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| + | '''Non-binary''' is a term referring to individuals whose [[gender identity]] does not exclusively fall into the [[binary gender]] classification of male or female. Those who identify as non-binary may identify with either [[Masculine|masculinity]] or [[Feminine|femininity]] in some capacity, both, or neither at all.<ref name="GLAAD Glossary: Transgender">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender|title=Glossary of Terms - Transgender|author=[[GLAAD]]|work=[https://www.glaad.org/reference GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 10th Edition]|archivedate=20211022144303}}</ref> While non-binary is included in the [[transgender]] umbrella, not all non-binary people choose to identify themselves as such,<ref name="Trevor Project: Understanding Gender Identities">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/understanding-gender-identities|title=Understanding Gender Identities|author=[[The Trevor Project]]|date=2021-08-23|archivedate=20211121181843}}</ref> and it can be used as an [[umbrella term]] itself to refer to many gender identities that do not fit into the gender binary of male and female.<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Nonbinary?">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/nonbinary|title=What Does It Mean to Identify as Nonbinary?|author=Abrams, Mere|work=[https://www.healthline.com Healthline]}}</ref> |
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| − | '''Pansexuality''' is the sexual attraction towards people regardless of their [[sex]] or [[gender identity]].<ref name="HRC: Glossary of Terms">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms|title=Glossary of Terms|author=[[Human Rights Campaign]]}}</ref> Since [[gender]] or sex are not determining factors in who a pansexual person is attracted to, some pansexuals might call themselves ''gender-blind'', therefore rejecting the [[gender binary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lgbt.foundation/news/what-it-means-to-be-pansexual-or-panromantic/300|title=What it Means to be Pansexual or Panromantic|author=Admin Silverchip|date=2019-05-21}}</ref> |
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| + | Since identifying as non-binary can mean different things to different people, it is best to ask someone who uses the term what it means to them.<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Nonbinary?" /> |
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+ | The name non-binary is a combination of the prefix ''non-'' (meaning "not, the lack of") and ''binary'' (meaning "consisting of two"), literally meaning "not consisting of two" and properly used as an adjective.<ref name="Dictionary.com: Nonbinary">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nonbinary|title=Nonbinary Definition & Meaning}}</ref> |
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| + | The alternative name "enby" comes from the pronunciation of the abbreviation "NB". Best practice is to abbreviate non-binary as NBi rather than NB though, as NB is sometimes used to mean "non-Black" when referring to non-Black people of color (POC).<ref name="TLP: NB / NBi / Enby" /> |
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==Community== |
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| + | International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on July 14, with the first time having been in 2012. The date was deliberately chosen for being precisely in between the International Women's Day (March 8) and International Men's Day (September 18), thus being reflective of the gender identity that is outside the binary.<ref name="thegayuk">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thegayuk.com/when-is-international-non-binary-day-in-2020/ |title=When is International Non-Binary Day in 2020? |author=Jake|work=[https://www.thegayuk.com/ The Gay UK] |date=2020-02-25}}</ref> The week surrounding July 14 is known as the Non-Binary Awareness Week, which is a specific time by, for, and about non-binary people to celebrate themselves and the communities, and to spread awareness to other people to how they can be a better [[ally]] to non-binary people.<ref name="NBAW">{{Cite web|url=https://activistbookshelf.com/non-binary-week/|title=Non-Binary Week 2020|date=2020-07-13|work=[https://activistbookshelf.com/ Activist Bookshelf]}}</ref> |
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| − | Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness Day is internationally celebrated on May 24th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161|title=5 things you should know on Pansexual Visibility Day|publisher=LGBT Foundation}}</ref> |
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===History=== |
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''Document the community's most important history, including facts such as key events, breakthroughs in improving the community's wellbeing and rights, or historical figures known to belong to the community.'' |
