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'''Neurogender''' (coined by Tumblr user Baaphomett in 2014, in a submission to the [[MOGAI-archive blog]])<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> means any self-identity in which a person feels that their gender identity is somehow linked to-- and best described in connection with-- their neurological type (neurotype), neurological conditions, neurodivergence, mental variation, or mental illness. One's neurotype affects many parts of one's life, including one's gender identity. Neurogenders are not defined in relationship to concepts of male and female, which puts it under the umbrellas of [[nonbinary]] gender and [[xenogender]]. There are many different neurogenders related to most, if not all, neurodivergencies. Not everyone who is neurodivergent sees themselves as having a neurogender. Some neurogenders are only for people with certain neurotypes.

"Neurodivergent" is a general category for people whose neurological development and state are atypical, and it includes people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or many other neurological conditions or mental illnesses. The word neurodivergent comes from the neurodiversity movement, which was started by autistic rights activists in the late 1990s. The neurodiversity movement seeks civil rights for neurodivergent people, and encourages seeing neurodivergence as a natural part of human diversity.<ref name="disabled world">"What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical." ''Disabled World.'' Updated April 7, 2020. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/ [unknown-error Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In her book ''The Gender Creative Child'', psychologist Diane Ehrensaft wrote:
{{quote|...when a child shows up with a co-occurrence of [[gender nonconformity]] and neuro-atypicality, we are meeting with gender ''and'' something else rather than gender as a symptom of something else. It might even be that the gender and the neurodiversity are part and parcel of the same thing.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gender Creative Child|page=106|last=Ehrensaft|first=Diane|year=2016}}</ref>}}

In order to keep the wiki accurate to the lived experiences of neurodiverse and nonbinary people, identities should only be listed here if they cite from at least two separate external sources, showing:

1. origin (such as a source about how the term was coined, or at least history of the term's use), and

2. evidence that the identity has actually been used as someone's own identity. Acceptable evidence includes presence in at least one Gender Census result, a news article, or published nonfiction book describing an actual person using it.

A design for a pride flag does not count toward origin or evidence of use. A personal blog written by the person who coined the term or claiming to use the term does not count toward evidence of use. A source citation of a web page counts if it is either a live link, or an archive of a dead link, but dead links by themselves are not acceptable.

==Neurogenders associated with autism==

Autism ("Autism Spectrum Disorder" in the DSM-V<ref>American Psychiatric Association. (2022). ''Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders'' (5th ed., text rev.). <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787</nowiki></ref>) is a spectrum of highly variable neurodevelopmental disorders. Psychologists have three main criteria for autism: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, and repetitive behavior.<ref name=DSM5>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition | chapter = Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00 (F84.0) | editor = American Psychiatric Association | year = 2013 | publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing | pagex = 50–59}}</ref><ref name="Filipek">{{cite journal | vauthors = Filipek PA, Accardo PJ, Baranek GT, Cook EH, Dawson G, Gordon B, Gravel JS, Johnson CP, Kallen RJ, Levy SE, Minshew NJ, Ozonoff S, Prizant BM, Rapin I, Rogers SJ, Stone WL, Teplin S, Tuchman RF, Volkmar FR | s2cid = 145113684 | title = The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders | journal = J Autism Dev Disord | volume = 29 | issue = 6 | pages = 439–484 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10638459 | doi = 10.1023/A:1021943802493 }} This paper represents a consensus of representatives from nine professional and four parent organizations in the US.</ref><ref name="Geschwind-2009">{{cite journal | last = Geschwind | first = Daniel H | title = Advances in autism | journal = Annu Rev Med | volume = 60 | pages = 367–380 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19630577 | pmc = 3645857 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.60.053107.121225}}</ref> Autistic people may be impaired in some respects, but average or better in others.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Pinel JP |title=Biopsychology |year=2011 |publisher=Pearson |location=Boston, Massachusetts |edition=8th |isbn=978-0-205-03099-6 |oclc=1085798897 |page=235 }}</ref> Autism lasts lifelong from birth; behavioral signs can be apparent as early as infancy,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rogers SJ | title = What are infant siblings teaching us about autism in infancy? | journal = Autism Res | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 125–137 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19582867 | pmc = 2791538 | doi = 10.1002/aur.81}}</ref> and many adults and seniors are autistic.<ref name=Ste106>{{cite journal | vauthors = Steinhausen HC, Mohr Jensen C, Lauritsen MB | title = A systematic review and meta-analysis of the long-term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood | journal = Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | volume = 133 | issue = 6 | pages = 445–452 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 26763353 | doi = 10.1111/acps.12559 }}</ref><ref name="Rapin">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rapin I, Tuchman RF | title = Autism: definition, neurobiology, screening, diagnosis | journal = Pediatric Clinics of North America | volume = 55 | issue = 5 | pages = 1129–1146, viii | date = October 2008 | pmid = 18929056 | doi = 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.005 }}</ref> The specific causes of autism are unknown, though there is thought to be a substantial genetic contribution).<ref name="Fractionable">{{cite journal|vauthors=Happé F, Ronald A |s2cid=13928876 |title=The 'fractionable autism triad': a review of evidence from behavioural, genetic, cognitive and neural research |journal=Neuropsychol Rev |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=287–304 |year=2008 |pmid=18956240 |doi=10.1007/s11065-008-9076-8}}</ref><ref name="HappeTime">{{cite journal | vauthors = Happé F, Ronald A, Plomin R | title = Time to give up on a single explanation for autism | journal = Nature Neuroscience | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 1218–1220 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17001340 | doi = 10.1038/nn1770 | doi-access = free}}</ref> Therapeutic goals are not to "cure" autistic neurotypes but to teach functional skills, reduce harmful behaviors, and enhance well-being.<ref name="CCD2007">{{cite journal | vauthors = Myers SM, Johnson CP | title = Management of children with autism spectrum disorders | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 120 | issue = 5 | pages = 1162–1182 | date = November 2007 | pmid = 17967921 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2007-2362 | url = https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/120/5/1162 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The autistic culture and autism rights movement includes those who argue that autism should be accepted as a natural part of the diversity of kinds of people.<ref name=Sil2008>{{cite journal |journal=BioSocieties |year=2008 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=325–341 |title=Fieldwork on another planet: social science perspectives on the autism spectrum | vauthors = Silverman C |s2cid=145379758 |doi=10.1017/S1745855208006236}}</ref><ref name=Frith2014>{{cite news |last=Frith |first=Uta | name-list-format = vanc |title=Autism – are we any closer to explaining the enigma? |url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |work=The Psychologist (magazine) |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=October 2014 |volume=27 |pages=744–745|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> In the 2000s, the number of autistic people was estimated at 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide.<ref name=News2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Newschaffer CJ, Croen LA, Daniels J, Giarelli E, Grether JK, Levy SE, Mandell DS, Miller LA, Pinto-Martin J, Reaven J, Reynolds AM, Rice CE, Schendel D, Windham GC | title = The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders | journal = Annual Review of Public Health | volume = 28 | pages = 235–258 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17367287 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144007 }}</ref> Recent U.S. estimates suggest that approximately 1 in every 36 children is on the autism spectrum (Maenner et al., 2023)<ref>Maenner, M.J., Warren, Z., Williams, A.R., et al. (2023). Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020. MMWR Surveill Summ; 72(No. SS-2):1–14. DOI: <nowiki>http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7202a1</nowiki></ref>, and roughly 1 in every 45 adults is on the autism spectrum (Dietz et al., 2020)<ref>Dietz, P. M., Rose, C. E., McArthur, D., & Maenner, M. (2020). National and State Estimates of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 50(12), 4258–4266. DOI: <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04494-4</nowiki></ref>.

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===Autigender===
[[File:autigender.png|thumb|Autigender [[Flags|flag]] created by noitspronouncedgif.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The black infinity symbol refers to the rainbow infinity symbol that means neurodiversity.]]

* '''Name(s):''' autismgender, autigender, or autgender.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive">The since-deleted post in the ''mogai-archive'' blog where this word was coined: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93477063574/auti-s-gender Another blog's archive of that lost blog post: http://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723823254/autisgender An archive of that archive: https://archive.is/BTFMN#selection-489.0-489.14</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined on or before Aug 25, 2014 by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl by submissions to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Meaning:''' A gender identity with which some nonbinary autistic people choose to use to describe themselves. As originally defined by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl, autismgender means "autism as part or whole of gender identity; a gender that can only be understood in context of being autistic." When your gender experience is influenced by or linked to your autism, or your understanding of the concept of gender itself is fundamentally altered by your autism.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Keywords:''' autism, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male,

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2016 Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey, one of the respondents called their gender identity "autistic," and another said "autisgender."<ref name=NBGQ2016>"NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." ''Gender Census.'' March 19, 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results [https://web.archive.org/web/20230525010811/https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 66 of the respondents (0.59%) called their gender identity autigender, autgender, autistic, or autiqueer. Several of these included explanations from the survey respondents that they meant that autism was their gender, or had a significant effect on their understanding of gender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR." ''Gender Census.'' March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 82 people were autigender, five people were autgender, one person reported they were "autigender maybe", two reported "autism gender"/"autismgender", one person was "autiegender", and one person was "autigender male" (total of 92 people whose gender is affected by their autism).<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184501/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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==Neurogenders associated with Borderline Personality Disorder==

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)<ref name="NICEGuidelines2009">{{cite book|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|title=Borderline personality disorder NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 78|date=2009|publisher=British Psychological Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629215157/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> is a mental illness characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong emotional reactions.<ref name=NIH2016>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|title=Borderline Personality Disorder|website=NIMH|access-date=16 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322130612/http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=DSM5 /> People with BPD tend to have trouble seeing their identity clearly. In particular, they tend to have difficulty knowing what they value, believe, prefer, and enjoy.<ref name=Manning_23>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 23.</ref> They may also tend to dissociate, which can be thought of as an intense form of "zoning out".<ref name=Manning_24>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 24.</ref> They are often unsure about their long-term goals for relationships and jobs. This can cause people with BPD to feel "empty" and "lost".<ref name=Manning_23/> Individuals often engage in self-harm, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, and other dangerous behavior.<ref name=NIH2016/> Approximately 10% of people affected die by suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5 /> The behavior typically begins by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations.<ref name=DSM5 /> BPD is typically treated with therapy, which may reduce the risk of suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/> Medications do not cure BPD, but can help with the symptoms.<ref name=NIH2016/> About 1.6% of people have BPD in a given year, with some estimates as high as 6%.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5/>

===Bordergender===

* '''Name(s):''' bordergender or borderfluid<ref name="bordergender">{{cite web|title=Bordergender/Borderfluid|work=borderline blog|date=17 January 2015|url=http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921031543/http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid}}</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user izayaorihahaha in 2014 in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Meaning:''' As defined by its coiner, "A fluctuating gender experienced exclusively by people with BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder]. A gender identity lacking a firm grasp on ones identity, while still experiencing gender, to varying degrees, but having trouble pinning it down to just one label or identity. Having the sense of grasping at labels as much as possible to describe a gender we keep questioning because we keep second guessing our sense of selves and, consequentially, our sense of gender. [...] this isn’t 'borderline is my gender' this is 'borderline has an affect on my gender because mental illness can have an affect on all aspects of our lives including our sexualities, romantic orientations and genders.'"<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Keywords:''' connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indescribable

* '''Demographics:''' In the Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey 2016, one respondent.<ref name=NBGQ2016 /> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, eight people were bordergender and/or borderfluid.<ref name="GC2020" />

==Neurogenders associated with schizophrenia==
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning.<ref name="mayo_Schi">{{Cite web |title=Schizophrenia |author= |work=Mayo Clinic |date=7 January 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619070419/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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[[File:Skhizeingender.png|thumb|Skhizeingender [[Flags|flag]] created by psychotic-corvidae.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decided to make a flag for Skhizeingender since it didn’t have one!|date=29 March 2020|url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>]]
===Skhizeingender===

* '''Name(s):''' skhizeingender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 or earlier by tumblr user psychoticfrodo, via submission to the mogai-archive blog.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.is/gnhm6|date=28 November 2014|title=skhizeingender|url=https://geoffie.tumblr.com/post/103834997925/skhizeingender#notes|archive-date=11 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' A gender strongly connected to someone's schizophrenia, or gender that is difficult to describe or communicate because of schizophrenia.<ref name="xeno-aligned-Skhizein">{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|title=Anonymous asks: Are there any psychosis/schizophrenia specific genders/sexualities etc|date=12 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, psychoses

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="GC2020" />

==Neurogenders associated with no one specific neurotype==

===Gendervague===
[[File:Gendervague.png|thumb|Gendervague [[flags]] created by Cryptomegha.<ref name="vague coin">{{cite web|author=Cryptomegha (Gcdzilla, StrangeGloved) |title=ok so the rly cool people at the neurodivergentkin network and myself are introducing a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people !|work=gcdzilla.tumblr.com|date=August 2014|archive-date=3 October 2014|url=http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003224751/http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin}}</ref>]]

[[File:Lydia_Brown_at_Colorado_Trust.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] speaking at the [https://www.coloradotrust.org/ Colorado Trust] in 2017. Brown is gendervague.]]

* '''Name(s):''' gendervague<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the neurodivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as neurodivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I've started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically neurodivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other people's assumptions, but holds little intrinsic meaning. Someone who is gendervague cannot separate their gender identity from their neurodivergence – being autistic doesn't ''cause'' my gender identity, but it is inextricably related to how I understand and experience gender. [...] For many (but certainly not all) autistic people, we can’t make heads or tails of either the widespread assumption that everyone fits neatly into categories of men and women or the nonsensical characteristics expected or assumed of womanhood and manhood. Recent research has shown that autistic people are more likely to identify as transgender or [[genderqueer]] than non-autistic people. That’s not surprising to me, because I've met far more trans or genderqueer people in autistic spaces than I have anywhere else."<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences |last=Brown |first=Lydia X. Z. |work=The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE) |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623035102/https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Another gendervague person, the author Max Sparrow, wrote that "gendervague helps to create a community where people understand that disability can affect gender presentation as much as or even more than inherent gender identity. Identity labels so often focus on sifting out one aspect of identity, holding it apart and separate from other aspects of our lives. Gendervague is an inherently intersected identity, honoring two different facets of identity equally, simultaneously more exclusive and more inclusive."<ref name="transtistic">{{cite web|last=Sparrow|first=Max|title=What is gendervague?|work=Transtistic: At the Intersection of Transtistic and Autgender (blog)|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2019|url=https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000915/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." The latter may or may not have meant the same identity as gendervague.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

* '''Notable people who call themselves gendervague:''' As mentioned above, activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] and author Max Sparrow are gendervague. (Sparrow describes themself as "gendervague [[epicene]]".<ref name="Sparrow-about">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Sparrow, Max |work=Transtistic |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |quote=Max Sparrow, Neuroqueer author and gendervague epicene |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322023125/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>)
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<gallery>
File:vagueflux.png|Vagueflux: A gender which is in flux, but determining the intensity of one’s gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguefluid.png|Vaguefluid: A gender which is fluid, but determining one’s current gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguegirl.png|Vaguegirl
File:vagueboy.png|Vagueboy
File:Gendervague by possum-butch.png|An alternate gendervague flag, by tumblr user possum-butch.
File:Gendervague redesign.png|Another alternate gendervague flag.
</gallery>

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===Pendogender===
[[File:Pendogender.png|thumb|Pendogender [[Flags|flag]] created by pastelmemer.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag {{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141156/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513051754/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

* '''Name(s):''' pendogender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user pastel-memer by submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="pendogender coin">{{cite web|title=Pendogender|date=1 February 2015|url=https://andwouldntyou-lovetoloveher.tumblr.com/post/109790610803/pendogender|archive-url=https://archive.vn/1lVF2|archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by pastel-memer, it means "never being satisfied with your gender or feeling settled no matter how well it fits due to self-doubt, causing one to compulsively search and seek out something that fits even better. Gender perfectionism. The 'gender' part can be replaced by the closest fitting gender at any time, i.e. pendo[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#juxera|juxera]] or pendo-[[agender]]. For neurodivergent folks only, coined with people with anxiety disorders, OCD, and OCPD in mind."<ref name="pendogender coin" />

* '''Keywords:''' anxiety, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), prefix, [[questioning]]

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

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==See also==
*[[Xenogender]]

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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Xenogender]]

Cisgender

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'''Cisgender''' (from Latin ''cis-'' "on the same side" + gender) means non-transgender. A cisgender person is a person who isn't [[transgender]], in that their [[gender identity]] matches the [[Sex#Gender Assigned At Birth|sex they were assigned at birth]]. Being cisgender is an aspect of a person's gender identity. [[Cisgender women]] are women who were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] (or were born with certain [[intersex]] conditions), and who have a female gender identity. [[Cisgender men]] are men who were [[assigned male at birth]] (or were born with certain intersex conditions), and who have a male gender identity.


A person need not have a [[binary gender]] identity in order to be cisgender. People who were born intersex and who have a [[nonbinary]] gender identity can think of themselves as transgender, or as cisgender. Some cisgender intersex people call their gender identity "intersex," or "[[intergender]]." Some people of any gender assigned at birth think of their gender identity as cisgender at the same time as being [[genderqueer]], [[gender nonconforming]], or other identities that don't fit within the gender binary. Most cisgender people don't seek a gender [[transition]], but some do. For example, some drag artists who think of themselves as cisgender go on [[hormone therapy]].</translate><ref>Del Lagrace Volcano and Judith “Jack” Halberstam. ''The Drag King Book''. London: Serpent’s Tail, 1999.</ref>

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== History == 


The word "cisgender" was "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs" to mean "non-transgender." He formed the word "cisgender" from the Latin prefix ''cis-'', "on the same side," which is the counterpart of ''trans-'', "across to the other side."</translate><ref>Julia Serano, "[http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege.]" 2009-05-14. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230226032644/http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

<translate> However, there is some evidence that the word "cisgender" has been independently coined at other times by different people. In 1994, the word appeared in the ''alt.transgendered'' newsgroup, in a post by Dana Leland Defosse, who doesn't define the term, as though it was already familiar to the readers.</translate><ref>Dana Leland Defosse, "[https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/alt.transgendered/acBONWZqmhs Transgender Research.]" May 26, 1994. ''alt.transgendered'' (newsgroup). Accessed 2007-12-22. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307010140/https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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Later, based on the word "cisgender," the word "cissexual" was created. Julia Serano uses both of these words in her book on trans-feminism, ''Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity'' (2007). Starting around 2006, both words came into use in academic writings by other writers, such as in the field of queer studies.

== Cissexual == 


A person who isn't [[transsexual]].</translate><ref>"[https://www.susans.org/wiki/Cissexual Cissexual.]" ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230703202127/https://www.susans.org/wiki/Cissexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> <translate> In some contexts, it can be useful to distinguish between cisgender and cissexual, along with distinguishing between transgender and transsexual. This distinction can be useful when talking about nonbinary and [[gender nonconforming]] people. Saying that a person is cissexual "emphasizes that someone is not dealing with the medical and legal aspects of a gender transition"; by contrast, "someone who has a nonbinary gender and [is] not dealing with the medical and legal aspects of a gender transition might call themselves a cissexual genderqueer."</translate><ref>Tobi Hill-Meyer, "[https://nodesignation.wordpress.com/definitions/ Definitions]." ''No Designation'' (personal blog). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509010823/https://nodesignation.wordpress.com/definitions/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> <translate>
Some nonbinary people who transition call themselves transsexual, whereas other nonbinary or genderqueer people who don't transition can call themselves cissexual. (For example, [[Chanda Prescod-Weinstein]] is an "[[agender]] cis-sex woman".) It is possible to be both transgender and cissexual, if gender and sex are considered to be separate aspects of a person. That said, it is a choice for each person what labels they are comfortable with using for themself, and they may find other ways to label their gender.

== See also == 


* [[Gender binary]]
* [[Cissexism]]
* [[Cisgender men]]
* [[Cisgender women]]

== References == 
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[[Category:Identities]]
[[de:cisgender]]

Neurogender

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'''Niggergender''' (coined by Tumblr user Baaphomett in 2014, in a submission to the [[MOGAI-archive blog]])<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> means any self-identity in which a person feels that their gender identity is somehow linked to-- and best described in connection with-- their niggerlogical type (niggertype), niggerlogical conditions, niggerdivergence, mental variation, or mental illness. One's niggertype affects many parts of one's life, including one's gender identity. niggergenders are not defined in relationship to concepts of male and female, which puts it under the umbrellas of [[nonbinary]] gender and [[xenogender]]. There are many different niggergenders related to most, if not all, niggerdivergencies. Not everyone who is niggerdivergent sees themselves as having a niggergender. Some niggergenders are only for people with certain niggertypes.

"niggerdivergent" is a general category for people whose niggerlogical development and state are atypical, and it includes people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or many other niggerlogical conditions or mental illnesses. The word niggerdivergent comes from the niggerdiversity movement, which was started by autistic rights activists in the late 1990s. The niggerdiversity movement seeks civil rights for niggerdivergent people, and encourages seeing niggerdivergence as a natural part of human diversity.<ref name="disabled world">"What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical." ''Disabled World.'' Updated April 7, 2020. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/ [unknown-error Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In her book ''The Gender Creative Child'', psychologist Diane Ehrensaft wrote:
{{quote|...when a child shows up with a co-occurrence of [[gender nonconformity]] and neuro-atypicality, we are meeting with gender ''and'' something else rather than gender as a symptom of something else. It might even be that the gender and the neurodiversity are part and parcel of the same thing.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gender Creative Child|page=106|last=Ehrensaft|first=Diane|year=2016}}</ref>}}

In order to keep the wiki accurate to the lived experiences of niggerdiverse and nonbinary people, identities should only be listed here if they cite from at least two separate external sources, showing:

1. origin (such as a source about how the term was coined, or at least history of the term's use), and

2. evidence that the identity has actually been used as someone's own identity. Acceptable evidence includes presence in at least one Gender Census result, a news article, or published nonfiction book describing an actual person using it.

