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==Olly Alexander==
==Olly Alexander==
Alexander, the lead singer and songwriter for electropop band Years and Years, has said, "I feel very nonbinary, and you know, I identify as gay and queer and nonbinary[...]"<ref name=alexanderout>[https://open.spotify.com/track/6kKyebFUFBo7tTvePMFJuK Years &amp; Years: Inspiring - #PlessPlayForPride] Spotify, June 7 2016</ref>
Olly Alexander is the lead singer and songwriter for electropop band Years and Years.  
 
[[File:Tauron_Nowa_Muzyka_2014_-_Years_&amp;_Years_(13).jpg|thumb|Olly Alexander]]
[[File:Tauron_Nowa_Muzyka_2014_-_Years_&amp;_Years_(13).jpg|thumb|Olly Alexander]]
* '''Born:''' July 15, 1990 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1990}})
* '''Born:''' July 15, 1990 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1990}})
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Pronouns:''' he/him (assumed)
* '''Pronouns:''' he, him (assumed; source needed)
* '''Gender:''' Nonbinary. Alexander said, "I feel very nonbinary, and you know, I identify as gay and queer and nonbinary[...]"<ref name=alexanderout>[https://open.spotify.com/track/6kKyebFUFBo7tTvePMFJuK Years &amp; Years: Inspiring - #PlessPlayForPride] Spotify, June 7 2016</ref>
* '''Profession:''' singer, songwriter, actor, and activist.
* '''Profession:''' singer, songwriter, actor, and activist.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olly_Alexander Wikipedia entry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olly_Alexander Wikipedia entry]
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==Justin Vivian Bond==
==Justin Vivian Bond==
[[File:Justin Vivian Bond.jpg|thumb|Justin Vivian Bond]]
[[File:Justin Vivian Bond.jpg|thumb|Justin Vivian Bond]]
[[Justin Vivian Bond]] is a Tony-nominated (2007) performer who has received GLAAD (2000), Obie (2001), Bessie (2004), Ethyl (2007), and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists (2012) awards.
* '''Born:''' May 9, 1963 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1963}})
* '''Born:''' May 9, 1963 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1963}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' v/v's
* '''Pronouns:''' v, v's. A 2011 interview in The Guardian explained, "Bond is transgender and has adopted Vivian as a middle name and the pronoun 'v'. This is a means of rejecting the gender binary. Bond's website sets it all out: 'If I see or hear the words he or she, her or him, hers or his, in reference to me, I will take it either as a personal insult, a weak mind (easily forgivable), or (worst-case scenario) sloppy journalism.'<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/jun/28/justin-bond?CMP=twt_gu</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Cabaret performer; most famous for v's cabaret character Kiki DuRane.
* '''Gender:''' Bond said, "for me to claim to be either a man or a woman, feels like a lie. My identity falls somewhere in the middle and is constantly shifting."<ref>Mark Holgate. "Justin Bond Talks Cher, Joan Didion, and his All-Time Favorite Shoes with Pierre Hardy." ''Vogue'' 2011-04-05. http://www.vogue.com/870070/justin-bond-talks-cher-joan-didion-and-his-all-time-favorite-shoes-with-pierre-hardy</ref>  V's transition included estrogen therapy in order to appear more feminine,<ref name="JD11">JD Ordonez. "The Singer's Name Is Mx. Justin Vivian Bond, And V Is Trans." ''Queerty.'' January 3, 2011. http://www.queerty.com/the-singers-name-is-mx-justin-vivian-bond-and-v-is-trans-20110103</ref> choosing not to get a lower surgery.<ref>Mike Albo. "The Official Justin Bond." ''Out'' (magazine). April 11, 2011. http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=2&id=30031</ref>, and adopting the middle name of "Vivian."<ref name="JD11" />
