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[[File:Enbyflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The non-binary flag.]]
'''Non-Binary''' (sometimes shortened to '''enby''', or '''NB''') refers to someone who's gender does not fall strictly within the category of man or women, used in western society. Non-binary can be a gender identity on
== Common Non-Binary Identities ==
One may identify as non-binary on
* [[Agender]]
* [[Androgyne]]
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== History ==
The existence of non-binary people has been recorded by many cultures throughout history. Many non-western cultures recognized three or sometimes more genders, however the existence of these genders was often suppressed during colonization.
* Some of the earliest recorded instances of non-binary people
* The Buddhist Tipitaka
* Prior to western contact, some Native American tribes had third-gender roles. European anthropologists usually referred to these people as "berdaches", which Natives considered a slur. In 1990, some Indigenous North Americans adopted the term [[Two Spirit|two-spirit]].
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