Like sexuality, gender is a spectrum, and many people fall on either side of it. However, some people, who don't identify as either male or female and are open about their non-binary identities, fall somewhere in the middle.
As media representation increases, more and more genderfluid and non-binary
celebrities are getting ready to take the spotlight and share their tales.
While some non-binary celebrities use pronouns that correspond with the sex they were given at birth, others use they/them pronouns. Some stars also identify as transgender and non-binary, while others would rather not use any labels at all.
These celebrities are breaking down barriers with their great success and proving to the world that they can be who they are and be successful at whatever they desire to do, regardless of how they identify. Here are the 25 most prominent non-binary famous people who are breaking gender stereotypes.
#1 Adore Delano
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Adore Delano revealed to Billboard in 2017 that she identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns she/her and he/him. She told the publication, "I want to explore the idea that gender isn't a real thing, that it's just something they made to classify and control people.''
#2 Amandla Stenberg
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In a 2016 Tumblr post, Amanda first came out as non-binary. Since then, they have actively promoted for the media and have appeared in several films, including The Hate U Give and The Darkest Minds.
#3 Angel Haze
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After her first popular album, Dirty Gold, Angel Haze has been breaking down barriers in the rap world. She identified as an agender in 2016 and stated that she has no preference for pronouns. "I don't care if you address me as "him" or "she," she said.
#4 Ashnikko
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The singer of the hit song "Daisy" is non-binary and uses the pronouns she/her and they/them. "I am pansexual and genderfluid I just didn’t feel ready to tell the internet yet but I guess now’s a good time since everyone’s doing a dissection into my sexuality and gender identity," she wrote on Twitter about one of her songs.
#5 Asia Kate Dillon
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Asia created history when they were the first non-binary TV star. The first non-binary character to appear on TV played by them was Taylor Mason in Billions. They've also admitted that acting out Taylor's gender made them recognize that they are also non-binary.
#6 Bob the Drag Queen
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Bob the Drag Queen revealed how he identifies on Twitter in October 2019. He wrote, "For the record, I identify as Pansexual and non-binary." In another tweet, he also confessed that he preferred the binary pronouns (he/him/she/her).
#7 Cara Delevingne
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Cara Delevingne, a supermodel and the star of Only Murders in the Building, declared in 2018 that she has accepted her genderfluid identity. She told Vogue, "I had a breakthrough moment when I discovered that gender is so much more fluid than masculine or 'feminine.'
#8 Demi Lovato
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On Instagram, Demi Lovato declared that they identify as non-binary and would use the pronouns they/them.
Demi said that they would keep dressing as they want. They admitted this on their podcast, 4D with Demi Lovato. "There might be a time when I want to wear a full wig. There may be a time when I feel entirely femme-presenting, but that doesn't imply I'm identifying as a woman at that time; it just means it's what I want to wear at that time."
#9 Ellie Desautels
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Ellie is well-known as a genderqueer actor for their act as Michael in Rise. They have been a strong advocate for media depiction of queer and people with mental illnesses. They are also pursuing their musical careers.
#10 Elliot Page
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Elliot announced he identifies as non-binary when he came out as transgender in December 2020. "I love being transgender. And I cherish being queer ." He wrote.
#11 Emma Corrin
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In July 2021, Emma Corrin made a quiet transition by switching the pronouns in their Instagram bio to "they/she." Emma said that Princess Diana's "openhearted" character motivated them to explore their own gender identity in an August 2021 interview with The New York Times.
#12 Indya Moore
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On FX's Pose, Indya played a trans woman, but in real life, they identified as non-binary. In an interview with their co-star, MJ Rodriguez, for L'Officiel, they admitted that they identify as non-binary but that they don't talk about it too much.
#13 Jacob Tobia
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Jacob Tobia, an advocate for LGBTQ rights, has written openly about his genderqueer identity. "I'm a genderqueer person who was assigned male at birth and likes to rock high heels and lipstick, but in the current time of exposure for transgender women and men, very few people seem to get my identification right," they wrote in an essay for MTV in 2015.
#14 Janelle Monáe
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In January 2020,
Janelle Monáe came out as non-binary. They made the announcement on Twitter using the hashtag #IAmNonbinary while quoting a now-deleted Steven Universe parody "Are you a boy or a girl? I’m an experience."
#15 Jonathan Van Ness
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In an interview with Out, Jonathan Van Ness confirmed that he is non-binary. Jonathan further mentioned that he likes the pronouns he/him and that he only lately discovered the existence of non-binary individuals. He was unsure of the name and he has been wearing heels, makeup, skirts, and other things for a while.
#16 Lachlan Watson
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As one of the youngest non-binary actresses in the business, the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star is actively smashing barriers. ''I identify as both non-binary and pansexual, which are two very fancy ways of saying I don't care,'' Watson said in the Netflix documentary What I Wish You Knew: About Being Nonbinary.
#17 Nico Tortorella
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Since a long time ago, Nico Tortorella has been outspoken about their gender identity. They disclosed that they are genderfluid and favour gender-neutral pronouns while performing in a video with Trinity Taylor.
#18 Olly Alexander
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Olly Alexander, the lead singer of Years & Years, said "I feel extremely non-binary, and you know, I identify as homosexual and queer and non-binary" for Spotify's Press Play For Pride campaign in 2016. Olly uses he/him pronouns.
#19 Ruby Rose
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In 2014, Ruby released a short film discussing her gender-fluid status. She told News Corp Australia, "I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up everyday sort of gender neutral." She has also stated that, although she had previously intended to transition from female to male, she prefers the pronouns she and her for the time being.
#20 Sam Smith
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Sam Smith stated that they identified more in the middle of the gender spectrum in an interview with The Sunday Times before the publication of their second album. They said they don't know what the title would be, but they feel just as much a lady as a male. Sam publicly identified as non-binary and as using they/them pronouns during an interview on "I Weigh."
#21 Sara Ramirez
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Sara Ramirez, a star of Grey's Anatomy, has declared their identity and even played a non-binary role in HBO Max's And Just Like That. In August 2020, they posted on Instagram, "In me is the capacity to be Girlish boy Boyish female Boyish guy Girlish girl All Neither #nonbinary."
#22 Ser Anzoategui
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Ser played Daysi Cantu on East Los High before they came out as non-binary. They soon established themselves as Vida's breakout character for their portrayal of Eddy. According to Remezcla, they identify as non-binary Latinx/Chicanx actors, dramatists, and artists.
#23 Shamir
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Shamir spoke out in a 2020 interview with Billboard about the dearth of diversity in the queer music field. "We need far more representation — the music we have now is not varied enough, and it isn't black enough," he said. "I'm operating in the hopes that me putting myself out in the mainstream again will be a good look for black non-binary people."
#24 Shea Couleé
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Shea Couleé is one of many drag artists that describes herself as non-binary or genderfluid. Shea uses they/them pronouns when she is not in drag and she/her pronouns when she is. Shea talked honestly about her struggle with identification during an interview with Them. "I feel now that being a gender non-binary person occupying drag settings is liberating," she added. "Once I started to use drag as gender performance, to study that and understand my identity through that. "Everything I do in those spaces is as truly me as I can be," she said.
#25 Tom Phelan
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Tom Phelan, a non-binary actor who starred in the popular Freeform series The Fosters, is well recognized for playing Cole, a transgender kid. They recently admitted in a YouTube video that they prefer the pronouns they/them and that they are non-binary, both of which they acknowledged on their Twitter page.