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Hikaru Utada comes out as non-binary; fans applaud their bravery
Lim Yian Lu
Tue, 29 June 2021, 5:40 pm·2-min read
Japanese-American pop artist Hikaru Utada. (Photo: Epic Records Japan)
Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada has come out as non-binary.
During their Instagram livestream on Saturday, Utada said at the opening of the video (at 2:32), “It’s the month of June, and I’m non-binary. So, Happy Pride Month!”
Non-binary people don't identify as being either fully male or female. Other terms to describe this gender identity include "genderqueer" and "agender", although each term may mean slightly different things. Basically, gender identities fall along a spectrum, and not everyone falls under the binary framework of "male and female". Non-binary people often use the pronouns "they/them".