A design for a pride flag does not count toward origin or evidence of use. A personal blog written by the person who coined the term or claiming to use the term does not count toward evidence of use. A source citation of a web page counts if it is either a live link, or an archive of a dead link, but dead links by themselves are not acceptable.

==niggergenders associated with autism==

Autism ("Autism Spectrum Disorder" in the DSM-V<ref>American Psychiatric Association. (2022). ''Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders'' (5th ed., text rev.). <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787</nowiki></ref>) is a spectrum of highly variable niggerdevelopmental disorders. Psychologists have three main criteria for autism: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, and repetitive behavior.<ref name=DSM5>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition | chapter = Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00 (F84.0) | editor = American Psychiatric Association | year = 2013 | publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing | pagex = 50–59}}</ref><ref name="Filipek">{{cite journal | vauthors = Filipek PA, Accardo PJ, Baranek GT, Cook EH, Dawson G, Gordon B, Gravel JS, Johnson CP, Kallen RJ, Levy SE, Minshew NJ, Ozonoff S, Prizant BM, Rapin I, Rogers SJ, Stone WL, Teplin S, Tuchman RF, Volkmar FR | s2cid = 145113684 | title = The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders | journal = J Autism Dev Disord | volume = 29 | issue = 6 | pages = 439–484 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10638459 | doi = 10.1023/A:1021943802493 }} This paper represents a consensus of representatives from nine professional and four parent organizations in the US.</ref><ref name="Geschwind-2009">{{cite journal | last = Geschwind | first = Daniel H | title = Advances in autism | journal = Annu Rev Med | volume = 60 | pages = 367–380 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19630577 | pmc = 3645857 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.60.053107.121225}}</ref> Autistic people may be impaired in some respects, but average or better in others.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Pinel JP |title=Biopsychology |year=2011 |publisher=Pearson |location=Boston, Massachusetts |edition=8th |isbn=978-0-205-03099-6 |oclc=1085798897 |page=235 }}</ref> Autism lasts lifelong from birth; behavioral signs can be apparent as early as infancy,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rogers SJ | title = What are infant siblings teaching us about autism in infancy? | journal = Autism Res | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 125–137 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19582867 | pmc = 2791538 | doi = 10.1002/aur.81}}</ref> and many adults and seniors are autistic.<ref name=Ste106>{{cite journal | vauthors = Steinhausen HC, Mohr Jensen C, Lauritsen MB | title = A systematic review and meta-analysis of the long-term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood | journal = Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | volume = 133 | issue = 6 | pages = 445–452 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 26763353 | doi = 10.1111/acps.12559 }}</ref><ref name="Rapin">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rapin I, Tuchman RF | title = Autism: definition, neurobiology, screening, diagnosis | journal = Pediatric Clinics of North America | volume = 55 | issue = 5 | pages = 1129–1146, viii | date = October 2008 | pmid = 18929056 | doi = 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.005 }}</ref> The specific causes of autism are unknown, though there is thought to be a substantial genetic contribution).<ref name="Fractionable">{{cite journal|vauthors=Happé F, Ronald A |s2cid=13928876 |title=The 'fractionable autism triad': a review of evidence from behavioural, genetic, cognitive and neural research |journal=Neuropsychol Rev |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=287–304 |year=2008 |pmid=18956240 |doi=10.1007/s11065-008-9076-8}}</ref><ref name="HappeTime">{{cite journal | vauthors = Happé F, Ronald A, Plomin R | title = Time to give up on a single explanation for autism | journal = Nature Neuroscience | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 1218–1220 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17001340 | doi = 10.1038/nn1770 | doi-access = free}}</ref> Therapeutic goals are not to "cure" autistic niggertypes but to teach functional skills, reduce harmful behaviors, and enhance well-being.<ref name="CCD2007">{{cite journal | vauthors = Myers SM, Johnson CP | title = Management of children with autism spectrum disorders | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 120 | issue = 5 | pages = 1162–1182 | date = November 2007 | pmid = 17967921 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2007-2362 | url = https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/120/5/1162 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The autistic culture and autism rights movement includes those who argue that autism should be accepted as a natural part of the diversity of kinds of people.<ref name=Sil2008>{{cite journal |journal=BioSocieties |year=2008 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=325–341 |title=Fieldwork on another planet: social science perspectives on the autism spectrum | vauthors = Silverman C |s2cid=145379758 |doi=10.1017/S1745855208006236}}</ref><ref name=Frith2014>{{cite news |last=Frith |first=Uta | name-list-format = vanc |title=Autism – are we any closer to explaining the enigma? |url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |work=The Psychologist (magazine) |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=October 2014 |volume=27 |pages=744–745|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-10/autism-are-we-any-closer-explaining-enigma |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> In the 2000s, the number of autistic people was estimated at 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide.<ref name=News2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Newschaffer CJ, Croen LA, Daniels J, Giarelli E, Grether JK, Levy SE, Mandell DS, Miller LA, Pinto-Martin J, Reaven J, Reynolds AM, Rice CE, Schendel D, Windham GC | title = The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders | journal = Annual Review of Public Health | volume = 28 | pages = 235–258 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17367287 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144007 }}</ref> Recent U.S. estimates suggest that approximately 1 in every 36 children is on the autism spectrum (Maenner et al., 2023)<ref>Maenner, M.J., Warren, Z., Williams, A.R., et al. (2023). Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020. MMWR Surveill Summ; 72(No. SS-2):1–14. DOI: <nowiki>http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7202a1</nowiki></ref>, and roughly 1 in every 45 adults is on the autism spectrum (Dietz et al., 2020)<ref>Dietz, P. M., Rose, C. E., McArthur, D., & Maenner, M. (2020). National and State Estimates of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 50(12), 4258–4266. DOI: <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04494-4</nowiki></ref>.

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===Autigender===
[[File:autigender.png|thumb|Autigender [[Flags|flag]] created by noitspronouncedgif.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123783742554/fascigender-and-autigender-flags-from-the-pride Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The black infinity symbol refers to the rainbow infinity symbol that means niggerdiversity.]]

* '''Name(s):''' autismgender, autigender, or autgender.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive">The since-deleted post in the ''mogai-archive'' blog where this word was coined: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93477063574/auti-s-gender Another blog's archive of that lost blog post: http://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723823254/autisgender An archive of that archive: https://archive.is/BTFMN#selection-489.0-489.14</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined on or before Aug 25, 2014 by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl by submissions to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Meaning:''' A gender identity with which some nonbinary autistic people choose to use to describe themselves. As originally defined by Tumblr users autismgender and esperancegirl, autismgender means "autism as part or whole of gender identity; a gender that can only be understood in context of being autistic." When your gender experience is influenced by or linked to your autism, or your understanding of the concept of gender itself is fundamentally altered by your autism.<ref name="autismgender mogai-archive" />

* '''Keywords:''' autism, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male,

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2016 Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey, one of the respondents called their gender identity "autistic," and another said "autisgender."<ref name=NBGQ2016>"NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results." ''Gender Census.'' March 19, 2016. http://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results [https://web.archive.org/web/20230525010811/https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 66 of the respondents (0.59%) called their gender identity autigender, autgender, autistic, or autiqueer. Several of these included explanations from the survey respondents that they meant that autism was their gender, or had a significant effect on their understanding of gender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR." ''Gender Census.'' March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 82 people were autigender, five people were autgender, one person reported they were "autigender maybe", two reported "autism gender"/"autismgender", one person was "autiegender", and one person was "autigender male" (total of 92 people whose gender is affected by their autism).<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184501/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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==niggergenders associated with Borderline Personality Disorder==

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)<ref name="NICEGuidelines2009">{{cite book|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|title=Borderline personality disorder NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 78|date=2009|publisher=British Psychological Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629215157/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55415/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> is a mental illness characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong emotional reactions.<ref name=NIH2016>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|title=Borderline Personality Disorder|website=NIMH|access-date=16 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322130612/http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml|archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=DSM5 /> People with BPD tend to have trouble seeing their identity clearly. In particular, they tend to have difficulty knowing what they value, believe, prefer, and enjoy.<ref name=Manning_23>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 23.</ref> They may also tend to dissociate, which can be thought of as an intense form of "zoning out".<ref name=Manning_24>{{cite book|title=Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder|last=Manning|first=Shari| name-list-format = vanc |publisher=The Guilford Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1-59385-607-6|ref=harv}} Page 24.</ref> They are often unsure about their long-term goals for relationships and jobs. This can cause people with BPD to feel "empty" and "lost".<ref name=Manning_23/> Individuals often engage in self-harm, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, and other dangerous behavior.<ref name=NIH2016/> Approximately 10% of people affected die by suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5 /> The behavior typically begins by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations.<ref name=DSM5 /> BPD is typically treated with therapy, which may reduce the risk of suicide.<ref name=NIH2016/> Medications do not cure BPD, but can help with the symptoms.<ref name=NIH2016/> About 1.6% of people have BPD in a given year, with some estimates as high as 6%.<ref name=NIH2016/><ref name=DSM5/>

===Bordergender===

* '''Name(s):''' bordergender or borderfluid<ref name="bordergender">{{cite web|title=Bordergender/Borderfluid|work=borderline blog|date=17 January 2015|url=http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921031543/http://imighthavebpd.tumblr.com/post/108384556779/bordergenderborderfluid}}</ref>

* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user izayaorihahaha in 2014 in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Meaning:''' As defined by its coiner, "A fluctuating gender experienced exclusively by people with BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder]. A gender identity lacking a firm grasp on ones identity, while still experiencing gender, to varying degrees, but having trouble pinning it down to just one label or identity. Having the sense of grasping at labels as much as possible to describe a gender we keep questioning because we keep second guessing our sense of selves and, consequentially, our sense of gender. [...] this isn’t 'borderline is my gender' this is 'borderline has an affect on my gender because mental illness can have an affect on all aspects of our lives including our sexualities, romantic orientations and genders.'"<ref name="bordergender" />

* '''Keywords:''' connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indescribable

* '''Demographics:''' In the Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey 2016, one respondent.<ref name=NBGQ2016 /> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, eight people were bordergender and/or borderfluid.<ref name="GC2020" />

==niggergenders associated with schizophrenia==
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning.<ref name="mayo_Schi">{{Cite web |title=Schizophrenia |author= |work=Mayo Clinic |date=7 January 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619070419/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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[[File:Skhizeingender.png|thumb|Skhizeingender [[Flags|flag]] created by psychotic-corvidae.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decided to make a flag for Skhizeingender since it didn’t have one!|date=29 March 2020|url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/613970605817085952/decided-to-make-a-flag-for-skhizeingender-since-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>]]
===Skhizeingender===

* '''Name(s):''' skhizeingender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 or earlier by tumblr user psychoticfrodo, via submission to the mogai-archive blog.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.is/gnhm6|date=28 November 2014|title=skhizeingender|url=https://geoffie.tumblr.com/post/103834997925/skhizeingender#notes|archive-date=11 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' A gender strongly connected to someone's schizophrenia, or gender that is difficult to describe or communicate because of schizophrenia.<ref name="xeno-aligned-Skhizein">{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|title=Anonymous asks: Are there any psychosis/schizophrenia specific genders/sexualities etc|date=12 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141155/https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183389604356/are-there-any-psychosisschizophrenia-specific|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, psychoses

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="GC2020" />

==niggergenders associated with no one specific niggertype==

===Gendervague===
[[File:Gendervague.png|thumb|Gendervague [[flags]] created by Cryptomegha.<ref name="vague coin">{{cite web|author=Cryptomegha (Gcdzilla, StrangeGloved) |title=ok so the rly cool people at the neurodivergentkin network and myself are introducing a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people !|work=gcdzilla.tumblr.com|date=August 2014|archive-date=3 October 2014|url=http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003224751/http://gcdzilla.tumblr.com/post/91603686632/ok-so-the-rly-cool-people-at-the-neurodivergentkin}}</ref>]]

[[File:Lydia_Brown_at_Colorado_Trust.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] speaking at the [https://www.coloradotrust.org/ Colorado Trust] in 2017. Brown is gendervague.]]

* '''Name(s):''' gendervague<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the niggerdivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" />

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by niggerdivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as niggerdivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I've started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically niggerdivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other people's assumptions, but holds little intrinsic meaning. Someone who is gendervague cannot separate their gender identity from their niggerdivergence – being autistic doesn't ''cause'' my gender identity, but it is inextricably related to how I understand and experience gender. [...] For many (but certainly not all) autistic people, we can’t make heads or tails of either the widespread assumption that everyone fits neatly into categories of men and women or the nonsensical characteristics expected or assumed of womanhood and manhood. Recent research has shown that autistic people are more likely to identify as transgender or [[genderqueer]] than non-autistic people. That’s not surprising to me, because I've met far more trans or genderqueer people in autistic spaces than I have anywhere else."<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences |last=Brown |first=Lydia X. Z. |work=The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE) |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623035102/https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Another gendervague person, the author Max Sparrow, wrote that "gendervague helps to create a community where people understand that disability can affect gender presentation as much as or even more than inherent gender identity. Identity labels so often focus on sifting out one aspect of identity, holding it apart and separate from other aspects of our lives. Gendervague is an inherently intersected identity, honoring two different facets of identity equally, simultaneously more exclusive and more inclusive."<ref name="transtistic">{{cite web|last=Sparrow|first=Max|title=What is gendervague?|work=Transtistic: At the Intersection of Transtistic and Autgender (blog)|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2019|url=https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000915/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

* '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." The latter may or may not have meant the same identity as gendervague.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

* '''Notable people who call themselves gendervague:''' As mentioned above, activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] and author Max Sparrow are gendervague. (Sparrow describes themself as "gendervague [[epicene]]".<ref name="Sparrow-about">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Sparrow, Max |work=Transtistic |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |quote=Max Sparrow, Neuroqueer author and gendervague epicene |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322023125/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>)
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File:vagueflux.png|Vagueflux: A gender which is in flux, but determining the intensity of one’s gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguefluid.png|Vaguefluid: A gender which is fluid, but determining one’s current gender is difficult due to neurodivergency.
File:vaguegirl.png|Vaguegirl
File:vagueboy.png|Vagueboy
File:Gendervague by possum-butch.png|An alternate gendervague flag, by tumblr user possum-butch.
File:Gendervague redesign.png|Another alternate gendervague flag.
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===Pendogender===
[[File:Pendogender.png|thumb|Pendogender [[Flags|flag]] created by pastelmemer.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag {{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315141156/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/123466666709/is-there-a-pendogender-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513051754/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148289378876/pendogender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

* '''Name(s):''' pendogender

* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user pastel-memer by submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog.<ref name="pendogender coin">{{cite web|title=Pendogender|date=1 February 2015|url=https://andwouldntyou-lovetoloveher.tumblr.com/post/109790610803/pendogender|archive-url=https://archive.vn/1lVF2|archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by pastel-memer, it means "never being satisfied with your gender or feeling settled no matter how well it fits due to self-doubt, causing one to compulsively search and seek out something that fits even better. Gender perfectionism. The 'gender' part can be replaced by the closest fitting gender at any time, i.e. pendo[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#juxera|juxera]] or pendo-[[agender]]. For niggerdivergent folks only, coined with people with anxiety disorders, OCD, and OCPD in mind."<ref name="pendogender coin" />

* '''Keywords:''' anxiety, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender|niggergender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), prefix, [[questioning]]

* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />

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==See also==
*[[Xenogender]]

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==References==
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{{Personal story
| quote = I discovered that I was transgender after joking around in the art room in 8th grade, (when I was 12) and one of my friends, who was also LGBTQ+, said that the charcoal on my face looked like makeup that a transgender guy would wear. I was stunned into silence.
| name = Dalton
| age = 15
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}}
'''Transgender''' or '''trans''' is an [[umbrella term]] covering all [[Gender identity|gender identities]] or [[Gender expression|expressions]] that transgress or transcend society's rules and concepts of gender. To be trans usually means to identify as a gender other than the [[Assigned gender at birth|gender one was assigned at birth]], such as being female while being assigned male at birth. The category of transgender includes people who have the [[binary genders|binary gender]] identities of female ([[transgender women]]) or male ([[transgender men]]), and is often framed solely in binary terms. However, this is not true. The transgender umbrella does include people with [[nonbinary]] gender identities, but not all nonbinary people consider themselves as transgender.

Some people consider themselves [[transsexual]] instead of (or in addition to) transgender. Transsexual is an older word that is nowadays considered offensive by some in the trans community.<ref name="Nissim">{{Cite web |title=What should you call trans people? |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |work=PinkNews |date=19 March 2018 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/19/transsexual-transgender-transvestite-what-should-you-call-trans-people/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215127/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/19/transsexual-transgender-transvestite-what-should-you-call-trans-people/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Abrams">{{Cite web |title=What's the Difference Between Being Transgender and Transsexual? |author=Abrams, Mere |work=Healthline |date=21 November 2019 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/difference-between-transgender-and-transsexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607221722/https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/difference-between-transgender-and-transsexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> When "transsexual" is used, it means a trans person who has undergone or wants to undergo a medical [[transition]] through [[surgery]] and/or [[hormone therapy]].

In general, "trans"/"transgender"/"transsexual" should not be counted as a [[gender]]/[[gender identity]]. For example, a trans woman's gender is properly "woman", not "trans". However, some people do consider "trans" to be their gender, such as the writer [[Juno Roche]] and the sexologist [[Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad]].

==Symbols==
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A TransGender-Symbol Plain2.png|The transgender symbol, made of a combination of male (Mars), female (Venus), and a mix of both. Colors are optional.
Transgender.png|The transgender pride flag, designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999, with stripes representing male (blue), female (pink), and other or transitioning (white).
Jennifer Pellinen Transgender Flag.svg|In 2002 Jennifer Pellinen created a transgender flag <ref>{{cite web|title=Transgendered flags|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qq-tgf.html|website=Flags of the World|date=24 May 2020|last=Young|first=Randy}}</ref> Pink & blue stripes: female and male. The middle three purple stripes represent the diversity of the transgender community and genders other than female and male.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transflag.org/info.html |title=Transgender Flag info |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180902180247/http://www.transflag.org/info.html}}</ref>
Transgender by Michelle Lindsay.jpg|A transgender flag created by Michelle Lindsay, and used for some events in the the Ottawa-Gatineau region of Canada since 2010.<ref name="5cc">{{Cite web |title=The History of the Transgender Flag |author= |work=Point 5cc |date= |access-date=22 March 2021 |url= http://point5cc.com/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/popularresources/glbtrt_trans_08.pdf TRANScending Identities: A Bibliography of Resources on Transgender and Intersex Topics]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150531052514/http://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/ Digital Transgender Archive]

===Further reading===
* Girshick, Lori B. ''Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men''. Hanover: University Press of New England, 2008. Print.
* Stryker, Susan. ''Transgender History''. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press, 2008. Print.
* Stryker, Susan, and Stephen Whittle. ''The Transgender Studies Reader''. New York: Routledge, 2006. Print.

===See also===
*[[Cisgender]]
*[[Transsexual]]
*[[Transgenderist]]

[[Category:Umbrella Terms]]

[[de:transgender]]

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'''[[Transgender]]'''<br>Identifying as a gender other than the one that was [[assigned gender at birth|assigned at birth]].<ref name="note">The reason this is not the most frequent identity is that the Gender Census is open only to people who are not men or women exclusively and all of the time. ''Transgender'' is more common than ''nonbinary'', but many trans people are not nonbinary.</ref>
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'''[[Bigender]]'''<br>Identity that involves two distinct gender identities, either at the same time, or at different times.
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Transgender

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The slang term "'''drag'''" refers to the wearing of clothing of a different sex, gender, or both; or, an exaggerated characterization of one's current gender or sex. "Drag" may be used as a noun as in the expression ''in drag,'' or as an adjective as in ''drag show''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Abate |first1=Frank R. |last2=Jewell |first2=Elizabeth |title=The New Oxford American Dictionary |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-19-511227-6 |page=515 |oclc=959495250 }}</ref>

Since this wiki isn't Wikipedia (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_(clothing) Wikipedia's article on drag]), this page should focus on aspects of drag that are specifically relevant to people who are [[nonbinary]], or at least to help disambiguate drag from other kinds of gender nonconforming [[clothing]] and [[transgender]] [[transition]] of [[gender expression]].

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==Terminology, scope and etymology==

[[File:Drag Queens at High Heel Drag Race.jpg|thumb|Participants of the High Heel Drag Race in Washington, D.C.]]

