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Much like a non-binary equivalent to mom/dad, there is no singular answer as there just hasn't yet been enough pressure for people to collectively land on a singular answer. So there are currently innumerable different proposals used by different people and you can find lists online. Esperanto already has this issue solved so I proposed loaning the word from that language (gesinjoro) and contracting it to ges'njor'^[Pronounced like "guess" + "neur" as in neurology. Stressed on the second syllable.]. But this was an idea for an honorific that specifically signals non-binarity, rather than one that's just generally gender-neutral.
For a generally gender-neutral honorific, I think my proposal would be some variant of doctor. Like maybe ductor or another reduced form to follow the pattern of other terms of address and distinguish ductor (generic term of address) from doctor (as in MD/PhD).