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Non-Binary Media

Media which features non-binary people who were assigned female at birth, and media which explores gender outside of a man-woman binary.

This category includes media where individuals specifically label themselves as non-binary, as seen in Oliver Jähnke's 2024 interview with Mina, and also includes media where this label is not used, but featured identities are nonetheless outside the bounds of the gender binary. For example, this category includes Shinjuku Boys (1995) due to Gaish describing themself as being neither a girl nor a boy, but Gaish does not use the label non-binary.

When referring to individuals, always use the terminology that the person uses. This category serves to document gender identities, among people assigned female at birth, which transcend a man-woman binary, but discussion of those identities should be appropriately nuanced. This category exists chiefly for organisational reasons.

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A transmasculine teenager in the short film Skin, played by Rhys Fehrenbacher. He is light-skinned with short, dark hair. He is wearing a grey shirt with the words "ROWLING PHYS. ED" on it. A group of people are visible in the blurred background, all wearing matching grey shirts, indoors in a gymnasium.
Short Film
2019
United States of America

Skin

A trans teenager, played by American trans actor Rhys Fehrenbacher, endures harassment from his classmates and comes face-to-face with his body dysphoria in gruesome visions.

Micah Lee, a trans man played by Chinese-American trans male actor Leo Sheng, in the show The L Word: Generation Q. He has brown skin and short, black hair. He is wearing a blue t-shirt. Curtains are visible in the blurred background. Somebody off-camera is resting their hand on his shoulder, and he is smiling at them.
Show
2019
United States of America, China (中國)

The L Word: Generation Q

Micah Lee, a trans man played by Chinese-American trans male actor Leo Sheng, explores relationships with men and women while also navigating infidelity, conflict in friendships, and biphobia.

Freddy McConnell, an English trans man, in the documentary Seahorse. He is lying back in his bed, head resting against a pink pillow, gesturing and speaking. He is light-skinned, with short, ginger hair, and ginger facial hair. He is wearing a grey shirt and black-rimmed glasses.
Documentary
2019
England

Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

Freddy McConnell, an English trans man, is filmed throughout the process of pausing testosterone hormone therapy in order to undergo artifical insemination and become pregnant, ultimately giving birth to a son. The documentary also addresses the hate and bigotry he experiences as a result.

Shawn, an American trans man of colour in the 2019 documentary Born to Be. He is sitting indoors, wearing a black cap and a black hoodie. He has a black beard and dark brown eyes. Yellow walls and a printed framed piece of art is visible in the blurred background behind him. He is looking into the distance with a neutral expression.
Documentary
2019
United States of America

Born to Be

Multiple trans people are filmed as they have gender-related surgery in America. This includes a non-binary person named Jordan, who has phalloplasty using a graft from their arm, and Shawn, a self-identified "stealth male" who undergoes an experimental type of phalloplasty intended to provide increased sensation and a different appearance.

Jake Rodriguez, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Garcia, in the show Tales of the City. He is sitting indoors, wearing a white singlet and a silver chain necklace. He is light-skinned, with curly dark brown hair and faint dark facial hair.
Show
2019
United States of America

Tales of the City

Jake Rodriguez, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Garcia, tries to maintain a relationship with a lesbian woman while realising his increasing attraction to men. American trans actor Marquise Vilsón Balenciaga has a minor role.

A light-skinned trans person standing indoors in the documentary Trans in Russia. They have short, dark hair and are wearing black-rimmed glasses. They are smiling slightly, wearing a black hoodie.
Documentary
2018
Russia (Россия), England

Big Open Closet: Trans in Russia

Two English filmmakers interview trans and gender-diverse people in Russia, who discuss their experiences of transitioning, bigotry, pride, and being outed.

Two light-skinned trans people standing outdoors together, looking into the distance with neutral expressions. Twiz Rimer, a non-binary person with long, wavy brown hair, is standing on the left, wearing a long-sleeved blue shirt. Tuck Mayo, a trans man with dark stubble and a tattooed arm, is standing on the right, wearing a white t-shirt and a black cap. A parking lot and a blue sky are visible in the background.
Documentary
2017
United States of America

Twiz & Tuck

American trans man Tuck Mayo goes on a bachelor party road trip before his wedding, with his best friend Twiz Rimer accompanying him. Twiz is an American gender-variant person with Tourette’s syndrome.

Cyd and Katie, two characters in the film Princess Cyd, sitting together outdoors. Katie is a non-binary person with light skin and partly-shaved brown hair, wearing a patterned brown shirt. Cyd is a woman with long blonde hair, wearing a white shirt with a white neck choker. The pair are looking up with relaxed and neutral expressions.
Film
2017
United States of America

Princess Cyd

The bisexual protagonist of this film falls in love with Katie, a gender non-conforming barista played by American non-binary actor Ro White.

A non-binary person named Taylor Mason in the show Billions, played by Asia Kate Dillon, about to kiss their girlfriend. Taylor is a light-skinned androgynous person with a shaved head, wearing a grey coat over a white-and-blue chequered collared shirt. Their girlfriend Lauren Turner, played by Jade Eshete, is a Black woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a bright green coat. It is nighttime, with lights visible in the blurred background.
Show
2017
United States of America

Billions (S2 Onwards)

Taylor Mason, a non-binary person played by American non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon, is a highly intelligent businessperson who has sexual relationships with both men and women.