The origin of the term is uncertain;<ref name="Gerstner-2012">{{cite book|title=Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture |editor-last1=Gerstner |editor-first1=David A. |chapter=Drag |last1=Baroni |first1=Monica |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=851qoMjA3icC&pg=PA191 |date=2012 |orig-year=1st pub. 2006 |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |isbn=978-1-136-76181-2 |oclc=815980386 |pages=191 |access-date=27 April 2018 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220549/https://books.google.com/books?id=851qoMjA3icC&pg=PA191 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> the first recorded use of ''drag'' in reference to actors dressed in women's clothing is from 1870.<ref name="González-2008">{{cite book |editor1=María de los Ángeles Gómez González |editor2=J. Lachlan Mackenzie |editor3=Elsa M. González Álvarez |author1=Felix Rodriguez Gonzales |title=Languages and Cultures in Contrast and Comparison |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sk6AAAAQBAJ |series=Pragmatics & beyond new series v 175 |date=26 June 2008 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company |location=Philadelphia |page=231 |chapter=The feminine stereotype in gay characterization: A look at English and Spanish |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sk6AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA221 |isbn=978-90-272-9052-6 |oclc=860469091 |accessdate=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220329/https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sk6AAAAQBAJ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The use of "drag" in this sense appeared in print as early as 1870<ref name="ReferenceA">Oxford English Dictionary 2012 (Online version of 1989 2nd. Edition) Accessed 11 April</ref><ref>'I know what "in drag" means; it is the slang for going about in women's clothes.': ''The Times'' (London), 30 May 1870, p.13, "The Men in Women's Clothes'</ref> but its origin is uncertain. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=drag] Online Etymology Dictionary: Drag [https://web.archive.org/web/20230627225624/https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=drag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Drag queens are typically gay men, but there are drag queens of all different sexual orientations and genders,<ref name="PsyToday">{{cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-things-lgbtq/201801/the-psychology-drag |title=The Psychology of Drag |last=O'Brien |first=Jennifer |publisher=Psychology Today |date=January 30, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> including trans women who perform as drag queens<ref name="Guardian-MBH">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/08/rupaul-drag-race-transgender-performers-diversity |title=Who can be a drag queen? RuPaul's trans comments fuel calls for inclusion |last=Levin |first=Sam |publisher=The Guardian |date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422000545/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/08/rupaul-drag-race-transgender-performers-diversity |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="WaPo-MBH">{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/09/im-a-trans-woman-and-a-drag-queen-despite-what-rupaul-says-you-can-be-both/ |title=I’m a trans woman and a drag queen. Despite what RuPaul says, you can be both. |last=Beverly Hillz |first=Monica |publisher=The Washington Post| date=March 9, 2018 | access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519153848/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/09/im-a-trans-woman-and-a-drag-queen-despite-what-rupaul-says-you-can-be-both/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Esquire-AMP">{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a19184923/peppermint-trans-drag-inclusion/ |title=Peppermint Is Taking on a New Fight for the Trans Community |last=Kirkland |first=Justin |publisher=Esquire |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401204125/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a19184923/peppermint-trans-drag-inclusion/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> (sometimes termed ''trans queens''),<ref name="Vox-TQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/6/17085244/rupaul-trans-women-drag-queens-interview-controversy |title=How RuPaul’s comments on trans women led to a Drag Race revolt — and a rare apology |last=Framke |first=Caroline |publisher=Vox |date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708195225/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/6/17085244/rupaul-trans-women-drag-queens-interview-controversy |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> such as Monica Beverly Hillz<ref name="Guardian-MBH"/><ref name="WaPo-MBH"/> and Agnes Moore, known by her stage name Peppermint,<ref name="Esquire-AMP"/> and cisgender women<ref>{{cite journal|last=Coull |first=Jamie Lee |date=2015 |title=Faux Queens: an exploration of gender, sexuality and queerness in cis-female drag queen performance |publisher=Curtin University}}</ref> who do, sometimes termed ''faux queens''.<ref name="Guardian-FQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/10/workin-it-how-female-drag-queens-are-causing-a-scene |title=Workin’ it! How female drag queens are causing a scene |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |publisher=The Guardian |date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220543/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/10/workin-it-how-female-drag-queens-are-causing-a-scene |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Drag queens' counterparts are ''drag kings'', women who dress in exaggeratedly masculine clothing; men who dress like drag kings are sometimes termed ''faux kings''.

===Drag queens===
'''Drag queens''' are performance artists, typically cisgender men, who dress in women's clothing and often act with exaggerated femininity and in feminine [[gender role]]s with a primarily entertaining purpose. They often exaggerate make-up such as eyelashes for dramatic, comedic or satirical effect. Drag queens are closely associated with gay men and gay culture, but can be of any sexual orientation or gender identity. They vary widely by class, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films to people who try drag very occasionally.

The activity, which is called ''doing drag'', has many motivations, from individual self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag queen activities among stage and street performers may include lip-syncing, live singing, dancing, participating in events such as gay pride parades, drag pageants, or at venues such as cabarets and discotheques.

Some drag queens may prefer to be referred to as "she" while in drag and desire to stay completely in character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-drag |title=Understanding Drag |author= |date=2017-04-28 |website=transequality.org |publisher=National Center for Transgender Equality |access-date=2018-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309054248/https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-drag |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Other drag performers say they are indifferent to which pronoun is used to refer to them. In drag queen RuPaul's words, "You can call me he. You can call me she. You can call me Regis and Kathie Lee; I don't care! Just so long as you call me."<ref>{{cite book|author=Rupaul|title=Lettin' It All Hang Out: An Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mq-HAAAAIAAJ|publisher=Hyperion Books|date=June 1995|page=139|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122123522/https://books.google.com/books?id=mq-HAAAAIAAJ|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

===Drag kings===
[[Image:kingsporch.jpg|thumb|All The Kings Men—a drag king performance troupe from Boston]]
'''Drag kings''' are performance artists, typically cisgender women, who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine.<ref name="Competitive Drag Kings Strut Stuff">{{cite web |last=Aronoff |first=Jen |title=Competitive Drag Kings Strut Stuff: With some spit and polish, women perform in growing world of cross-dressing pageantry |publisher=The University of South Carolina Daily Gamecock |date=2005-10-19 |url=http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/10/19/TheMix/Competitive.Drag.Kings.Strut.Stuff-1025370.shtml |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016152029/http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/10/19/TheMix/Competitive.Drag.Kings.Strut.Stuff-1025370.shtml |archivedate=2007-10-16 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511233651/http://media.www.dailygamecock.com:80/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/10/19/TheMix/Competitive.Drag.Kings.Strut.Stuff-1025370.shtml |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> They may be lesbian, bisexual, transgender, [[genderqueer]], or otherwise part of the [[LGBT]] community. They may also be straight. A typical drag show may incorporate dancing, acting, stand-up comedy, and singing, either live or lip-synching to pre-recorded tracks.<ref name="Drag King Contest by Dujour">{{cite web |last=Dujour |first=Dick |title=Drag King Contest |publisher=San Francisco Bay Times |date=2006-08-24 |url=http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=5448 |accessdate=2007-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922063432/https://sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=5448 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Drag kings often perform as exaggeratedly [[Machismo|macho]] male characters,<ref name="Best of Sacramento - Drag King: Buck Naked">{{cite web |last=Beckner |first=Chrisanne |title=Best of Sacramento - Drag King: Buck Naked |publisher=Sacramento News & Review |date=2005-09-29 |url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=44107 |accessdate=2007-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921220757/https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=44107 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> portray marginalized masculinities such as construction workers, rappers, or they will impersonate male celebrities like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Tim McGraw.<ref name="Bring Out the Kings!">{{cite web |last=Long |first=Cris |title=Bring Out the Kings!: Gage Gatlyn |publisher=Out Impact |date=2007-07-22 |url=http://www.outimpact.com/foldeddollarbillsready/dragkings/gagegatlyn.html |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120809/http://www.outimpact.com/foldeddollarbillsready/dragkings/gagegatlyn.html |archivedate=2007-09-29 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922032127/https://www.outimpact.com/foldeddollarbillsready/dragkings/gagegatlyn.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, several drag kings became British music hall stars, and British pantomime has preserved the tradition of women performing in male roles. Starting in the mid-1990s, drag kings started to gain some of the fame and attention that drag queens have known.<ref name="GAGE FOR YOURSELF">{{cite web |title=Gage For Yourself |publisher=Watermark Online |date=2005-09-22 |issue=#1219 |url=http://www.watermarkonline.com/content.php?cid=313 |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144740/http://www.watermarkonline.com/content.php?cid=313 |archivedate=2007-08-24 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922024300/https://www.watermarkonline.com/content.php?cid=313 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Inside Sydney's drag king culture">{{cite web
|last=Caceda |first=Eden |title=Inside Sydney's drag king culture |publisher=Hijacked |date=2015-01-13 |url=http://hijacked.com.au/inside-drag-king-culture-with-sexy-galexy |accessdate=2015-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171924/http://hijacked.com.au/inside-drag-king-culture-with-sexy-galexy |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===Female impersonator===
Another term for a drag queen is ''female impersonator.''<ref>When Cross Dressing was a crime http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/03/12/tbt-when-cross-dressing-was-crime?page=full [https://web.archive.org/web/20230423000048/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/03/12/tbt-when-cross-dressing-was-crime?page=full Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Although this is still used, it is sometimes regarded as inaccurate, because not all contemporary drag performers are attempting to pass as women. Female impersonation has been and continues to be illegal in some places, which inspired the drag queen José Sarria to hand out labels to his friends reading, "I am a boy", so he could not be accused of female impersonation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sarria_j.html |title=>> social sciences >> Sarria, José |publisher=glbtq |date=1923-12-12 |accessdate=2014-03-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005833/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sarria_j.html |archivedate=2013-12-03 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512151249/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sarria_j.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> American drag queen RuPaul once said, "I do not impersonate females! How many women do you know who wear seven-inch heels, four-foot wigs, and skintight dresses?" He also said, "I don't dress like a woman; I dress like a drag queen!".<ref>Dr. Susan Corso (April 15, 2009). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-susan-corso/drag-queen-theology_b_175120.html Drag Queen Theology.] Retrieved: April 1, 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-susan-corso/drag-queen-theology_b_175120.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Alternative terms===
[[File:2004-GayPrideBrazil-1.jpeg|thumb|200px|alt=4 individuals portraying women|Drag queens walking in a parade in São Paulo, Brazil.]]

Drag queens are sometimes called transvestites, although that term also has many other connotations than the term ''drag queen'' and is not much favored by many drag queens themselves.<ref>Ford, Zack. "[https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ The Quiet Clash Between Transgender Women And Drag Queens]." ThinkProgress, 25 June 2014. Web. 9 September 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term ''tranny'' has been adopted by some drag performers, notably RuPaul,<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Spargo |url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |title=NEW: RuPaul's 'Tranny' Conroversy |publisher=NewNowNext |date=2012-01-15 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and the gay male community<ref>{{cite web |last=Musto |first=Michael |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |title=Is "Tranny" So Bad? |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=2013-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221132/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archivedate=2013-10-04 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411064528/https://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> in the United States, but it is considered offensive to most transgender and transsexual people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |title=Is 'Tranny' Offensive? |publisher=The Bilerico Project |date=2008-09-09 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062258/http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Many drag performers refer to themselves as drag artists, as opposed to drag queens, as contemporary forms of drag have become [[nonbinary]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knauf |first1=Ana Sofia |title=Person of Interest: Arson Nicki |url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |website=The Stranger |publisher=Tim Keck |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531195141/https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lam |first1=Teresa |title=Getting to Know Non-Binary Drag Artist Rose Butch |url=https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |website=Hypebae |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220411/https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===Uncommon terms===
In the drag queen world today, there is an ongoing debate about whether transgender drag queens are actually considered "Drag Queens". This subject is argued because Drag Queens are defined as a man portraying a woman. Since transgender queens are now transitioned into women, many people do not consider them drag queens because they are no longer men dressing as women.

Drag Kings are often cisgender women who assume a masculine aesthetic. However this is not always the case, because there are also transgender male drag kings as well as cisgender male kings ("bio kings"). Bio kings or bio queens are people who perform as their own [[AGAB]] through a heightened or exaggerated gender presentation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://academic.eb.com/?target=%2Flevels%2Fcollegiate%2Farticle%2Fdrag-queen%2F627517|title=Britannica Academic|website=academic.eb.com|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220437/https://academic.eb.com/?target=/levels/collegiate/article/drag-queen/627517|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Barnett|first=Joshua Trey|last2=Johnson|first2=Corey W.|date=November 2013|title=We Are All Royalty|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i5-4369|journal=Journal of Leisure Research|volume=45|issue=5|pages=677–694|doi=10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i5-4369|issn=0022-2216|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127224253/https://dx.doi.org/10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i5-4369|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

A faux queen or bio queen<ref>Nicholson, Rebecca. “Workin' It! How Female Drag Queens Are Causing a Scene.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 10 July 2017, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/10/workin-it-how-female-drag-queens-are-causing-a-scene.</ref> or female-bodied queen, on the other hand, is a cisgender woman while performing in the same context as traditional (men-as-women) drag and displaying such features as exaggerated hair and makeup (as an example, the performance of the actress and singer Lady Gaga during her first appearance in the 2018 film ''A Star Is Born''.<ref name="Davisson-2013">{{cite book |author=Amber L. Davisson |title=Lady Gaga and the Remaking of Celebrity Culture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWEsAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |date=25 July 2013 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=978-0-7864-7475-2 |page=55 |chapter=2. Dragging the Monster |oclc=862799660 |accessdate=12 April 2018 |quote=Within the drag community, "faux queen" is the title used for a woman who performs as a drag queen.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408101348/https://books.google.com/books?id=uWEsAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Nonbinary drag performers==

[[File:Bob The Drag Queen at Rupaul's Dragcon 2017 by dvsross (cropped).jpg|thumb|A nonbinary drag artist, [[Caldwell Tidicue]], stage name Bob the Drag Queen, at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2017.]]

Drag can be an opportunity for people to express their identity's "gender complexity".<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sex Roles|doi=10.1007/s11199-017-0802-7|year=2017|last=Levitt|first=Heidi M.|title=Drag Gender: Experiences of Gender for Gay and Queer Men who Perform Drag|volume=78|pages=367–384}}</ref> Although many drag performers are cisgender or are binary trans people, some notable drag performers who have [[come out]] as nonbinary include:

* [[Londyn Bradshaw]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BradshawLondyn|last=Bradshaw|first=Londyn|number=1330582908021555200|title=Just a friendly reminder that the trans community paved a pathway for non binary individuals. This includes myself! Hi am Londyn and if you weren't aware I am a black non binary drag queen! Love you all|date=22 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="shou_Meet">{{Cite web |title=Meet Londyn Bradshaw {{!}} Drag Artist & Content Creator |author= |work=SHOUTOUT DFW |date=26 May 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |url=https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-londyn-bradshaw-drag-artist-content-creator/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719112525/https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-londyn-bradshaw-drag-artist-content-creator/ |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* [[Violet Chachki]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's Next Drag Superstar Is 22, Genderqueer, and a Trans Activist |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=advocate.com |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/06/02/americas-next-drag-superstar-22-genderqueer-and-trans-activ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605180931/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/06/02/americas-next-drag-superstar-22-genderqueer-and-trans-activ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Etcetera Etcetera]]<ref name="Rudolph">{{Cite web |title=Who's the Shadiest "Drag Race Down Under" Queen? Etcetera Etcetera Has Thoughts. |last=Rudolph |first=Christopher |work=NewNowNext |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |url= http://www.newnownext.com/etcetera-etcetera-drag-race-down-under/06/2021/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145520/http://www.newnownext.com/etcetera-etcetera-drag-race-down-under/06/2021/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Durga Gawde]]<ref name="Balaram">{{Cite web |title=Artist Durga Gawde tells us what it means to be gender-fluid |last=Balaram |first=Rajashree |work=Vogue India |date=27 October 2018 |access-date=15 April 2021 |url= https://www.vogue.in/content/artist-durga-gawde-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-gender-fluid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203173645/https://www.vogue.in/content/artist-durga-gawde-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-gender-fluid |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Maebe A. Girl]]<ref name="Hawgood">{{Cite web |title=Yass, We Can! Drag Performers Enter the Political Mainstream |last=Hawgood |first=Alex |work=W Magazine |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |url= https://www.wmagazine.com/story/drag-performers-politics-maebe-a-girl-marti-gould-allen-cummings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927220515/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/drag-performers-politics-maebe-a-girl-marti-gould-allen-cummings |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Gigi Goode]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKzjt9JzlU/ |last=Goode |first=Gigi |title= Lemme explain.. |date= 29 August 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717210404/https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKzjt9JzlU/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Jinkx Monsoon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630 |title=(untitled Facebook post) |last=Monsoon |first=Jinkx |date=21 March 2015 |archive-date=22 March 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/xgR5T}}</ref>
* [[Caldwell Tidicue]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=thatonequeen|number=1181020569304801280|title=For the record I identify as Pansexual and non binary.|date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Valentina]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valentina Identifies as Nonbinary: "I'm My Own Gender" |last=Rodriguez |first=Mathew |work=out.com |date=14 January 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/entertainment/2019/1/14/valentina-identifies-non-binary-im-my-own-gender|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508095733/https://www.out.com/entertainment/2019/1/14/valentina-identifies-non-binary-im-my-own-gender |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

{{Clear}}

==See also==
*[[Crossdressing]]
*[[Clothing]]

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|url=http://archermagazine.com.au/2017/07/drag-gender/|title=Drag and gender: Performing as a non-binary human|last=Weber|first=Dani|date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517194229/https://archermagazine.com.au/2017/07/drag-gender/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}
* {{cite journal|last=Pavda|first=Gilad|title=Priscilla Fights Back: The Politicization of Camp Subculture|year=2000|journal=Journal of Communication Inquiry|volume=24|issue=2|pages=216-243|doi=10.1177/0196859900024002007}}

==References==
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[[Category:Gender expression]]

Neurogender

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Primagirl

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'''Primagirl''' is a label for multigender individuals It describes a female identity that is felt to be primary and other gender identities are considered secondary or trinary to the female identity.

[[File:Primagirl flag.png|thumb|the primagirl flag]]

Marjorie Beaucage

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'''Marjorie Beaucage''' (born 1947) is a Canadian filmmaker and teacher from Manitoba.

Libragender

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'''Libragender''' is an overarching [[gender identity]] category where you feel mostly nonbinary or [[agender]], but with a particular connection to another gender.

The term 'libragender' gets its name from the astrology sign of Libra, which is an equal scale that can vacillate. This represents the bifeelings of the [[agender]] [[gender identity]] and any other gender(s), although the feeling of being [[agender]] typically overweighs the feeling of being the other gender(s) and they are not equal.

Libragender people are in the range of feeling 1-49% of a connection to another gender, with the other percentage being [[agender]].

== Libramasculine ==

Libramasculine is a [[gender identity]] where a person experiences little attachment to being masculine/male, but mostly [[agender]]. It's similar to [[demiboy]], but is more specific, in that it's [[agender]] and male, with [[agender]] outweighing male, while [[demiboy]] is partially male, partially another gender(s).

== Libraman ==
Libraman is an alternate label to libramasculine which can use the same flag as libramasculine. It is a gender identity that is mostly agender, but with a small portion still being connected to man/manhood specifically (not necessarily a connection to masculinity).

Agender frequently outweighs the man side. This could be due to not minding being recognized as male, wanting to be included in male/man groups/spaces, or feeling specifically partially a man along with being mostly agender regardless of AGAB.[[File:Libramasculine.png|thumb|This is the libramasculine/libraman flag. Both black and white represent the complete absence of gender. The blue in the middle represents masculinity or the [[male]] gender.]]
== Librafeminine ==

Librafeminine is a [[gender identity]] where a person experiences little attachment to being feminine/[[female]], but mostly agender. It's similar to [[demigirl]], but is more specific in that it's [[agender]] and [[female]], with [[agender]] outweighing [[female]], while [[demigirl]] is partially [[female]], partially another gender(s).

== Librawoman ==
Librawoman is an alternate label to librafeminine which can use the same flag as librafeminine. It is a gender identity that is mostly agender, but with a small portion still being connected to woman/womanhood specifically (not necessarily a connection to femininity). Here, agender outweighs the woman side. This could be due to not minding being recognized as female, wanting to be included in female/woman groups/spaces, or feeling specifically partially a woman along with being mostly agender regardless of AGAB.[[File:Librafeminine.png|thumb|This is the librafeminine/librawoman flag. Both black and white represent the complete absence of gender. The magenta in the middle represents femininity or the [[female]] gender.]]
== Librandrogyne ==
Librandrogyne is a [[gender identity]] where a person experiences little attachment to being androgynous/[[androgyne]], but mostly agender. It's similar to [[demiandrogyne]], but is more specific in that it's [[agender]] and androgyne, with [[agender]] outweighing [[androgyne]], while [[demiandrogyne]] is partially [[androgyne]], partially another gender(s).<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librandrogyne-617893558] Librandrogyne flag and coining. June 26, 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220523110117/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librandrogyne-617893558 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>[[File:Librandrogyne.png|thumb|This is the librandrogyne flag. Both black and white represent the complete absence of gender. The purple/lavender in the middle represents androgyny or the [[androgyne]] gender.]]
==History==

Libragender was coined on Tumblr on or before 10 July 2014 by the user libragender, who has since deactivated their account.<ref>[https://catgirlgore-blog.tumblr.com/post/91351737195/libragender-introducing-libragender-this-is-a Reblog of the coining post], 10 July 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519034557/https://catgirlgore-blog.tumblr.com/post/91351737195/libragender-introducing-libragender-this-is-a Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

Gender neutral language in English

2026-02-11T22:44:18Z

Amazingakita: i've heard this phrase plenty

{{Template:Gender neutral language}}
'''Gender neutral language in English''' is much easier than [[gender neutral language]] (also called gender inclusive language) in many other languages, because its grammatical gender is less pervasive than in other languages where adjectives and verbs have masculine or feminine forms. See the main article on [[gender neutral language]] for general reasons to use neutral language, common problems in using it, and its use for [[nonbinary]] people.

==History==

Although English has grammatical gender, it's only a vestige of what it once had. Old English once had grammatical gender for inanimate objects, but this practice started to disappear in the 700s, and vanished in the 1200s. The population of England at that time spoke several languages, and the same inanimate objects had different genders in those different languages. They may have stopped using that part entirely just to make it simpler. English stopped using grammatical gender for inanimate objects, but it still uses grammatical gender for people and personal pronouns.<ref>Dictionary.com. "English used to have gendered nouns?! Yes!" May 16, 2012. ''Dictionary.com'' (blog). [http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/ http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012738/http://blog.dictionary.com/oldenglishgender/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> There is enough to make a challenge for nonbinary people who don't want gendered language to be used for them.