* '''Profession:''' singer-songwriter, author, painter, performance artist, actor, and cabaret performer. Most famous for v's cabaret character Kiki DuRane.
* [[Justin Vivian Bond|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Vivian_Bond Wikipedia entry]
* [[Justin Vivian Bond|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Vivian_Bond Wikipedia entry]
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==Kate Bornstein==
==Kate Bornstein==
[[File:Kate Bornstein2010.jpg|thumb|Kate Bornstein.]]
[[File:Kate Bornstein2010.jpg|thumb|Kate Bornstein.]]
See our main article about [[Kate Bornstein]].
[[Kate Bornstein]] is an influential writer on gender theory, publishing books on the subject from the 1990s to the present.  
* '''Born:''' March 15, 1948 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1948}})
* '''Born:''' March 15, 1948 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1948}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' ze/hir
* '''Pronouns:''' they/them or she/her<ref>Czyzselska, Jane (February 2016). "CALL ME Kate". Diva: 54.</ref>
* '''Profession:''' author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist.
* '''Gender:''' Nonbinary. Currently (as of 2019), Bornstein's site says they identify as nonbinary.<ref>Retrieved November 11, 2019. http://katebornstein.com</ref> Bornstein has said, "I don't call myself a woman, ''and'' I know I'm not a man." Their transition included gender affirmation surgery.<ref>Kate Bornstein. ''A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir.'' Beacon Press. 2012. https://books.google.com/?id=nDA8Hvr1jzkC&dq=kate+Bornstein+biography</ref>
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bornstein Wikipedia entry] / [http://katebornstein.typepad.com/ Kate's Blog]
* '''Profession:''' author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist
* [[Kate Bornstein|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bornstein Wikipedia entry] / [http://katebornstein.typepad.com/ Kate's Blog]
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==Jonathan Rachel Clynch==
==Jonathan Rachel Clynch==
"One of Irish broadcaster RTE’s best-known journalists just [in 2015] came out as 'gender fluid,' and the response so far seems wholly positive. ... The 44-year-old, who has yet to make a public statement, told his bosses that he wishes to now be known as Jonathan Rachel and would sometimes dress as a female. ... Clynch has worked with RTE for 16 years, often filling in on Radio One’s flagship 'News at One.' ... 'He has been open about it for a while now and his friends and family were all aware of his situation. He is going through a process at the moment and will speak about it in his own time and he hopes everyone will be respectful of that.'"<ref>Tom Sykes, "A ‘Gender Fluid’ Journalist Comes Out To Irish Cheers." 2015-09-18. ''Daily Beast.'' http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/18/a-gender-fluid-journalist-comes-out-to-irish-cheers.html</ref>


