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|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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|''[http://rickriordan.com/series/magnus-chase-and-the-gods-of-asgard/ Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard]''; Rick Riordan | |||
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|Alex Fierro is genderfluid<ref>''[http://rickriordan.com/character/alex-fierro/]'' Rick Riordan, official website.</ref> and first appears in the second book: Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor. | |||
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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. |
| Fierro, Alex | she/her by default, he/him when male | Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard; Rick Riordan | Book series; Young Adult fantasy | Alex Fierro is genderfluid[3] and first appears in the second book: Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor. |
| 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.[4] |
| 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. [5] |
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.
- ↑ [1] Rick Riordan, official website.
- ↑ 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.