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This list of [[fictional depictions of nonbinary gender]] is for taking note of all examples of [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] in fiction in any kind of media. The media includes animation, board and card games, books and other literature, comics and graphic novels, movies, performance, TV, webseries, and video games. Since most people don't know that people can have a nonbinary gender identity, the way that nonbinary genders are represented in fiction can be a valuable part of nonbinary visibility and awareness. Fiction can also be an outlet for nonbinary people to explore their identities and the possibilities of society's attitudes toward them. These are reasons why representation matters. It's very rare for fiction to have any real representation of nonbinary gender. It's almost as rare for characters to have an undisclosed gender, or to have a fictional sex, which almost but not really counts as nonbinary representation. They're close enough that they are dealt with on this page | This list of [[fictional depictions of nonbinary gender]] is for taking note of all examples of [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] in fiction in any kind of media. The media includes animation, board and card games, books and other literature, comics and graphic novels, movies, performance, TV, webseries, and video games. Since most people don't know that people can have a nonbinary gender identity, the way that nonbinary genders are represented in fiction can be a valuable part of nonbinary visibility and awareness. Fiction can also be an outlet for nonbinary people to explore their identities and the possibilities of society's attitudes toward them. These are reasons why representation matters. It's very rare for fiction to have any real representation of nonbinary gender. It's almost as rare for characters to have an undisclosed gender, or to have a fictional sex, which almost but not really counts as nonbinary representation. They're close enough that they are dealt with on this page and the page [[Undisclosed gender in fiction]]. | ||
There is a difference between being born with a physical [[intersex]] condition, and having a nonbinary gender identity. Many intersex people identify as just [[female]] or [[male]], not nonbinary. Many nonbinary people were not intersex, meaning they were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] or [[AMAB|assigned male at birth]]. If a character has a real-life kind of intersex condition, you should still list them on this page only if they also have a nonbinary gender identity. | There is a difference between being born with a physical [[intersex]] condition, and having a nonbinary gender identity. Many intersex people identify as just [[female]] or [[male]], not nonbinary. Many nonbinary people were not intersex, meaning they were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] or [[AMAB|assigned male at birth]]. If a character has a real-life kind of intersex condition, you should still list them on this page only if they also have a nonbinary gender identity. | ||
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* In ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', the character Leeron states "I'm both and neither a man and a woman."<ref>''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', episode 2</ref> (Most fans treat Leeron as a gay man.) | * In ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', the character Leeron states "I'm both and neither a man and a woman." <ref>''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', episode 2</ref> (Most fans treat Leeron as a gay man.) | ||
===Audio=== | ===Audio=== | ||
* In the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'',there are two characters who are refered to as they/them. In the first season, The Adventure Zone: Balance, a minor character named Roswell (an Earth Elemental made of living clay in a suit of armor, who talks via a small bird) is [[agender]] and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[https://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell The Adventure Zone Wiki: Roswell]</ref> | * In the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'',there are two characters who are refered to as they/them. In the first season, The Adventure Zone: Balance, a minor character named Roswell (an Earth Elemental made of living clay in a suit of armor, who talks via a small bird) is [[agender]] and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[https://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell The Adventure Zone Wiki: Roswell]</ref> | ||
*In the second season, The Adventure Zone: Amnesty, a reoccurring secondary character named Hollis (the leader of a local gang named The Hornets) is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. <ref>[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis The Adventure Zone Wiki: Hollis]</ref> | *In the second season, ''The Adventure Zone: Amnesty'', a reoccurring secondary character named Hollis (the leader of a local gang named The Hornets) is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. <ref>[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis The Adventure Zone Wiki: Hollis]</ref> | ||
* In the podcast series ''Welcome To Night Vale'', there are several non-binary characters who are referred to with "they" pronouns. Recurring non-binary characters include a scientist named Alice and the town's new Sheriff, Sam. | * In the podcast series ''Welcome To Night Vale'', there are several non-binary characters who are referred to with "they" pronouns. Recurring non-binary characters include a scientist named Alice and the town's new Sheriff, Sam. | ||