Jonathan Rachel Clynch is a well-known journalist in Ireland.
* '''Born:''' 1971 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1971}})
* '''Born:''' 1971 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1971}})
* '''Nationality:''' Irish
* '''Nationality:''' Ireland
* '''Pronouns:''' he
* '''Pronouns:''' he (assumed; source needed)
* '''Gender:''' [[genderfluid]]. "One of Irish broadcaster RTE’s best-known journalists just [in 2015] came out as 'gender fluid,' and the response so far seems wholly positive. ... The 44-year-old, who has yet to make a public statement, told his bosses that he wishes to now be known as Jonathan Rachel and would sometimes dress as a female. ... Clynch has worked with RTE for 16 years, often filling in on Radio One’s flagship 'News at One.' ... 'He has been open about it for a while now and his friends and family were all aware of his situation. He is going through a process at the moment and will speak about it in his own time and he hopes everyone will be respectful of that.'"<ref>Tom Sykes, "A ‘Gender Fluid’ Journalist Comes Out To Irish Cheers." 2015-09-18. ''Daily Beast.'' http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/18/a-gender-fluid-journalist-comes-out-to-irish-cheers.html</ref>
* '''Profession:''' broadcast journalist
* '''Profession:''' broadcast journalist


==Ivan E. Coyote==
==Ivan E. Coyote==


Ivan E. Coyote is a writer who has made significant contributions to the representation of queerness in Canadian literature. They have won the the ReLit Award for Best Fiction (2007), and the Stonewall Honor Book Award (2017).
* '''Born:''' August 11, 1969 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1969}})
* '''Born:''' August 11, 1969 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1969}})
* '''Nationality:''' Canadian
* '''Nationality:''' Canada
* '''Pronouns:''' They/their
* '''Pronouns:''' they/them<ref>Black, Eleanor (August 20, 2016). "Ivan Coyote: 'I always knew I was not the same as other little girls'". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved July 26, 2017. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/83178100/ivan-coyote-i-always-knew-i-was-not-the-same-as-other-little-girls</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Writer
* '''Profession:''' Writer
* '''Gender:''' Nonbinary? (source needed)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Coyote Wikipedia entry] [http://www.ivanecoyote.com/ Their Website] [[Ivan E Coyote|nonbinary wiki entry]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Coyote Wikipedia entry] [http://www.ivanecoyote.com/ Their Website] [[Ivan E Coyote|nonbinary wiki entry]]
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==Miley Cyrus==
==Miley Cyrus==
[[File:Miley Cyrus 38th People's Choice Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Miley Cyrus at 38th People's Choice Awards]]
[[File:Miley Cyrus 38th People's Choice Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Miley Cyrus at 38th People's Choice Awards]]
In a 2015 interview, Miley explained, “I didn’t want to be a boy, ... I kind of wanted to be nothing. I don’t relate to what people would say defines a girl or a boy, and I think that’s what I had to understand: Being a girl isn’t what I hate, it’s the box that I get put into.”<ref name=cyrusout>''[http://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/exclusive-miley-cyrus-launches-anti-homelessness-pro-lgbt-happy-hippie-foundation Exclusive: Miley Cyrus Launches Anti-Homelessness, Pro-LGBT ‘Happy Hippie Foundation’]'', out.com, May 5, 2015</ref>
 
Miley Cyrus is a top-charting singer, songwriter, and actor who was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in both 2008 and 2014.
* '''Born:''' 23 November 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
* '''Born:''' 23 November 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' No preference expressed; journalists assume "she/her", possibly "she" on account of the 2019 album "She Is Miley Cyrus"
* '''Pronouns:''' No preference expressed; journalists assume "she/her", possibly "she" on account of the 2019 album "She Is Miley Cyrus"
* '''Profession:''' Singer, songwriter, actress
* '''Gender:''' In a 2015 interview, Miley explained, “I didn’t want to be a boy, ... I kind of wanted to be nothing. I don’t relate to what people would say defines a girl or a boy, and I think that’s what I had to understand: Being a girl isn’t what I hate, it’s the box that I get put into.”<ref name=cyrusout>''[http://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/exclusive-miley-cyrus-launches-anti-homelessness-pro-lgbt-happy-hippie-foundation Exclusive: Miley Cyrus Launches Anti-Homelessness, Pro-LGBT ‘Happy Hippie Foundation’]'', out.com, May 5, 2015</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Singer, songwriter, actor, activist for animal rights and LGBT rights
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus Wikipedia entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus Wikipedia entry]
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==Sam de Leve==
==Sam de Leve==
de Leve plays non-binary characters for the Geek & Sundry [https://geekandsundry.com/tag/sam-de-leve/] and Saving Throw multimedia networks. They are also a dancer [https://vimeo.com/233586263] and writer [https://medium.com/@DeLeve].
Sam de Leve plays non-binary characters for the Geek & Sundry [https://geekandsundry.com/tag/sam-de-leve/] and Saving Throw multimedia networks. They are also a dancer [https://vimeo.com/233586263] and writer [https://medium.com/@DeLeve].
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them [https://twitter.com/chaikovsky]
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them <ref>https://twitter.com/chaikovsky</ref>
* '''Gender:''' nonbinary (source needed)
* '''Profession:''' Actor, dancer, writer
* '''Profession:''' Actor, dancer, writer
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9133626/ IMDb]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9133626/ IMDb]
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==Rain Dove==
==Rain Dove==
Rain uses her naturally androgynous look to model for both men's and women's lines of clothing &amp; identifies as genderqueer or gender variant.
Rain Dove uses her naturally androgynous look to model for both men's and women's lines of clothing.  