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+ | [[File:Genderqueer Pride Flag.svg|thumb|right|200px|Marilyn Roxie's genderqueer flag from 2011 was intended to represent all genderqueer and non-binary people.]] |
| − | The pansexual pride flag is a pink, yellow and blue flag, designed as a symbol for the pansexual community to increase its visibility and recognition, and distinguish itself from [[bisexual]]ity.<ref name="Mashable">{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/archive/lgbt-pride-symbols|title=A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols|publisher=Mashable}}</ref> |
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| + | In 2011, Marilyn Roxie designed a flag to give more visibility to all non-binary and genderqueer people consisting of three horizontal stripes, from top to bottom, of lavender (representing those relating someway to the gender binary), white (gender neutrality), and green (representing those outside of the gender binary). However, as the genderqueer community grew, the design became more representative of them specifically, and the feeling that it was not directly applicable to non-binary people anymore grew. The call to have their own representative flag was answered in 2014 by Kye Rowan, who designed the current non-binary flag to fly beside the genderqueer one rather than replace it.<ref name="unco">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.unco.edu/gender-sexuality-resource-center/resources/pride-flags.aspx|title=The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center - Pride flags|author=University of Northern Colorado|work=[https://www.unco.edu University of Northern Colorado]}}</ref><ref name="CH-flag">{{Cite_web|url=https://cadehildreth.com/nonbinary-pride-flag/|title=The Nonbinary Pride Flag: What It Is and Why It Was Created|work=[https://cadehildreth.com Cade Hildreth]|author=Hildreth, Cade |date=2020-01-20}}</ref> |
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| − | The flag has been in wide use since the early 2010s and consists of three horizontal stripes. The meaning of the colors, however, is debated. Some say the pink stand for attraction to women, yellow for attraction to [[non-binary]] or [[gender non-conforming]] individuals, and blue for attraction to men.<ref name="Gay Times">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/pride-flags/|title=What do all the different Pride flags stand for?|publisher=Gay Times}}</ref><ref name="Clare Bayley">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724230618/http://clarebayley.com/2013/06/a-field-guide-to-pride-flags/|title=A field guide to Pride flags|publisher=Clare Bayley}}</ref><ref name="USA TODAY">{{Cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/06/01/lgbtq-pride-flags-meaning-gay-lesbian-transgender-nonbinary-intersex-pride-flags-represent/5133381001/|title=LGBTQ Pride flags go beyond the classic rainbow. Here's what each one means|publisher=USA TODAY}}</ref> Others say that the blue, pink, and yellow stand for those who ''identify'' as men, women and non-binary people, respectively.<ref name="Mashable" /><ref name="KTVU">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/want-to-know-more-about-the-rainbow-colors-heres-a-guide-to-pride-flag-symbolism|title=Want to know more about the rainbow colors? Here's a guide to Pride flag symbolism|publisher=KTVU FOX 2}}</ref><ref name="GLAAD: Mashable">{{Cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/mashable-publishes-date-compilation-lgbt-flags-and-symbols|title=Mashable publishes an up-to-date compilation of LGBT flags and symbols|publisher=GLAAD}}</ref> |
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| + | [[File:Non-binary flag.png|thumb|left|200px|Kye Rowan created the non-binary flag to compliment the genderqueer one.]] |
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| + | The non-binary flag consists of 4 horizontal stripes: The yellow at the top represents those whose gender exists outside the gender binary, while the purple indicates those who do relate to it, having genders that fall somewhere between male and female or are considered a mix of them.<ref name="ORAI">{{Cite_web|url=https://outrightinternational.org/content/flags-lgbtiq-community|title=Non-binary pride flag|author=OutRight Action International|work=[https://outrightinternational.org OutRight Action International]}}</ref> The white represents those who are multigender, with many or all genders, and the black refers to those who are [[agender]], without a gender.<ref name="TLP: Non-binary">{{Cite_web|url=https://translanguageprimer.com/non-binary|title=Non-binary|author=[[The Trans Language Primer]]|work=[https://translanguageprimer.com The Trans Language Primer]|archivedate=20211026211648}}</ref> |
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===Distinction=== |
