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This is a list of fictional characters that either self-identify as non-binary (or genderqueer) or have been identified by outside parties as such. Listed are agender, bigender, genderfluid, genderqueer, and other characters of non-binary gender, as well as characters of any third gender. Not listed are characters with non-human gender experiences, such as robots or many aliens in science-fiction.
Background
Much like with gay and binary transgender characters, representation of non-binary gender is rare in fiction. Eighty percent of non-binary people noted in a survey from Trans Media Watch that they felt media coverage of non-binary characters is poor.[1]The Daily Dot has noted that in Japanese media, genderqueer identities are often portrayed as a joke, featuring "flamboyantly gay people who crossdress" rather than serious explorations of gender performance.[2] However, in May 2015, Flavorwire stated that genderqueer characters are getting "increasing critical and aesthetic prominence" in literature.[3]
Introduced in the second MCGA book, The Hammer of Thor, Alex Fierro is described as "transgender and gender-fluid," going by both masculine and feminine pronouns depending on state of mind and even changing appearance to suit pronouns.
A poisons and demolitions expert and love interest of the protagonist Houndstooth, Hero goes by singular theypronouns, and their gender assigned at birth is never mentioned.
Desire is the personification of desire itself. Desire is both male and female, because the character represents everything someone might desire. Desire is called "sister-brother" or "sibling" by their siblings and "uncle-aunt" by their nephew Orpheus.
Never is an schoolmate of Omen Darkly, one of the central characters. Frequently alternates between presenting as male or female, and indicates their current preferred pronouns by the style of their hair; tied up for masculine, and down for feminine. When the character is not present, either set of pronouns are used interchangeably to the point of alternating throughout a sentence or paragraph.
An incarnation of the Sumerian goddess Inanna in the 2014 Recurrence, formerly a teenager called Zahid who had tendency to "blend in". Inanna uses masculine pronouns.
The character didn't have a specified gender in the script; Dillon, a nonbinary person, came up with the idea of making their character nonbinary while talking with the director.
J is a trans teen on puberty blockers that needs to decide their gender before meeting with a doctor. J says they feel male, female, or neither at various times. The actor, Fehrenbacher, was also undergoing gender transition at the time of filming.
A hacker not identifying with any of the genders. Requests that the protagonist not ask their gender, and states that Jamie is not their name and that they do not have a name.
All is presented as a famous androgyne supermodel. The character was subject to a large backlash, being described as "an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals."
Assigned female at birth, Yael begins to question their identity starting in season 4, before realizing they are genderqueer and uses singular they pronouns.
In the book on which the series is based, angels and demons are described as "sexless unless they really want to make an effort". Aziraphale and Crowley use pronouns commensurate with their gender presentation at the time. In the show's context, book co-author and series writer Neil Gaiman considers all angels and demons to be non-binary, and cast all such roles gender-blind. Only main characters are included in this table.
As a "fusion" of protagonist Steven Universe and his female friend Connie Maheswaran, Stevonnie (also intersex) challenges gender norms and is the first character on the show to use singular they pronouns.
The Knight is referenced in gender neutral ways, and is a part of a genderless race of beings called Vessels. This was explicitly reiterated in a Reddit AMA and canonization of The Knight as agender was supported.
Fl4k was confirmed non-binary before the game's release, and is referred to with singular they pronouns in-game. They also wear a non-binary pride flag pin.
A fusion of a male character and a female character, Davepetasprite^2 had a short crisis with regards to their gender identity, but quickly settled as non-binary. Character first appeared in 2015.
Assigned female at birth. Comes out as non-binary in the "Meat" path of The Homestuck Epilogues, initially using singular they pronouns and later masculine pronouns; in the "Candy" path of The Homestuck Epilogues, Roxy questions her gender, but ultimately continues to identify as female. Character first appeared in 2011.
^ ab"Meat 19". The Homestuck Epilogues. Viz Media. Retrieved 2019-08-21. ROXY: o yeah we are both a "they" household now […] things r nonbinary as fuck around here
^Burlew, Rich (2014). The Order of the Stick: Blood Runs in the Family. Giant in the Playground Games. ISBN978-0-9766580-8-5. […]at the expense of the black man, the woman, the genderqueer person, and even the latino guest star.