*'''Born:''' September 27, 1989 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1989}})
*'''Born:''' September 27, 1989 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1989}})
 
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' Primarily she/her but accepts they/their or he/him depending on presentation (source needed)
* '''Pronouns:''' Primarily she/her but accepts they/their or he/him depending on presentation
* '''Gender:''' [[genderqueer]] or [[gender variant]] (source needed)
* '''Profession:''' Model, actor
* '''Profession:''' Model, actor
* [http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/ Rain's blog] [https://www.facebook.com/raindovemodel Rain Dove on Facebook]
* [http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/ Rain's blog] [https://www.facebook.com/raindovemodel Rain Dove on Facebook]
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== Dorian Electra ==
== Dorian Electra ==
"Styling is so important to me as a genderfluid person, to be able to say “I’m a very flaming flammable guy”... it’s just very satisfying, ’cause that’s how I see myself, but I know it’s not necessarily how other people see me – they still call me ‘ma’am’ and stuff like that."<ref>https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44167/1/dorian-electra-new-song-video-flamboyant-interview</ref>


*'''Born:''' June 25, 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
*'''Born:''' June 25, 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}})
*'''Nationality:''' American
*'''Nationality:''' USA
*'''Pronouns:''' They/them
*'''Pronouns:''' They/them
*'''Gender:''' [[genderfluid]]. "Styling is so important to me as a genderfluid person, to be able to say “I’m a very flaming flammable guy”... it’s just very satisfying, ’cause that’s how I see myself, but I know it’s not necessarily how other people see me – they still call me ‘ma’am’ and stuff like that."<ref>https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44167/1/dorian-electra-new-song-video-flamboyant-interview</ref>
*'''Profession:''' singer, songwriter
*'''Profession:''' singer, songwriter
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Electra Their Wikipedia entry] [https://dorianelectra.com/ Their official site]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Electra Their Wikipedia entry] [https://dorianelectra.com/ Their official site]
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==Public Universal Friend==
==Public Universal Friend==
[[File:Public Universal Friend portrait.jpg|thumb|A portrait of the Public Universal Friend, from the Friend's biography written by David Hudson in 1821.]]  
[[File:Public Universal Friend portrait.jpg|thumb|A portrait of the Public Universal Friend, from the Friend's biography written by David Hudson in 1821.]]  
The Public Universal Friend was born as an English-American to a Quaker family on Rhode Island, and was assigned female at birth. This person suffered a severe illness in 1776 (age 24), and reported having died and been reanimated by the power of God as a genderless evangelist named the Public Universal Friend.
The [[Public Universal Friend]] was a genderless evangelist who preached in the early eastern United States. The Public Universal Friend's theology was broadly similar to that of orthodox Quakers, attracting many followers who became the Society of Universal Friends. The Friend persuaded followers who owned slaves to free them. The followers of the Society included people who were black, and many unmarried women who took on prominent roles in their communities which were usually reserved for men.  
 
The Friend refused to answer any longer to the previous name, Jemima Wilkinson,<ref name="Moyer-12 Winiarski-430 Juster-MacFarlane-27-28">Moyer, p. 12; Winiarski, p. 430; and Susan Juster, Lisa MacFarlane, ''A Mighty Baptism: Race, Gender, and the Creation of American Protestantism'' (1996), p. 27, and p. 28.</ref> quoted [[:wikisource:Bible (King James)/Luke#Chapter 23|Luke 23:3]] ("thou sayest it") when visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, and ignored or chastised those who insisted on using it. The preacher shunned the name "Jemima" completely, having friends hold realty in trust rather than see the name on deeds and titles. Even when a lawyer insisted that the person's Will should identify its subject as having been born under the name Jemima, the preacher refused to sign that name, only making an X which others witnessed, even though the Friend could read and write.<ref name="Brekus-85">Catherine A. Brekus, ''Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' (2000), p. 85</ref>
 
The Friend wore clothes that contemporaries described as androgynous or masculine, chiefly black robes. The Friend preached throughout the northeastern United States, attracting many followers who became the Society of Universal Friends.<ref name="Lamphier-Welch-331">Peg A. Lamphier, Rosanne Welch, ''Women in American History'' (2017), p. 331.</ref> The Public Universal Friend's theology was broadly similar to that of orthodox Quakers, believing in free will, actively opposing slavery, and supporting sexual abstinence. The Friend persuaded followers who owned slaves to free them. The followers of the Society included people who were black. The Society's followers also included many unmarried women, who took on prominent roles in their communities, which were usually reserved for men.  


