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    '''Amita Kuttner, PhD''' is an astrophysicist who is in the race for leader of Canada's Green Party.<ref name="Parsons">{{Cite web |title=This astrophysicist could become the first non-binary person to lead a major political party in Canada |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/10/amita-kuttner-green-party-non-binary-astrophysicist-leadership-race-canada/ }}</ref> They came out as [[nonbinary]] and [[pansexual]] in August 2019<ref name="Hyslop">{{Cite web |title=Amita Kuttner on Being a Green, Non-Binary, and Pansexual Astrophysicist and Politician |last=Hyslop |first=Katie |work=The Tyee |date=26 August 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url= https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/08/26/Amita-Kuttner-Green-Candidate/}}</ref>, saying in an interview that "I decided to come out because of feeling a kind of incongruity trying to just act like I'm just a woman all the time."<ref name="Gawley">{{Cite web |title='I was freaking out': Burnaby Green candidate comes out as non-binary |last=Gawley |first=Kelvin |work=Burnaby Now |date=7 August 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |url= https://www.burnabynow.com/news/i-was-freaking-out-burnaby-green-candidate-comes-out-as-non-binary-1.23908762}}</ref>
    '''Amita Kuttner, PhD''' is an astrophysicist who is in the race for leader of Canada's Green Party.<ref name="Parsons">{{Cite web |title=This astrophysicist could become the first non-binary person to lead a major political party in Canada |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/10/amita-kuttner-green-party-non-binary-astrophysicist-leadership-race-canada/ }}</ref> They came out as [[nonbinary]] and [[pansexual]] in August 2019<ref name="Hyslop">{{Cite web |title=Amita Kuttner on Being a Green, Non-Binary, and Pansexual Astrophysicist and Politician |last=Hyslop |first=Katie |work=The Tyee |date=26 August 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url= https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/08/26/Amita-Kuttner-Green-Candidate/}}</ref>, saying in an interview that "I decided to come out because of feeling a kind of incongruity trying to just act like I'm just a woman all the time."<ref name="Gawley">{{Cite web |title='I was freaking out': Burnaby Green candidate comes out as non-binary |last=Gawley |first=Kelvin |work=Burnaby Now |date=7 August 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |url= https://www.burnabynow.com/news/i-was-freaking-out-burnaby-green-candidate-comes-out-as-non-binary-1.23908762}}</ref>
    Their campaign platform includes issues such as decolonization, reform of political institutions, criminal justice reform, comprehensive healthcare, steps toward a more earth-friendly economy, and free college tuition.<ref>https://amitakuttner.ca/platform/</ref>


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    Amita Kuttner
    Date of birth 4 December, 1990[1]
    Nationality Canadian
    Pronouns they/them[2]
    Gender identity nonbinary, genderfluid, and often agender[2]
    Occupation astrophysicist

    Amita Kuttner, PhD is an astrophysicist who is in the race for leader of Canada's Green Party.[3] They came out as nonbinary and pansexual in August 2019[4], saying in an interview that "I decided to come out because of feeling a kind of incongruity trying to just act like I'm just a woman all the time."[5]

    Their campaign platform includes issues such as decolonization, reform of political institutions, criminal justice reform, comprehensive healthcare, steps toward a more earth-friendly economy, and free college tuition.[6]

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    References

    1. ↑ "Meet Amita Kuttner, Green Party Leadership Race Contender". HuffPost Canada. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kuttner, Amita (2019). "Identity in Politics". amitakuttner.ca. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    3. ↑ Parsons, Vic (10 March 2020). "This astrophysicist could become the first non-binary person to lead a major political party in Canada". PinkNews. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    4. ↑ Hyslop, Katie (26 August 2019). "Amita Kuttner on Being a Green, Non-Binary, and Pansexual Astrophysicist and Politician". The Tyee. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    5. ↑ Gawley, Kelvin (7 August 2019). "'I was freaking out': Burnaby Green candidate comes out as non-binary". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    6. ↑ https://amitakuttner.ca/platform/
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