Isaac Bashevis Singer’s work has repeatedly been examined regarding its depictions of sexuality and gender – but usually only in terms of heterosexuality and gender within the binary. Yet several characters who appear in Singer’s short stories cannot be assigned to a binary gender and test or even shift the boundaries of the heteronormative order. This article attempts to describe and examine such figures in Singer’s work by interpreting three short stories. The following questions are explored: What gender markers appear in the texts, and how is the breaking of norms judged?