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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.
Non-binary people may call themselves enbies or borls (the equivalent of boys or girls) or enben (the equivalent of men or women).<ref>https://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/post/74102698117/okay-everyone-i-want-your-input-on-this-were</ref><ref>[https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Glossary_of_English_gender_and_sex_terminology#E Glossary of English gender and sex terminology | Nonbinary Wiki]</ref> Non-binary is included in the umbrella of [[transgender]], although some non-binary people choose not to identify as transgender.
== Non-Binary Identities ==
One may identify as non-binary on its own or they may identify as a gender that falls in the category of non-binary. Any gender that is not strictly and completely male or strictly and completely female falls under the category of non-binary. Some common non-binary identities include:
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Each non-binary person has a unique relationship with [[pronouns]]. Some non-binary people may go by she/her pronouns or he/him pronouns. If their language has gender neutral pronouns, such as they/them, they may use those. Others will go by it/its pronouns (though, this should only be used if someone asks, as otherwise it is dehumanizing). Others still will go by [[neopronouns]]. Many non-English speakers will create neopronouns, as their language does not have a gender-neutral singular pronoun like the English "they". Additionally, some may go by [[Multipronominal|multiple]] pronoun sets, and others will go by [[Nullpronominal|no pronouns]], using just a name in place of where pronouns would be.
== History==
===Ancient 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, dating back to antiquity, however the existence of these genders was often suppressed during colonization.
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*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]].
*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.
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*Although the "singular they" had been in use in English for hundreds of years in 1745, prescriptive grammarians began to say that it was no longer acceptable. Their reasoning was that neutral pronouns don't exist in Latin, which was thought to be a better language, so English shouldn't use them either. They instead recommended using "he" as a gender-neutral pronoun. This started the dispute over the problem of acceptable gender-neutral pronouns in English.<ref>[https://www.theawl.com/2011/01/our-desperate-250-year-long-search-for-a-gender-neutral-pronoun/ Our Desperate, 250-Year-Long Search for a Gender-Neutral Pronoun | The Awl]</ref>
*The Public Universal Friend (1752-1819) was a genderless evangelist who traveled throughout the eastern United States to preach a theology based on that of the Quakers, which was actively against slavery. The Friend was reanimated by God from a severe illness at age 24 with a new spirit, according to the Friend, which was genderless. The Friend refused to be called by the birth name, even on legal documents, and insisted on being called by [[Nullpronoun|no pronouns]]. Followers respected these wishes, avoiding gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries, and referring only to "the Public Universal Friend", "the Friend" or "P.U.F." The Friend wore clothing that contemporaries described as androgynous, which were usually black robes.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend</ref>
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*The earliest known use of the word "[[genderqueer]]" is by Riki Anne Wilchins in the Spring 1995 newsletter of Transexual Menace. In 1995 they were published in the newsletter In Your Face, wherethey used the term genderqueer In the newsletter, the term appears to refer to people with complex or unnamed gender expressions. Wilchins stated they identify as genderqueer in their 1997 autobiography.<ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/8813994851/answering-gender-questions-coining-genderqueer</ref>
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The non-binary flag was created by Kye Rowan in February of 2014. It was designed for non-binary people who felt the genderqueer flag did not represent them.<ref>https://thejasmineelf.tumblr.com/post/77007286542/after-counting-up-all-the-votes-for-each</ref>
The alternate non-binary flag was created on the LGBTA fandom by user [[User:Blueberryjello|Blueberryjello]] on December 17, 2020. The yellow signifies someone who is not cisgender, the white signifies those who identify as multigender, the black signifies being agender, and the green signifies someone who is without reference to binary<ref>https://lgbta.wikia.org/f/p/4400000000000051180</ref>.
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