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* In ''The Way of Thorn and Thunder'' fantasy series (also called ''The Kynship Chronicles''), by [[Two-Spirit]] author Daniel Heath Justice, there is a race called the Kyn, who recognize three genders: he-Kyn, she-Kyn and zhe-Kyn. These are specifically [[gender]]s, not [[sex]]es, according to reviewer [[Bogi Takács]].<ref name="kynship">{{Cite web |title=QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Part 1) |authorlink=Bogi Takács |last=Takács |first=Bogi |work=Tor.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ }}</ref> | * In ''The Way of Thorn and Thunder'' fantasy series (also called ''The Kynship Chronicles''), by [[Two-Spirit]] author Daniel Heath Justice, there is a race called the Kyn, who recognize three genders: he-Kyn, she-Kyn and zhe-Kyn. These are specifically [[gender]]s, not [[sex]]es, according to reviewer [[Bogi Takács]].<ref name="kynship">{{Cite web |title=QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Part 1) |authorlink=Bogi Takács |last=Takács |first=Bogi |work=Tor.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2019/05/21/quiltbag-speculative-classics-the-way-of-thorn-and-thunder-by-daniel-heath-justice-part-1/ }}</ref> | ||
* In ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley, Toni is a genderqueer student at Harvard in a long-distance relationship.<ref name="Acree">{{Cite web |title=Robin Talley: Young love in a nonbinary world |author=Acree, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya}}</ref> | * In ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley, Toni is a genderqueer student at Harvard in a long-distance relationship.<ref name="Acree">{{Cite web |title=Robin Talley: Young love in a nonbinary world |author=Acree, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/interviews/19062-robin-talley-ya}}</ref> | ||
* In ''The Tiger's Watch'' by Julia Ember, the protagonist Tashi is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[they/them]] pronouns. The author notes that "Being [[Misgendering|misgendered]] and forced to change their appearance in order to hide is a source of conflict in the novel. It is not the central plot conflict, though."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/questions/738992-this-sounds-like-an-awesome-story-i-m|title=Shade asked: This sounds like an awesome story! I'm confused by the use of 'their' instead of 'her' or 'him' though.}}</ref> | * In ''The Tiger's Watch'' by Julia Ember, the protagonist Tashi is [[genderfluid]] and uses [[they/them]] pronouns. The author notes that "Being [[Misgendering|misgendered]] and forced to change their appearance in order to hide is a source of conflict in the novel. It is not the central plot conflict, though."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/questions/738992-this-sounds-like-an-awesome-story-i-m|title=Shade asked: This sounds like an awesome story! I'm confused by the use of 'their' instead of 'her' or 'him' though.}}</ref> | ||
* ''Stranger Skies'', by Katje Van Loon, has a planet whose society recognizes five genders: woman, man, [[agender]], [[trigender]], and [[genderqueer]]. | * ''Stranger Skies'', by Katje Van Loon, has a planet whose society recognizes five genders: woman, man, [[agender]], [[trigender]], and [[genderqueer]]. | ||
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* In '' Every Day'', a novel by David Levithan, the protagonist named A wakes up every day in a different person's body. Each person whose body A inhabits has a clear-cut gender identity, but A themself says, "I didn’t think of myself as a boy or a girl—I never have."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040504if_/https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|archive-date=31 January 2019|url =https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|title=Trans Characters in Fiction|date=27 June 2018|last=Miceli|first=Cami}}</ref> The novel was adapted into a 2018 film.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026672/</ref> | * In '' Every Day'', a novel by David Levithan, the protagonist named A wakes up every day in a different person's body. Each person whose body A inhabits has a clear-cut gender identity, but A themself says, "I didn’t think of myself as a boy or a girl—I never have."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040504if_/https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|archive-date=31 January 2019|url =https://outwritenewsmag.org/2018/06/trans-characters-in-fiction/|title=Trans Characters in Fiction|date=27 June 2018|last=Miceli|first=Cami}}</ref> The novel was adapted into a 2018 film.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026672/</ref> | ||
* ''Fool for Love'', by Lisa Lees, is "A young adult coming of age / [[coming out]] romance with [[intersex]] and genderqueer main characters and a happy ending." ''A Triangular Attraction'' is the 2012 sequel, a "mystery novel with intersex, trans and genderqueer characters." Both can now be read free online in HTML or EPUB format on [https://lisalees.com/ll/books/index.html the author's website]. | * ''Fool for Love'', by Lisa Lees, is "A young adult coming of age / [[coming out]] romance with [[intersex]] and genderqueer main characters and a happy ending." ''A Triangular Attraction'' is the 2012 sequel, a "mystery novel with intersex, trans and genderqueer characters." Both can now be read free online in HTML or EPUB format on [https://lisalees.com/ll/books/index.html the author's website]. | ||