Gender-neutral language has become common in English today largely thanks to the pioneering work by feminists Casey Miller and Kate Swift. During the 1970s, they began the work of encouraging inclusive language, as an alternative to sexist language that excludes or dehumanizes women. Miller and Swift wrote a manual on gender-neutral language, ''The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing'' (1980). Miller and Swift also proposed a set of gender-neutral pronouns, [[English neutral pronouns#Tey|tey]], although they later favored [[English neutral pronouns#They|singular they]], or [[English neutral pronouns#He or she|he or she]].<ref>Elizabeth Isele, "Casey Miller and Kate Swift: Women who dared to disturb the lexicon." http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall94/h2-isele.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528025157/https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall94/h2-isele.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> There are several books on gender-neutral English, such as Rosalie Maggio's book ''The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage'' (1989).

==Words and alternatives==

This is a list of both standard (dictionary) and non-standard (created) terms and pronouns to include [[nonbinary gender|nonbinary identities]]. It should be noted that while some are [[agender|genderless]] or [[third gender]], others are multigender. Terms will be marked with the implied gender identity when possible.

===Pronouns===

''See main article at [[English neutral pronouns]].''

===Titles===

''For gender-neutral replacements of titles like Ms and Mr, see main article at [[Gender neutral titles]].''

==== Honorifics ====

===== Ma'am/Sir =====
Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word that's used in the same way as Ma'am and Sir — a formal form of address used in some places to show respect, and commonly required for use by customer service professionals. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they remain uncommon words. People have also suggested using other words in place of Ma'am and Sir, but they tend to fail the tests of formality and simplicity that customer service professionals (and their managers) apply to such usage. Many prefer no titles/no honorifics. {{Common word|word1=Friend|meaning1=Neutral, informal.|ref1=|word2=Mx.|meaning2=Neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks] or [məks].}}

* "No titles/honorifics"
* "Surname"/'Initial.' 'Surname'; Just the surname.
* 'Initial.' "Surname"; First name's initial followed bu the surname.
* Friend; neutral, very informal.
* Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks] or [məks].
* Citizen; neutral.
*Comrade; neutral, has Socialist, Communist and/or Anarchist connotations.
* Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam.
* M.; Neutral abbreviation for miss/ms./mrs./mr./mister/ma'am/mx.
* Mamsir/Mamser; a mix of ma'am and sir that is commonly used in Philippine English as a respectful term of address for adults regardless of gender identity or presentation.<ref>[[wikt:mamsir#English|mamsir]]. ''Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.'' 16 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.</ref>
* Mezz; pronounced [mɛz].<ref name="MoserDevereux2016">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Devereux|first2=Maura|title=Gender neutral pronouns: A modest proposal|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=20|issue=2-3|year=2016|pages=331–332|issn=1553-2739|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1217446}}</ref>
* Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam.
* Mirdam; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam, although it still sounds similar to Madam.
* Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam.
*Mistrum: queer; a neutral alternative to Mister and Mistress.
*Pe'n; neutral, short for "person", pronounced "pen"
* Sa'am; a mix of sir and ma'am. Sounds like a masculine leaning name.
* Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that.
* Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am.

* Shazam; neutral, coined by a highschool student wishing to address a nonbinary teacher with a formal term of respect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*Tiz; neutral, short for citizen.
* Zam; neutral, based on shazam, coined by Arin Wolfe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*Ser; neutral, based on Final Fantasy XIV's usage for both male and female knights of Ishgard.

===Common nouns===

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Type of common noun
! Gender neutral
! Feminine
! Masculine
! Nonbinary
|-
| Young person
| Child, kid, baby, infant, teen, teenager, tween, young person, youth
| Girl, maiden
| Boy, lad
| Enby
|-
| Adult person
| Adult, gentlebeing, gentleperson, grownup
| Woman, gal, lady
| Man, guy, gentleman
| Enby, enban
|-
| Person of any age
| Being, human, human being, individual, one, person, somebody, someone
| Female
| Male
| Enby
|-
|Descriptive
|Human, humane
|Feminine, womanly, girly, female, gynous
|Masculine, manly, boyish, male, androus
|Non-binary, inter, androgynous, neutral
|}
(Note that using "male" and "female" as nouns for people, e.g. "my dentist is a male", is seen as dehumanising in English, and in particular "female" as a noun is considered sexist.)
(Note 2: Some nonbinary people dislike "enby" and feel it is infantilizing.<ref>https://nonbinarywiki.tumblr.com/post/621003149724041217/on-enby-and-age [https://web.archive.org/web/20201030060232/https://nonbinarywiki.tumblr.com/post/621003149724041217/on-enby-and-age Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>)

===Family and relationship words===

''See also: [[family]] and [[intimacy]].''

====Parent====

Parents as in the formal words mother or father, or the informal mama or dada. Gender-neutral and gender-inclusive words for a parent of any gender, or non-standard specifically nonbinary, [[queer]], or [[genderqueer]] words.

{{common word|word1 = Parent|meaning1 = Neutral, formal|ref1=<ref name="titles queeries" />}}

* '''Guardian/Caregiver.''' Not necessarily the parent.

* '''Pom-Pom.''' Mix of "Papa" and "Mama"

* '''Baba.''' "Neutral, based on mama and dada. (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.)"<ref name="titles queeries">"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612130812/https://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB [nonbinary], similar to mama and papa/dada."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Cenn.''' "Neutral, short for cennend," which see.<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Cennend.''' "Neutral, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) meaning parent."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Da.''' "Queer mixture (note: sounds like Ma, Pa). However, "Da'" is used in some areas of Britain and Ireland as a shortened form of "Dad".
*'''Dommy.''' "Queer, mixture of mommy and daddy (note: sounds like Dom/me, a BDSM term)."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Mada.''' Queer, mixture of mama and dad.
* '''Maddy.''' "Queer, mixture of mummy/mommy and daddy."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Note: Sometimes used to mean a [[trans woman]] who has children.<ref name="Lane-glossary">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ Glossary |last=Lane |first=S. Nicole |work=Chicago Reader |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=18 November 2020 |url= https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lgbtq-glossary/Content?oid=71278133|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918222303/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lgbtq-glossary/Content?oid=71278133 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''Moddy.''' "Queer, mixture of mommy and daddy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Moppa / Mopa.''' A mix of mommy and papa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.same-sexparents.com/post/gender-neutral-non-binary-parent-titles|title=Gender Neutral/Non-Binary Parent Titles|last=Parents|first=Same Sex|date=2019-03-22|website=Same Sex Parents|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326100126/https://www.same-sexparents.com/post/gender-neutral-non-binary-parent-titles|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''Muddy.''' "Queer, mixture of mummy and daddy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Nibi.''' "A mix of ''bibi'' and ''nini''."
* '''Nini.''' "Queer, based on the N in NB, similar to mama and papa/dada."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Non.''' Follows a similar pattern (CvC) to Mom or Dad, could be short for "nonbinary".
*'''Nonny.''' Based on the N in NB, similar to Mommy or Daddy, generally used when a child is referring to their nonbinary parent.
*'''Numa.''' A nickname that was repurposed to be a parent name. Coincidentally like a combination of Nonbinary Mumma.
* '''Par.''' "Neutral, short for parent."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Pare''': Short for '''pare'''nt. Can call to mind an au pair, which is a live in childcare worker (usually a woman but not always). The term means equal to, implying that one is equal to a mother or father. Also similar to père, or the French word for father. Other associations include pear (the fruit) or pair, as in the other half of a couple.
* '''Parental Unit (PU).''' Neutral, informal, humorous, possibly disrespectful. Used by the alien family in ''Coneheads,'' and taken up by popular culture.<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Per.''' "Neutral, short for parent."<ref name="titles queeries" /> (See also: [[Pronouns#Per|per pronouns]] and [[Gender neutral titles#Pr|Pr title]].)
* '''Ren.''' Derived from "pa<u>ren</u>t." Gender-neutral. The equivalent to mommy or daddy is "renny." Coined or popularized by Katie Hall in 2017.<ref> Katie Hall. June 11, 2017.
https://ithelpstodream.tumblr.com/post/161695436793 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118191559/https://ithelpstodream.tumblr.com/post/161695436793 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Rent. ''' Short form of parent.
* '''Wawa.''' "Neutral, based on mama and papa/dada". Phonologically easy for small children to say, no known gender connotations.
* '''Zaza.''' "Queer, based on mama and papa/dada."<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
* '''Zither.''' "Queer, based on mother and father. (Note, zither is also the name of a musical instrument.)"<ref name="titles queeries" />

====Child====

Some of these gender-inclusive or gender-queer words and phrases refer only to relationship (as in daughter, son, or offspring), others only to age (girl, boy, or young one), and some to both (children).

{{common word
|word1 = Baby|meaning1 = Standard neutral word for very young offspring or very young people.
|word2 = Child|meaning2 = Standard gender neutral word for a young person or an offspring. Implied age isn't adult, but may be.
|word3 = Kid|meaning3 = Standard informal gender neutral term for young children or young offspring.}}

* '''I’m their parent/mother/father.''' Rephrasing to communicate the relationship by naming the title of the speaker.
* '''Non-identical twin, dizygotic twin, biovular twin, two-egg twins.''' Neutral alternative to "fraternal twin".

*'''Bitsy.''' Non-standard [[genderqueer]] term for a very young person.<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Charge.''' Standard gender neutral word for a person in the care of another, often one's child.
*'''Dependent.''' A person who relies on another-- usually a family member who may or may not be their parent-- for financial support; this is most often used as a standard gender-neutral word for a child too young to work. Formal.
*'''Enby.''' From "NB (nonbinary)", a nonbinary equivalent of the words "boy" and "girl." However, some adults call themselves enbies.<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210717090737/https://gendercensus.com/post/620965788841558016/on-enby-and-age On “enby” and age]'', 15 June 2020, [https://gendercensus.com Gender Census]</ref>
*'''Get.''' Poetic language for offspring.
*'''Little one.''' Neutral word for a very young child or young offspring.
*'''Minor.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person under the legal age of consent.
*'''Nesser.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "daughter/son".<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Offspring.''' Neutral, standard word, but not usually used for people, except in legal language.
* '''Oldest/First-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my oldest" or "first-born", rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Progeny.''' Neutral, means offspring.
*'''Second-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my second-born," rather than saying "my daughter/son." Also works for middle-, third-, fourth-, fifth-born etc. <ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Scion.''' Neutral, means offspring.
*'''Spawn.''' Neutral, means offspring.
*'''Sprog.''' Neutral, crude word for a young person.<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
*'''Youth.''' Neutral, poetic word for a young person, but usually implied to be male.
*'''Young.''' Neutral, standard word for offspring, but not usually used for people ("my young.")
*'''Youngest/Last-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" or "last-born" rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" />

*'''One of my twins.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring, if they’re a twin or triplet.

*'''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic. Alternatively: young'un.
*'''Young person.''' Neutral, standard, formal.
*'''Ward.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person, usually a child, under the care of an adult, who may or may not be their parent. Formal.

==== Aunt/Uncle====

Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word for one's parent's sibling. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they are still uncommon words.

{{common word
|word1 = Auncle|meaning1 = Combination of aunt and uncle.|ref1 = <ref>[https://twitter.com/NonbinaryWiki/status/1075824956733317121 Poll on Twitter]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230706011419/https://twitter.com/NonbinaryWiki/status/1075824956733317121 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
|word2=Pibling|meaning2=Neutral alternative for one's parent’s sibling.|ref2=[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/a-guide-to-inclusive-gender-neutral-family-terms/]}}

*'''Avaunt.''' It derives from the roots of both "aunt" and "uncle", the anglo-French "aunte" and the Latin "avunculus".
*'''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB [nonbinary], similar to Titi/Zizi."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Cousin.''' "Neutral, as sometimes people say aunt/uncle for parents’ cousins, or much older cousins."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Nibi.''' Combination of Nini and Bibi, based on NB.
*'''Entle.''' "Non-standard alternative that combines the sounds of ''aunt'' and ''uncle'' in a single word."<ref>[https://overexplainingautistic.tumblr.com/post/172886551884/gender-neutral-variant-of-auntuncle?is_related_post=1 Gender neutral variant of aunt/uncle] by Over Explaining Autistic [https://web.archive.org/web/20201030111225/https://overexplainingautistic.tumblr.com/post/172886551884/gender-neutral-variant-of-auntuncle?is_related_post=1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Nini.''' "Queer, based on the N in NB, similar to Titi/Zizi."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Ommer.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "aunt/uncle".
*'''Oggy.''' Non-standard genderqueer/nonbinary term for parents sibling.
* '''Titi.''' "Neutral, from the Spanish for Aunt (Tia) and Uncle (Tio). (however, it is often a diminuative of aunt.) Tie is also gaining popularity the neutral e becoming more prevalent in casual Spanish. "<ref name="titles queeries" /> "Titi" also happens to be a vulgar Filipino term for penis.{{Citation needed}}
* '''Zizi.''' "Neutral, from the Italian for Aunt (Zia) and Uncle (Zio). (Note: zizi is also a French children’s ‘cute’ word for penis.)"<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Untie/Unty.''' "Queer, combination of uncle and auntie/aunty."<ref name="titles queeries" />

====Niece/Nephew ====

Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word for one's sibling's child. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they are still uncommon words.

{{common word
|word1 = Nibling|meaning1 = Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew".|ref1 = <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Coined by linguist Samuel E. Martin in 1951 from nephew/niece by analogy with sibling.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230123013849/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
}}

*'''Chibling.''' "Neutral, the children of your sibling."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Cousin.''' "Neutral, as sometimes people say niece/nephew for cousins’ children, or much younger cousins."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Nespring.''' A mix of ''offspring'' and the Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived.
*'''Nepos.''' The Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived. Which is the same word nepotism is derived from.
*'''Neve.''' Middle English word from which ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived.
*'''Neave.''' Alternate form of ''neve.'' (See above.)
*'''Nevod.''' Old French for nephew from which ''neve'' was derived.
*'''Neveu.''' Alternate form of ''nevod.''
*'''Nepots.''' Reconstructed Proto-Italic term from which ''nepos'' was derived.
*'''Niecew.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Nieph.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Niephling.''' Neutral, mixture of niece, nephew, and sibling. <ref>Jed Hartman. "nibling, niephling, niefling, etc" Oct. 27, 2008. ''Neology'' (blog)https://www.kith.org/journals/neology/2008/10/nibling_niephling_niefling_etc.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230609233607/https://www.kith.org/journals/neology/2008/10/nibling_niephling_niefling_etc.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Nephling.''' Neutral, mixture of nephew and sibling.
*'''Nibling.''' Neutral, mixture of niece, nephew, and sibling.
*'''Nephiece.''' "Queer, mixture of nephew and niece."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Sibkid, sibling's kid, sibling's child.''' "Neutral, short for sibling’s kid, spelled out."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Niephew.''' "A mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="Lang">{{Cite web |title=Cory Booker: Nonbinary ‘Niephew’ Taught Me How to Be Trans Ally |last=Lang |first=Nico |work=out.com |date=21 August 2019 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/politics/2019/8/21/cory-booker-nonbinary-niephew-taught-me-how-be-trans-ally|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331003845/https://www.out.com/politics/2019/8/21/cory-booker-nonbinary-niephew-taught-me-how-be-trans-ally |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

====Grandparent====

Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for grandparent.

{{common word
|word1 = Grandparent|meaning1 = Neutral, formal.|ref1 = <ref name="titles queeries" />}}

*'''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB, similar to nana and papa."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Grandwa.''' "Queer, based on grandma and grandpa."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Grandy.'''' "Neutral, short for Grandparent, Grandma or Grandpa."<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
*'''Nini.''' "Queer, based on the N in NB, similar to nana and papa."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Gran'''. Short for grandparent, grandmother, or grandfather. Has feminine connotations.

====Sibling ====

Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for sibling.

{{common word
|word1 = Sibling | meaning1 = Standard gender neutral term for sister or brother.
|word2 = Sib | meaning2 = Short for sibling, equivalent of ''bro'' or ''sis''.|word3=Younger/Little sibling, older/big sibling|meaning3=Neutral equivalent to younger/little brother/sister and older/big brother/sister}}

*'''Emmer.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for sibling.
*'''Sibster.''' "Queer, combination of sibling and sister."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Sibter.''' "Queer, combination of sibling and brother."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''my twin/triplet/quadruplet/quintuplet/multiple .''' Standard & gender neutral, for multiple birth siblings.

====Partner ====

Gender-inclusive or genderqueer words for tentative romantic and sexual partners (as in girlfriend, boyfriend, or date) as well as permanent ones (as in wife, husband, or spouse).

=====Date=====

Gender-neutral and genderqueer words and phrases for a non-committed relationship, such as boyfriend, girlfriend, or date.

{{common word
|word1 = Date |meaning1 = Neutral, the person you are dating.|ref1 = <ref name="titles queeries" />
|word2 = Love/Lover|meaning2 = Neutral, often implies sexual relationship, but simply refers to someone you love/who loves you.|ref2 = <ref name="titles queeries" />
|word3 = Sweetie/Sweetheart |meaning3 = Neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.|ref3 = <ref name="titles queeries" />}}

* '''Beau.''' Less gendered than boyfriend, but does have a somewhat masculine connotation. The French word for handsome. Has been used to mean suitor, admirer, fiancé, or escort to a social gathering.

*'''Birlfriend.''' "Queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" /> [[Birl]] is also a particular gender identity.
*'''We’re dating.''' Describes the stage of romantic involvement.
*'''Honey.''' An endearment often used in a romantic context.
*'''Boo.''' From "beau". Originated in African American English, but now used more widely.
*'''Bothfriend.''' "Queer, for [[bigender]] or [[androgynous]] people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Boygirlfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Cuddle Buddy.''' "Neutral, cheesy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Darling.''' Neutral, a general term of affection, similar to sweetheart but not antiquated.
* '''Datefriend.''' "Neutral, the person you are dating, but fitting the boyfriend/girlfriend pattern."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Datemate.''' "Neutral, a rhyming version of datefriend, the person you are dating."<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" />
*'''Enbyfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girfriend. (note: enby comes from NB, non-binary)."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Feyfriend.''' Queer, due to the implications of "fey."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Genderfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Girlboyfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''[name]friend.''' "Queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Paramour.''' "Neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Personfriend.''' "Neutral, leaning towards queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Theyfriend/Themfriend.''' "Neutral, based on a combination of pronouns and boyfriend and girlfriend."
*'''Joyfriend.''' "Neutral, cute, based on girlfriend, boyfriend, and theyfriend. <ref>https://realtransfacts.tumblr.com/post/187145281108/enbyfriend-theyfriend-joyfriend [https://web.archive.org/web/20201028030138/https://realtransfacts.tumblr.com/post/187145281108/enbyfriend-theyfriend-joyfriend Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ThatBoyYouLike|number=1162219438667472898|title=If your partner is non-binary you got a joyfriend|date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

=====Significant other=====

Gender-neutral and genderqueer words for a girlfriend, boyfriend, or partner in a committed relationship.

{{common word
|word1 = Beloved|meaning1 = Neutral, one who one loves.
|word2 = Partner|meaning2 = Neutral, often (but not necessarily) queer.
|word3 = Significant Other (SO)|meaning3 = Neutral, quite formal. Implies monogamy.|ref3 = <ref name="titles queeries" />}}

*'''Birlfriend.''' "Queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" /> [[Birl]] is also a particular gender identity.
*'''Boifriend.''' "Queer, [[boi]] is a particular gender identity."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Boofriend.''' "Neutral, playing off of 'Boo' (above)." Great cute option!
*'''Bothfriend.''' "Queer, for [[bigender]] or [[androgynous]] people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Boygirlfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Companion.''' "Neutral, reference to Doctor Who’s companions, or Firefly’s Companions."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Cuddle Buddy.''' "Neutral, cheesy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Darling.''' Neutral, a general term of affection, similar to sweetheart but not antiquated.
*'''Datemate.''' Queer, for nonbinary people.
*'''Enbyfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girfriend. (note: enby comes from NB, non-binary)."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Feyfriend.''' Queer, due to the implications of "fey."<ref name="titles queeries" />
* '''Genderfriend.''' "Queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Girlboyfriend.''' "Queer, for bigender or androgynous people."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Heartfriend.''' Neutral alternative for girlfriend and boyfriend.
*'''Imzadi.''' "Neutral, from Star Trek, a Betazed word similar to beloved."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Lifepartner, platonic lifepartner.''' Neutral.
*'''Loveperson.''' "Neutral, a person that you love."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''[name]friend.''' "Queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Other Half.''' "Neutral, informal, and implies monogamy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Paramour.''' "Neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Personfriend.''' "Neutral, leaning towards queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Signif.''' Neutral. Slang abbreviation of "significant other."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunmancer.tumblr.com/post/138108563727/today-my-professor-shortened-the-term-significant|date=26 January 2016|author=Elijah|title=today my professor shortened the term “significant others” to “signifs” reblog to make signif the new gender neutral term for the person you're dating|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129011403/https://sunmancer.tumblr.com/post/138108563727/today-my-professor-shortened-the-term-significant|archive-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
*'''S.O..''' Neutral. Widely used abbreviation of "significant other."
*'''Soulmate.''' "Neutral, slightly cheesy, implies belief in soul mates."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Implies monogamy.
*'''Steady.''' "Neutral, as in 'going steady' or 'steady girlfriend/boyfriend'."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Implies monogamy.
*'''Sweetie.''' "Neutral, slightly cheesy."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Sweetheart.''' "Neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Theyfriend/Themfriend.''' "Neutral, based on a combination of pronouns and boyfriend and girlfriend."

=====Fiancée/Fiancé=====

In addition to the above list of words for significant other.

