Nonbinary characters in fiction: Difference between revisions
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrassi:_Next_Class Degrassi: Next Class]''; Netflix | |''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrassi:_Next_Class Degrassi: Next Class]''; Netflix | ||
|TV show | |TV show; live action | ||
|Played by Jamie Bloch.<ref>''[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/07/04/character-on-netflixs-degrassi-next-class-comes-out-as-non-binary-in-landmark-move/ Netflix’s Degrassi: Next Class character comes out as non-binary in landmark move]'', Pink News, July 2017. | |Played by Jamie Bloch.<ref>''[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/07/04/character-on-netflixs-degrassi-next-class-comes-out-as-non-binary-in-landmark-move/ Netflix’s Degrassi: Next Class character comes out as non-binary in landmark move]'', Pink News, July 2017. | ||
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|Unknown; assumed "he" when male, "she" when female, and "they" when talking about the Doctor in many incarnations. | |Unknown; assumed "he" when male, "she" when female, and "they" when talking about the Doctor in many incarnations. | ||
|''[[Gender in Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''; BBC | |''[[Gender in Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''; BBC | ||
|TV show | |TV show; live action | ||
|In July 2017 the BBC revealed that the next incarnation of the Doctor would be a woman for the first time,<ref>''"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40624288 Jodie Whittaker: Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord to be a woman]"'', BBC News, 16 July 2017.</ref> making the Doctor canonically [[genderfluid]]. The thirteenth Doctor will be played by Jodie Whittaker. | |In July 2017 the BBC revealed that the next incarnation of the Doctor would be a woman for the first time,<ref>''"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40624288 Jodie Whittaker: Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord to be a woman]"'', BBC News, 16 July 2017.</ref> making the Doctor canonically [[genderfluid]]. The thirteenth Doctor will be played by Jodie Whittaker. | ||
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_(TV_series) Billions]''; Showtime | |''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_(TV_series) Billions]''; Showtime | ||
|TV show | |TV show; live action | ||
|Mason is widely considered to be the first nonbinary character in a TV show by US news sources. Mason is played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]], who is also nonbinary.<ref>''[http://news.sky.com/story/billions-shows-tvs-first-gender-non-binary-character-10775424 Billions shows TV's first gender non-binary character]'', Sky News, February 2017. | |Mason is widely considered to be the first nonbinary character in a TV show by US news sources. Mason is played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]], who is also nonbinary.<ref>''[http://news.sky.com/story/billions-shows-tvs-first-gender-non-binary-character-10775424 Billions shows TV's first gender non-binary character]'', Sky News, February 2017. | ||
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_%26_Eggs Danger & Eggs]''; Amazon Video | |''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_%26_Eggs Danger & Eggs]''; Amazon Video | ||
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|Milo is a minor nonbinary character voiced by agender activist and model Tyler Ford in Danger & Eggs. <ref>''[https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever]'', Autostraddle, July 2017. | |Milo is a minor nonbinary character voiced by agender activist and model Tyler Ford in Danger & Eggs. <ref>''[https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever]'', Autostraddle, July 2017. | ||
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| Character's name | Pronouns | Name of media | Format | Notes |
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| Baron, Yael | Unknown | Degrassi: Next Class; Netflix | TV show; live action | Played by Jamie Bloch.[1] |
| Doctor, The | Unknown; assumed "he" when male, "she" when female, and "they" when talking about the Doctor in many incarnations. | Doctor Who; BBC | TV show; live action | In July 2017 the BBC revealed that the next incarnation of the Doctor would be a woman for the first time,[2] making the Doctor canonically genderfluid. The thirteenth Doctor will be played by Jodie Whittaker. |
| Mason, Taylor | they/them/their/theirs/themself | Billions; Showtime | TV show; live action | Mason is widely considered to be the first nonbinary character in a TV show by US news sources. Mason is played by Asia Kate Dillon, who is also nonbinary.[3] |
| Milo | they/them/their/theirs/themself | Danger & Eggs; Amazon Video | TV show; animated | Milo is a minor nonbinary character voiced by agender activist and model Tyler Ford in Danger & Eggs. [4] |
References
- ↑ Netflix’s Degrassi: Next Class character comes out as non-binary in landmark move, Pink News, July 2017.
- ↑ "Jodie Whittaker: Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord to be a woman", BBC News, 16 July 2017.
- ↑ Billions shows TV's first gender non-binary character, Sky News, February 2017.
- ↑ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever, Autostraddle, July 2017.