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title: Non-binary
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slug: non-binary
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speech: adj
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defined: true
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of, relating to, or characterised by being any gender that does not fit into the male-female gender binary; an umbrella term.
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For example, a non-binary person may have some gender between male and female, have multiple genders, no gender, a culturally-specific gender (e.g., two-spirit).
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#### Note
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Non-binary people may or may not also identify as [transgender](/#transgender).
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Although non-binary is commonly used as an umbrella term, just because someone identifies as a term under the umbrella, does not necessarily imply that they identify as non-binary as well. For example, someone may be agender, but not identify with the term "non-binary".
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