Nonbinary gender in fiction: Difference between revisions

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*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 }}</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 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>

*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="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}}</ref>

* 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}}</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 }}</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/}}</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>

* In the crime drama ''Big Sky'', Jerrie is a [[transfeminine]] nonbinary person played by nonbinary actor [[Jesse James Keitel]].<ref name="~~Reynolds~~">{{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}}</ref>

* 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}}</ref>

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