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* In season one, episode seven of the legal drama ''All Rise'' (titled "Uncommon Women and Mothers"), Emily's client is a homeless nonbinary youth named Jax, played by [[transmasculine]] actor JJ Hawkins.<ref name="AllRise">{{Cite web |title=All Rise Review: Uncommon Women and Mothers (Season 1 Episode 7) |last=Wyneken |first=Caitlin |work=Tell-Tale TV |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://telltaletv.com/2019/11/all-rise-review-uncommon-women-and-mothers-season-1-episode-7/}}</ref> Jax is misgendered during a court proceeding and their lawyer speaks up in objection, convincing the judge to enforce use of the correct [[they/them]] pronouns for Jax.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-BHDBhtrE/ Instagram post] 10 September 2020</ref> | * In season one, episode seven of the legal drama ''All Rise'' (titled "Uncommon Women and Mothers"), Emily's client is a homeless nonbinary youth named Jax, played by [[transmasculine]] actor JJ Hawkins.<ref name="AllRise">{{Cite web |title=All Rise Review: Uncommon Women and Mothers (Season 1 Episode 7) |last=Wyneken |first=Caitlin |work=Tell-Tale TV |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://telltaletv.com/2019/11/all-rise-review-uncommon-women-and-mothers-season-1-episode-7/}}</ref> Jax is misgendered during a court proceeding and their lawyer speaks up in objection, convincing the judge to enforce use of the correct [[they/them]] pronouns for Jax.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-BHDBhtrE/ Instagram post] 10 September 2020</ref> | ||
* In the crime drama ''Big Sky'', Jerrie is a [[transfeminine]] nonbinary person played by nonbinary actor [[Jesse James Keitel]].<ref name="ReynoldsOct2020">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Actors and Creators Have Some Advice for Hollywood |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=21 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/10/21/future-lgbtq-tv-nonbinary-visionaries}}</ref> | * In the crime drama ''Big Sky'', Jerrie is a [[transfeminine]] nonbinary person played by nonbinary actor [[Jesse James Keitel]].<ref name="ReynoldsOct2020">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Actors and Creators Have Some Advice for Hollywood |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=21 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/10/21/future-lgbtq-tv-nonbinary-visionaries}}</ref> | ||
* In ''Love in the Time of Corona'', [[Tommy Dorfman]] plays the nonbinary hairstylist Oscar.<ref name="Ramos-Corona">{{Cite web |title= | * In ''Love in the Time of Corona'', [[Tommy Dorfman]] plays the nonbinary hairstylist Oscar.<ref name="Ramos-Corona">{{Cite web |title='Love In The Time Of Corona': Freeform Sets Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley And 4 More For Limited Series Event |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |work=Deadline |date=29 June 2020 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/06/love-in-the-time-of-corona-freeform-leslie-odom-jr-nicolette-robinson-tommy-dorfman-rainey-qualle-gil-bellows-rya-kihlstedt-ava-bellows-l-scott-caldwell-1202972774/}}</ref> | ||
* In season three, episode two of ''The Detour'', there is a nonbinary character named Sarah and a [[Two-spirit]] character called Big Poppa.<ref name="Haskoor-Detour">{{Cite web |title=‘The Detour’ Season 3 Is Tackling Gender Norms & Stereotypes Left And Right |last=Haskoor |first=Michael |work=Decider |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://decider.com/2018/02/11/the-detour-season-3-is-tackling-gender-norms-stereotypes-left-and-right/}}</ref> | * In season three, episode two of ''The Detour'', there is a nonbinary character named Sarah and a [[Two-spirit]] character called Big Poppa.<ref name="Haskoor-Detour">{{Cite web |title=‘The Detour’ Season 3 Is Tackling Gender Norms & Stereotypes Left And Right |last=Haskoor |first=Michael |work=Decider |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://decider.com/2018/02/11/the-detour-season-3-is-tackling-gender-norms-stereotypes-left-and-right/}}</ref> | ||
