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This is a list of notable non-binary writers, or writers who are
genderqueer Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...
, agender, bigender, genderfluid,
non-binary gender Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typicall ...
or
third gender Third gender is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither man nor woman. It is also a social category present in societies that recognize three or more genders. The term ''third'' is usually ...
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Travis Alabanza Travis Alabanza (born 15 November 1995) is a British performance artist, writer and theatre maker. Career Alabanza's poems were first published in 2015, in the ''Black and Gay in the UK Anthology''. Later that year Alabanza went on tour for th ...
, an English performance artist, poet, writer, and LGBTQ rights activist *
K Alexander K Alexander (born October 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, writer, web series creator and YouTube personality, best known as LaFontaine in the popular LGBT web series '' Carmilla'' (2014–2016). In 2016, their Kickstarter and Indiegogo-funded we ...
, a Canadian actor, writer, web series creator and YouTube personality


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Thomas Baty Thomas Baty (8 February 1869 – 9 February 1954), also known by the name Irene Clyde, was an English writer, lawyer and expert on international law who spent much of his career working for the Imperial Japanese government. Baty was also an act ...
(1869–1954), an English lawyer and writer of a utopian
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
novel set in a postgender society, as well as the editor of the feminist
gender studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field ...
journal ''
Urania Urania ( ; grc, , Ouranía; modern Greek shortened name ''Ránia''; meaning "heavenly" or "of heaven") was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy, and in later times, of Christian poetry. Urania is the goddess of astronomy and stars, he ...
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Jay Bernard Jay Bernard may refer to: *Jay Bernard (writer) Jay Bernard (born 1988), FRSL, is a British writer, artist, film programmer, and activist from London, UK. Bernard has been a programmer at BFI Flare since 2014, co-editor of ''Oxford Poetry'', an ...
, a black British poet, multi media writer and film maker, shortlisted in the Costa Book Awards 2019 * Tess Berry-Hart, British playwright, author and activist *
Mal Blum Mal Blum is an American songwriter, musician, writer and performer from New York. Blum has released six full-length albums, most recently ''Pity Boy'' in 2019. Career They spent their early career promoting self-booked DIY solo tours and also ...
, an American songwriter, musician, writer and performer *
Justin Vivian Bond Justin Vivian Bond (born May 9, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Described as "the best cabaret artist of heir!-- MOS:GENDERID --> generation" and a "tornado of art and activism", they first achieved prominence under the pseudon ...
, an American singer-songwriter, author, painter, performance artist, and actor *
Lydia Brown Lydia X. Z. Brown (born 1993) is an American autistic disability rights activist, writer, attorney, and public speaker who was honored by the White House in 2013. They are the chairperson of the American Bar Association Civil Rights & Social J ...
, an Asian American autistic disability rights activist, writer, and public speaker *
Kate Bornstein Katherine Vandam Bornstein (born March 15, 1948) is an American author, playwright, performance artist, actor, and gender theorist. In 1986, Bornstein started identifiying as gender non-conforming and has stated "I don't call myself a woman, ''and ...
, an American author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist *
Beth Brant Beth E. Brant, Degonwadonti, or Kaieneke'hak was a Mohawk writer, essayist, and poet of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario, Canada. She was also a lecturer, editor, and speaker. She wrote ...
, a Mohawk writer, essayist, and poet *
Z Brewer Z Brewer, previously known as Zac Brewer (born Heather Brewer; September 21, 1973), is an American writer of young adult fiction. Their debut series, '' The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod'', was published by Dutton Juvenile. Personal life Brewer ...
, American young adult writer, author of ''
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod ''The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod'' is a 5 book young adult series by Zac Brewer. The first three books sold over 200,000 copies. There was also a prequel series, ''The Slayer Chronicles''. Eighth Grade Bites Vladimir Tod experiences eighth grade ...
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River Butcher River Buddy Butcher (born Rhea Harriett Butcher; August 12, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host. Butcher is best known for personal, observational comedy focused on his vegetarianism, feminism, love o ...
, an American stand-up comic, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host *
Alec Butler Alec Butler (born Audrey Butler; 1959) is a Canadian playwright and filmmaker. Life and career Butler was born in 1959, and is two-spirit, non-binary and intersex. Butler uses ''they''/''them'' and ''he''/''him'' pronouns. Assigned female ...
, a Canadian playwright and filmmaker *
Judith Butler Judith Pamela Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminism, queer theory, and literary theory. In 1993, Butler ...
, an American philosopher, gender theorist and feminist writer


