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This is a list of notable people who identify as being non-binary. Non-binary, or genderqueer, is a catch-all category for gender identities that are outside of the gender binary. [1]
| Name | Dates | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miley Cyrus | Born 1992 | Singer, songwriter and actress. | “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.” [2] |
| Angel Haze | Born 1991 | Agender rapper and lyricist. Haze uses "they" and "them" pronouns. | "To be honest with you, I’m not really a girl. [...] If anything, I feel more on the guy end of the spectrum.” [3] |
| Elly Jackson | Born 1988 | Singer. | "I don’t feel one thing or the other, I don’t feel man, I don’t feel woman – that’s where the androgyny comes from." [4] |
| Richard O'Brien | Born 1942 | Writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. | |
| Rae Spoon | Born 1982 | Musician and writer. | |
| Ruby Rose | Born 1986 | Model, actress, singer, television presenter and recording artist. | "I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up every day sort of gender neutral." [5] |
| Gerard Way | Born 1977 | American musician and comic book writer. | "I have always identified a fair amount with the female gender. [...] Masculinity to me has always made me feel like it wasn't right for me." [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ Nestle, J, Howell, C, and R. A. Wilchins (2002). Genderqueer: Voices from beyond the sexual binary. Alyson Books, Los Angeles.
- ^ Krochmal, S. N. "Exclusive: Miley Cyrus Launches Anti-Homelessness, Pro-LGBT ‘Happy Hippie Foundation’", Bustle, 5 May 2015. Retrieved on 9 May 2015.
- ^ Keating, S. "The Evolution Of Angel Haze", Bustle, 27 March 2015. Retrieved on 9 May 2015.
- ^ Lewis, M. "La Roux: I don’t feel man or woman, gay or straight", PinkNews, 27 May 2014. Retrieved on 9 May 2015.
- ^ Duffy, N. "Gender bender Ruby Rose says she's neither a man OR a woman in the wake of her short film examining sexual identity", Daily Mail, 22 July 2014. Retrieved on 9 May 2015.
- ^ Sherman, M. "My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Opens Up About Gender Identity", Fuse, 2 October 2014. Retrieved on 9 May 2015.