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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 [[Binary Genders|binary genders]] (man or
Non-binary can be a gender identity on its own, or it can be used as an umbrella term for anyone whose gender is something other than male or female. Some people may also use the term [[genderqueer]] interchangeably with non-binary.
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== Transition ==
Since there is no single "non-binary look" there is no "typical" non-binary transition, it depends on the person's individual gender identity and their goals for gender presentation. Some non-binary people do not transition and present as the gender assigned to them at birth. Other non-binary people may take elements of binary transgender transitions. For example, an
== Pronouns ==
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* Across the Indian subcontinent there are several similar gender identities that are collectively known as [[hijra]] in English. Hijra is neither completely male nor female and they typically have a feminine gender expression.
* Jewish sacred texts recognize six genders: zachar (cisgender men), nekeivah (cisgender women), [[ay'lonit]] (transgender men), [[saris]] (transgender women), [[androgynos]] (someone with both male and female characteristics, roughly equivalent to [[androgyne]] or [[bigender]]), and [[tumtum]] (someone whose sex is indeterminate or obscured, roughly equivalent to [[agender]]).
* [[Bissu]] is a gender from the Bugis culture of southern Indonesia which represent all aspects of gender combined to form a whole. They play an important role in religious ceremonies amoung those who practice the pre-Islamic religion of the area. Traditionally the Bugis recognized five genders, and believed that all five genders must live in harmony for there to be peace in the world.
=== Victorian Era (17th-19th Century) ===
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