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| quote = <translate><!--T:3--> There's a real pressure on nonbinary folks to present a front of absolute security and certainty about their identities. You have to project confidence at all times, so no one ever has the space to question your gender. And I think that's too bad, really, because we run the risk of putting more importance on certainty than we do on exploration. The only times we can be vulnerable is with other queer people, who understand that gender is a journey and a process.</translate> | | quote = <translate><!--T:3--> There's a real pressure on nonbinary folks to present a front of absolute security and certainty about their identities. You have to project confidence at all times, so no one ever has the space to question your gender. And I think that's too bad, really, because we run the risk of putting more importance on certainty than we do on exploration. The only times we can be vulnerable is with other queer people, who understand that gender is a journey and a process.</translate> | ||
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As an umbrella term, Genderqueer has a similar scope to [[nonbinary]], with many nonbinary-identifying individuals also considering themselves genderqueer. However, the terms have different historical scopes and connotations. The word genderqueer was used at least ten years before nonbinary. | As an umbrella term, Genderqueer has a similar scope to [[nonbinary]], with many nonbinary-identifying individuals also considering themselves genderqueer. However, the terms have different historical scopes and connotations. The word genderqueer was used at least ten years before nonbinary. | ||
==History== <!--T:6--> | ==History== <!--T:6--> | ||
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[http://genderqueerid.com/post/8813994851/answering-gender-questions-coining-genderqueer The earliest known use of the term] is by [[Riki Anne Wilchins]] in the Spring 1995 newsletter of [[Transexual Menace]]. | |||
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Genderqueer comes with the anti-assimilationist political connotations of [[queer]], a reclaimed slur word | Genderqueer comes with the anti-assimilationist political connotations of [[queer]], which is a reclaimed slur word with strong associations with a countercultural sexuality movement that sets itself apart from the mainstream [[LGBT]] community. (Note that the word "queer" is still actively used as a pejorative and hate speech in many regions.) As such genderqueer implies a similar counterculture, setting itself apart from mainstream [[transgender]] discourse. Most genderqueer people also consider themselves to be queer and there is a strong trend of rejecting the gender binary and normative [[gender roles]] with in the Queer Movement as a whole. | ||
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By contrast, nonbinary is more politically neutral in its connotations. Nonbinary was coined as a descriptive term, originally simply 'nonbinary gender', used to describe the range of experiences that fall outside of the binary gender model. There is no countercultural discourse connotation, nor is there a connotation of association with the wider Queer Movement. Nonbinary is intended to simply cover the widest range of identities and experiences without intending to describe their political or cultural philosophies and affiliations. | By contrast, nonbinary is more politically neutral in its connotations. Nonbinary was coined as a descriptive term, originally simply 'nonbinary gender', used to describe the range of experiences that fall outside of the binary gender model. There is no countercultural anti-transgender discourse connotation, nor is there a connotation of association with the wider Queer Movement. Nonbinary is intended to simply cover the widest range of identities and experiences without intending to describe their political or cultural philosophies and affiliations. | ||
===Observed differences between people who hold each identity=== <!--T:15--> | ===Observed differences between people who hold each identity=== <!--T:15--> | ||
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Some notable people who specifically describe themselves with the label "genderqueer" include: | Some notable people who specifically describe themselves with the label "genderqueer" include: | ||
* musician [[JD Samson]] | * musician [[JD Samson]] | ||
* porn actor [[Jiz Lee]] | |||
* model [[Rain Dove]] | * model [[Rain Dove]] | ||
* drag performer [[Violet Chachki]] | * drag performer [[Violet Chachki]] | ||
* internet personality [[Jeffrey Marsh]] | * internet personality [[Jeffrey Marsh]] | ||
For more, see this wiki's [[:Category:Genderqueer people|genderqueer people category]]. | For more, see this wiki's [[:Category:Genderqueer people|genderqueer people category]]. | ||
==Genderqueer characters in fiction== | ==Genderqueer characters in fiction== | ||
There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction|characters in fiction who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called by the word genderqueer, either in their canon, or by their creators. | There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction|characters in fiction who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called by the word genderqueer, either in their canon, or by their creators. | ||
*In [[Rhiannon Collett]]'s play ''Wasp'', the protagonist Wasp is genderqueer.<ref name="mqli_Wasp">{{Cite web |title=Wasp |author= |work=Marquis Literary |date= |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= http://mqlit.ca/plays/wasp/}}</ref> | |||
*In [[Rhiannon Collett]]'s play ''Wasp'', the protagonist Wasp is genderqueer.<ref name="mqli_Wasp">{{Cite web |title=Wasp |author= |work=Marquis Literary |date= |access-date=9 May 2020 |url= http://mqlit.ca/plays/wasp/ | |||
* In Ann Roberts' young adult book ''In The Silences'', the protagonist Kaz describes themself as nonbinary and genderqueer.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Silences|year=2019|last=Roberts|first=Ann|publisher=Bella Books|ISBN=9781642471267}}</ref> | * In Ann Roberts' young adult book ''In The Silences'', the protagonist Kaz describes themself as nonbinary and genderqueer.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Silences|year=2019|last=Roberts|first=Ann|publisher=Bella Books|ISBN=9781642471267}}</ref> | ||
* Creators of the webcomic ''Mahou Shonen FIGHT!'' have "confirmed that Raji and Raji's fiancé both identify as gender queer and non-conforming".<ref>Hatfield, N. K. (2015). TRANSforming Spaces: Transgender Webcomics as a Model for Transgender Empowerment and Representation within Library and Archive Spaces. Queer Cats Journal of LGBTQ Studies, 1(1). Page 64. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3g15q00g</ref> | * Creators of the webcomic ''Mahou Shonen FIGHT!'' have "confirmed that Raji and Raji's fiancé both identify as gender queer and non-conforming".<ref>Hatfield, N. K. (2015). TRANSforming Spaces: Transgender Webcomics as a Model for Transgender Empowerment and Representation within Library and Archive Spaces. Queer Cats Journal of LGBTQ Studies, 1(1). Page 64. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3g15q00g</ref> | ||
==See also== <!--T:27--> | ==See also== <!--T:27--> | ||
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*[http://genderqueerid.com/post/11617933299/the-non-binary-vs-genderqueer-quandary Genderqueer Identities: The Non-binary vs Genderqueer Quandary] | *[http://genderqueerid.com/post/11617933299/the-non-binary-vs-genderqueer-quandary Genderqueer Identities: The Non-binary vs Genderqueer Quandary] | ||
*[http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2003/10/19/riki-wilchins-on-the-tg-spectrum/ Riki Wilchin's essay on the origins of Genderqueer from the 2002 anthology GenderQueer] | *[http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2003/10/19/riki-wilchins-on-the-tg-spectrum/ Riki Wilchin's essay on the origins of Genderqueer from the 2002 anthology GenderQueer] | ||
==Further reading== <!--T:30--> | ==Further reading== <!--T:30--> | ||
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[[Category:Nonbinary identities]] | [[Category:Nonbinary identities]] | ||
[[de:nichtbinär_und_genderqueer]] | [[de:nichtbinär_und_genderqueer]] | ||