* ''The Vela'', a multi-author serially-published space opera, has a nonbinary character named Niko who uses [[they/them]] pronouns. There are other nonbinary characters as well. Yoon Ha Lee, one of the authors, revealed that in the original drafts "Niko was originally a [[cisgender]]ed male character named Oskar".<ref name="Hadi_thevela">{{Cite web |title=Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1) |last=Hadi |first=Shana E. |work=The Stanford Daily |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/03/06/unveiling-the-vela-an-interview-with-becky-chambers-s-l-huang-and-yoon-ha-lee-part-1/}}</ref> | * ''The Vela'', a multi-author serially-published space opera, has a nonbinary character named Niko who uses [[they/them]] pronouns. There are other nonbinary characters as well. Yoon Ha Lee, one of the authors, revealed that in the original drafts "Niko was originally a [[cisgender]]ed male character named Oskar".<ref name="Hadi_thevela">{{Cite web |title=Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1) |last=Hadi |first=Shana E. |work=The Stanford Daily |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/03/06/unveiling-the-vela-an-interview-with-becky-chambers-s-l-huang-and-yoon-ha-lee-part-1/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Jack Long and the Demon Deal'', by L. J. Hamlin, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="jacklong">{{Cite web |title=Cover Reveal: Jack Long and the Demon Deal by L. J. Hamlin |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/cover-reveal-jack-long-and-the-demon-deal-by-l-j-hamlin/ }}</ref> | * ''Jack Long and the Demon Deal'', by L. J. Hamlin, has a nonbinary side character.<ref name="jacklong">{{Cite web |title=Cover Reveal: Jack Long and the Demon Deal by L. J. Hamlin |author= |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/cover-reveal-jack-long-and-the-demon-deal-by-l-j-hamlin/ }}</ref> | ||
* ''The Thirty Names of Night'' by Zeyn Joukhadar, stars a closeted Syrian American nonbinary boy who uses he/him pronouns.<ref name="30names">{{Cite web |title=Review: 'The Thirty Names of Night' ties past to present in compelling tale of nonbinary identity |last=Barbiero |first=Delfina V |work=USA TODAY |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=27 November 2020 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/11/24/review-the-thirty-names-night-delves-into-nonbinary-identity/6407219002/}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ZeynJoukhadar/status/1331252073434898435 Twitter thread by Zeyn Joukhadar], 24 November 2020</ref> | * ''The Thirty Names of Night'' by Zeyn Joukhadar, stars a closeted Syrian American nonbinary boy who uses he/him pronouns.<ref name="30names">{{Cite web |title=Review: 'The Thirty Names of Night' ties past to present in compelling tale of nonbinary identity |last=Barbiero |first=Delfina V |work=USA TODAY |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=27 November 2020 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/11/24/review-the-thirty-names-night-delves-into-nonbinary-identity/6407219002/}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ZeynJoukhadar/status/1331252073434898435 Twitter thread by Zeyn Joukhadar], 24 November 2020</ref> | ||
* ''Light Up The Dark'', by Suki Fleet, has a minor character named Loz who uses [[singular they]] pronouns. Another character says about Loz: "They don't want to identify as a boy or a girl." | * ''Light Up The Dark'', by Suki Fleet, has a minor character named Loz who uses [[singular they]] pronouns. Another character says about Loz: "They don't want to identify as a boy or a girl." | ||
*In the children's book (ages 8-12) ''The Moon Within'', by Aida Salazar, Marco is genderfluid. Content note: Part of the plot involves main character Celi getting her first period. | *In the children's book (ages 8-12) ''The Moon Within'', by Aida Salazar, Marco is genderfluid. Content note: Part of the plot involves main character Celi getting her first period. | ||
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* Eli/Ellie, the protagonist of ''Genderfluid: A Cinderella Story'' (by Bridget Quinones) is, as the title says, [[genderfluid]]. Note: story contains transphobic violence and the T-slur.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45880850-genderfluid</ref> | * Eli/Ellie, the protagonist of ''Genderfluid: A Cinderella Story'' (by Bridget Quinones) is, as the title says, [[genderfluid]]. Note: story contains transphobic violence and the T-slur.<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45880850-genderfluid</ref> | ||
*In ''The Brilliant Death'' by Amy Rose Capetta, one of the main characters, Cielo, is nonbinary. (Another main character, who is cis, has to [[crossdress]] for a disguise.)<ref name="Casey" /> | *In ''The Brilliant Death'' by Amy Rose Capetta, one of the main characters, Cielo, is nonbinary. (Another main character, who is cis, has to [[crossdress]] for a disguise.)<ref name="Casey" /> | ||