*'''Betrothed.''' "Neutral, formal."<ref name="titles queeries" /> Usually means an arranged marriage.
* '''Nearlywed.'''
*'''Marrier.'''
*'''Spouse-to-be.'''
* '''Intended'''. Implies intent to marry.
*'''Epoxi'''; neutral, from the French ‘''é''poux’ which means husband/spouse.
* '''Fiancé/Fiance'''. While traditionally only used for men, it is becoming more common to use it gender-neutrally, for example: "Matt called his fiancé and told her to come to the office."<ref>{{cite web|title=fiancé | url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fianc%C3%A9&oldid=62609218|date=26 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021|work=Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.}}</ref><ref name="dict_Fian">{{Cite web |title=Fiancé vs. Fiancée: Which One Is Which? |author= |work=Dictionary.com |date=6 May 2019 |access-date=28 May 2021 |url= https://www.dictionary.com/e/fiance-vs-fiancee/ |quote=there appears to be a growing trend toward using ''fiancé'' as the gender-neutral form for both a man and a woman. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315021523/https://www.dictionary.com/e/fiance-vs-fiancee/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Can be written "fiance" instead of "fiancé" to make it more neutral.

=====Spouse=====

In addition to the above list of words for significant other.

*'''Spouse.''' "Standard, neutral, formal."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Spousey, lovey.''' Endearing, gender-neutral equivalents to hubby/wifey.
*'''Maritial partner.'''
*'''Newlywed'''
*'''Epox;''' neutral, from the French ‘''é''poux’ which means husband/spouse.

====Other family relationships====

Gender-neutral and genderqueer words for other kinds of family relationships.

*'''Child-in-law.''' Standard gender neutral term for daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
*'''Godparent.''' Standard gender neutral term for godfather or godmother. Alternatively "'''Guideparent'''" for secular life-guides.
*'''Godren.'''
*'''Grandchild.''' Standard gender neutral term for grandson or granddaughter.
*'''Parent-in-law.''' Standard gender neutral term for mother-in-law or father-in-law.
*'''Sibling-in-law.''' Standard gender neutral term for sister-in-law or brother-in-law.
*'''Stepchild.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepdaughter or stepson.
*'''Siblingparent.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepmother or stepfather.
*'''Siblingsibling.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepsister or stepbrother.
*'''Stepsibling.''' Standard gender neutral term for stepsister or stepbrother.

'''Boy/Girl'''

*'''Enby.''' From NB or nonbinary
*'''Neut.''' as in Neutral
*'''Newt.''' another form of neutral/neut
* '''Null.''' gender is null
* '''Angyn.''' as in androgynous
* '''Agine'''. as in agender/agenine
*'''Demi.''' as in demigender/demiboy/demigirl
*'''Fluide.''' as in genderfluid
*'''Fluxal.''' as in genderflux

===Professions/Roles===

*'''Athlete, sportsperson, fair player/competitor, honorable player/competitor.''' Neutral alternatives for sportswoman and sportsman.
*'''Austronaut, cosmonaut, space cadet, space explorer.''' Neutral alternatives to spaceman.
*'''Bartender/bar tender,''' '''barkeeper.''' Standard gender neutral terms for barman or barmaid.
* '''Trader, barterer.''' Standard gender-neutral terms for barterman.
*'''Business person, business owner/leader/representative, entrepreneur.''' Standard gender neutral terms for businessman or businesswoman.
*'''Busser, restaurant assistant.''' Neutral alternative to busboy.
*'''Brewmaker, brewer, brew leader.''' Neutral alternatives to brewmistress and brewmaster.
*'''Camera operator, camera worker, camera person, filmer, photographer.''' Standard gender neutral alternatives for cameraman/camerawoman.
*'''Chairperson, director, chair'''. Neutral alternatives to chairwoman and chairman.
*'''Clergy member.''' Standard gender neutral term for clergyman, priest, priestess, and many religious titles.
*'''Congressperson, representative, memeber of congress.''' Neutral alternatives to congresswoman and congressman.
*'''Consort.''' Term for the Queen or Prince Consort, dropping the gendered part.
*'''Council member, councilor.''' Neutral alternatives to councilwomen and councilman.
*'''Cowhand.''' Standard gender neutral term for cowboy or cowgirl.
* '''Cowpoke.''' Standard gender neutral term for cowboy or cowgirl.
*'''Comedian.''' Standard gender neutral term. Although some people use "comedienne" for women, "comedian" is generally considered non-gendered.
*'''Craftsperson, crafter, artisan.''' Neutral alternatives to craftswoman and craftsman.
*'''Doorkeeper.''' Neutral word for doorwoman and doorman.
*'''Drag artist, drag performer, drag royalty, drag majesty, drag monarch (drag ⇄ dressed as a gender).''' Gender neutral and more extensive alternative terms for drag queen/king.
*'''Firefighter.''' Neutral, standard word for firewoman and fireman.
* '''Fisher, fisherperson, angler.''' Neutral alternatives to fisherwoman and fisherman.
*'''Flight attendant.''' Standard gender neutral term for stewardess/steward (on a plane).
*Foreperson, supervisor, site manager, crew leader. Neutral alternatives to foreman.
*'''Head of monastary, abbist.''' Gender neutral terms for abbot/abbess.
*'''Headteacher, head of school.''' Neutral alternatives for headmaster and headmistress.
*'''Helm, helmsperson, steerer.''' Neutral alternatives to helmsman.
*'''Heroix.''' Proposed nonbinary equivalent to hero or heroine that specifies an individual doing heroic work is nonbinary. Other alternatives include just hero, protagonist, warrior, champion, main character or central character.
*'''Homecoming royalty.''' Neutral alternativ to homecoming kin/queen.
*'''Host, welcomer.''' Neutral alternatives to hostess/host.
*'''Horse rider, equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman.
*'''Hotel porter, bellhop.''' Neutral alternative to bellgirl and bellboy.
*'''Imperial majesty.''' Neutral alternative to emperor and empress.
*'''Landlubber.''' Neutral alternative to landlady/landlord. (Derogatory)
*'''Lessor, property owner, land owner, housing provider, landperson, landlord.''' Neutral alternatives to landlady/landlord.
*'''-ling.''' Gender neutral Old English suffix for someone involved in something. Can be used in place of "-man", "-person" or "-woman" as a suffix for occupation, such as "businessling".<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling#:~:text=JUST%20A%20GENERAL%20NOUN%2DMAKER,fiction%20meaning%20came%20much%20later https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612053238/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
*'''Lumber worker.''' Neutral alternative for lumberjack/lumberjill.
*'''Lunch/dining/meal staff/server/preparer.''' Gender neutral alternatives to "lunch lady".
*'''Mailperson, mail deliverer, postal worker, postperson, post deliverer, deliverer.''' Gender neutral alternatives to mailman/mailwoman.
*'''Massage therapist.''' Neutral alternatives to masseuse and masseur.
*'''Midspouse, pregnancy-caretaker, childbirth-caretaker.''' Gender-neutral alternatives to midwife.
*'''Milker, milkperson, milk carrier.''' Neutral alternatives for milkmaid and milkman.
*'''Minister.''' Standard gender neutral term for priest or priestess.
* '''Monarch.''' Standard gender neutral term for a king or queen.
*'''Monarch's heir.''' Gender neutral term for crown prince or crown princess.
*'''Monastic.''' Gender neutral term for nun/munk/someone who lives a monastary.
*'''Movie star''' or '''TV star'''. Standard gender neutral terms for "actor"/"actress", although increasingly the word "actor" is being used regardless of gender,<ref name="Hartzer">{{Cite web |title=Gender Neutral: Actor |last=Hartzer |first=Paul |work=Medium |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028190403/https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> including by some nonbinary stars such as [[Asia Kate Dillon]].<ref name="Dillon2020">{{Cite web |title='Billions' Star Asia Kate Dillon Calls for SAG Awards to Abolish Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Dillon |first=Asia Kate |work=Variety |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/#!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426183029/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*'''News anchor, newsperson, anchorperson, broadcaster, newscaster, anchor, reporter, correspondent.''' Standard neutral terms for newswoman and newsman.
*'''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles.
* '''Ombud, representative, agent.''' Neutral alternative to ombusman.
*'''Outdoorsperson.''' Neutral alternative to outdoorsman.
*'''Overkeeper, ruler, authority, overlord.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for overlady and overlord.
*'''Politician, leader, diplomat.''' Neutral alternatives to statesman.
*'''Prime.''' Derived from Latin. Gender Neutral term for a prince or princess.
*'''Prin/Prinx/Prinxe/PrincexPrincexx/Princet/Princette/Princev/Princen/Princus/Heir.''' Other gender neutral terms for Prince/Princess/Royalty incorporating the letter x; a common indicator of gender neutral language.
*'''Pilot.''' Standard gender neutral term for aviator or aviatrix.
*'''Police officer''' or '''cop'''. Standard gender neutral terms for policeman or policewoman.
* '''Priesten'''. Gender neutral alternative for Priest or Priestess.
*'''Priestx'''. Other gender neutral term to substitute for Priest or Priestess, mainly used in [[Pagan]] community.
* '''Quing'''. Neologistic gender-neutral term for a monarch.
* '''Regnant.''' Gender neutral term for a ruler/monarch/king/queen.
* '''Repairer, repair-worker, service-worker.''' Gender neutral term for repairman.
*'''Royalty.''' Standard. Usually refers to a family but can be used as a Gender Neutral term for a prince/princess or a king/queen.
*'''Salesperson, marketer, seller.''' Gender neutral alternatives for salesman and saleswoman.
*'''Sailor, seaperson, fleet officer, naval soldier.''' Gender neutral alternatives to seaman and seawoman.
*'''Server.''' Standard gender neutral term for a person who provides items to customers, such as a "waiter/waitress" or "steward/stewardess".
* '''Sewer, tailor.''' Gender neutral alternative for "seamstress".
*'''Sharpshooter, skilled shooter.''' Neutral alternatives to marksman.
*'''Showperson, performer, entertainer.''' Neutral alternatives to showman.
*'''Sitter.''' Neutral alternative to nanny and age-neutral alternative for baby-sitter.
*'''Spokesperson.''' Neutral term for spokeswoman and spokesman.
*'''Strategist, gamer, tactician.''' Neutral alternatives to gamesman.
*'''Strawfigure, strawdoll.''' Neutral alternatives to strawman.
*'''Stunt performer, stuntperson, stunt-double.''' Standard gender neutral alternatives to stuntman and stuntwoman.
* '''Money honey, sugar parent.''' Neutral alternatives to sugar mommy and sugar daddy.
* '''Swordfighter.''' Neutral alternatives for swordswoman and swordsman.
*'''Wix'''. Neologistic gender neutral term for a magic user (akin to "witch"/"wizard"). Originated in Harry Potter fandom<ref>https://wixenzine.tumblr.com/about [https://web.archive.org/web/20201129011538/https://wixenzine.tumblr.com/about Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, created by tumblr blog magicqueers.<ref>https://fanlore.org/wiki/Wix [https://web.archive.org/web/20230628171727/https://fanlore.org/wiki/Wix Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> However, many people view "witch" as gender neutral instead of specific to women.<ref>[https://getbewitched.tumblr.com/post/622284433430609920/are-you-still-a-witch-if Are you still a witch if:] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201027223745/https://getbewitched.tumblr.com/post/622284433430609920/are-you-still-a-witch-if Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://black-raven200.tumblr.com/post/622866451403063296/the-term-witch-is-gender-neutral-pass-it-on The term “witch” is gender neutral, pass it on] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118192051/https://black-raven200.tumblr.com/post/622866451403063296/the-term-witch-is-gender-neutral-pass-it-on Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://ravenhexxx.tumblr.com/post/190956765857 A witch is a witch regardless of gender] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118192032/https://ravenhexxx.tumblr.com/post/190956765857 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://opulentcharms.com/can-men-be-witches/ |work=Opulent Charms | title=Can Men Be Witches? Of Course, Magick Is for Everyone |author=Morgan Danielle |date=7 September 2023 |quote=Despite movies such as Harry Potter saying male practitioners of magick are called Wizards or Warlocks, the general consensus today is that you’re simply a witch, regardless of gender.}}</ref> Alternatives includes '''mage, enchanter, enchantment artist, bewitcher, witchcrafter, witchcraft artist, magic user, spellcaster, conjurer, summoner or witch/wizard''' as gender-neutral words for seperate types of magic usage.
*'''Woodworker.''' Gender neutral term for woodsman.
===Descriptions===

*'''Attractive.''' Gender neutral term equally applicable to "handsome" or "beautiful" individuals. Implies the speaker experiences some form of attraction, so might not be suitable for people who are [[aromantic]] or [[asexual]].
*'''Good-looking.''' Standard gender neutral term.
*'''Gorgeous.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," but tends to be feminine.
*'''Youthful.''' Gender neutral alternative to "boyish" or perhaps "girlish," but tends to be masculine.
*'''Dapper.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," but tends to be masculine.
*'''Charming.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," but tends to be masculine.
*'''Snazzy.''' Gender neutral alternative to "handsome" or "beautiful," tends to be a more playful term.

===Deity titles ===

*'''Absolute Being.''' Standard term for a monotheistic deity, without implied gender.
*'''Almighty.''' Standard term for a monotheistic deity, without implied gender.
*'''Creator.''' Standard term for a deity who created the world and/or humankind.
*'''Deity.''' Standard gender neutral term for a god or goddess.
*'''Divine, the.''' Common gender neutral term for a deity or supernatural forces.
*'''Divine being.''' Common gender neutral term for a deity or supernatural entity.
* '''God.''' Standard gender neutral term for a god or goddess, but tends to be presumed male.
*'''Goddex.''' "Queer, based on the God/dess ending."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Goddette.''' "Queer, based on the God/ess ending."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Goddeq.''' "Queer, based on the God/ess ending."<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Heavens, the'''. Common gender neutral term for a deity, deities, or supernatural forces.
*'''Higher Power'''. Standard gender neutral term for a deity, deities, or supernatural forces.
*'''Liege.''' Neutral equivalent of lord or lady.
*'''Powers that be.''' Common gender neutral term for a god, goddess, or similar supernatural beings or forces.
*'''Ruler.''' Neutral equivalent of lord or lady.
*'''Sovereign.''' Neutral equivalent of lord or lady.
*'''Wild Divine, the.''' New Age name for God, Goddess, or primal supernatural forces.

===Other terms===

*'''Ancestral land, homeland.''' Neutral alternative to motherland and fatherland.
*'''Animal care, farm management, agriculture.''' Neutral alternative to "husbandry".
*'''Babyfeeding milk, nursing milk.''' Neutral alternative to breast milk and mother's milk.
*'''Bach, bacheloree, unmarried person, single Person.''' Neutral alternatives to bachelor and bachelorette.
*'''Bachelorx.''' Neutral, alternative to bachelor and bachelorette.<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bachelorx "bachelorx"]. ''Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.'' 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.</ref>
*'''Bach party.''' Neutral alternative to bachelor party and bachelorette party.
*'''Blond/Blond-haired'''. Neutral alternatives to blonde.
*'''B'nai mitzva (plural neutral/plural masculine, standard), b'nei mitzva (neutral, "child of God's commandments", less use), b mitzva (neutral, informal shorthand, less use).''' Gender-neutral alternatives to bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah.
*'''Brunet/Brown-haired.''' Neutral alternatives to brunette.
*'''Cave dweller.''' Neutral alternative to caveman/cavewoman.
*'''Companion.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
*'''Company.''' Status- and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
*'''Concubus.''' Demonic spirit in human form, can be specifically gender-fluid. Succubi and incubi are not necessarily female and male equivalents even though they are generally thought of that way, but it refers to being bottom and top respectively.
*'''Craftship, craft, artisanry, craft mastery, crafting skill, quality of craft.''' Neutral word for craft(s)manship.
*'''Dream partner, royal dream partner.''' Neutral alternatives to dream prince/princess
*'''"Ehm, this is a Wendy's".''' Neutral alternative phrase that replaces sir and ma'am in "Sir/Ma'am, this is a Wendy's." by removing the gendered honorifics.
*'''E-person, e-kid.''' Neutral words for e-girl and e-boy.
*'''Fanenby.''' Queer, using enby after fanboy or fangirl.<ref name="titles queeries" />
*'''Fanby.''' Queer. Similar to Fanenby
*'''Fankid.''' Neutral, after fanboy or fangirl.
*'''Fanchild.''' Neutral. Similar to fankid.
*'''Female/women attracted, gynosexual/[https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Femsexual femsexual], gyno-attracted, gyno-oriented, gyno-curious, male/men attracted, androsexual/[https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Mascsexual mascsexual], andro-attracted, andro-oriented, andro-curious.''' Semi-neutral alternatives for mono-oriented attractions towards feminine and masculine genders respectively where they don't mention the person's own gender.
*'''Fellowship of the rings.''' Neutral alternative to a party of nonbinary wedding Ushers.
*'''First-year student.''' Neutral, standard alternative to freshman/freshwoman.
*'''Friend of Honor, person of Honor.''' Neutral alternative word for Maid of Honor and Bestman.
*'''Frontperson, lead, bandleader.''' Neutral alternatives to frontwoman/frontman.
*'''Garbage worker, sanitation worker, garbage truck-driver, garbage collector, garbage person.''' Neutral alternatives to garbage woman and garbage man.
*'''Gendercide.''' Gender non-specific term for types of gender-related killings such as femicide, transfemicide and androcide.
*'''Golden child.''' Neutral alternative to golden boy.
*'''Handle roughly, handle forcefully.''' Neutral alternatives to manhandle.
*'''Handyperson, handyworker, fixer.''' Neutral alternatives to handyman and handywoman.
*'''Happy spouse, happy house.''' Neutral alternative to the common gendered phrase "happy wife, happy life".
*'''Honored/dear audience/guests/friends/people. Ladies, gentlemen and non-binary friends.''' Neutral, inclusive, alternatives to "ladies & gentlemen".
*'''Homemaker/Housespouse.''' Neutral alternatives for housewife and househusband.
*'''Homie/Bestie/Buddy/Kiddo/You/Yo/Sib/Comrade/Baby (sarcastic)/Human/Person/Fam/Peeps/Y'all.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for informal/playful words and phrases like girl(s), gal(s), sis, miss, man, dude(s), lad(s), pal(s), mate(s), bro(s), guy(s)/my guy(s).
*'''Horse riding skill/expertise, equestrian skill/expertise.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for horsemanship.
*'''Humankind.''' Neutral alternative for mankind.
*'''Humanoid.''' Neutral alternative to android/gynoid.
*'''J. Doe, Jay Doe.''' Gender-neutral alternatives for Jane Doe and John Doe.
*'''Laryngeal/larynx protrusion.''' Neutral alternative to "Adam's apple".
*'''Latine, latinx.''' Neutral alternatives to latina and latino.
*'''Layterm.''' Neutral alternative to layman's term.
*'''Maintenance hole.''' Neutral alternative to manhole.
*'''Merperson, merfolk.''' Neutral alternative to mermaid/merman.
*'''Middle person, mediator.''' Neutral alternatives to middle man.
*'''Nautical skill, sailing expertise, maritime knowledge.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for seamanship.
*'''Nursing, chestfeeding/bodyfeeding.''' Neutral and more extensive alternatives to breastfeeding.
*'''"Oh come on", "ah come on", "oh shoot", "oh snap", "oh fuck", "come on", "ey", "oh wow".''' Non-gendered alternatives to the phrases "o'boy", "oh man" and "ah man".
*'''Parent does it all.''' Neutral alternative phrase to "mother/father does it all"/"does-it-all mom/dad".
*'''Parenthood/Kinship, childbearing parenthood.''' Neutral and more extensive alternatives to motherhood and fatherhood.

* '''Parentonym.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This can be used as a hypernym of matronym and patronym, but also to refer to such names in a gender-neutral sense.
*'''Parent puns, groaners, groan jokes, dry jokes, dry puns, corny jokes.''' Neutral alternatives to "dad jokes".

