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[[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.]] | [[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 | This page is for collecting resources on the topic of '''family''' that have to do with [[nonbinary]] identity. | ||
==Family and relationship words== | ==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 | 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. | ||
==Family trees== | ==Family trees== | ||
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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>{{cite journal|author=Tuite et al.|title=Beyond circles and squares: A commentary on updating pedigree nomenclature to better represent patient diversity|year=2020|doi=10.1002/jgc4.1234|journal=Journal of Genetic Counseling}}</ref> | 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>{{cite journal|author=Tuite et al.|title=Beyond circles and squares: A commentary on updating pedigree nomenclature to better represent patient diversity|year=2020|doi=10.1002/jgc4.1234|journal=Journal of Genetic Counseling}}</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/}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||