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14 celebrities who don't identify as either male or female
14 celebrities who don't identify as either male or female
Callie AhlgrimDec 2, 2020, 06:53 IST
Sam Smith performing at the 2020 MTV EMAs.Madison Phipps via Getty Images for MTV
These 14 Hollywood stars have opened up about rejecting the gender binary.
"Stay With Me" singer Sam Smith, "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness, "Pose" star Indya Moore, and "Billions" star Asia Kate Dillon all identify as gender non-binary.
To be gender non-binary means that a person feels like they don't fit into a strictly "male" or "female" category.
Others, like "Batwoman" star Ruby Rose, have embraced a more fluid, label-free approach.
When a person identifies as non-binary, it means that they don't conform to the gender stereotypes that come with being assigned "male" or "female" at birth. Other people prefer not to use labels, but fall somewhere within the gender spectrum. Many people with fluid gender identities also prefer to use more inclusive pronouns, such as "they" and "them."
Here's a list of 14 celebrities whose gender identity is neither man nor woman.
Angélica Acevedo contributed to a previous version of this post.
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Elliot Page describes themself as transgender and non-binary.
Elliot Page photographed in September 2019.
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Janelle Monáe came out as non-binary on Twitter.
Janelle Monáe attends the 2019 LA premiere of "Harriet."
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Sam Smith is now using they/them pronouns "after a lifetime of being at war with my gender."
Sam Smith attends the NRJ Music Awards in November 2019.
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Netflix star Brigette Lundy-Paine said they "always felt a lil bit boy, lil bit girl, lil bit neither."
Brigette Lundy-Pain attends a 2018 PaleyFest event.
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Jonathan Van Ness is "gender nonconforming."
Jonathan Van Ness is part of the Fab Five on Netflix's "Queer Eye" reboot.
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Amandla Stenberg identifies as non-binary, but said she doesn't need gender-neutral pronouns "to feel comfortable."
Amandla Stenberg starred as high school junior Starr Carter in "The Hate U Give."
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Ruby Rose's short film "Break Free" was an ode to gender fluidity.
Ruby Rose stars as the titular hero on The CW's "Batwoman."
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Nico Tortorella is gender fluid and uses they/them pronouns.
Nico Tortorella stars on TV Land's "Younger."
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Asia Kate Dillon asked for their "John Wick" character to be non-binary.
Asia Kate Dillon attends a 2019 screening of "John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum."
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Tommy Dorfman said "biologically I am male … yet inside, I am considerably more female."
Tommy Dorfman at the Fendi show during Milan's Fashion Week on June 17, 2019.
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Bex Taylor-Klaus is trans non-binary.
Bex Taylor-Klaus at the 2018 premiere of Netflix's "Dumplin.'"
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Indya Moore isn’t sure if people are ready to understand what "non-binary" means.
Indya Moore at the second season premiere of FX's "Pose."
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Lachlan Watson is one of the youngest non-binary actors in Hollywood.
Lachlan Watson at the Kenzo show during Paris Fashion Week on February 27, 2019.
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Liv Hewson would "love to play a non-binary person."
Liv Hewson at the second season premiere of Netflix's "Santa Clarita Diet."
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