*'''Parriarch.''' Gender non-specific term for matriarch and patriarch.
*'''Parricide.''' Gender non-specific term for matricide and patricide.
*'''Partyperson, party people, partier, party animal, partygoer.''' Neutral alternatives for partygirl and partyboy.
*'''Penship, handwriting skill/craft, quality of handwriting, mastery of handwriting.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for penmanship.
*'''Performance skills/artistry, stage presence, theatrics.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for showmanship.
*'''Personhood, adulthood.''' Neutral alternatives to girlhood/womanhood and boyhood/manhood.
*'''Peers before dears.''' Neutral alternative to pals before gals (instead of bros before hoes) and sisters before misters.
*'''Political skill, diplomancy, diplomatic skill, governance expertise.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for statesmanship.
*'''Prior name/surname, pre-marriage name/surname, birth name/surname, (originally) given name/surname, family name/surname, name/surname before marriage.''' Neutral alternatives to maiden name.
*'''Psyching, artifice.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for gamesmanship.
*'''Quality of work, workship.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for workmanship.
*'''Realm, crownland, crowndom, landdom, monarchy.''' Neutral alternatives for queendom and kingdom.
*'''Resource family, home parent, home sibling, home-placed child.''' Gender neutral and more positive alternatives to foster family, foster parent/mother/father, fostersibling/sister/brother and fosterchild/daughter/son.
*'''Risk-taking/high-stakes/daring diplomacy/politics/negotiation.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for brinkmanship.
*'''Sales expertise, marketing expertise, negotiation skill, persuasion.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for salesmanship.
*'''Schoolchild, schoolkid, pupil, student, scholar.''' Neutral alternatives for schoolgirl and schoolboy.
*'''Shooting mastery/skill, precision shooting.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for marksmanship.
*'''"Sib from another crib".''' Neutral alternative phrase for "sister from another mister"/"sis from another Ms." and "brother from another mother"/"chad from a different dad"/"Tom from a different mom".
*'''Siblicide.''' Gender non-specific term for sororicide and fratricide.
*'''Siblinghood, camradeship, fellowship, kinship, community.''' Neutral and more extensive alternatives to sisterhood and brotherhood.
*'''Snowperson, snowbuddy, snowfriend.''' Neutral alternatives for snowman.
*'''Sporting conduct, fair play, athletic integrity, fairness.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for sportsmanship.
*'''Spouses, married.''' Neutral alternatives to "husband & wife", husbands and wifes.
*'''Stay-at-home parent/spouse/partner.''' Neutral alternatives to stay-at-home mother/father and stay-at-home wife/husband.
*'''Student association, academic social club.''' Neutral alternatives to sororities and fraternities.
*'''Sword fighting, sword mastership, sword mastery, sword skill.''' Neutral non-male-generalizing alternatives for swordsmanship.
*'''Seducter.''' Neutral alternatives to terms like womanizer and man-eater/manizer.
*'''The average person, the common person.''' Neutral alternatives for the common man/woman.
*'''(Un)attended/(un)crewed/(un)piloted/(un)armed/(un)staffed/(un)occupied/vacant.''' Neutral alternatives for (un)manned.
*'''Yas/slay/go off/get it/fuck 'em up/pop off/snap it/tell 'em legend/icon/boss/quing/royalty/majesty/liege/eminence/excellency.''' Neutral alternatives to "yas queen/king".
*'''"Yo!", "Yoo!", "Damn!", "Dang!", "Whoa!", "Fam!" (colloquial, inclusive), "Hey!", "Wow!", "Oo dang!", "Oo wow!", "Oo hot damn!", "Oo yes!", "Oo snap!".''' Neutral alternatives to "king!", "dude!", "bro!", "bruh!", "girl!" and "oo girl!"
*'''Y'all, you all, you, youse, folks/folx, freinds, you friends, (you) kids, homies, everyone/everbody, gamers, chat, audience, good people, people/peoples, the lot of you, all y’all, you lot, you peeps.''' Neutral alternatives for you guys/you girls.
*'''Wedding entourage/Respective entourages.''' Neutral alternatives to bridesmaids and/or groomsmen. One person in an entourage is called attendant/associate.
*'''Wedding wear, wedding attire.''' Neutral umberella terms to use as alternatives instead of specifying dress or tuxedo.
*'''Whiny ass.''' Neutral alternative insult to "b*tchboy" when trying to insult someone who is whiny (note that this is not supposed to be an alternative insult in a sexual or gender-invalidating context).
*'''Widowed person/Wid/Surviving spouse.''' Neutral alternatives to widow and widower.
*'''Winger/Wingfriend.''' Neutral alternative to wingman.
*'''Workpower, workforce, team strength, humanpower, labour, labour power, peoplepower.''' Neutral alternatives to manpower and womanpower.

==See also==
*[[Gender neutral language]]
*[[Glossary of English gender and sex terminology]]

==External links==
*"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Gender neutral language]]

Butch

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[[File:Butch Femme Society by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|350px|Lesbian Butch/Femme Society march in New York City's Gay Pride Parade (2007).]]
'''Butch''' is an [[LGBTQ|LGBTQ+]] [[masculine]] [[gender expression]] or [[gender identity]]. While many people who identify as butch use the term in reference to their gender expression, others claim it as a [[nonbinary]] identity in itself, notably [[Leslie Feinberg]], who defined butch as a gender neither male nor female. Butch is an identity that emerged in [[lesbian]] and bisexual culture in the 1940s, before there was a stark distinction in the community between types of women who were attracted to other women. Many lesbians have complicated relationships with gender, and may identify as simply butch. Butch is an identity that can be held by people of various queer sexual orientations and can belong to both cisgender and trans individuals.<ref name="Bashan">{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean To Be Butch? |author=Bashan, Frankie |work=Little Gay Book |date=2020 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://www.littlegaybook.com/what-it-means-to-be-butch/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507112437/https://littlegaybook.com/what-it-means-to-be-butch/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Traditionally, the identity and term butch has been used by individuals who are attracted to [[femme]]s. For some butches, this attraction to femmes represents a strong part of their own identity. Because of this, you will often see the dyadic term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_and_femme butch/femme,"] or referrals to a butch/femme dynamic. However, some butches are attracted to other butches (this was already a topic in Leslie Feinberg's seminal novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Butch_Blues Stone Butch Blues]). The phenomenon of butches attracted to other butches is commonly called "masc-for-masc".<ref name="Bashan" />

Depending on the community in question, butch people may call themselves by different terms. In Black and Latine communities, there may be a preference for the words '''[[aggressive]]''' ('''ag''' for short) or '''[[stud]]''', with much the same meaning as butch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ Terms and Definitions |author= |work= |date= |access-date=31 August 2022 |url= https://lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu/programs/speakersbureau/lgbtq-terms-definitions/ |quote=AGGRESSIVE (AG) An identity label claimed by some African-American and Latin@ masculine of center lesbians. Some use “stud” as a synonym. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230604024046/https://lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu/programs/speakersbureau/lgbtq-terms-definitions/ |archive-date= 17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="GreenPeterson">{{cite web|title=LGBTTSQI Terminology|date=2006|last1=Green|first1=Eli R.|last2=Peterson|first2=Eric N.|url=http://www.trans-academics.org/lgbttsqiterminology.pdf|work=Trans-Academics.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520061511/http://www.trans-academics.org/lgbttsqiterminology.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> White people should use "butch" or another term rather than "stud".<ref name="Bashan" /><ref name="HER_stud">{{Cite web |title=HER - Stud Lesbian Meaning |author= |work=Her |date=29 February 2020 |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://weareher.com/stud-lesbian-meaning-lesbian-slang-glossary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215200115/https://weareher.com/stud-lesbian-meaning-lesbian-slang-glossary/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Prager">{{Cite web |title=Dear White Lesbians: You Are Not Studs |last=Prager |first=Sarah |work=Tagg Magazine |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=13 December 2020 |url= https://taggmagazine.com/white-lesbians-you-are-not-studs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428223321/https://taggmagazine.com/white-lesbians-you-are-not-studs/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

International Butch Appreciation Day is celebrated on August 18 annually.<ref name="ButchDay">{{Cite web |title=Happy Butch Appreciation Day – here's to all the butches! |author= |work=Stonewall |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=22 June 2020 |url= https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/happy-butch-appreciation-day-%E2%80%93-heres-all-butches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209122430/https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/happy-butch-appreciation-day-%E2%80%93-heres-all-butches |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="QE">{{Cite web |title=Lesbian Culture & Visibility |author= |work=QueerEvents.ca |date= |access-date=22 June 2020 |url= https://queerevents.ca/queer-culture/lesbian-visibility|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325181554/https://queerevents.ca/queer-culture/lesbian-visibility|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

In a 2015 survey of non-[[cis]] people in the USA, 5% of respondents (about 1,385 people) were butch.<ref name="2015USTS-44">{{Cite web |title=2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Complete Report |date= |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|page=44|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308214644/https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Etymology==

The origin of the word "butch" is uncertain. The word ''butch'', meaning "masculine", may have been coined by abbreviating the word ''butcher'', as first noted in George Cassidy's nickname, ''Butch Cassidy''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Walker|first=Ja'nina|date=March 2012|title=Butch Bottom–Femme Top? An Exploration of Lesbian Stereotypes.|journal=Journal of Lesbian Studies|volume=16|issue=1|pages=90–107|doi=10.1080/10894160.2011.557646|pmid=22239455}}</ref>

"Butch" can be used as an adjective or a noun<ref name="Bergman 2006">{{cite book|last=Bergman|first=S. Bear|title=Butch is a noun|year=2006|publisher=Suspect Thoughts Press|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-0-9771582-5-6|url=https://books.google.com/?id=jmyfdmsWjiEC&dq=butch+is+a+noun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074846/https://books.google.com/books?id=jmyfdmsWjiEC&dq=butch+is+a+noun&hl=en|archive-date=2023-07-19|access-date=2019-11-24|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> to describe an individual's [[gender]] or gender performance. A masculine person of any gender can be described as butch, even though it is more common to use the term towards females with more masculine traits.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Christine A.|last2=Konik|first2=Julie A.|last3= Tuve|first3=Melanie V.|title=In Search of Looks, Status, or Something Else? Partner Preferences Among Butch and Femme Lesbians and Heterosexual Men and Women|date=2011|volume=64|issue=9–10|pages=658–668|journal=Sex Roles|doi=10.1007/s11199-010-9861-8|issn=0360-0025|accessdate=May 1, 2016|url=http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=2bc637f5-dab5-4003-a000-13cf76217d23%40sessionmgr4003&vid=0&hid=4114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d&preview=false#AN=60686417&db=a9h|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106205438/http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=2bc637f5-dab5-4003-a000-13cf76217d23%40sessionmgr4003&vid=0&hid=4114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d&preview=false|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The term butch tends to denote a degree of masculinity displayed by a female individual beyond what would be considered typical of a tomboy. It is not uncommon for women with a butch appearance to face harassment or violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/our-work/nationalstudy/|title=2014 National Street Harassment Report - Stop Street Harassment|author=|date=|website=stopstreetharassment.org|accessdate=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622015320/https://stopstreetharassment.org/our-work/nationalstudy/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> A 1990s survey of butches showed that 50% were primarily attracted to femmes, while 25% reported being usually attracted to other butches.<ref>{{cite book|last=Caramagno|first=Thomas C.|title=Irreconcilable Differences? Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0275977214|pages=138|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074845/https://books.google.com/books?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

BUTCH Voices, a national conference for "individuals who are [[masculine of center]]", including [[gender variant]], went defunct in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.butchvoices.com/about/|website=BUTCH Voices|date=April 9, 2009|accessdate=11 September 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219140900/http://www.butchvoices.com/about/|archivedate=December 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUTCH Voices Conference Makes Masculine Of Center Womyn Heard|url=http://www.curvemag.com/Events/BUTCH-Voices-Conference-Makes-Masculine-Of-Center-Womyn-Heard-1874/|website=Curve|date=May 8, 2017|accessdate=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501001911/https://www.curvemag.com/Events/BUTCH-Voices-Conference-Makes-Masculine-Of-Center-Womyn-Heard-1874/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Attributes==
There is debate about to whom the terms butch and femme can apply, and particularly whether transgender individuals can be identified in this way. For example, queer theorist [[Jack Halberstam]] argues that [[transgender men]] cannot be considered butch, since it constitutes a conflation of maleness with butchness. He further argues that butch–femme is uniquely geared to work in lesbian relationships.<ref>{{cite book|last=Caramagno|first=Thomas C.|title=Irreconcilable Differences? Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0275977214|pages=137–8|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074845/https://books.google.com/books?id=IIHQH001Bc8C&dq=faggot+butch&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Stereotypes and definitions of butch and femme vary greatly, even within tight-knit [[LGBT]] communities. On the other hand, the writer Jewelle Gomez muses that butch and femme women in the earlier twentieth century may have been expressing their closeted transgender identity.<ref>{{cite book|last=Munt|first=Sally|title=Butch/Femme: Inside Lesbian Gender|year=1998|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|isbn=978-0304339594|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/?id=1G5M13Xida0C&dq=jewelle+gomez+femme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074846/https://books.google.com/books?id=1G5M13Xida0C&dq=jewelle+gomez+femme&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name=Coyote>{{cite book|editor1-last=Coyote|editor1-first=Ivan E.|editor2-last=Sharman|editor2-first=Zena|title=Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme|date=2011|pages=67–78|chapter=Femme Butch Feminist, by Jewelle Gomez|publisher=Arsenal Pulp Press|location=Vancouver, B.C., Canada|isbn=978-1551523972}}</ref> Antipathy toward female butches and male femmes has been interpreted by some commentators as [[transphobia]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=xBb55sOOIX4C&dq=Butch+femme+transphobia|title=Female Impersonation|last=Tyler|first=Carol-Ann|publisher=Routledge|year=2003|isbn=978-0-415-91688-2|pages=91|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719074851/https://books.google.com/books?id=xBb55sOOIX4C&dq=Butch+femme+transphobia&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> although female butches and male femmes are not always [[transgender]], and indeed some heterosexuals of both genders display these attributes.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731093617/http://vagendamagazine.com/2015/01/theres-no-other-georgy-deep-inside-coming-out-as-a-butch-straight-woman/|url=http://vagendamagazine.com/2015/01/theres-no-other-georgy-deep-inside-coming-out-as-a-butch-straight-woman/|title=There's No Other Georgy Deep Inside – Coming Out As A Butch Straight Woman|last=O'Hara|first=Kate|date=7 January 2015|work=The Vagenda|archive-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thoughtcatalog.com/james-hunt/2015/05/confessions-of-a-feminine-straight-guy/|title=Confessions Of A Feminine Straight Guy |last=Hunt |first=James|date=14 May 2015|website=thoughtcatalog.com|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501061159/https://thoughtcatalog.com/james-hunt/2015/05/confessions-of-a-feminine-straight-guy/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Scholars such as [[Judith Butler]] and Anne Fausto-Sterling suggest that butch and femme are not attempts to take up "traditional" gender roles. Instead, they argue that gender is socially and historically constructed, rather than essential, "natural", or biological. The historian Joan Nestle argues that femme and butch may be seen as distinct genders in and of themselves.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nestle|first=Joan|title=The Persistent Desire: A Femme–Butch Reader|year=1992|publisher=Alyson Publications|isbn=978-1555831905|url=https://books.google.com/?id=3u9ZAAAAMAAJ&q=The+persistent+desire&dq=The+persistent+desire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719075352/https://books.google.com/books?id=3u9ZAAAAMAAJ&q=The+persistent+desire&dq=The+persistent+desire&hl=en|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

==Difference between butch and male==
Although butch is a masculine identity, it isn't the same thing as conventional manhood or masculinity. There are differences, particularly in how conventional manhood and masculinity involve conformity, whereas the [[MOGII]] qualities of butch make it subversive.

Butch gender expression through clothing doesn't follow the rules for how to dress conventionally as male or masculine, and in some ways is intentionally different. Butch clothing doesn't look the same as conventional men's wear. See the main article about these [[Clothing#Masculine fashion|clothing differences]].

Masculinity is different than maleness. Butches are different than transgender men. Although transgender men were assigned female at birth (or sometimes intersex), and some identified as lesbian before recognizing that they were trans men, the difference is that butch lesbians generally identify as women, and feel attracted to women, whereas trans men identify as men, and may or may not feel attracted to women.

Some have argued that butch people can benefit from male privilege or have toxic masculinity despite not being men.<ref name="Bashan" /><ref name="Nash">{{Cite web |title=COVER STORY: Butch Voices |author=Nash, Tammye |work=Dallas Voice |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://dallasvoice.com/butch-voices/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701104708/https://dallasvoice.com/butch-voices/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> However, this is disputed.<ref name="Factora">{{Cite web |title=Being Butch Does Not Mean I Experience Masculine Privilege |last=Factora |first=James |work=refinery29.com |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/butch-masculine-privilege-myth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131113714/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/butch-masculine-privilege-myth |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://web.stanford.edu/group/journal/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lee_Hum_2009.pdf|last=Lee|first=Atticus|title=The Role of Butch/Femme Relationships in Transgender Activism: A Codependent Mutualism|quote= Butch lesbians debunk the gender binary with their mere existence; they embody masculine gender presentations without possessing male privilege or participating in the dominant patriarchy.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124014654/https://web.stanford.edu/group/journal/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lee_Hum_2009.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Kaos">{{Cite web |title=Lesbian Subcultures: Are you Looking for a Butch or Femme? |last=Kaos |first=Trini |work=Queer Events |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=19 April 2021 |url= https://www.queerevents.ca/queer-culture/posts/lesbian-subcultures |quote=No institution or culture privileges butches and they are often routinely punished; both in their gender-non-conformity and in their status as a visible marker of lesbianism. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625103101/https://queerevents.ca/queer-culture/posts/lesbian-subcultures |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Transgender butches==
While the term "transgender butch" could apply to any masculine trans person, regardless of [[sex#Gender assigned at birth|gender assigned at birth]], the term is often used in a more specific sense to describe a person who was assigned female at birth and has a masculine gender expression. Transgender butches may identify as [[genderqueer]] or [[nonbinary]]; some claim butch as a specific nonbinary identity. Transgender butches may also identify as lesbians or dykes independently of their gender identity. A similar term is "stone butch", which describes a butch who prefers to avoid genital stimulation in sexual settings, sometimes due to [[gender dysphoria]].

=== Other terms ===
Some women in lesbian communities eschew butch or femme classifications, believing that they are inadequate to describe an individual, or that labels are limiting in and of themselves. Other people within the LGBT community have tailored the common labels to be more descriptive, such as "soft stud," "hard butch," "gym queen," or "tomboy femme." Comedian Elvira Kurt contributed the term "fellagirly" as a description for LGBT women who are not strictly either femme or butch, but a combination. From the 1940s to 1990s, the term "kiki" was used for a similar meaning.<ref>{{cite book |editor = Zimmerman |editor-given = Bonnie |title = Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Vol. I |publisher = Garland Publishing, Inc |year = 2000 |page = [https://books.google.de/books?id=qAZ5AgAAQBAJ&q=KIKI+1940s+lesbian&pg=PA140&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=KIKI%201940s%20lesbian&f=false 140] |quote ="Kiki: a term used from the 1940s through the 1960s for a lesbian who could be either butch or femme."}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= What is She Like?: Lesbian Identities from the 1950s to the 1990s |last=Ainley |first=Rosa |year=1995 |url=https://archive.org/details/whatisshelike00rosa/page/152/mode/2up |page=152 |quote=Although kiki has never been a term, or a category, with such currency as butch and femme, and is still far more recognized in the USA than in Britain, it now means someone who is deliberately both, rather than the 'neither fish nor fowl' connotation it used to have.|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Those who identify as butch and femme today often use the words to define their presentation and gender identity rather than strictly the role they play in a relationship, and that not all butches are attracted exclusively to femmes and not all femmes are exclusively attracted to butches, a departure from the historic norm. Besides the terms "butch" and "femme", there are a number of other terms used to describe the dress codes, the sexual behaviours, and/or the gender identities of the sexual subcultures who use them. The meanings of these terms vary and can evolve over time.

A butch woman may be described as a "stone butch", "diesel dyke"<ref name="The Other Team">{{cite web|url=http://www.theotherteam.com/common-lesbian-slang-and-terminology/|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207040105/http://www.theotherteam.com/common-lesbian-slang-and-terminology/|title=Common lesbian slang and terminology|publisher=The Other Team}}</ref> "bulldyke", "bull bitch" or "bulldagger"<ref name="haggerty">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nvt8el4QtPwC&dq=Bulldyke&q=Bull%20bitch+%2Bbulldyker#v=onepage&q=Bulldagger%20Also%20bulldyke&f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Lesbian And Gay Histories and Cultures, Vol 1|last=Haggerty|first=George E.|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2000|isbn=978-0815333548|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127061344/https://books.google.com/books?id=nvt8el4QtPwC&dq=Bulldyke&q=Bull%20bitch+%2Bbulldyker|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> or simply just as a "[[dyke]]". The term "[[boi]]" is typically used by younger LGBT women. Defining the difference between a butch and a boi, one boi told a reporter: "that sense of play - that's a big difference from being a butch. To me, butch is like an adult...You're the man of the house."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/n_9709/|title=Where the Bois Are|last=Levy|first=Ariel|newspaper=New York News and Features|accessdate=November 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425035826/http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/n_9709/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> There is also an emerging usage of the terms soft butch "stem" (stud-femme), "futch" (feminine butch)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=JTpUfGcsATwC&dq=futch+lesbian|title=Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens|last=Belge|first=Kathy|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|year=2011|isbn=9780547687322|pages=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106010304/https://books.google.com/?id=JTpUfGcsATwC&dq=futch+lesbian|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> or "chapstick lesbian" as terms for women who have characteristics of both butch and femme. Lesbians who are neither butch nor femme may be called "androgynous" or "andros".<ref name="The Other Team" />

Another common term is "stud". A stud is a dominant lesbian, usually butch. They tend to be influenced by urban and hip-hop cultures and are often Hispanic or Black. In the New York City lesbian community, a butch may identify herself as AG (aggressive) or as a stud. In 2005, filmmaker Eric Daniel Peddle chronicled the lives of AGs in his documentary The Aggressives, following six women who went to lengths like [[binding|binding their breasts]] to pass as men. But Peddle says that today, very young lesbians of color in New York are creating a new, insular scene that's largely cut off from the rest of the gay and lesbian community. "A lot of it has to do with this kind of pressure to articulate and express your masculinity within the confines of the hip-hop paradigm..."<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022063719/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-04-03/nyc-life/girls-to-men/|archive-date=22 October 2008|date=3 April 2007|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-04-03/nyc-life/girls-to-men/|title=Girls to Men|last=Hilliard|first=Chloe A.|newspaper=The Village Voice}}</ref> The AG culture has also been represented on film by Black lesbian filmmaker Dee Rees' 2011 work, ''Pariah''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/movies/pariah-reveals-another-side-of-being-black-in-the-us.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=New Directors Flesh Out Black America, All Of It|last=George|first=Nelson|date=December 23, 2011|newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=November 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430211238/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/movies/pariah-reveals-another-side-of-being-black-in-the-us.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Stone butch==

Going back to at least the 1960s or 50s, a "stone butch" refers a masculine lesbian, and in contemporary use is associated with impenetrability.<ref name=Halberstam>{{Cite book|last1=Halberstam|first1=Judith|title=Female Masculinity|year=1998|edition=1st|page=111|publisher=Duke University Press|location=|chapter=Lesbian Masculinity: Even Stone Butches Get the Blues|isbn=0822322269|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619230204/https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The "stone" sexual role describes a preference for bringing pleasure to one's partner, without being touched oneself.<ref name=Zimmerman1999>{{Cite book|editor-last1=Zimmerman|editor-first1=Bonnie|title=Lesbian Histories and Cultures|year=1999|edition=1st|page=140|publisher=Routledge|location=|isbn=978-0815319207|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofle00bzim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622041309/https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofle00bzim|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name=Myers2013>{{Cite book|editor-last1=Myers|editor-first1=JoAnne|title=Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements|year=2013|edition=1st|page=346|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=|isbn=0810874687}}</ref> Being "stone" in this way can be connected with sexual trauma, [[gender dysphoria]], or the [[Romantic and sexual_orientation#Asexuality|asexual spectrum]].