* In the live-action remake of ''Cowboy Bebop'', Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener, nicknamed Gren, is nonbinary and played by nonbinary actor [[Mason Alexander Park]].<ref name="RomanoCB">{{Cite web |title=Cowboy Bebop live-action series officially makes anime character Gren nonbinary |trans-title= |last=Romano |first=Nick |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=19 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/tv/cowboy-bebop-gren-nonbinary-mason-alexander-park/ |language=EN}}</ref> | * In the live-action remake of ''Cowboy Bebop'', Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener, nicknamed Gren, is nonbinary and played by nonbinary actor [[Mason Alexander Park]].<ref name="RomanoCB">{{Cite web |title=Cowboy Bebop live-action series officially makes anime character Gren nonbinary |trans-title= |last=Romano |first=Nick |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=19 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/tv/cowboy-bebop-gren-nonbinary-mason-alexander-park/ |language=EN}}</ref> | ||
* The drama series ''P-Valley'' follows several people who work at a Mississippi strip club named "The Pynk". The club's owner is Uncle Clifford, a nonbinary [[genderfluid]] person who uses [[she/her]] pronouns.<ref name="P-Valley">{{Cite web |title=P-Valley's Nicco Annan on Black queerness, serving looks, and why 'femininity is total strength' |author=Opie, David |work=Digital Spy |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a33132271/p-valley-nicco-annan-uncle-clifford-katori-hall-interview/ |quote=And Uncle Clifford is a beautiful, black, non-binary queer who identifies with the pronoun 'she'. She's very gender fluid.}}</ref> Uncle Clifford is played by Nicco Annan, an out gay man.<ref name="esse_Meet">{{Cite web |title=Meet Nicco Annan: 'P-Valley's' Uncle Clifford Who's Giving Us Life |last=Penrice |first=Ronda Racha |work=Essence |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.essence.com/entertainment/meet-nicco-annan-p-valleys-uncle-clifford-whos-giving-us-life/ |quote='As a Black man and as a Black gay man, it's very seldom that I get the opportunity to tell such a rich, lush story that really means something and that I really feel speaks to my community and can uplift us," he says of ''P-Valley''. }}</ref> | * The drama series ''P-Valley'' follows several people who work at a Mississippi strip club named "The Pynk". The club's owner is Uncle Clifford, a nonbinary [[genderfluid]] person who uses [[she/her]] pronouns.<ref name="P-Valley">{{Cite web |title=P-Valley's Nicco Annan on Black queerness, serving looks, and why 'femininity is total strength' |author=Opie, David |work=Digital Spy |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a33132271/p-valley-nicco-annan-uncle-clifford-katori-hall-interview/ |quote=And Uncle Clifford is a beautiful, black, non-binary queer who identifies with the pronoun 'she'. She's very gender fluid.}}</ref> Uncle Clifford is played by Nicco Annan, an out gay man.<ref name="esse_Meet">{{Cite web |title=Meet Nicco Annan: 'P-Valley's' Uncle Clifford Who's Giving Us Life |last=Penrice |first=Ronda Racha |work=Essence |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |url= https://www.essence.com/entertainment/meet-nicco-annan-p-valleys-uncle-clifford-whos-giving-us-life/ |quote='As a Black man and as a Black gay man, it's very seldom that I get the opportunity to tell such a rich, lush story that really means something and that I really feel speaks to my community and can uplift us," he says of ''P-Valley''. }}</ref> | ||
* Season 2, episode 5 of ''Batwoman'' introduced the nonbinary character Evan Blake, who is a friend of protagonist Kate Kane. Evan is played by Lincoln Clauss.<ref name="Batwoman>{{Cite web |title=Batwoman Writer Explains the Importance of the Show's New Nonbinary Character |last=Erao |first=Math |work=CBR |date= |access-date=27 February 2021 |url= https://www.cbr.com/batwoman-nonbinary-evan-blake-writer-coments/}}</ref> | |||
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