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'''Jonathan Van Ness''' is an American media personality, internationally known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series ''Queer Eye'', for his work on the web series parody ''Gay of Thrones'', and for hosting the ''Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness'' podcast. | '''Jonathan Van Ness''' is an American media personality, internationally known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series ''Queer Eye'', for his work on the web series parody ''Gay of Thrones'', and for hosting the ''Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness'' podcast. | ||
Jonathan came out as [[nonbinary]] in 2019 after a long period of identifying as a gay man "because that's just the label I thought I had to be."<ref name="Tirado">{{Cite web |title='Queer Eye''s Jonathan Van Ness: “I’m Nonbinary” |last=Tirado |first=Fran |work=out.com |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/lifestyle/2019/6/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-im-nonbinary}}</ref><ref name="Maurice">{{Cite web |title=Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness is non-binary |last=Maurice |first=Emma Powys |work=PinkNews |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-comes-out-as-non-binary/}}</ref> He prefers he/him pronouns but has indicated that he is okay being referred to with she/her or they/them as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/whats-your-experience-with-the-binary-with-alok/|title=What's Your Experience with the Binary? with Alok|last=Van Ness|first=Jonathan|date=June 25, 2019|website=Earwolf Podcast Archive|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> | Jonathan came out as [[nonbinary]] in 2019 after a long period of identifying as a gay man "because that's just the label I thought I had to be."<ref name="Tirado">{{Cite web |title=''Queer Eye'''s Jonathan Van Ness: “I’m Nonbinary” |last=Tirado |first=Fran |work=out.com |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/lifestyle/2019/6/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-im-nonbinary}}</ref><ref name="Maurice">{{Cite web |title=Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness is non-binary |last=Maurice |first=Emma Powys |work=PinkNews |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-comes-out-as-non-binary/}}</ref> He prefers he/him pronouns but has indicated that he is okay being referred to with she/her or they/them as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/whats-your-experience-with-the-binary-with-alok/|title=What's Your Experience with the Binary? with Alok|last=Van Ness|first=Jonathan|date=June 25, 2019|website=Earwolf Podcast Archive|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> | ||
In 2020, he wrote a children's book, ''Peanut Goes for the Gold'', about a nonbinary guinea pig.<ref name="Sanders">{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Van Ness on Quarantine Life and His New Children's Book |last=Sanders |first=Sam |work=NPR.org |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2020/04/02/825956686/jonathan-van-ness-on-quarantine-life-and-his-new-childrens-book}}</ref> | In 2020, he wrote a children's book, ''Peanut Goes for the Gold'', about a nonbinary guinea pig.<ref name="Sanders">{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Van Ness on Quarantine Life and His New Children's Book |last=Sanders |first=Sam |work=NPR.org |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= https://www.npr.org/2020/04/02/825956686/jonathan-van-ness-on-quarantine-life-and-his-new-childrens-book}}</ref> | ||
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| Date of birth | March 28, 1987 |
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| Place of birth | Quincy, Illinois, USA |
| Pronouns | he/him preferred |
| Gender identity | nonbinary and genderqueer |
| Occupation | Hair dresser, TV personality |
| Known for | Queer Eye |
Jonathan Van Ness is an American media personality, internationally known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye, for his work on the web series parody Gay of Thrones, and for hosting the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast.
Jonathan came out as nonbinary in 2019 after a long period of identifying as a gay man "because that's just the label I thought I had to be."[1][2] He prefers he/him pronouns but has indicated that he is okay being referred to with she/her or they/them as well.[3]
In 2020, he wrote a children's book, Peanut Goes for the Gold, about a nonbinary guinea pig.[4]
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References
- ↑ Tirado, Fran (10 June 2019). "Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness: "I'm Nonbinary"". out.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Maurice, Emma Powys (10 June 2019). "Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness is non-binary". PinkNews. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Van Ness, Jonathan (June 25, 2019). "What's Your Experience with the Binary? with Alok". Earwolf Podcast Archive. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ↑ Sanders, Sam (7 April 2020). "Jonathan Van Ness on Quarantine Life and His New Children's Book". NPR.org. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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