Blake:
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| * ''Tabitha and Magoo Dress Up Too''. A children's book in which siblings Tabitha and Magoo meet a [[drag queen]] named Morgana who helps them "learn to defy restrictive [[gender roles]]".<ref>https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/product-page/tabitha-and-magoo-dress-up-too-by-michelle-tea-ellis-van-der-does [https://web.archive.org/web/20220701164619/https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/product-page/tabitha-and-magoo-dress-up-too-by-michelle-tea-ellis-van-der-does Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *The manga ''Madoka no Himitsu'' (''Madoka's Secret'') is about a boy named Madoka who likes playing with dolls and wearing dresses. His family moves to a new city where he meets classmate Itsuki who is a tomboy.
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| *In the manhwa ''It's Okay To Be Shy'', Hyo Jin is a feminine man, and Dam is a masculine girl.<ref>https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=145636 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210723203057/https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=145636 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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| *In the manga (and various adaptations of) ''Princess Jellyfish'' (海月姫, ''Kuragehime''), a main character Kuranosuke is a young man who enjoys [[cross-dressing]] and fashion.
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| *In the indie game ''Repurpose'', Ramon's child Ariel is gender nonconforming (as stated by one of the creators) and is addressed with they/them pronouns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentrabbit/repurpose/posts/3114620 |title=Eros here to bring the February 2021 progress report!|date=27 February 2021|author=Eros|quote=This is Ariel! They are Ramon's child. The image says “son” but it's a sub-plot point when going on either Ramon or Ariel's paths about how they should raise and address their gender non-conforming child. For the time being Ariel's pronouns are they/them.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228230011/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentrabbit/repurpose/posts/3114620|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |