Demi Lovato has come out as non-binary, telling the world: "I am so happy now."
Non-binary is the definition used when a person feels their gender expression is neither male or female.
There are no official figures for how many non-binary people there are in the UK, as being NB still isn't legally recognised, but LGBTQ charity Stonewall estimates there could be around 600,000 trans and non-binary people in the UK - around 1% of the population.
Binary suggests two opposing identities - for instance, male and female - so non-binary means moving away from the idea that there can only be two available identities, allowing room to explore what other identities there may be.
Here are all the celebrities who have revealed that they are non-binary.
Demi Lovato
Former Disney child star and US pop singer Demi Lovato has come out as non-binary in a video post on Instagram, where the singer has said they are "so happy."
In the post Demi said: "Every day we wake up, we are given another opportunity and chance to be who we want and wish to be. I’ve spent the majority of my life growing in front of all of you… you’ve seen the good, the bad, and everything in between.
"Not only has my life been a journey for myself, I was also living for those on the other side of the cameras. Today is a day I'm so happy to share more of my life with you all - I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary and will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward This has come after a lot of healing and self-reflective work.
"I’m still learning and coming into myself, and I don’t claim to be an expert or a spokesperson. Sharing this with you now opens another level of vulnerability for me. I’m doing this for those out there that haven’t been able to share who they truly are with their loved ones. Please keep living in your truths and know I am sending so much love your way xox."
Drag Race UK's Bimini Bon Boulash
Drag Race UK runner-up Bimini identifies as non-binary too. Although they say 'she/her' pronouns are also okay, they typically go by 'they/them' pronouns, which are the go-to pronouns to use with many non-binary people.
They and fellow contestant Ginny Lemon spoke about how they were both non-binary in an episode of the drag contest, which airs on BBC Three, and afterwards many non-binary people had conversations about their own identity and coming out experiences on social media.
Bimini tweeted after the episode had aired, saying: "It warms my heart reading so many of you came out to your family about being non-binary after watching tonight’s episode! Honestly emotional! Non-binary isn’t new and it’s okay to exist somewhere in between! POWER TO YOU ALL."
Speaking to Attitude magazine about their non-binary identity, they said: "I think I've always kind of known that when I was growing up I always felt a bit different, or what I was told I had to do wasn't working for me."
"My gender feels neither here nor there, it's very much one day I feel more masculine, one day I might be more feminine. To me it's not really an issue, but I know to a lot of people it's a 'new' thing and it's different to what they've always learnt."
Sam Smith
Sam Smith also announced in an Instagram post that they are non-binary. "Today is a good day so here goes. I’ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM. After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I’ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out.," they said in 2019.
A year later speaking with James Corden on The Late Late Show, they added: "“I mean do you know what, all in all it’s been wonderful.
“I have always felt the way I’ve felt and being able to tell everyone that and feel so much more open about certain parts of my personality and my life, has been absolutely incredible.”
Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness
It's hard to believe Queer Eye only premiered on Netflix as recently as 2018, given how it's had such a huge cultural impact in such a short period of time.
One of the five leads, Jonathan, recently told Out magazine that they don't feel they are either male or female.
"I think that a lot of times gender is used to separate and divide. It's this social construct that I don't really feel like I fit into the way I used to," they said. "I'm gender nonconforming."
Amandla Stenberg
The actor who most famously played Rue in The Hunger Games identifies as non-binary too. Amandla came out in a Tumblr post back in 2016 when they said: "They/them makes me feel comfortable."
Recently Amandla told The Washington Post in an interview that they had fully distanced from the use of she/her pronouns. The experience of using she/her pronouns felt "almost detrimental to those who really did need them," they said.
Janelle Monáe
Janelle has stopped short at calling herself non-binary, but has retweeted tweets using the hashtag #IAmNonBinary before, and has spoken about how she can relate to both masculine and feminine parts of her identity - revealing that she doesn't view herself in a binary way.
“You know, in the same way when Prince said, “I’m not a woman/ I’m not a man/ I’m something that you’ll never understand” in “I Would Die 4 U” — that resonated with me,” she told Variety. “I feel my feminine, I feel my masculine, I feel energy that I can’t really explain.”
Ruby Rose
Batwoman star Ruby Rose posted a video on YouTube about non-binary and transgender issues back in 2014 which has since been viewed over 50 million times.
In 2015 she told News Corp Australia: "“I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up every day sort of gender neutral.”
"I put this video out that I really intended to be therapeutic for myself," she told the Guardian. "Obviously it's very autobiographical."
The video shows a person cutting their long hair off and smiling, embracing a different identity.