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| + | Since non-binary is also considered to be an umbrella term, there are multiple terms that are associated with it. While there is a certain overlap between them all, the common denominator often being "having a gender experience outside the binary", there are nuanced differences to each of them.<ref name="NCTE">{{Cite_web|url=https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-non-binary-people-how-to-be-respectful-and-supportive |
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| + | |title=Understanding Non-Binary People: How to Be Respectful and Supportive|author=National Center for Transgender Equality|work=[https://transequality.org National Center for Transgender Equality] |date=2018-10-05}}</ref> However, despite there being definitions for each of them, their meaning can very depending on culture or even geographic regions.<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Nonbinary?" /> |
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| − | Though very similar in the sense that both sexualities are attracted to all genders, the main difference is that pansexual people are often referred to as gender-blind, meaning they are attracted to people regardless of gender, whereas omnisexual people ''do'' recognize the gender of those they are interested in, therefore letting it play a part in their attraction.<ref name="WebMD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-omnisexual|title=What Is Omnisexual?|publisher=WebMD}}</ref> |
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| + | Non-binary generally is used as the catchall term for those who do not identify with the gender binary, whereas genderqueer often refers more to a particular experience under that umbrella, referring to non-normative or [[queer]] gender.<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Genderqueer?">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/genderqueer#genderqueer-vs.-nonbinary|title=What Does It Mean to Identify as Genderqueer?|author=KC Clements|work=[https://www.healthline.com Healthline] |date=2018-09-18}}</ref> The two terms are closely related and often used interchangeably, but that does not make them synonyms, and thus one should always defer to a person's preferred identifier.<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Nonbinary?" /><ref name="vice">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjwx8m/whats-the-difference-between-non-binary-genderqueer-and-gender-nonconforming|title=What's the Difference Between Non-Binary, Genderqueer, and Gender-Nonconforming?|author=Retta, Mary|work=[https://www.vice.com Vice]}}</ref> |
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| − | Bisexuality, due to the prefix ''bi-'', is the sexual attraction to two or more genders. Pansexuality, however, composed with the prefix ''pan-'', is the sexual attraction to all people, regardless of gender. Pansexual and bisexual identities have nuanced differences, and someone who is attracted to all genders may still identify as bisexual, as labels all come down to personal preference.<ref name="biresource">{{Cite_web|url=https://biresource.org/bi-info/what-is-bisexuality|title=What is Bisexuality?|author=Bisexual Resource Center}}</ref> |
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| + | While intersex people have anatomical or genetical traits that differ from the typical binary notions of male or female body,<ref name="interact">{{Cite_web|url=https://interactadvocates.org/faq/|title=FAQ: What is intersex?|author=interACT|work=[https://interactadvocates.org/faq/ interACT] |date=2018-09-18}}</ref> their gender identity does not necessarily fall outside the binary, whereas it is the opposite with non-binary people: they are typically born with a body within the binary concept of male or female, but their gender identy is something outside of that concept.<ref name="NCTE" /> |
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| − | Though attracted to several genders, polysexual people do not necessarily experience attraction to ''all'' genders. Pansexual people, however, do. Another notable difference between the two identities is that gender and/or sex often does play a significant role when it comes to a polysexual person's attraction.<ref name="Bi.org">{{Cite web|url=https://bi.org/en/questions/what-is-the-difference-between-bisexual-and-terms-like-pansexual-polysexual-omnisexual-ambisexual-and-fluid|title=What is the difference between bisexual and terms like pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, ambisexual, and fluid?}}</ref> |
