History of nonbinary gender: Difference between revisions
→1990s: Added an article from 1998 showing contemporary use of several different labels for genders outside the binary.
imported>Sekhet m (→1870s: Added internal link.) |
imported>Sekhet (→1990s: Added an article from 1998 showing contemporary use of several different labels for genders outside the binary.) |
||
| Line 103: | Line 103: | ||
* 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''. 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> | * [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 1998, an article from a transgender community on the Internet, ''Sphere,'' used the words "queergendered" and "polygendered" interchangeably as umbrella terms for everyone whose gender was outside the gender binary, specifying that these included people who were "[[bigender|bi-gendered]], [[agender|non-gendered]], or [[third gender|third-gendered]]," explaining that some faced difficulty in seeking a gender-ambiguous physical transition.<ref>Danica Nuccitelli. "Polygender FAQ." ''Sphere.'' May 26, 1998. http://gender-sphere.0catch.com/polygenderfaq.htm</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]]. | ||