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[[File:Pagan-gender-inclusion-sigil (inverted and cropped).png|thumb|The Gender Diversity Sigil, created by a Pagan named Sidney Eileen.]] | |||
The Pagan community as a whole is built upon nature and what nature represents. Many of the gods worshipped have been seen to inhabit both masculine and feminine forms, most notably Loki —though it is unclear as to how Loki identifies in this example. | The Pagan community as a whole is built upon nature and what nature represents. Many of the gods worshipped have been seen to inhabit both masculine and feminine forms, most notably Loki —though it is unclear as to how Loki identifies in this example. | ||
Much of the Pagan belief system is based around masculine and feminine figures and their heteronormative union. There is however a conscious effort to move the practice is to a more nonbinary inclusive space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiralnature.com/spirituality/beyond-gender-binary/|title=Beyond the gender binary in Pagan practice|last=Coles|first=Donyae|date=19 June 2017|website=Spiral nature magazine|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> | Much of the Pagan belief system is based around masculine and feminine figures and their heteronormative union. There is however a conscious effort to move the practice is to a more nonbinary inclusive space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiralnature.com/spirituality/beyond-gender-binary/|title=Beyond the gender binary in Pagan practice|last=Coles|first=Donyae|date=19 June 2017|website=Spiral nature magazine|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> A Pagan named Sidney Eileen wrote in 2019 that, "When you entirely drop the concept of the binary, male and female are still included, but instead of placing them in conflict with each other, they become equal parts of a more diverse whole."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sidneyeileen.com/2019/07/11/gender-diversity-sigil/ |title=Gender Diversity Sigil | date=2019}}</ref> | ||
== Nonbinary and Trans Inclusive Groups == | == Nonbinary and Trans Inclusive Groups == | ||