Talk:List of non-binary political office-holders

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Notability

Hello @Historyday01:. What makes this pass WP:NLIST?--Launchballer 10:00, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple sources showing that this list is notable and a worthwhile subject to have as a page. Prior to creating this page, I asked people on WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies about creating it. @NatGertler said there: "I would be happier with it as its own page rather than as part of the non-binary page, because this is just one field of endeavor and adding all reasonable fields (enbys in the arts, in science, in sports, etc.) would just flood the page of what should be a fairly high-level topic." @User:Katzrockso called it a "valid WP:SPINOFF of List of transgender political office-holders," noting sources where "nonbinary political officials are described as a group." I would ask that you work to improve the page rather than questioning its notability. Otherwise, please see the sources noted by NatGertler below. Additionally, this article currently has 94 citations from sources such as Toronto Star, The Advocate, Washington Blade, Macleans.ca, Global News, ABC News, BBC News, Pink News, MPR News, CBC News, Telegram & Gazette, NBC News, The Hindu, Gay Star News, and Xtra. There's also articles in:

* Into --> "21 transgender and nonbinary politicians making history in state legislatures"

* Tagg Magazine --> "The Political Rainbow Wave", highlighting a non-binary politician, Mauree Turner and others

* LGBTQ Victory Institute --> "Out for America 2023: An Overview of LGBTQ+ Elected Officials in the U.S. Published June 2023," says in part "Non-binary elected officials increased by 91.7 percent with 23 now serving"

* LGBTQ Nation --> "20 trans & nonbinary Election Night winners you need to know"

* Washington Post-- > "A record number of trans and nonbinary people are running for office" (behind a paywall)

* NPR --> "First nonbinary state lawmaker in the U.S. reflects on a hard time in the Okla. House" and "Trans And Nonbinary Candidates Set Record Wins In Red And Blue States"

Along with possibly "From Gender Gap to Gender Gaps: Bringing Nonbinary People into Political Behavior Research" from Cambridge University Press. For some reason, Wikipedia was giving me a hard time with adding these links, which is very frustrating.--Historyday01 (talk) 13:14, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Editor Katzrockso over at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies#Proposed new page pointed out this Advocate article and this LGBTQ Nation article on the topic of enby office holders, which seem to address the WP:NLIST concern. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 13:57, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]