A dark-skinned trans person standing indoors, in the documentary Suited. The person has curly black hair styled high on their head. They are wearing a black suit and black-rimmed glasses. They are smiling slightly.
Documentary
2016
United States of America

Suited

Rae Tutera, an American non-binary tailor, is filmed alongside their business partner as they make clothes for trans people and other gender-diverse individuals. Multiple trans men and non-binary people are interviewed.

Naveen Bhat, a non-binary person, kissing their cis girlfriend Madi in the documentary Escaping Agra. Naveen is a darker-skinned person with partly-shaved black hair, partly dyed bright purple; they are wearing a collared purple shirt. Their girlfriend is a lighter-skinned woman with a light purple hair cut in a bob. She is wearing a light green sweater over a striped pink shirt.
Documentary
2016
India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), United States of America

Escaping Agra

Naveen Bhat, a non-binary person, is interviewed alongside their partner, their partner's family, and Indian LGBT+ activists, with the documentary focusing on the illegal detainment of Naveen in India by their parents, and their subsequent escape to the U.S.A.

Two slender, gender-neutral people in the video What Is Female Masculinity? The person on the left has light brown skin and short black hair, and is wearing ear gauges. The person on the right has light skin and long, straight green hair, and is wearing a sleeveless black shirt with a printed design on it. The background of the photo is darkness.
Interview
2015
United States of America

What Is Female Masculinity?

Several American interviewees discuss their female masculinity, using the terms butch, gender-neutral, masculine-of-center, and genderqueer to describe themselves.

A black-and-white photograph showing a dark-skinned butch lesbian standing against a dark grey background. The butch is wearing a black hat, a black suit jacket, a white suit shirt, a nose ring, black-rimmed glasses, and a grey tie. The butch's expression is neutral or firm. The photograph was taken by butch photographer SD Holman, as part of their BUTCH Not Like the Other Girls series.
Book (Non-Fiction)
2014
United States of America

BUTCH: Not Like the Other Girls

Butches, photographed and interviewed by American genderqueer butch SD Holman, provide insights into gender, sexuality, love, and butch diversity.

Robin, a trans child played by Canadian actress Matreya Fedor, in the film No Bikini. Robin is playing in a pool, splashing with another child, the pair laughing happily.
Short Film
2007
United States of America, Canada

No Bikini

A child named Robin, played by Canadian actress Matreya Fedor, chooses to be known as a boy while attending swimming lessons. Inspired by a short story of the same name, published by butch/non-binary activist Ivan E. Coyote.

Dréd, a Black drag king in the documentary Venus Boyz. He is wearing a black afro wig and has false facial hair drawn on his face. He is wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses.
Documentary
2002
United States of America

Venus Boyz

Multiple drag kings are interviewed about their motivations for doing drag, their identities, their medical transitions, and their understandings of gender. Interviewees include cis women, trans men, non-binary people, and an intersex non-binary person who is transitioning on testosterone and doesn't mind being read as a man.

Texas Tomboy, a light-skinned blond trans man in the documentary Gendernauts. He is sitting in a sports car without a roof, looking into the distance. He is wearing a blue jacket with white and red stripes. A blue sky, palm trees, and a white building are visible in the blurred background.
Documentary
1999
United States of America

Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities

Max Wolf Valerio, Texas Tomboy, and other trans people are interviewed about their gender identities, sexualities, and lives. Hida, an intersex person who was presumed female at birth, describes their non-binary experience and masculine experimentation.

A still from the 1996 documentary Transexual Menace, showing white German trans woman Eva Love lying next to her dark-skinned trans male partner. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black dress. He has a shaved head and is wearing a white singlet.
Documentary
1996
Germany (Deutschland), United States of America, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Japan (日本)

Vor Transsexuellen Wird Gewarnt (Transexual Menace)

Jamison Green, Loren Andrew Patrowski, Maxwell Scott Anderson, and several other American trans men are interviewed in this documentary. Eva Love, a trans woman, discusses her relationship with a trans man. Butch/trans trailblazer Leslie Feinberg is also interviewed. Dr. Toby Meltzer discusses phalloplasty and other transition surgeries.

Tatsu, a Japanese Onnabe trans man, in the documentary Shinjuku Boys. He is sitting indoors next to his Japanese girlfriend Tomoe, the pair smiling happily. He has short, brown hair, and is wearing a grey t-shirt. Tomoe is wearing a white t-shirt and has shoulder-length straight brown hair.
Documentary
1995
Japan (日本)

Shinjuku Boys

Gaish, Kazuki, and Tatsu are three Onabe, which is a term used by some Japanese trans men and other Japanese gender-diverse people who were assigned female at birth. Tatsu, a trans man on testosterone, is interviewed alongside his cis female partner named Tomoe, and Kazuki is interviewed alongside his trans female partner named Kumi. Gaish describes themself as being neither a woman nor a man.

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