Editing Family

[[File:Lozenge - black simple.svg|thumb|A rhombus is a botanical symbol for a plant of unknown sex, as well as a standard family tree symbol for a person of unknown gender.]]
This page is for collecting resources on the topic of '''family''' that have to do with [[nonbinary]] identity.

==Family and relationship words==

Some nonbinary people don't feel right about being called words that give an idea of being female or male. Many words for family titles and relationships do: mother, brother, husband, girlfriend, and so on. Nonbinary people who prefer to be called by gender-neutral words can ask to be instead called parent, sibling, spouse, datemate, and so on. See the page [[Gender neutral language in English#Family and relationship words]] for a long list. This includes some new words that are not just gender-neutral, but specifically for nonbinary people only.

==Being a nonbinary parent==

Nonbinary Parents Day is celebrated on April 18; this date was chosen by nonbinary parent and educator Johnny Blazes.<ref name="fami_Cele">{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Nonbinary Parents Day with Parent & Educator Johnny Blazes |author= |work=Family Equality |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |url= https://www.familyequality.org/2021/04/16/celebrating-nonbinary-parents-day-with-founder-johnny-blazes/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605072918/https://www.familyequality.org/2021/04/16/celebrating-nonbinary-parents-day-with-founder-johnny-blazes/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="transfamilies">{{Cite web |title=Happy Nonbinary Parents Day! |author=debi |work=Trans Families |date=18 April 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |url= https://transfamilies.org/happy-nonbinary-parents-day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125031633/https://transfamilies.org/happy-nonbinary-parents-day/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

In the US state of North Carolina, December 6 is formally recognized as Gender Expansive Parents' Day since 2020.<ref name="news_Aday">{{Cite web |title=A day to celebrate all parents, including LGBTQ parents, in NC |last=Vaughan |first=Dawn Baumgartner |work=The News & Observer |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 January 2021 |url= https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247605375.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115202935/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247605375.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Nonbinary parents might also celebrate Trans Parents Day (the first Sunday of November) if they identify with the trans label. See the [[Holidays]] page for a list of other observances related to trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people.

In 2021, a nonbinary [[transmasculine]] person named Krys Malcolm Belc published a book titled ''The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood''.

==Family trees==

A diagram of a person's family is called a genogram or pedigree. These diagrams use a symbols for different kinds of people and relationships. This includes some standard [[gender symbols|symbols]] for a person's [[sex]] or [[gender]]. A square represents a [[men|man]] or boy, and a circle represents a [[women|woman]] or girl. The standard genogram symbol for a person whose gender is unknown is a rhombus/diamond or triangle. Some nonbinary people, if they are put into a family tree diagram, may prefer to have themselves represented by a genderless symbol.

In the Journal of Genetic Counseling in 2020, a group of scientists proposed a downward-pointing equilateral triangle to be the pedigree symbol for a nonbinary or [[gender questioning]] person, with additional markings to indicate [[assigned sex]].<ref name="TuiteDalla PiazzaBrandi2020">{{cite journal | last1 = Tuite | first1 = Allysa | last2 = Dalla Piazza | first2 = Michelle | last3 = Brandi | first3 = Kristyn | last4 = Pletcher | first4 = Beth A. | title = Beyond circles and squares: A commentary on updating pedigree nomenclature to better represent patient diversity | journal = Journal of Genetic Counseling | date = 27 February 2020 | volume = 29 | issue = 3 | pages = 435–439 | issn = 1059-7700 | eissn = 1573-3599 | doi = 10.1002/jgc4.1234 | pmid = 32103563 | url = | archive-url = False | archive-date = 17 July 2023 }}</ref> However, other scientists have recommended using the rhombus/diamond, because of "the historical use of inverted triangles to designate certain prisoner groups in Nazi concentration camps".<ref name="BennettFrenchResta2022">{{cite journal | last1 = Bennett | first1 = Robin L. | last2 = French | first2 = Kathryn Steinhaus | last3 = Resta | first3 = Robert G. | last4 = Austin | first4 = Jehannine | title = Practice resource‐focused revision: Standardized pedigree nomenclature update centered on sex and gender inclusivity: A practice resource of the National Society of Genetic Counselors | journal = Journal of Genetic Counseling | date = 15 September 2022 | issn = 1059-7700 | eissn = 1573-3599 | doi = 10.1002/jgc4.1621 | pmid = 36106433 | url =https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jgc4.1621 }} (Free-access article)</ref>

==Marriage==

Nonbinary people who have a [[legal gender]] of "X" (or something else besides M or F) may face barriers to marriage, especially in places that define marriage as "between a man and a woman", as happened in Australia for intersex nonbinary person [[Tony Briffa]]. Additionally, some jurisdictions offer M and F as the only options on applications for marriage, requiring nonbinary people to misgender themselves even if they have other documents recognizing their nonbinary gender.<ref name="Sosin">{{Cite web |title=Can You Actually Get Married With a Non-Binary ID? |last=Sosin |first=Kate |work=NewNowNext |date=4 August 2019 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= http://www.newnownext.com/non-binary-id-married/04/2019/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018191551/http://www.newnownext.com/non-binary-id-married/04/2019/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Children]]
* [[Intimacy]]
* [[Coming out]]
* [[Fertility preservation]]

==References==
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