TL;DR

  • Out published a Nonbinary Awareness Week roundup on July 14.
  • The list named 31 celebrities and performers who identify as nonbinary or use nonbinary pronouns.
  • The piece linked the observance to International Nonbinary People’s Day and LGBTQ+ visibility.

Out marked Nonbinary Awareness Week and International Nonbinary People’s Day on July 14 with a list of 31 celebrities and performers whose public identities have helped broaden visibility for nonbinary people.

The feature noted that International Nonbinary People’s Day falls halfway between International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day and traces back to a blog post by Katie van Loon. It also said organizations including the Human Rights Campaign later embraced the day for the LGBTQ+ community.

The article emphasized that nonbinary people live publicly beyond a single commemorative date or week, and gathered actors, musicians, writers and activists whose careers have intersected with that visibility.

Figures included in the roundup

  • Alex Newell, who became one of the first out nonbinary actors, alongside J. Harrison Ghee, to win a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Shucked.
  • Amandla Stenberg, Bella Ramsey, Emma Corrin, Emma D’Arcy, Quintessa Swindell and Liv Hewson among the actors highlighted for work in film and television.
  • Demi Lovato, Halsey, Janelle Monáe, Kehlani and Sam Smith among the musicians featured.
  • Bob the Drag Queen, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Carl Clemons Hopkins, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, E.R. Fightmaster, Indya Moore, J. Harrison Ghee, Joey Soloway, Jonathan Van Ness, Kat Cunning, Jerrie Johnson, MorningStar Angeline, Poppy Liu, River Butcher, Sara Ramirez, Theo Germaine and Vico Ortiz among the other public figures named.

The roundup also noted that several of the people featured have spoken publicly about representation, including nonbinary and gender-fluid identities in television, film and music.

Why the list matters

By collecting widely known names in one place, the feature framed nonbinary visibility as ongoing rather than symbolic. For LGBTQ readers, that kind of mainstream recognition can matter because it places nonbinary identity in public view and in everyday culture, not only in advocacy spaces.

The article closed by saying the people on the list are living openly “beyond a strict gender binary” and deserve recognition throughout the year, not only during a themed observance.

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