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| + | While non-binary falls under the transgender umbrella, the two terms are distinct. A non-binary person can also identify as trans, but this does not have to be the case. Similar to the difference with intersex people, a transgender person is someone who does not identify with the sex that they were assigned at birth, while a non-binary person can still partially identify with their assigned sex, but they have a gender identity that cannot be categorized as strictly male or female. A trans non-binary person is thus someone who both does not identify with their assigned sex (trans) and has a gender identity that is neither exclusively male or female (non-binary).<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Nonbinary?" /> |
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| + | Part of the non-binary spectrum, demigender is an umbrella term of its own accord referring more specifically to people who feel a partial connection to a certain gender, such as demigirl, demiboy, or demifluid.<ref name="Healthline: Identify as Nonbinary?" /> |
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| − | People may wrongly accuse pansexual people that they "just can't make up their mind about their sexuality". This is harmful, as it invalidates a pansexual person's feelings and experiences.{{Source}} |
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| + | Erasure in the context of gender refers to the practice of erasing, ignoring, or antagonizing of people whose genders are outside of the gender binary.<ref name="TLP: Non-Binary Erasure">{{Cite_web|url=https://translanguageprimer.com/non-binary-erasure|title=Non-Binary Erasure|author=[[The Trans Language Primer]]|work=[https://translanguageprimer.com The Trans Language Primer]|archivedate=20211102031045}}</ref> For non-binary people, this often refers to them being overlooked in legal matters, such as having to indicate a binary gender on passports and driver's licenses, and the use of gendered language. The extent of this differs from language to language, as some are better suited for gender-neutrality. Where identifying as non-binary is an internal process, people are constantly forced to reaffirm their identity by that erasure in a binary society.<ref name="CH-enby">{{Cite_web|url=https://cadehildreth.com/nonbinary/|title=Nonbinary Gender: On Being Beyond, Both, and In-Between|work=[https://cadehildreth.com Cade Hildreth]|author=Hildreth, Cade |date=2021-06-16}}</ref> While this constant challenging of their identity may not seem that noticeable by those who are not non-binary, being on the receiving end of continuous erasure and perception of not being accepted may leed to depression, anxiety, and other ill effects. In a binary society, the extents of this are noticeable in every aspect of life, from linguistics to even buying clothes, using the bathroom, or receiving medical care.<ref name="TLP: Non-Binary Erasure" /> |
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| − | There are also the assumptions people make about a person's sexuality based on the relationship they are currently in. If a pansexual man is dating a woman, people might assume he is [[Heterosexual|straight]]. This is, however, not the case. These are also common assumptions when it comes to bisexuality and/or polysexuality.{{Source}} |
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| + | Misgendering is the act of attributing the wrong gender to a person, deliberately or not. While non-binary people identify outside the gender binary, they often prefer gender-neutral [[pronouns]], though this too is a personal decision. To avoid assuming, one should always ask which pronouns someone prefers and when in doubt, opt for gender-neutral language.<ref name="TLP: Misgendering">{{Cite_web|url=https://translanguageprimer.com/misgendering|title=Misgendering|author=[[The Trans Language Primer]]|work=[https://translanguageprimer.com The Trans Language Primer]|archivedate=20211102094556}}</ref> Since not all language, especially not English, is suitable for gender neutrality, language has to evolve. On September 17, 2019, the Merriam-Webster dictionary update its definition of the word "they" and included that it could be used as a way to refer to non-binary individuals who identify as neither male nor female.<ref name="CH-they">{{Cite_web|url=https://cadehildreth.com/singular-they/ |title=Merriam Webster’s Word of the Year 2019: Nonbinary Pronoun 'They'|work=[https://cadehildreth.com Cade Hildreth]|author=Hildreth, Cade |date=2019-12-11}}</ref> |
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| + | * [[w:c:memory-alpha:Adira Tal|Adira Tal]] from [[w:c:memory-alpha:Star Trek: Discovery|''Star Trek: Discovery'']] |
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| + | * [[w:c:she-raandtheprincessesofpower:Double Trouble|Double Trouble]] from [[w:c:she-raandtheprincessesofpower:She-Ra and the Princesses of Power|''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'']] |
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| + | * [[w:c:greysanatomy:Kai Bartley|Kai Bartley]] from the eighteenth season of [[w:c:greysanatomy|''Grey's Anatomy'']], portrayed by non-binary performer [[w:c:greysanatomy:E.R. Fightmaster|E.R. Fightmaster]] |
