Gender nonconformity

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[[File:Alok Vaid-Menon Fashion Collection 2018.jpg|thumb|right|[[Alok Vaid-Menon]] is an example of a nonbinary person who is also gender nonconforming.]]
'''Gender nonconformity''' (also called '''gender nonconforming''', '''GNC''', or '''gender atypical''') involves not conforming to a given culture's gender norm expectations. Gender nonconforming is a phrase for someone whose [[gender expression]] doesn't match their society's prescribed gender roles or gender norms for their gender identity. Gender nonconformity transgresses societal or psychological expectations for perceived [[sex#Assigned Gender At Birth|gender assignment]], through presentation, behavior, identity, or other means.

A person who is gender nonconforming may or may not consider themselves [[transgender]], or even [[LGBT]] at all. Gender nonconformity is a broad term that can include transgender as well as [[cisgender]] people.

== Examples ==
There exists a lot of examples to illustrate gender nonconformity, such as:

* A man or a [[nonbinary]] person with feminine mannerism, who may like stereotypical girl things (Barbie dolls and Littlest Petshops for example) - They are known as femboys or simply feminine if nonbinary.
* A woman or a [[nonbinary]] person with masculine mannerism, who may like stereotypical boy things (Any sport widely played by boys for example) - They are known as tomboys or simply masculine if nonbinary.
* A man, a woman or a [[nonbinary]] person enjoying something that would otherwise be seen as weird or unorthodox for most people (Dungeons and Dragons, Linux computers, being a part of the furry fandom, using tiny forums or an unknown social media instead of Twitter, etc) - They are known as nonconformists and they are sometimes referred to as "geeky" or "nerdy".
** Some people who identify as nonconformists may also believe in anti-conformity which is a subset where they will try their best to avoid all trends and avoid anything that is popular. A common buzzword that's thrown at them is "contrarian". Although not always used as a slur, the term is pejorative and should be avoided.

==Gender nonconforming children==

Although some people apply this label to themselves, one common use of the label is when adults use the label "gender non-conforming" for [[children]], in order to avoid outlining a child as having a particular [[gender identity]] or [[sexual orientation]] while still young. The phrase "gender non-conforming" is used to include children who are called tomboys. For another example, the label is used for a child who was [[gender assigned at birth|assigned a male gender at birth]] and prefers giving what is seen as a [[gender expression#feminine|feminine gender expression]]. The child's [[family]] use this label so as not to outline whether this particular child might grow to self-identify as one of any of these:
* A [[transgender women|transgender woman]]
* A feminine but still cisgender gay man
* A cisgender [[heterosexual]] man who just happens to be feminine
* Even just a phase of enjoying feminine expression in childhood, which the child outgrows

Since it's not possible for the adult family of the child to predict what that behavior might specifically mean for that child's identity, they use an open-ended label. That said, it's common for people to feel very clear about their gender identity and sexual orientation from very early childhood. A child knows their own identity better than the adults around them, but doesn't have all the words for it.

==History==
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The phrase "gender nonconformity" dates back at least to the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Transsexuals in a formal organizational setting |journal=The Journal of Sex Research|author1=Kirkham, George|author2=Sagarin, Edward|volume=5|issue=2|date=May 1969|at=page 104|quote=[...]the organization finds itself in the paradoxical position of pretending to be 'straight' in every respect except the gender nonconformity[...]}}</ref>

Although it is a gender expression, "Gender nonconforming" was among the 56 genders made available on [[Gender and social media sites|Facebook]] in 2014.<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref> "Gender Nonconforming" was also added as a gender option for [[Gender and social media sites|Tinder]] users in 2017.<ref name="Mallenbaum">{{Cite web |title=What you need to know about Tinder's new gender identity terms |last=Mallenbaum |first=Carly |work=USA TODAY |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=29 April 2020 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/11/15/tinder-app-transgender-agender-genderqueer/93873790/}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Gender variant]]
*[[Birl]]
*[[Children]]
*[[Gender expression|Gender Expression]]

===External Links===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160816100006/http://www.bandbacktogether.com:80/gender-nonconformity-resources/ Band Back Together: Gender Nonconformity Resources]

==References==
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