* The protagonist of ''Baker Thief'', by Claudie Arseneault, is [[bigender]] and [[aromantic]].<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |author=Simkiss, Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/}}</ref> | |||
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* ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref> | * ''Loveless'', by Alice Oseman, has a nonbinary side character.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PineappleRobin|number=1401566434170376193 |title=Loveless by Alice Oseman One of my all time favorite books, I love the characters, I love the enemy to love romance between two side characters but the book is mostly about friendships. rep: Aroace MC, lesbian best friend, pansexual roommate, non binary side character|date= 6 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
* ''Love Yourself: A Genderfluid Romance'', by N. R. Blythe, is a sexually explicit romance featuring a genderfluid person who goes by Cora when in girl mode and Corey when in boy mode. | * ''Love Yourself: A Genderfluid Romance'', by N. R. Blythe, is a sexually explicit romance featuring a genderfluid person who goes by Cora when in girl mode and Corey when in boy mode. | ||
* ''Shameful Scars'', by A. L. Williams, is a paranormal romance starring Gabriel, a nonbinary angel.<ref name="amaz_Sham">{{Cite web |title=Customer Review: Shameful scars |author=Cheryl_cajun |work=amazon.com |date=14 June 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020 |url= https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R23Z4KKA7LKDFB/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B089G8N99X}}</ref> | |||
* ''Dragons Past Dawn'', by Ennis Rook Bashe, has two nonbinary protagonists: Sely, who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, and Andreas, who uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Xe.2C_xir|xe/xir]] pronouns.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dragons Past Dawn|year=2020|last=Bashe |first=Ennis Rook}}</ref> | |||
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* The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/}}</ref> | * The YA book ''Can't Take That Away'', by genderqueer author [[Steven Salvatore]], stars teen protagonist Carey Parker who is also genderqueer.<ref name="CTTA">{{Cite web |title=Q&A With Steven Salvatore, Can’t Take That Away |last=Lavoie |first=Alaina |work=We Need Diverse Books |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |url= https://diversebooks.org/qa-with-steven-salvatore-cant-take-that-away/}}</ref> | ||
* ''Love Limits'', by genderqueer author [[Reese Morrison]], has a main character named Ash who is nonbinary and intersex, as well as Deaf. Their love interest is an asexual man named Zhong. Content note: the book centers around a BDSM kink relationship.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product-reviews/B08VVF6N6M Customer reviews for ''Love Limits'' on Amazon]</ref> | * ''Love Limits'', by genderqueer author [[Reese Morrison]], has a main character named Ash who is nonbinary and intersex, as well as Deaf. Their love interest is an asexual man named Zhong. Content note: the book centers around a BDSM kink relationship.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product-reviews/B08VVF6N6M Customer reviews for ''Love Limits'' on Amazon]</ref> | ||
* Fantasy novel ''In The Ravenous Dark'', by A.M. Strickland, has a nonbinary [[asexual]] character.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=*whispers* I have an upcoming YA dark fantasy with a blood mage who's pan, a lesbian love interest (also a mage), an enby/ace best friend (also a mage), and a m/f/f poly relationship if you want more queer with your magic use:|user=AdriAnneMS|number=1270142172285689856|date=8 June 2020}}</ref> | |||
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* ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref> | * ''Lakelore'', by [[Anna-Marie McLemore]], is a nonbinary/nonbinary romance to be published March of 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1377639675536371715 |last=McLemore|first=Anna-Marie|authorlink=Anna-Marie McLemore|title=So last night during the last hours of #TransDayOfVisibility I turned in a book There maybe could have not been a more appropriate day to turn it in, bc LAKELORE is an enby/enby romance LAKELORE started in this sparkly notebook, & next March it's gonna be a very trans book|date=1 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
*''The Water Outlaws'', a fantasy epic inspired by the 14th-century Chinese novel ''Water Margin'', is by [[genderqueer]] author [[S. L. Huang]] and has "a high percentage of [[gender nonconformity]] and of gender identities that in modern times we would call trans or nonbinary." ''The Water Outlaws'' is expected out in 2022.<ref name="wateroutlaws">{{Cite web |title=S. L. Huang’s New Take on the Most Famous Chinese Novel You’ve Never Read in English: Announcing The Water Outlaws |work=Tor.com |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020 |url= https://www.tor.com/2020/10/15/book-announcements-s-l-huang-the-water-outlaws/}}</ref> | |||
=== Comics/Webcomics/Graphic Novels=== | === Comics/Webcomics/Graphic Novels=== | ||