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Claude Cahun Claude Cahun (, born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914. Cahun is best known as a writer and self-portr ...
, a Jewish-French photographer, sculptor and writer *
Marjorie Celona Marjorie Celona (born January 7, 1981) is an American-Canadian writer. Their debut novel, '' Y'', published in 2012, won the Waterstones 11 literary prize and was a shortlisted nominee for the Center for Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Priz ...
, an American-Canadian writer *
Chrystos Chrystos (; born November 7, 1946, as Christina Smith) is a Menominee writer and two-spirit activist who has published various books and poems that explore indigenous Americans's civil rights, social justice, and feminism. Chrystos is also a l ...
, a Menominee writer and
two-spirit Two-spirit (also two spirit, 2S or, occasionally, twospirited) is a modern, , umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) ...
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Ivan Coyote Ivan E. Coyote (born August 11, 1969) is a Canadian spoken word performer, writer, and LGBT advocate. Coyote has won many accolades for their collections of short stories, novels, and films. They also visit schools to tell stories and give writin ...
, a Canadian spoken word performer, writer, and LGBT advocate


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Harry Dodge Harry Dodge (born 1966) is an American sculptor, performer, video artist, professor, and writer. His solo exhibitions have included works in New York, Los Angeles and Connecticut, while his group exhibitions have taken place at The New Museum, t ...
, an American sculptor, performer, video artist, and writer *
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle Jude Ellison Sady Doyle (formerly Sady Doyle; born June 11, 1982) is an American feminist author. Profile In 2005, Doyle graduated from Eugene Lang College. He founded the blog Tiger Beatdown (a punning reference to ''Tiger Beat'') in 2008. ...
, an American feminist author *
Cyrus Grace Dunham Cyrus Dunham ( ; born January 28, 1992) is an American writer, actor, and activist. Dunham is a published author, whose debut book, ''A Year Without A Name: A Memoir'', was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Early life Dunham was born and raised ...
, an American writer and activist


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Akwaeke Emezi Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian fiction writer and video artist, best known for their novels ''Freshwater'', '' Pet,'' and their ''New York Times'' bestselling novel ''The Death of Vivek Oji''. Emezi is a generalist who writes speculative fiction, r ...
, a Nigerian author living in the United States


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Waawaate Fobister Waawaate Fobister (Anishinaabe) is a Canadian actor, dancer, playwright, choreographer, instructor, producer and storyteller, best known for their semi-autobiographical one-man play, ''Agokwe.'' Early life Fobister grew up on the Grassy Narrow ...
, a Canadian playwright and actor *
Tyler Ford Tyler Ford is a writer, activist, actor, and public speaker who advocates for transgender and non-binary people. Ford appeared as the first transgender contestant on ''The Glee Project'' in 2012. Ford lives and works in New York City. Life Des ...
, writer and public speaker *
L. Frank L. Frank (born 1952) is the ''nom d'arte'' of L. Frank Manriquez, a Tongva-Ajachmem artist, writer, tribal scholar, cartoonist, and indigenous language activist. She lives and works in Santa Rosa, California. Art In 1990, L. Frank was Artist in ...
, a Tongva-Acjachemen artist, writer, tribal scholar, cartoonist, and indigenous language activist


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Sarah Gailey Sarah Gailey is an American author. Their alternate history novella '' River of Teeth'' was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,
, an American author of speculative fiction *
Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson (born August 13, 1975) is an American poet and activist from Calais, Maine, who has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1999. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and LGBTQ topics. Personal life Gibson ...
, an American poet and activist *
Liv Hewson Liv Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian actor and playwright. Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant." They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series ''Santa Cla ...
, an Australian actor and playwright *
Johanna Hedva Johanna Hedva (born 1984) is a Korean Americans, Korean American contemporary artist, writer, and musician. They are the author of the 2018 novel ''On Hell'', and ''Minerva the Miscarriage of the Brain'', a collection of poetry, plays, and essays ...
, author of ''Sick Woman Theory'' and ''On Hell''


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Eddie Izzard Edward John Izzard (; born 7 February 1962) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. Izzard's stand- ...
, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist


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Yuhki Kamatani is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for their series , published by Square Enix. Personal life In 2012, Kamatani came out on Twitter as asexual and X-gender. In their Twitter profile, Kamatani notes their gender as "toX" ...
, a Japanese manga writer and illustrator *
Janae Kroc Janae Marie Kroczaleski (born December 8, 1972 as Matthew Raymond Kroczaleski) is an American who previously competed as a professional powerlifter and competitive bodybuilder. In regard to combined (squat, bench press, and deadlift) equipped p ...
, bodybuilder and writer