* '''Born:''' November 29, 1752, died July 1, 1819 (age 66)
* '''Born:''' November 29, 1752, died July 1, 1819 (age 66)
* '''Nationality:''' United States
* '''Nationality:''' United States
* '''Pronouns:''' No pronouns. The Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes, avoiding gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries, and referring only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F."<ref name="Juster-MacFarlane-27-28 Brekus-85 etc">Juster & MacFarlane, ''A Mighty Baptism'', pp. 27-28; Brekus, p. 85</ref>  
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#No pronouns|No pronouns]]. The Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes, avoiding gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries, and referring only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F."<ref name="Juster-MacFarlane-27-28 Brekus-85 etc">Juster & MacFarlane, ''A Mighty Baptism'', pp. 27-28; Brekus, p. 85</ref>
* '''Gender:''' [[genderless]]. The Friend's transition started with a religious vision as part of a near-death experience at age 26, followed by a name change to the Public Universal Friend,<ref name="Brekus-85">Catherine A. Brekus, ''Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' (2000), p. 85</ref> asking that others use no pronouns for this person, and wearing androgynous clothing.<ref name="Lamphier-Welch-331">Peg A. Lamphier, Rosanne Welch, ''Women in American History'' (2017), p. 331.</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Preacher
* '''Profession:''' Preacher
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend Wikipedia entry]
* [[Public Universal Friend|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend Wikipedia entry]
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==Eddie Izzard==
==Eddie Izzard==
[[File:eddieizzard.jpg|thumb|Eddie Izzard]]
[[File:eddieizzard.jpg|thumb|Eddie Izzard]]
Eddie Izzard identifies primarily as a transvestite but also uses the word transgender and has stated "I am 100% boy, plus extra girl."<ref name=izzard> [http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/6888/eddie_izzard_on_atheism__transgender__and__the_invisible_bloke_upstairs__/ Eddie Izzard on Atheism, Transgender, and “The Invisible Bloke Upstairs”], Religion Dispatches Magazine, March 7, 2013</ref>
 
Eddie Izzard is a stand-up comedian, who has won numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award.  
* '''Born:''' 7 February 1962 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1962}})
* '''Born:''' 7 February 1962 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1962}})
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Pronouns:''' he/him
* '''Pronouns:''' he/him
* '''Gender:''' Eddie Izzard identifies primarily as a transvestite but also uses the word transgender and has stated "I am 100% boy, plus extra girl."<ref name=izzard> [http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/6888/eddie_izzard_on_atheism__transgender__and__the_invisible_bloke_upstairs__/ Eddie Izzard on Atheism, Transgender, and “The Invisible Bloke Upstairs”], Religion Dispatches Magazine, March 7, 2013</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Stand up comedian, actor, writer
* '''Profession:''' Stand up comedian, actor, writer
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard Wikipedia entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard Wikipedia entry]
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==Elly Jackson==
==Elly Jackson==
[[File:Elly Jackson.jpg|thumb|Elly Jackson of La Roux performing on 11 September 2010]]
[[File:Elly Jackson.jpg|thumb|Elly Jackson of La Roux performing on 11 September 2010]]
"I don't feel like I'm female or male."<ref name=ellyjackson> [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/02/09/la_roux_s_elly_jackson_i_don_t_have_a_se ''La Roux's Elly Jackson: I Don't Have A Sexuality''], starpulse.com, February 9th, 2010</ref>
 
