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-* The main character Alex in ''Evergreen Sky'' is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.evergreenskypod.com/about</ref>
+* 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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 * [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>
 * [https://dumbingofage.com ''Dumbing of Age''] by David Willis is a coming of age story about college students.  Booster is nonbinary.
+* [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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 * 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>
 *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>
+*''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.
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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>
 * 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>
 *In the RPG ''Deltarune'', the main character Kris is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
+* 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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