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Carole LaFavor Carole S. LaFavor (1942–2011) was an Ojibwe novelist, Native American civil rights, Native American rights activist and nurse. Known for her HIV/AIDS activism, she was featured in Mona Smith (artist), Mona Smith's 1988 film ''Her Giveway'' about ...
an Ojibwe novelist, activist and nurse *
Richard LaFortune Richard LaFortune, also known as ''Anguksuar'' (Yupik for Little Man), (born 1960 in Bethel, Alaska), is a two spirit activist, author, community organizer, and artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. LaFortune was an early organizer of the Native ...
, a two spirit activist, author, community organizer, and artist *
R. B. Lemberg R. B. Lemberg (born Rose Lemberg; born 27 September 1976) is a queer, bigender, and autistic Ukrainian Americans, Ukrainian-American author, poet, and editor of speculative fiction. TheirDr. Lemberg's preferred pronoun is singular they, which t ...
, a bigender, queer author, poet, and editor of speculative fiction *
Elisha Lim Elisha Lim (born 1978) is an artist and graphic novelist living in Toronto. Lim advocates the use of the gender-neutral pronoun "they". Lim is currently a University of Toronto PhD candidate, writing a thesis on social media and race. Early li ...
, an artist and graphic novelist * Cheena Marie Lo, a poet working in Oakland, California
Sarah (Sleam) Leamy
a British agender author, cartoonist, and editor. *
Katherine Locke Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 – September 12, 1995) was a Broadway actress in the late 1930s. Early life She was born in Kalinkavičy, in what is now Belarus, and raised in the U.S. Her father, Morris Locke (Mendel Lakomowitz ), was a ...
, a writer of young adult and children's books living in Philadelphia, PA


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Gopi Shankar Madurai Gopi Shankar Madurai, born 13 April 1991, is an Indian equal rights and Indigenous rights activist. Shankar was one of the youngest, and the first openly intersex and genderqueer statutory authority and one of the candidates to contest in 201 ...
, Indian equal rights, Indigenous rights activist and author *
Keith Maillard Keith Maillard (born 28 February 1942 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a Canadian-American novelist, poet, and professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia. He moved to Canada in 1970 (due to his opposition to the Vietnam ...
, a Canadian-American novelist and poet *
Jul Maroh Jul Maroh (; born Julie Maroh) is a French writer and illustrator of graphic novels who wrote ''Blue Is the Warmest Color'' (''Le bleu est une couleur chaude'', "Blue Is a Warm Colour"), a story about the life and love of two young lesbians that w ...
, a French comic book writer *
Jeffrey Marsh Jeffrey Earl Marsh (born ) is an American social media personality and author, best known for making viral videos on Vine (service), Vine, Instagram, and TikTok. In 2016, they gave an interview to Newsmax and became the first openly Non-binar ...
, an American writer, actor, artist, activist, author, and social media personality *
Dan Taulapapa McMullin Dan Taulapapa McMullin (born May 23, 1957) is an American Samoan artist, known for their poetry, visual art and film. Their major themes are their indigenous Samoan heritage and their fa'afafine gender identity. McMullin has been creating literary ...
, an American Samoan artist, known for his poetry, visual art and film *
Jack Monroe Jack Monroe (born 17 March 1988) is a British food writer, journalist and activist known for campaigning on poverty issues, particularly hunger relief. She initially rose to prominence by writing a blog titled ''A Girl Called Jack'' (now r ...
, a British food writer and journalist *
Foz Meadows Foz Meadows is an Australian fantasy novelist, blogger and poet. Work An essayist, blogger and reviewer, Meadows has written for ''The Mary Sue'', ''Apex Magazine'', '' Black Gate'', ''The Huffington Post'', ''A Dribble of Ink'', ''Strange Hori ...
, an Australian fantasy novelist, blogger and poet.


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Richard O'Brien Richard Timothy Smith. known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is a British-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, composer, and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 1973, which has remained in conti ...
, a British-New Zealand actor, television presenter, musician, writer, voice artist and theatre performer *
AJ Odasso AJ Odasso (born 1981) is an American queer, intersex, nonbinary author and poet with a published career dating back to 2005. They are also a six-time Hugo nominee in the Semi-Prozine category in their capacity as Senior Poetry Editor for the spe ...
, American author, editor, and poet


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Pidgeon Pagonis Pidgeon Pagonis (born 1986) is an American intersex activist, writer, artist, and consultant. They are an advocate for intersex human rights and against nonconsensual intersex medical interventions. Early life and education Pagonis was born in ...
, an intersex American activist, writer, artist, and consultant *
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (born ) is an American theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist at the University of New Hampshire. She is also an advocate of increasing diversity in science. Early life and education Prescod-Weinstein was bor ...
, a cosmologist, science writer and equality activist


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Marieke Lucas Rijneveld Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 20 April 1991 in Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands) is a Dutch writer. Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize together with his translator Michele Hutchison for the debut novel ''The Discomfort of Evening''. Ri ...
is a Dutch writer and poet.