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| + | * [[w:c:lgbtqia-characters:Mae (Feel Good)|Mae Martin]] from [[w:c:netflix:Feel Good|''Feel Good'']] |
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| + | * [[w:c:one-day-at-a-time:Syd|Syd]] from [[w:c:one-day-at-a-time:One Day at a Time|''One Day at a Time'']] |
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| + | * [[w:c:billions:Taylor Mason|Taylor Mason]] from [[w:c:billions:Billions|''Billions'']] - the first non-binary main character in a major television series in North American TV history.<ref name="out">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.out.com/television/2021/8/30/16-tv-shows-nonbinary-characters#media-gallery-media-15|title=16 TV Shows With Nonbinary Characters|author=Rude, Mey|work=[https://www.out.com Out]}}</ref> |
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| + | * [[w:c:riverdale:Theo Putnam|Theo Putnam]] from [[w:c:riverdale:Chilling Adventures of Sabrina|''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'']] - watch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8z0_tXIpg What I Wish You Knew: About Being Nonbinary] on YouTube, where non-binary actor Lachlan Watson is joined by other non-binary performers Liv Hewson, Jacob Tobia, and Shiva Raichandani and discuss and dismantle misconceptions about being nonbinary. |
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| + | * Demi Lovato |
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| + | ==Resources== |
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| + | *[https://translifeline.org Trans Lifeline] — Peer support by trans people, for trans people (US and Canada) |
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| + | *[https://transequality.org National Center for Transgender Equality] — Know Your Rights guides to legal rights in various situations, other self-help guides, information about various topics |
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Revision as of 07:50, 21 December 2021
Non-binary is a term referring to individuals whose gender identity does not exclusively fall into the binary gender classification of male or female. Those who identify as non-binary may identify with either masculinity or femininity in some capacity, both, or neither at all.[2] While non-binary is included in the transgender umbrella, not all non-binary people choose to identify themselves as such,[3] and it can be used as an umbrella term itself to refer to many gender identities that do not fit into the gender binary of male and female.[4]
Since identifying as non-binary can mean different things to different people, it is best to ask someone who uses the term what it means to them.[4]
Etymology
The name non-binary is a combination of the prefix non- (meaning "not, the lack of") and binary (meaning "consisting of two"), literally meaning "not consisting of two" and properly used as an adjective.[5]
The alternative name "enby" comes from the pronunciation of the abbreviation "NB". Best practice is to abbreviate non-binary as NBi rather than NB though, as NB is sometimes used to mean "non-Black" when referring to non-Black people of color (POC).[1]
Community
International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on July 14, with the first time having been in 2012. The date was deliberately chosen for being precisely in between the International Women's Day (March 8) and International Men's Day (September 18), thus being reflective of the gender identity that is outside the binary.[6] The week surrounding July 14 is known as the Non-Binary Awareness Week, which is a specific time by, for, and about non-binary people to celebrate themselves and the communities, and to spread awareness to other people to how they can be a better ally to non-binary people.[7]
History
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Document the community's most important history, including facts such as key events, breakthroughs in improving the community's wellbeing and rights, or historical figures known to belong to the community.
Flag
Marilyn Roxie's genderqueer flag from 2011 was intended to represent all genderqueer and non-binary people.
In 2011, Marilyn Roxie designed a flag to give more visibility to all non-binary and genderqueer people consisting of three horizontal stripes, from top to bottom, of lavender (representing those relating someway to the gender binary), white (gender neutrality), and green (representing those outside of the gender binary). However, as the genderqueer community grew, the design became more representative of them specifically, and the feeling that it was not directly applicable to non-binary people anymore grew. The call to have their own representative flag was answered in 2014 by Kye Rowan, who designed the current non-binary flag to fly beside the genderqueer one rather than replace it.[8][9]
Kye Rowan created the non-binary flag to compliment the genderqueer one.