In relation to gender, a femme lesbian named Rachel Tessler wrote in 1996 that "some stone butches are almost beyond butch. They're almost in a kind of territory between genders, beyond being women. I think some stone butches aren't really women, in the way that they think about people."<ref>''Render Me, Gender Me: Lesbians Talk Sex, Class, Color, Nation, Studmuffins...'', p. 104-105, Columbia University Press, 1996</ref>

A 2001 dictionary of sex and gender terminology by linguist Philip Herbst noted that {{quote|[[Bigender]]ed or [[transgender]]ed lesbians—individuals with [ [[AFAB]]] bodies who identify as masculine and may be attracted to other women— may call themselves ''stone butch'' [...] ''Stone'' may mean "very" in slang, but it also implies "untouchable" in a sexual sense—not wanting to be touched during sexual relations.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wimmin, Wimps & Wallflowers: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Gender and Sexual Orientation Bias in the United States |last=Herbst |first=Philip|year=2001|page=41}}</ref>}}

==Soft butch==

A '''soft butch''', or '''stem''' ('''stud-fem'''), is a [[lesbian]] who exhibits some stereotypical butch traits without fitting the masculine stereotype associated with butch lesbians. Soft butch is on the spectrum of butch, as are stone butch and masculine, whereas on the contrary, ultra fem, high femme, and lipstick lesbian are some labels on the spectrum of lesbians with a more prominent expression of femininity, also known as [[Femme|femmes]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Christine A.|last2=Stillman|first2=Shannon|title=Do Butch and Femme Still Attract?|journal=The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide|date=2003|volume=X|issue=4}}</ref> Soft butches may have gender identities of women, but primarily display masculine characteristics; soft butches predominantly express masculinity with a touch of femininity.<ref name="rose">{{cite journal|last1=Rose|first1=Dawn|last2=Plaskow|first2=Judith|title=Yusuf Come Home: Parashat Miketz (genesis 41:1-44:17)|journal=Torah Queeries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible|date=2009|page=62}}</ref>

The "hardness", or label depicting one's level of masculine expression as a butch is dependent upon the fluidity of their [[gender expression]].<ref name="halberstam">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=UYAi9OEYRekC&pg=PA123&dq=soft+butch&cd=4|title=Female Masculinity|first=Judith|last=Halberstam|authorlink=Judith Halberstam|publisher=Duke University Press|year=1998|edition=5page=123|isbn=978-0-8223-2243-6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719075353/https://books.google.com/books?id=UYAi9OEYRekC&pg=PA123&dq=soft+butch&cd=4&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22soft%20butch%22&f=false|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Soft butches might want to express themselves through their clothing and hairstyle in a more masculine way, but their behavior in a more traditionally feminine way.<ref name="rose"/> For example, these traits of a soft butch may or may not include short hair, clothing that was designed for men, and masculine mannerisms and behaviors. Soft butches generally appear [[androgynous]], rather than adhering to strictly feminine or masculine norms and [[gender identity|gender identities.]]<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The Coming-Out Process of Young Lesbian and Bisexual Women: Are There Butch/Femme Differences in Sexual Identity Development?|journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior|date = 2007-09-26|issn = 0004-0002|pmc = 3189348|pmid = 17896173|pages = 34–49|volume = 38|issue = 1|doi = 10.1007/s10508-007-9221-0|language = en|first = Margaret|last = Rosario|first2 = Eric W.|last2 = Schrimshaw|first3 = Joyce|last3 = Hunter|first4 = Anna|last4 = Levy-Warren}}</ref> Soft butches generally physically, sexually, and romantically express themselves in more masculine than feminine ways in the majority of those categories.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Carpenter|first1=Karen|last2=McKenzie|first2=Matthew|title=Love on a Continuum|journal=Social and Economic Studies|date=2011|volume=60|issue=1|page=118}}</ref>

In addition to a soft butch's gender expression through their outward appearance, they also have a distinctive way of sexually expressing themself. Soft butches might want to have a more passive role sexually or romantically in their relationships, which is generally associated with feminine sexual behavior.<ref name="rose"/> This is an example of how a soft butch's sexuality and outward appearance are not completely masculine, but have some feminine traits. Conversely, stone butches are less fluid in their sexuality and do not want to receive sexual contact from their sexual partners.<ref name="halberstam"/> This desire to express both masculinity and femininity through one's gender and sexuality is clearly seen in soft butch women, but also across many people of a variety of sexual orientations.<ref name="rose"/>

==Flags==
There is no universally-accepted flag for the butch identity, but many have been proposed. Below are some of them.
<gallery>
File:Lesbian-labrys.png|The lesbian labrys flag, sometimes called the butch lesbian flag<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SpacemanBobs|number=1278827580452298752 |date=2 July 2020|title=It's not pride month anymore so I know this is a little late but I would like to remind everyone that the butch lesbian flag is a BATTLE AXE}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=chlonus_thonus|number=1276576754140942336|date=2 June 2020|title=The butch flag is one of the coolest pride flags imo because it uses a symbol instead of just stripes. (I still like the regular lesbian flag, it's common for gay subcultures to also have their own flags)}}</ref>, but sometimes called the lesbian feminist flag.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wikimedia Commons|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sexual_identity_symbols&oldid=475813572|date= 29 September 2020|access-date=14 December 2020|title=Sexual identity symbols}}</ref> Created in 1999 by gay graphic designer Sean Campbell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaysandgadgets.com/product/butch-lesbian-pride-flag-printed-90-x-150-cm/|title=Butch Lesbian (Labrys) Pride Flag Printed 90 x 150 cm|website=Gays&Gadgets}}</ref>
File:Butch by dorian--rutherford.png|By tumblr user dorian--rutherford.
File:Butch by butchspace.png|By tumblr user butchspace.
File:Butch by catboyharuspex.jpg|By tumblr user catboyharuspex.
File:Butch flag by gendertreyf.jpeg|By tumblr user gendertreyf.
File:Butch by nbgender.png|By tumblr user nbgender.
File:Butch by FOLIELOADED - tweaked version.png|By twitter user FOLIELOADED.
File:Butch flag by xeno-aligned.png|By tumblr user xeno-aligned.
File:Butch flag by disasterbisexual.png|By tumblr user disasterbisexual.
File:Butch flag by butch-pentious.png|By tumblr user butch-pentious.
File:Nonbinary butch by ap.png|A flag for nonbinary butches (enbutches) submitted to Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags by user "ap".
File:Butch by sweetjinxii.png|By tumblr user sweetjinxii.
File:Butch by kenochoric.png|By tumblr user kenochoric, who nicknamed it the "sky butch" flag.
</gallery>

== Notable butch people ==

[[File:Ivan Coyote.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Ivan E. Coyote]] in 2017.]]
[[File:Sinclair Sexsmith 06-23-2009 by Rachel Kramer Bussell.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Sinclair Sexsmith]] at a Bluestockings bookstore reading in 2009.]]

There are many more [[notable nonbinary people|notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the word "butch" (or a close analog to it) for themselves as a gender identity outside of the binary.

* The author [[Corey Alexander]], who wrote under the pen name Xan West, identified as [[genderqueer]], [[queer]], [[trans]], stone butch, [[aromantic|demiromantic]], and [[asexual|demigraysexual]].<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |author=Simkiss, Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809232147/https://www.letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Ivan E. Coyote]] (b. 1969) is a Canadian author who has written extensively about being transgender and being butch. They<ref>Black, Eleanor (August 20, 2016). "Ivan Coyote: 'I always knew I was not the same as other little girls'". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved July 26, 2017. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/83178100/ivan-coyote-i-always-knew-i-was-not-the-same-as-other-little-girls [https://web.archive.org/web/20201019050356/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/83178100/ivan-coyote-i-always-knew-i-was-not-the-same-as-other-little-girls Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> have made significant contributions to the representation of queerness in literature. They have won the ReLit Award for Best Fiction (2007), and the Stonewall Honor Book Award (2017). They describe themself as "a trans person who doesn't fit neatly into the [[gender binary]],"<ref>[https://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms/transcript Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms], Ivan Coyote, November 2015 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325200731/http://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms/transcript Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and they identify as butch.<ref>https://abcbookworld.com/writer/coyote-ivan-e/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154452/https://abcbookworld.com/writer/coyote-ivan-e/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* American comedian, writer, and nurse [[Kelli Dunham]] describes herself<ref name="story">{{Cite web |title=THE STORY |author= |work=kellidunham.com |date= |access-date=24 July 2020 |url= http://www.kellidunham.com/the-story/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314231523/https://www.kellidunham.com/the-story/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> as a [[genderqueer]] [[woman]]<ref name="Wood">{{Cite web |title=Q&A: Comedian Kelli Dunham on Storytelling as a Radical, Transformative Act |last=Wood |first=Erin |work=Ms. Magazine |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=3 June 2020 |url= https://msmagazine.com/2017/05/15/qa-comedian-kelli-dunham-storytelling-radicaltransformative-act/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612184627/https://msmagazine.com/2017/05/15/qa-comedian-kelli-dunham-storytelling-radicaltransformative-act/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>/[[nonbinary]] [[transmasc]] butch.<ref name="Guerrero">{{Cite web |title=Genderqueer Comic Kelli Dunham On Getting (Thee) Away From a Nunnery |last=Guerrero |first=Desirée |work=The Advocate |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=3 June 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2020/4/21/genderqueer-comic-kelli-dunham-getting-thee-away-nunnery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103074504/https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2020/4/21/genderqueer-comic-kelli-dunham-getting-thee-away-nunnery |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949 - 2014) was a revolutionary communist and activist for transgender rights. Feinberg identified as a butch lesbian, in the sense of a queer masculine transgender identity neither female nor male. Feinberg's novel, ''Stone Butch Blues'' (1993) won the prestigious American Library Association Award for Gay and Lesbian Literature and a LAMBDA Literary Award (Leslie Feinberg).<ref name="lesliefeinberg">[http://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Village Voice] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230705182548/https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* American musician and comedian [[Maxine Feldman]] (1945 - 2007) identified as a transgender butch lesbian, went by a variety of pronouns, was described as having a "both/and" gender identity, and was comfortable with being labeled as a man or woman.<ref name="jwa">{{Cite web |title=Maxine Feldman, 1945 - 2007 |author= |work=Jewish Women's Archive |date= |access-date=8 October 2020 |url= https://jwa.org/weremember/feldman-maxine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507142412/https://jwa.org/weremember/feldman-maxine |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Kiritsy">{{cite news|last=Kiritsy|first=Laura|title=Lesbian trail blazer Maxine Feldman dies|url=http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|newspaper=Edge Providence|date=August 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331030136/http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sonalee Rashatwar]] is an American<ref name="Owens">{{Cite web |title=To end fatphobia, we need to dismantle Western civilization, says Philly therapist Sonalee Rashatwar |last=Owens |first=Cassie |work=The Inquirer |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://www.inquirer.com/news/sonalee-rashatwar-fat-positivity-body-acceptance-sexuality-therapy-20190703.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531182900/https://www.inquirer.com/news/sonalee-rashatwar-fat-positivity-body-acceptance-sexuality-therapy-20190703.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has given talks internationally about sexuality, fat positivity, disability justice, racism, and more.<ref name="Fabello">{{Cite web |title=Sonalee Rashatwar Is Returning Body Positivity to Its Political Roots |last=Fabello |first=Melissa A. |work=Bitch Media |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sonalee-rashatwar-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604073423/https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sonalee-rashatwar-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> They identify as a soft butch enby.<ref name="IGbio">https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230523141837/https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* [[Sinclair Sexsmith]] is a writer and performer. They identify as a "White [[non-binary]] butch [[feminism|feminist]] dominant".<ref name="medium">{{Cite web |title=Sinclair Sexsmith profile |author= |work=Medium |date= |access-date=9 April 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@mrsexsmith|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116161444/https://medium.com/@mrsexsmith|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Their short story collection, ''Sweet & Rough: Queer Kink Erotica'', was a 2016 finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.
* [[Sarah Shook]] (b. 1985) is a nonbinary/genderqueer country musician who identifies as butch.<ref name="Cholst">{{Cite web |title=Your Guide to the Butches of Queer Country |last1=Cholst |first1=Rachel |work=Country Queer |date= |access-date=April 10, 2021 |url= https://countryqueer.com/stories/list/your-guide-to-the-butches-of-queer-country/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626072928/https://countryqueer.com/stories/list/your-guide-to-the-butches-of-queer-country/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

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== Butch characters in fiction ==

''See main article: [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|Nonbinary gender in fiction]]''

[[File:SAG Awards Red Carpet Rollout (24328180089).jpg|thumb|Lea DeLaria (right), known for her role as Carrie Black in the TV series Orange is The New Black at the SAG Awards Red Carpet Rollout]]

There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary 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 "butch" (or a close analog to it) as a gender identity, either in their canon, or by their creators.

* ''Stone Butch Blues'' by [[Leslie Feinberg]], a semi-autobiographical historical fiction novel about a butch named Jess Goldberg. The story focuses on the trials and tribulations she faces growing up in the United States before the Stonewall riots. Feinberg defines butch as a gender identity neither female nor male.
* ''Orange is the New Black'' included a main character, Carrie Black, who is a butch lesbian. The word "butch" is tattooed on her arm. Carrie is a cisgender butch.
* ''An Unkindness of Ghosts'', by [[Rivers Solomon]]. The author has said, "Aster is an [[intersex]] butch [[lesbian]], but maybe [[agender]]. Theo is a nonbinary trans woman. These are my interpretations, but arguments could certainly be made for other classifiers."<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625035918/https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=15918|url=https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=15918|date=10 October 2018|archive-date=25 June 2019|title=An Interview with Author Rivers Solomon|last=Falck|first=Alex}}</ref>
*In the book ''Whirlwind'', by Reese Morrison, Charlie is a [[gender questioning]] butch who uses [[she/her]] pronouns.<ref>{{cite book|title=Whirlwind |last=Morrison |first=Reese|year=2020|edition=Kindle}}</ref>
*In the romance/suspense novel ''A Jade's Diamond'', by Char Dafoe, the two main characters are a soft butch prostitute named Nayvee LaCroix and a stone butch millionaire named Trystan Diamond. Both characters are nonbinary.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T1JW9Q9/#customerReviews Amazon reviews for ''A Jade's Diamond''] [https://web.archive.org/web/20210114173457/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T1JW9Q9 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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==See also==
*[[Femme]]
*[[Boi]]
*[[Tomboy]]

==External Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170506031806/http://www.butchtastic.net/butch-genderqueer-genderfluid-genderfuck-and-trans-blogs-to-watch-out-for/ Butchtastic: Butch, Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Genderfuck and Trans Blogs to watch out for]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180902195731/https://debonairgeek.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/deep-thoughts/ Debonair Geek's Blog: Deep Thoughts]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Butch-Blues-Leslie-Feinberg/dp/1459608453 Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030230113/https://susans.org/wiki/Butch_and_femme Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki: Butch and Femme]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030222942/https://susans.org/wiki/Soft_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki: Soft Butch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030231210/https://susans.org/wiki/Stone_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki: Stone Butch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20191202211153/https://www.butchvoices.com/ Butch Voices], "a grassroots organization dedicated to all self-identified [[Masculine of center|Masculine of Center]] people and our Allies"
*{{Cite web |title=A Dispatch From the Shifting, Porous Border Between Butch and Trans |last=Urquhart |first=Evan |work=Slate Magazine |date=24 April 2015 |url= https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/04/butch-and-trans-a-dispatch-from-the-shifting-border.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620114842/https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/04/butch-and-trans-a-dispatch-from-the-shifting-border.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
*[https://xanwest.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/what-is-stone/ What Is Stone?] by [[Xan West]]
*[https://lisalees.com/ll/books/Fragments/c-05.html Is Butch/Femme a Transgender Thang?] by Lisa Lees
*[https://www.butchisnotadirtyword.com/ Butch Is Not A Dirty Word], "A Queer Magazine for Butch [[Dyke]]s, Butch Lesbians, Butch Women, Trans Butches, Non-binary Butches & All Those Who Love Them"

==References==
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[[Category: Nonbinary identities]]

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2026-01-04T18:19:23Z

Amazingakita (talk | contribs) commented on "welcome! and notability" (Hi, welcome to the Nonbinary Wiki! This your talk page, where other users can talk to you. I hope that you will find this place welcoming...)

Sissy

2026-01-01T11:26:04Z

Amazingakita: no sources given

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[[File:Sissy Gender Symbol PNG.png|alt=|thumb|Sissy gender symbol replaces the spear of the masculine (Mars) pictogram with a feather duster.]]
'''Sissy''' is a term used to describe people who were assigned male at birth and embrace [[Femininity|feminine]] [[Gender roles|roles]] and/or [[Gender Expression|expression]]. A reclaimed slur, it retains connotations of censure that can be important to those using it as an [[gender identity]] label.
The [[Gender Identity|identity]] can fall under the [[genderqueer]], [[gender variant]], [[transfeminine]], [[gender non-conforming]], or [[nonbinary]] [[Umbrella terms|umbrellas]] depending on the individual’s identification with those terms.

When used as a gender identity, Sissy has overlap with some usages of the terms [[Androgyne]] and [[Epicene]] but is distinguished by its integral emphasis on gender privilege and power dynamics. Cultural diminishment of femininity, contempt for males who reflect it, and expectations of feminine deference to masculinity are all part of the point. A Sissy identity queers and subverts those structures while honoring the messiness and imperfection of individual humanity and identity. The identity has also been criticized as de facto buying-in to and, therefore perpetuating, those oppressive and limiting structures.

Sissy Identity can be controversial in the LGBTQIA+ community for other reasons as well:

* The word continues to be in common usage as a derogatory epithet for gender non-conforming and gay men today. As with other reclaimed slurs such as queer, this makes use of the term as a positive or neutral descriptor offensive to those who have felt it hurtful to them.
* Because the transgressive nature of the gender queering is integral to the gender identity, some sissies embrace the shame and abuse as part of who they are, which can seem antithetical to some people’s idea of pride and liberation.
* Just as a sissy gender identity reclaims the implied ‘effeminate/deferential’ charges connotation with pride, so some seek to reclaim the implied ‘gay’ connotation.
* In the BDSM Fetish community, the term sissy is sometimes used for a male who with a sexual preference for feminization kink; with usage often further modified into subgroups based on how the feminization is combined with other kinks and fetishes (for instance, Sissy Maid when combined with domestic servitude, Adult Baby Sissy or ABS when combined with infantilism, etc.) As people often do with, for instance, trans women and crossdressing, people sometimes dismissively confound the sissy gender identity with sexual fetish.
* Sissy can be used as a modifier for sexual orientation terms to communicate more nuance in sexual preference beyond general terms like gay, straight, and bisexual. So, just as someone might say "bisexual and queer", they might say “bisexual sissy".

Those who identify as sissy often see this multiplicity of usages, meanings, and implications across identity, roles, presentation, orientation, and preferences as a feature in that one word can communicate so much about who they are, how they see themselves, and how they relate to intimate and romantic partners and the larger world.
==History of the term==
The word originated in the United States in the mid-19th Century. Originally an extended form of ‘sis,” and used as nickname for literal and figurative sisters (1846), it first appeared as a pejorative term for an effeminate male in 1897. It later became popularized as an epithet for men disinclined to rough sports like football. Because American culture at the period conflated homosexuality with effeminacy, it soon became a synonym for gay and was widely used to describe any male who did not conform to contemporary ideas of masculinity.

[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

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Amazingakita: Undo revision 44787 by Techmo (talk)

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User talk:Amazingakita

2025-10-23T03:46:30Z

Amazingakita:

[[File:Nonbinaryball hi.png|thumb|Nonbinary ball is happy to have you here!]]
<center><big>Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}}, welcome to the Nonbinary wiki!</big></center>

This your talk page, where other users can talk to you. I hope that you will find this place welcoming and that you will decide to stay for a long, long time. To create a new page just enter its title in the following box and press the button:
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== Revert of MTX on list of identities ==

Did you have any specific reason for reverting my removal of MTX from the list of Nonbinary identities? I had moved MTX to [[List of uncommon nonbinary identities]] as it didn’t meet the standards for inclusion on the main list. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 15:09, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Oh! Was that you? I saw a MAC address instead of a username and a deletion, and assumed it was malicious. I'll redo it now.