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Joey Soloway Joey Soloway (previously Jill Soloway; born September 26, 1965) is an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer. Soloway is known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series ''Transparent' ...
, an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer *
Rivers Solomon Rivers Solomon is an American author of speculative and literary fiction. In 2018, they received the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses' Firecracker Award in Fiction for their debut novel, ''An Unkindness of Ghosts'', and in 2020 their s ...
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Rae Spoon Rae Spoon is a Canadian musician and writer. Their musical style has varied from country to electronic-influenced indie rock and folk punk.ND Stevenson Nate Diana Stevenson or simply ND "Indy" Stevenson (formerly Noelle Diana Stevenson; born December 31, 1991) is an American cartoonist and animation producer. He is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the animated television seri ...
, an American cartoonist and animation producer *
John Elizabeth Stintzi John Elizabeth Stintzi is a Canadian-born writer, most noted for winning the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2019. They are a dual citizen of both the United States and Canada. Stintzi, who is non-binary and uses they/them pron ...
, Canadian novelist and poetRyan Porter
"Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional"
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Quill & Quire ''Quill & Quire'' is a Canadian magazine about the book and publishing industry. The magazine was launched in 1935 and has an average circulation of 5,000 copies per issue, with a publisher-claimed readership of 25,000. ''Quill & Quire'' reviews ...
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Rebecca Sugar Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator and screenwriter. She is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series ''Steven Universe'', making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for ...
, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter *
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is an American author and activist. She is the author of two memoirs and three novels, and the editor of six nonfiction anthologies. Early life and education Sycamore was born in Washington, D.C. to a Jewish family an ...
, an American author and activist


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Jacob Tobia Jacob Tobia (born August 7, 1991) is an American LGBT rights activist, writer, producer, television host, and actor. In 2019, they published their memoir titled '' Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story''. They are also the voice of Double Trouble in Dr ...
, an American LGBTQ rights activist, feminist writer, and co-producer and host for the MSNBC television series ''Queer 2.0'' * Bogi Takács, Agender trans Jewish writer and poet


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Joanne Vannicola Jo Vannicola (born 20 April 1968), formerly known as Joanne Vannicola, is a Canadian actor. They are most noted for their roles as Dr. Naadiah in ''Being Erica'', Dr. Mia Stone in ''PSI Factor'', Jerri in ''Love and Human Remains'', Sam in '' S ...
, Canadian actor and memoiristNorman Wilner
"Joanne Vannicola wants to push Canadian film beyond gender binaries"
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Now Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Now ...
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Hida Viloria Hida Viloria (born May 29, 1968) is a Latine American writer, author, producer, and human rights activist. Viloria is intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming, using they/them pronouns. They are known for their writing, their intersex and n ...
, a Latinx American writer


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Gigi Raven Wilbur Gigi Raven Wilbur is an American bisexual rights activist and writer. She has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in social work. Career and activism Wilbur was a state organizer in Texas with a bisexuality radio show, a ...
, an American bisexual rights activist and writer *
Joshua Whitehead Joshua Whitehead is a Canadian First Nations, two spirit poet and novelist. An Oji-Cree member of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba,Nao-Cola Yamazaki is the professional name of , a Japanese writer. They pride themselves on writing "things no one else can say in words anyone can understand". They have won the Bungei Prize and the Shimase Award for Love Stories. They have been nominated mult ...
, Japanese novelist and essayist *
Neon Yang Neon Yang, formerly JY Yang, is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction best known for the ''Tensorate'' series of novellas published by Tor.com. The first ''Tensorate'' novella, '' The Black Tides of Heaven'', was a finali ...
, Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction * Karekin Yarian, an author and social activist from San Francisco


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Xiran Jay Zhao Xiran Jay Zhao is a Chinese-born Canadian author, Internet personality, and cosplayer. Their debut novel, '' Iron Widow'', became a 1 ''New York Times'' Best Seller and won the 2021 BSFA Award for Best Book for Younger Readers. Early life Zh ...
, Chinese-Canadian author and Internet personality *
Nevo Zisin Nevo Zisin is an Australian writer and transgender rights activist. Life and career Assigned female at birth, Zisin initially came out as a lesbian at the age of 15, became a queer activist, and appeared in a documentary about gay teens, '' ...
, a non-binary Australian writer and transgender rights activist


See also

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List of people with non-binary gender identities This is a list of notable people who identify with a gender that is outside of the gender binary (i.e. non-binary or genderqueer). Non-binary gender identities include agender and bigender. Non-binary, genderqueer and genderfluid identities ...
* Gender in science fiction


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