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== Singular they in use for real nonbinary people == | == Singular they in use for real nonbinary people == | ||
* Some notable nonbinary people who ask to be called by "singular they" pronouns include writer [[Nonbinary celebrities#Ivan Coyote|Ivan E. Coyote]], actor [[Nonbinary celebrities#Tom Phelan|Tom Phelan]], actor [[Nonbinary celebrities#Jiz Lee|Jiz Lee]], singer-songwriter [[Nonbinary celebrities#Rae Spoon|Rae Spoon]], | * Some notable nonbinary people who ask to be called by "singular they" pronouns include writer [[Nonbinary celebrities#Ivan Coyote|Ivan E. Coyote]], actor [[Nonbinary celebrities#Tom Phelan|Tom Phelan]], actor [[Nonbinary celebrities#Jiz Lee|Jiz Lee]], singer-songwriter [[Nonbinary celebrities#Rae Spoon|Rae Spoon]], rapper [[Nonbinary celebrities#Raeen Roes|Raeen Roes]], and singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Smith_(singer) Sam Smith]. | ||
* Deborah Rogers mentions having a trans male student who asked to be called by "they" pronouns.<ref> Deborah Rogers, "'They' has arrived at the pronoun party." December 4, 2014. ''Times Higher Education''. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/they-has-arrived-at-the-pronoun-party/2017278.article#.VIHr5bJE0lk.facebook</ref> | * Deborah Rogers mentions having a trans male student who asked to be called by "they" pronouns.<ref> Deborah Rogers, "'They' has arrived at the pronoun party." December 4, 2014. ''Times Higher Education''. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/they-has-arrived-at-the-pronoun-party/2017278.article#.VIHr5bJE0lk.facebook</ref> | ||
* "Singular they" has been the most popular pronoun in the Gender Census, at 74% acceptance in 2015,<ref>cassolotl, "Nonbinary Stats 2015 (worldwide) - the results." February 20, 2015. http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/111585517125</ref> rising to 77% in 2016,<ref>cassolotl (Nonbinary Stats), "NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." March 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results</ref> and rising again to 80% in 2017.<ref>Gender Census, "NB/GQ Survey 2017 - the worldwide results." May 2017. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/160656902130/nbgq-survey-2017-the-worldwide-results</ref> In 2018, the pronoun fell down to 77.4%.<ref name="census2018">Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide</ref> | * "Singular they" has been the most popular pronoun in the Gender Census, at 74% acceptance in 2015,<ref>cassolotl, "Nonbinary Stats 2015 (worldwide) - the results." February 20, 2015. http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/111585517125</ref> rising to 77% in 2016,<ref>cassolotl (Nonbinary Stats), "NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." March 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results</ref> and rising again to 80% in 2017.<ref>Gender Census, "NB/GQ Survey 2017 - the worldwide results." May 2017. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/160656902130/nbgq-survey-2017-the-worldwide-results</ref> In 2018, the pronoun fell down to 77.4%.<ref name="census2018">Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide</ref> | ||