* '''Born:''' 12th March 1988 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1988}})
* '''Born:''' 12th March 1988 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1988}})
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Nationality:''' English
* '''Pronouns:''' She/her
* '''Pronouns:''' She/her
* '''Gender:''' "I don't feel like I'm female or male."<ref name=ellyjackson> [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/02/09/la_roux_s_elly_jackson_i_don_t_have_a_se ''La Roux's Elly Jackson: I Don't Have A Sexuality''], starpulse.com, February 9th, 2010</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the electropop duo La Roux.
* '''Profession:''' Singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the electropop duo La Roux.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Jackson Wikipedia entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Jackson Wikipedia entry]
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==Jennie June==
==Jennie June==
The scholar Jennie June self-identified as a "fairie", "androgyne", "effeminate man", and an "invert", which were contemporary terms for gender and sexual variance. Her transition included changing her full name to Jennie June, and choosing to be castrated, in order to reduce facial hair and sexual desires that disturbed her. June published her first autobiography, ''The Autobiography of an Androgyne'' in 1918, and her second ''The Female-Impersonators'' in 1922. Her goal in writing her books were to help create an accepting environment for young adults who do not adhere to gender and sexual norms, because that was what she would have wanted for herself, and she wanted to prevent youth from committing suicide.<ref name="Meyerowitz 2010">Meyerowitz, J. "Thinking Sex With An Androgyne". ''GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies'' 17.1 (2010): 97–105. Web. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> June had formed the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, along with other androgynes who frequented Paresis Hall in New York City. The organization was formed in the hopes "to unite for defense against the world's bitter persecution," and to show that it was natural to be gender and sex variant.<ref>Katz, Jonathan Ned. "Transgender Memoir of 1921 Found". ''Humanities and Social Sciences Online''. N.p., 10 October 2010. Web. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref>
[[Jennie June]] was a Victorian and Edwardian era writer and activist for the rights of people who didn't conform to gender and sexual norms. She published her first autobiography, ''The Autobiography of an Androgyne'' in 1918, and her second ''The Female-Impersonators'' in 1922. She also wrote an unpublished third autobiography in 1921, which was discovered in 2010. Her goal in writing her books were to help create an accepting environment for young adults who don't conform to gender and sexual norms, because that was what she would have wanted for herself, and she wanted to prevent youth from committing suicide.<ref name="Meyerowitz 2010">Meyerowitz, J. "Thinking Sex With An Androgyne". ''GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies'' 17.1 (2010): 97–105. Web. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> June had formed the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, along with other androgynes who frequented Paresis Hall in New York City. The organization was formed in the hopes "to unite for defense against the world's bitter persecution," and to show that it was natural to be gender and sex variant.<ref>Katz, Jonathan Ned. "Transgender Memoir of 1921 Found". ''Humanities and Social Sciences Online''. N.p., 10 October 2010. Web. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref>
* '''Born:''' 1874  
* '''Born:''' 1874  
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Nationality:''' USA
* '''Pronouns:''' she/her (source needed)
* '''Pronouns:''' she/her (source needed)
* '''Gender:''' [[androgyne]]. Jennie June self-identified as a "fairie", "androgyne", "effeminate man", and an "invert", which were contemporary terms for gender and sexual variance. Her transition included changing her full name to Jennie June, and choosing to be castrated, in order to reduce facial hair and sexual desires that disturbed her.
* '''Profession:''' scholar, autobiographer, activist
* '''Profession:''' scholar, autobiographer, activist
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_June_(autobiographer) Wikipedia entry]
* [[Jennie June|Nonbinary Wiki article]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_June_(autobiographer) Wikipedia entry]


==Jinkx Monsoon==
==Jinkx Monsoon==
[[File:Jinkx Monsoon 006 - DC Capital Pride street festival - 2013-06-09 (9001924615).jpg|thumb|Jinkx Monsoon at the DC Capital Pride street festival in 2013.]]
[[File:Jinkx Monsoon 006 - DC Capital Pride street festival - 2013-06-09 (9001924615).jpg|thumb|Jinkx Monsoon at the DC Capital Pride street festival in 2013.]]
In a Facebook post about transphobia and the drag scene, Monsoon stated "I, myself do not identify as cis-gendered. I am genderless."<ref name="jinkxmonsoon">[https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630], </ref>
 
