History of nonbinary gender: Difference between revisions

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* In 1994, [[Kate Bornstein]], who currently identifies as nonbinary,<ref>https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/pretty-damn-bowie-kate-bornstein-on-their-broadway-debut-in-straight-white-men</ref> published the book ''Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us,'' about her experience as a transgender person identifying outside of the gender binary.
* In 1994, [[Kate Bornstein]], who currently identifies as nonbinary,<ref>https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/pretty-damn-bowie-kate-bornstein-on-their-broadway-debut-in-straight-white-men</ref> published the book ''Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us,'' about her experience as a transgender person identifying outside of the gender binary.
* In 1995, a [[neutrois]] person named [[H. A. Burnham]] creates the word "neutrois," a name for a nonbinary gender identity.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref>
* In 1995, a [[neutrois]] person named [[H. A. Burnham]] creates the word "neutrois," a name for a nonbinary gender identity.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref>
* [http://genderqueerid.com/post/8813994851/answering-gender-questions-coining-genderqueer The earliest known use] of the word "[[genderqueer]]" is by [[Riki Anne Wilchins]] in the Spring 1995 newsletter of [[Transexual Menace]].
* [http://genderqueerid.com/post/8813994851/answering-gender-questions-coining-genderqueer The earliest known use] of the word "[[genderqueer]]" is by [[Riki Anne Wilchins]] in the Spring 1995 newsletter of ''Transexual Menace''. In 1995 she was published in the newsletter ''In Your Face'', where she used the term ''genderqueer''.<ref>Collection: In Your Face / Subject: Riki Anne Wilchins - Digital Transgender Archive Search Results https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f%5Bcollection_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=In+Your+Face&f%5Bdta_other_subject_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Riki+Anne+Wilchins</ref> In the newsletter, the term appears to refer to people with complex or unnamed gender expressions. Wilchins stated she identifies as genderqueer in her 1997 autobiography.<ref>Genderqueer History http://genderqueerid.com/gqhistory</ref>
* In the late 1990s, people in Japan who identified as neither male nor female began calling themselves [[X-gender]].  
* In the late 1990s, people in Japan who identified as neither male nor female began calling themselves [[X-gender]].  


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