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Mysterious Iron Age Burial May Hold Remains of Elite Nonbinary Person

By Livia Gershon — 2021

The Finnish grave’s occupant likely had Klinefelter syndrome, meaning they were born with an extra copy of the X chromosome

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“I Am a Woman and I Am Fast”: What Caster Semenya’s Story Says about Gender and Race in Sports

The constant scrutiny into the runner’s medical history reveals what happens to women who don’t conform to stereotypes.

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Anna North
2019
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Beyond They/Them: What Are Neopronouns?

Xe/xem, ze/zir, and fae/faer are catching on as alternatives for transgender and nonbinary people

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Elizabeth Yuko
2021
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Why It’s Crucial to Talk to Kids About Gender Pronouns

“I certainly didn’t grow up talking about pronouns that weren’t she/her, he/him, and I didn’t know how to have these conversations”

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Suyin Haynes
2021
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More than 1 Million Nonbinary Adults Live in the U.S., a Pioneering Study Finds

The U.S. Census doesn’t ask about gender identity. Until now, no population estimate of nonbinary LGBTQ adults in the United States existed.

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Caroline Anders
2021
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The Mystical Experience of Shamanism

Susan Mokelke tells of her venture into shamanism and how she helps to heal others.

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Susan Mokelke
2008
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Why Our Gender Identity Language Isn’t Enough

Melissa Faliveno reflects on the insufficiencies of words like “bisexual” and “queer.”

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Melissa Faliveno
2020
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“Raising Baby Grey” Explores the World of Gender-Neutral Parenting

Gender is one of the first distinctions children learn to notice in themselves and others, and, even as strides are made toward equality, it will determine many aspects of their lives.

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Crispin Long
2020
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Young Trans Children Know Who They Are

A new study shows that gender-nonconforming kids who go on to transition already have a strong sense of their true identity—one that differs from their assigned gender.

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Ed Yong
2019
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Gender Is Not Just Male or Female. 12 People across the Gender Spectrum Explain Why.

“Our gender identities and the way we relate to gender is more of a constellation than an either-or.”

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German Lopez
2016
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I Am

To capture the evolving ways in which we describe ourselves, we asked readers to tell us who they are. More than 5,000 people responded. The words they used show us that ‘the human experience is infinite.’

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Dan Levin
2019
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