* '''Born:''' September 18, 1987 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1987}})
* '''Born:''' September 18, 1987 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1987}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them, she/her while in drag
* '''Pronouns:''' They/them, she/her while in drag
* '''Gender:''' [[genderless]]. In a Facebook post about transphobia and the drag scene, Monsoon stated "I, myself do not identify as cis-gendered. I am genderless."<ref name="jinkxmonsoon">[https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630], </ref>
* '''Profession:''' Actor, singer and winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' season 5
* '''Profession:''' Actor, singer and winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' season 5
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinkx_Monsoon Wikipedia entry] [http://www.jinkxmonsoon.com/ Official website]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinkx_Monsoon Wikipedia entry] [http://www.jinkxmonsoon.com/ Official website]
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==Richard O'Brien==
==Richard O'Brien==
[[File:Richard O'Brien cropped.jpg|thumb|Richard O'Brien]]
[[File:Richard O'Brien cropped.jpg|thumb|Richard O'Brien]]
In a 2009 interview O'Brien spoke about an ongoing struggle to reconcile cultural gender roles and self-described as being [[transgender]] or possible third sex. O'Brien stated, "There is a continuum between male and female. Some are hard-wired one way or another, I’m in between."<ref name=obrien1>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/08/18/richard-obrien-society-should-not-dictate-gender/ Richard O’Brien: ‘Society should not dictate gender’], Pink News, 18th August 2009</ref> O'Brien expounded on this in a 2013 interview which covered using oestrogen for the previous decade, and identifying as 70% male 30% female.<ref name=obrien2>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21788238 Richard O'Brien: ‘I'm 70% man'], BBC News, 18 March 2013</ref>
 
[[Richard O'Brien]] wrote the musical stage show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 1973, which became an international success and has remained in continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show, released in 1975, appearing in the film as Riff Raff.
* '''Born:''' 25 March 1942 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1942}})
* '''Born:''' 25 March 1942 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1942}})
* '''Nationality:''' British
* '''Nationality:''' Britain; New Zealand
* '''Pronouns:''' He/his
* '''Pronouns:''' He/his
* '''Gender:''' In a 2009 interview O'Brien spoke about an ongoing struggle to reconcile cultural gender roles and self-described as being [[transgender]] or possible third sex. O'Brien stated, "There is a continuum between male and female. Some are hard-wired one way or another, I’m in between."<ref name=obrien1>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/08/18/richard-obrien-society-should-not-dictate-gender/ Richard O’Brien: ‘Society should not dictate gender’], Pink News, 18th August 2009</ref> O'Brien expounded on this in a 2013 interview which covered using oestrogen for the previous decade, and identifying as 70% male 30% female.<ref name=obrien2>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21788238 Richard O'Brien: ‘I'm 70% man'], BBC News, 18 March 2013</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. O'Brien is known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.
* '''Profession:''' Writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. O'Brien is known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.
* [[Richard O'Brien|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_O'Brien Wikipedia entry]
* [[Richard O'Brien|Nonbinary Wiki entry]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_O'Brien Wikipedia entry]
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==Tom Phelan==
==Tom Phelan==
[[File:TomPhelanAsCole.jpg‎|thumb|Tom Phelan playing Cole in ''The Fosters'']]
[[File:TomPhelanAsCole.jpg‎|thumb|Tom Phelan playing Cole in ''The Fosters'']]
Phelan plays a binary-trans teen on TV but identifies as non-binary themself.<ref name="phelan">[http://www.shewired.com/television/2014/03/03/exclusive-tom-phelan-breaks-ground-trans-actor-playing-trans-teen-fosters/ "TOM PHELAN" in She Wired], 2014-03-02</ref>
 
* '''Born:''' 1997 (Age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1997}})
* '''Born:''' 1997 (Age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1997}})
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Nationality:''' American
* '''Pronouns:''' He/him [citation needed]
* '''Pronouns:''' He/him [citation needed]
* '''Gender:''' nonbinary. Phelan plays a binary-trans teen on TV but identifies as non-binary themself.<ref name="phelan">[http://www.shewired.com/television/2014/03/03/exclusive-tom-phelan-breaks-ground-trans-actor-playing-trans-teen-fosters/ "TOM PHELAN" in She Wired], 2014-03-02</ref>
* '''Profession:''' Actor; noted for playing transgender teen Cole on ABC's ''The Fosters''
* '''Profession:''' Actor; noted for playing transgender teen Cole on ABC's ''The Fosters''
* [http://tomphelan9.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] / [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6233830/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t25 IMDB]
* [http://tomphelan9.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] / [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6233830/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t25 IMDB]
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