The non-binary flag consists of 4 horizontal stripes: The yellow at the top represents those whose gender exists outside the gender binary, while the purple indicates those who do relate to it, having genders that fall somewhere between male and female or are considered a mix of them.[10] The white represents those who are multigender, with many or all genders, and the black refers to those who are agender, without a gender.[11]
Distinction
Since non-binary is also considered to be an umbrella term, there are multiple terms that are associated with it. While there is a certain overlap between them all, the common denominator often being "having a gender experience outside the binary", there are nuanced differences to each of them.[12] However, despite there being definitions for each of them, their meaning can very depending on culture or even geographic regions.[4]
Genderqueer
- Main article: Genderqueer
Non-binary generally is used as the catchall term for those who do not identify with the gender binary, whereas genderqueer often refers more to a particular experience under that umbrella, referring to non-normative or queer gender.[13] The two terms are closely related and often used interchangeably, but that does not make them synonyms, and thus one should always defer to a person's preferred identifier.[4][14]
Intersex
- Main article: Intersex
While intersex people have anatomical or genetical traits that differ from the typical binary notions of male or female body,[15] their gender identity does not necessarily fall outside the binary, whereas it is the opposite with non-binary people: they are typically born with a body within the binary concept of male or female, but their gender identy is something outside of that concept.[12]
Transgender
- Main article: Transgender
While non-binary falls under the transgender umbrella, the two terms are distinct. A non-binary person can also identify as trans, but this does not have to be the case. Similar to the difference with intersex people, a transgender person is someone who does not identify with the sex that they were assigned at birth, while a non-binary person can still partially identify with their assigned sex, but they have a gender identity that cannot be categorized as strictly male or female. A trans non-binary person is thus someone who both does not identify with their assigned sex (trans) and has a gender identity that is neither exclusively male or female (non-binary).[4]
Demigender
- Main article: Demigender
Part of the non-binary spectrum, demigender is an umbrella term of its own accord referring more specifically to people who feel a partial connection to a certain gender, such as demigirl, demiboy, or demifluid.[4]
Controversy
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If there has been a specific variety of this identity-phobic discourse that has led to discrediting it please detail that here. If there have been similar -phobic discourses around popular flags, it can also be documented in this section.
Perceptions and Discrimination
Non-binary erasure
Erasure in the context of gender refers to the practice of erasing, ignoring, or antagonizing of people whose genders are outside of the gender binary.[16] For non-binary people, this often refers to them being overlooked in legal matters, such as having to indicate a binary gender on passports and driver's licenses, and the use of gendered language. The extent of this differs from language to language, as some are better suited for gender-neutrality. Where identifying as non-binary is an internal process, people are constantly forced to reaffirm their identity by that erasure in a binary society.[17] While this constant challenging of their identity may not seem that noticeable by those who are not non-binary, being on the receiving end of continuous erasure and perception of not being accepted may leed to depression, anxiety, and other ill effects. In a binary society, the extents of this are noticeable in every aspect of life, from linguistics to even buying clothes, using the bathroom, or receiving medical care.[16]
Misgendering
- Main article: Pronouns § Misgendering
Misgendering is the act of attributing the wrong gender to a person, deliberately or not. While non-binary people identify outside the gender binary, they often prefer gender-neutral pronouns, though this too is a personal decision. To avoid assuming, one should always ask which pronouns someone prefers and when in doubt, opt for gender-neutral language.[18] Since not all language, especially not English, is suitable for gender neutrality, language has to evolve. On September 17, 2019, the Merriam-Webster dictionary update its definition of the word "they" and included that it could be used as a way to refer to non-binary individuals who identify as neither male nor female.[19]
Media
Literature
Film
Television
- Bex Taylor-Klaus
- Adira Tal from Star Trek: Discovery
- Double Trouble from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
- Kai Bartley from the eighteenth season of Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by non-binary performer E.R. Fightmaster
- Mae Martin from Feel Good
- Syd from One Day at a Time
- Taylor Mason from Billions - the first non-binary main character in a major television series in North American TV history.[20]
- Theo Putnam from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - watch What I Wish You Knew: About Being Nonbinary on YouTube, where non-binary actor Lachlan Watson is joined by other non-binary performers Liv Hewson, Jacob Tobia, and Shiva Raichandani and discuss and dismantle misconceptions about being nonbinary.
Music
- Demi Lovato
- Sam Smith
Resources
- Trans Lifeline — Peer support by trans people, for trans people (US and Canada)
- National Center for Transgender Equality — Know Your Rights guides to legal rights in various situations, other self-help guides, information about various topics