: Thanks! I'm not sure where the IP edit came from, because I made that edit months ago. If you look at the history on the page, the IP edit isn't there, its just mine and then your revert, so I guess this is just a weird mystery. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 02:37, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

== Arrr! ==

Hello, whenever I try to find some vandalism to revert, you always seem to have already done it. Please leave some pages for me to revert. --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 21:01, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

== RandomUser34 is a vandal ==

== RandomUser34 ==
RandomUser34 is a stalker who follows me and abuses me on several wikis. He likes to make up crap about others. I'd be careful, this vandal has had Encyc wiki to close down after he made too many sockpuppets and has constantly blanked pages. This wiki is perhaps his next target. He was also blocked on Everybody Wiki for his threatening behavior. Check this out: 10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment) 11:19, 16 November 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs deleted page User:RandomUser34 (Vandalism) Here is the link address to prove that this user is a harasser. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Log/WikiMaster&offset=20191223085839&type=&user=WikiMaster

Try to find this: '''10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment)''' --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 20:09, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

:: {{Collapse|1=You already tried this [EXPLETIVE] on another wiki, it didn't work. Nobody's falling for your [EXPLETIVE] anymore. It's a new decade, it's time to stop. I'm not a vandal. I'm sick and tired of this. '''STOP IT.''' And for the last time, I DID NOT GET ENCYC SHUT DOWN. IT WAS DDOSED, AND THE CREATOR WAS DOXXED BY SOMEONE WHOM I HAVE NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH. AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, ALL OF MY ACCUSATIONS AGAINST YOU ARE TRUE. YOU HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. I MIGHT ALSO REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN BANNED FROM EVERYBODYWIKI '''MULTIPLE TIMES''', YOU HAVE MADE MULTIPLE SOCKPUPPETS, YOU HAVE MADE AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT FALSE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, I AM NOT A VANDAL, I DO NOT "TARGET" WIKIS. AND EVEN IF I WAS, I'M A MARXIST, AND VANDALIZING THIS WIKI WOULD MAKE ME NO BETTER THEN THE FASCIST SCUMBAGS I DESPISE. '''STOP IT.''' 8ight is blocked indef on Vikidia: https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block 8ight permablocked for ban evasion on ShoutWiki: http://www.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block IP which I suspect to be associated with 8ight spewing homophobic nonsense on another user's talkpage:https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=User:HopeDiamondfc2&oldid=107895 [[User:RandomUser34|RandomUser34]] ([[User talk:RandomUser34|talk]]) 13:29, 14 January 2020 (UTC)|2=Random's defense, which quickly devolves into an angry rant.}}

== Structured Discussions migration ==

Hello,

Just a quick note to tell you that all talk pages on this wiki will be migrated to the Structured Discussions method next Wednesday (this includes your own talk page). Old messages will be archived. If you would like to comment on that, you can do so in [[Nonbinary Wiki:General discussion#Structured Discussions 2|the General discussion]] page. Thank you for your contributions to the project, and see you around! --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 10:26, 5 April 2020 (UTC)


== Hello: ==

To [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]],

While I have noticed that these accounts [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeanAttacksAgain|BeanAttacksAgain]], [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeansonLeMeme|BeansonLeMeme]] and [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/Beanson|Beanson]] appear to be the same user with the 2 accounts making the exact same vandalism edits, would you like a [[Meta:Stewards|steward]] to perform a [[Meta:CheckUser|checkuser]] on them? I've noticed that they are only here to vandalize the wiki and by making zero contributions to the said wiki. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 14:34, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

== this is a test ==

hi [[Special:Contributions/51.9.235.240|51.9.235.240]] 00:48, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello!==
Do all subject articles have to be non binary or can there be articles who use she/her or she/they pronouns too? If so, can I create [[Dove Hepburn]] (Dove Superstar) here? --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476]] 20:50, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Pronouns don't dictate gender, so as long as dove identified as nonbinary, and not as a binary trans woman, she's good to be added! [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:01, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
:Dove uses she/they/her pronouns and the correction, they are not a trans woman. Dove was assigned female at birth. Non-binary woman. She identifies as both non binary and female. She is a femme and non binary. They embrace both "she/her" and "she/they" pronouns. --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04]] 21:18, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

then yes, absolutely! dove belongs on this wiki. go ahead and make the page [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:19, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to create an account with the username "LeicesterLass" but it triggered the spam filter. I'm from Leicester, England, and "Leicester Lass" (Lass of Leicester) is my nickname. Also, the source editor looks like the visual editor and I like using the classic source editor. --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04]] 21:28, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

we can create an account for you (it's probably picking up the ass in lass, it's not a sophisticated filter), you can reach out either via email or discord (there should be a link to the wiki discord around, maybe the main page) and you'll get the information emailed to you. for the source editor stuff, you can try changing your theme for the wiki? [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:41, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

:::Where am I meant to send a message on the server. All three I can't message: Welcome, Read-Me, and Rules-and-info. --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:943A:81A:94F8:1A04]] 21:56, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

when you get full access to the server, look out for wiki-talk. if you read through read-me & rules-and-info, you should find how to get there [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 03:46, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

User talk:Amazingakita

2025-10-22T21:41:04Z

Amazingakita:

User talk:Amazingakita

2025-10-22T21:19:46Z

Amazingakita:

User talk:Amazingakita

2025-10-22T21:01:53Z

Amazingakita:

[[File:Nonbinaryball hi.png|thumb|Nonbinary ball is happy to have you here!]]
<center><big>Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}}, welcome to the Nonbinary wiki!</big></center>

This your talk page, where other users can talk to you. I hope that you will find this place welcoming and that you will decide to stay for a long, long time. To create a new page just enter its title in the following box and press the button:
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<center><small>(Remember to check if the page already exists!)</small></center>

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== Revert of MTX on list of identities ==

Did you have any specific reason for reverting my removal of MTX from the list of Nonbinary identities? I had moved MTX to [[List of uncommon nonbinary identities]] as it didn’t meet the standards for inclusion on the main list. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 15:09, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Oh! Was that you? I saw a MAC address instead of a username and a deletion, and assumed it was malicious. I'll redo it now.

: Thanks! I'm not sure where the IP edit came from, because I made that edit months ago. If you look at the history on the page, the IP edit isn't there, its just mine and then your revert, so I guess this is just a weird mystery. [[User:Falkirks|Falkirks]] ([[User_talk:Falkirks|talk]]) 02:37, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

== Arrr! ==

Hello, whenever I try to find some vandalism to revert, you always seem to have already done it. Please leave some pages for me to revert. --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 21:01, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

== RandomUser34 is a vandal ==

== RandomUser34 ==
RandomUser34 is a stalker who follows me and abuses me on several wikis. He likes to make up crap about others. I'd be careful, this vandal has had Encyc wiki to close down after he made too many sockpuppets and has constantly blanked pages. This wiki is perhaps his next target. He was also blocked on Everybody Wiki for his threatening behavior. Check this out: 10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment) 11:19, 16 November 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs deleted page User:RandomUser34 (Vandalism) Here is the link address to prove that this user is a harasser. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Log/WikiMaster&offset=20191223085839&type=&user=WikiMaster

Try to find this: '''10:05, 12 December 2019 WikiMaster talk contribs blocked RandomUser34 talk contribs with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation disabled) (Intimidating behavior/harassment)''' --[[User:8ight|8ight]] ([[User talk:8ight|talk]]) 20:09, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

:: {{Collapse|1=You already tried this [EXPLETIVE] on another wiki, it didn't work. Nobody's falling for your [EXPLETIVE] anymore. It's a new decade, it's time to stop. I'm not a vandal. I'm sick and tired of this. '''STOP IT.''' And for the last time, I DID NOT GET ENCYC SHUT DOWN. IT WAS DDOSED, AND THE CREATOR WAS DOXXED BY SOMEONE WHOM I HAVE NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH. AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, ALL OF MY ACCUSATIONS AGAINST YOU ARE TRUE. YOU HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. I MIGHT ALSO REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN BANNED FROM EVERYBODYWIKI '''MULTIPLE TIMES''', YOU HAVE MADE MULTIPLE SOCKPUPPETS, YOU HAVE MADE AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT FALSE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, I AM NOT A VANDAL, I DO NOT "TARGET" WIKIS. AND EVEN IF I WAS, I'M A MARXIST, AND VANDALIZING THIS WIKI WOULD MAKE ME NO BETTER THEN THE FASCIST SCUMBAGS I DESPISE. '''STOP IT.''' 8ight is blocked indef on Vikidia: https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block 8ight permablocked for ban evasion on ShoutWiki: http://www.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3A8ight&type=block IP which I suspect to be associated with 8ight spewing homophobic nonsense on another user's talkpage:https://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=User:HopeDiamondfc2&oldid=107895 [[User:RandomUser34|RandomUser34]] ([[User talk:RandomUser34|talk]]) 13:29, 14 January 2020 (UTC)|2=Random's defense, which quickly devolves into an angry rant.}}

== Structured Discussions migration ==

Hello,

Just a quick note to tell you that all talk pages on this wiki will be migrated to the Structured Discussions method next Wednesday (this includes your own talk page). Old messages will be archived. If you would like to comment on that, you can do so in [[Nonbinary Wiki:General discussion#Structured Discussions 2|the General discussion]] page. Thank you for your contributions to the project, and see you around! --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 10:26, 5 April 2020 (UTC)


== Hello: ==

To [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]],

While I have noticed that these accounts [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeanAttacksAgain|BeanAttacksAgain]], [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/BeansonLeMeme|BeansonLeMeme]] and [[Meta:Special:CentralAuth/Beanson|Beanson]] appear to be the same user with the 2 accounts making the exact same vandalism edits, would you like a [[Meta:Stewards|steward]] to perform a [[Meta:CheckUser|checkuser]] on them? I've noticed that they are only here to vandalize the wiki and by making zero contributions to the said wiki. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 14:34, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

== this is a test ==

hi [[Special:Contributions/51.9.235.240|51.9.235.240]] 00:48, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

==Hello!==
Do all subject articles have to be non binary or can there be articles who use she/her or she/they pronouns too? If so, can I create [[Dove Hepburn]] (Dove Superstar) here? --[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476|2A00:23A8:9A9:4901:2537:6C35:9382:C476]] 20:50, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

pronouns don't dictate gender, so as long as dove identified as nonbinary, and not as a binary trans woman, she's good to be added! [[User:Amazingakita|Amazingakita]] ([[User talk:Amazingakita|talk]]) 21:01, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

User:Mr gimme:Timeline of transgender history

2025-10-21T14:13:57Z

Amazingakita: Amazingakita moved page W:Timeline of transgender history to User:Mr gimme:Timeline of transgender history without leaving a redirect: currently just the wikipedia page

The following page is cited from wikipedia

Please help add some of these new records. I feel hey will help people.

[[Transgender]] history dates back to the first recorded instances of transgender individuals in ancient civilizations. However, the word ''[[transgenderism]]'' did not exist until 1965 when coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his 1965 reference work ''[[Sexual Hygiene and Pathology]]''; the timeline includes events and personalities that may be viewed as transgender in the broadest sense, including third gender and other [[Genderfluid|gender]]-variant behavior, including ancient or modern precursors from the historical record.<ref>Wikipedia (Timeline of transgender history)</ref>

== BCA ==

* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 7,000 BCE – <abbr>c.</abbr> 1700 BCE''' – Among the sexual depictions in Neolithic and Bronze Age drawings and figurines from the Mediterranean are, as one author describes it, a "[[Third gender|third sex]]" human figure having female breasts and male genitals or without distinguishing [[sex characteristics]]. In Neolithic Italy, female images are found in a domestic context, while images that combine sexual characteristics appear in burials or religious settings. In Neolithic Greece and Cyprus, figures are often dual-sexed or without identifying sexual characteristics.
* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 2900 BCE – <abbr>c.</abbr> 2500 BCE''' – A burial of a suburb of Prague, Czech Republic, a male is buried in the outfit usually reserved for [[Drag queen|women]]. Archaeologists speculate that the burial corresponds to a transgender person or someone of the third sex.
* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 400 BCE''' – Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates writes of the ''enarei'', a class of androgynous Scythian priests and healers; "there are many eunuchs among the Scythians, who perform female work, and speak like women". The ''enarei'' are also mentioned around the same time in Herodotus' work ''Histories''; "the Scythians who plundered the temple were punished by the goddess with the female sickness, which still attaches to their posterity. They themselves confess that they are afflicted with the disease for this reason, and travellers who visit Scythia can see what sort of a disease it is. Those who suffer from it are called Enarees".

== 1–1000 ==

* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 1 – <abbr>c.</abbr> 100''' – Philo of Alexandria and Marcus Manilius provided descriptions of transgender people during the early Roman Empire. Philo stated: "Expending every possible care on their outward adornment, they are not ashamed even to employ every device to change artificially their nature as men into women". He also attested that some members of this group, to that end, had their penises removed.
* '''54''' – Nero becomes Emperor of Rome. Nero [[Gay|married two men]], Pythagoras and Sporus, in legal ceremonies, with Sporus accorded the regalia worn by the wives of the Caesars.
* '''98''' – Tacitus wrote in ''Germania'' that priests of the Swabian sub-tribe, the Naharvali or Nahanarvali, "[[Drag queen|dress as women]]" to perform their priestly duties.
* '''218 – 222''' – Roman emperor Elagabalus's reign begins. According to Cassius Dio, Elagabalus delighted in being called the mistress, wife, and queen of Hierocles, one of Elagabalus' lovers. The emperor wore makeup and wigs, preferred to be called a lady and not a lord, and offered vast sums to any physician who could provide the emperor with a vagina; for this reason, the emperor is seen by some writers as an early transgender figure and one of the first on record as seeking [[sex reassignment surgery]].
* '''576''' – Death of Anastasia the Patrician who left life as a lady-in-waiting in the court of Justinian I in Constantinople to spend twenty-eight years (until death) [[Drag king|dressed as a male monk]] in seclusion in Egypt, and has been adopted by today's [[LGBTQ]] community as an example of a "transgender" saint.

== 1001–1900 ==

* '''<abbr>c.</abbr> 1322''' – Kalonymus ben Kalonymus composes a poem for ''Even Boḥan'', a Jewish ethical treatise. The poem expresses discontent with having been born male instead of female. The poem, which was traditionally interpreted as a piece of satire, has sometimes been reinterpreted as a genuine expression of gender dysphoria.
* '''1347''' – Rolandino Roncaglia is tried for sodomy, an event that caused a sensation in Italy. He confessed he "had never had sexual intercourse, neither with his wife nor with any other woman, because he had never felt any carnal appetite, nor could he ever have an erection of his virile member". After his wife died of plague, Ronaldinho started to prostitute himself, wearing female dresses because "since he has female look, voice and movements – although he does not have a female orifice, but has a male member and testicles – many persons considered him to be a woman because of his appearance".
* '''1395''' – John Rykener, known also as Johannes Richer and Eleanor, was a [[transvestite]] prostitute working mainly in London (near Cheapside), but also active in Oxford. He was arrested in 1395 for [[cross-dressing]] and interrogated.
* '''1498''' – A Moor in Rome, who was likely a trans woman, was executed for transvestism on April 7 this year, wearing "(her) usual women's clothes … (she) was placed on a bundle of wood and strangled at the column of the gallows" and subsequently burned.
* '''1537''' – An unnamed woman was executed for wearing male clothing near Basel.
* '''1542''' – Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca documents same sex marriages and men "who dress like women and perform the office of women, but use the bow and carry big loads" among a Native American tribe in his publication, ''The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions from Florida to the Pacific 1528–1536''.
* '''1561''' – Process of Wojciech z Poznania, who married Sebastian Słodownik, and lived with him for two years in Poznań. Both had female partners. On his return to Kraków, he married Wawrzyniec Włoszek. Wojciech, considered in public opinion as a woman, was burned for 'crimes against nature'.

[[null|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1881-10-28_art_detail,_from-_Am_28._Mai_wurde_ein_in_Frauenkleidern_als_Barbara_Brunner_auftretender_Mann_in_Lenzburg_verbrannt._Gleichentags_wurde_ein_Mann_zwischen_Lenzburg_und_Aarau_wegen_Sodomie_ermordet_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Execution of Barbara Brunner in Lenzburg, 1586]]

* '''1586''' – Barbara Brunner of Kusnacht, living in Lenzburg, was discovered to "be male under (her) clothes" and is burned at the stake on May 28 that year; a man was also burned for sodomy the same day between Lenzburg and Aarau, but it is unknown if the two executions were related. The executions were recorded in the chronicles of Johann Jakob Wick.
* '''1629''' – Thomas(ine) Hall is ordered by the Quarter Court of Jamestown, Virginia to wear a combination of male and female attire after a series of incidents led to Hall submitting to physical examination and the Court determining Hall to have a "dual nature" gender; it is likely that Hall was [[intersex]] as well as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]].
* '''1776''' – After recovering from a fever, a preacher in New England claimed to have died and started calling themselves the "[[Public Universal Friend]]" eschewing use of gendered pronouns and identification as either male or female.
* '''1777''' – The Chevalier d'Éon, an androgynous French courtier and spy of disputed gender identity, agrees with a request by French authorities to live and present as a woman.
* '''1781''' – Jens Andersson of Norway, assigned female at birth but identifying as male, was imprisoned and put on trial after marrying Anne Kristine Mortensdatter in a Lutheran church. When asked about his gender, the response was "Hand troer at kunde henhøre til begge Dele" ("[[Genderfluid|He believes he belongs to both]]").
* '''1836''' – Mary Jones, a transgender African-American sex worker, is placed on trial in New York City after allegedly pickpocketing a client. The case received significant press attention, and she was depicted in a published lithograph entitled "the Man-Monster".
* '''1871''' – The ''[[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]]'' (a term used in South Asia to refer to eunuchs, intersex, or transgender people) are defined by the colonial authorities of the British Raj as a "criminal tribe" alongside various other social groups following the enactment of the Criminal Tribes Act, imposing state surveillance and restrictions on free movement.
* '''1876''' – Frances Thompson, a former African-American slave who had ten years earlier testified before the U.S. Congress on having been raped during the Memphis riots of 1866 amid the Reconstruction era in the former Confederate States of America, is arrested for "being a man dressed in women's clothing".
* '''1895''' – [[The Countess (trans woman)|The Countess]], a French transgender courtesan and singer, published her autobiography ''The Secret Confessions of a Parisian: The Countess, 1850-1871''.
* '''1895''' – The [[Cercle Hermaphroditos]], the earliest known transgender organization in the United States, was reportedly founded in this year according to Jennie June.

== 20th century ==

=== First half ===

* '''1906''' – Karl M. Baer, in December 1906, becomes the first transgender person to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
* '''1907''' – The word '[[transsexual]]' is used to mean between or applicable to both men and women (modern usage of this and related words develops later, see 1931 onwards).
* '''1913''' – English sexologist Havelock Ellis (known for his writings on [[homosexuality]]) coins the term "sexo-aesthetic inversion" to refer to a phenomenon "by which, a person's tastes and impulses are so altered, that if a man, he emphasizes and even exaggerates the feminine characteristics in his own person". He would later use the term "[[eonism]]", named for the aforementioned Chevalier d'Éon, to refer to this phenomenon.
* '''1919''' – In Berlin, Germany, Doctor Magnus Hirschfeld co-founds the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute for Sex Research), a pioneering private research institute and counseling office. Its library of thousands of books was destroyed by Nazis in May 1933.
* '''1930''' – Lili Elbe had received [[emasculation]] and ovary transplant in June 1930. She changed her [[legal gender]] in October 1930.
* '''1931''' – Hirschfeld introduces the (German) term "Transsexualismus".
* '''1931''' – In Berlin in 1931, Dora Richter became the first known transgender woman to undergo [[vaginoplasty]].
* '''1931''' – Lili Elbe received vaginoplasty and [[uterus transplant]]. Immune system rejection of the transplanted uterus caused her death.
* '''1931''' – Toni Ebel and her partner Charlotte Charlaque, received vaginoplasty and became first transsexed couple. They were involuntarily separated but lived until other trans women received sexual reassignment surgery and public attention after World War II.
* '''1933''' – Nazis burn the library of Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Research, and destroy the institute.
* '''1934''' – In February 1934, Dora Richter applied for a legal name change, granted by the president of Czechoslovakia in April 1934. She lives until 1966.
* '''1941'''
** The first use of the English word ''[[transsexuality]]'' in print recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary indicates the word is already in use, regarded by that author as a rarer synonym for homosexuality; the first use in print in a modern sense that the dictionary records is in 1950.
** Barbara Ann Wilcox, a transgender woman, successfully petitions Los Angeles County Superior Court to change her legal name, in one of the earliest known legal cases of its kind.
* '''1946''' – Plastic surgeon Harold Gillies carries out female-to-male [[sex reassignment surgery]] on Michael Dillon in Britain.

=== 1950s ===

* '''1950s''' – Rina Natan becomes the first known transsexual woman in Israel to undergo sex reassignment surgery. The surgery was conducted as an emergency operation after she attempted to perform it on herself; This came after her unsuccessful campaign to change Israeli policy to allow for sex reassignment surgeries. After the incident, the Israeli government did change its policy.
* '''1952''' – David Oliver Cauldwell uses the term "[[Transsexual|trans-sexual]]" in English (in its modern meaning) based on an earlier German term, having introduced "transsexualism" in 1949.
* '''1952''' – Christine Jorgensen becomes the first widely publicized person to have undergone sex reassignment surgery, in this case [[Trans woman|male to female]], creating a world-wide sensation.
* '''1953'''
** ''[[Glen or Glenda]]'', an American film featuring transgender surgery and transvestism, is released. A promotional poster for the film advertised that it would include a character that had changed sex.
** Danish endocrinologist Christian Hamburger publishes one of the earliest reports on hormone therapy in transgender women, effective pharmaceutical female sex-hormonal medications having been available since the 1920s and 1930s.
* '''1954''' – The [[gender transition]] of Roberta Cowell, a British pilot during World War II, is reported internationally by the Associated Press. She also appeared that month on the cover of ''Picture Post'', a then-popular magazine in the United Kingdom.
* '''1957''' – The term "[[Transsexual]]" is used by U.S. physician [[Harry Benjamin]] in a public lecture.
* '''1959''' – The [[Cooper Do-nuts Riot]] occurs at Cooper's Do-nuts in Los Angeles, US; rioters were arrested by LAPD. Transgender women, lesbian women, drag queens, and gay men riot, one of the first [[LGBTQ]] uprisings in the US. It is viewed by some historians as the first modern LGBT uprising in the United States.

=== 1960s ===

* '''1965''' – The term ''transgenderism'' is coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his 1965 reference work ''Sexual Hygiene and Pathology''.
* '''1966''' – The Compton's Cafeteria Riot occurred in August 1966 by transgender women and Vanguard members in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. This incident was one of the first recorded [[transgender]] riots in United States history, preceding the more famous 1969 [[Stonewall Riots]] in New York City by three years.
* '''1968''' – According to the online encyclopedia glbtq.com, "In the aftermath of the riot at Compton's, a network of transgender social, psychological, and medical support services was established, which culminated in 1968 with the creation of the National Transsexual Counseling Unit [NTCU], the first such peer-run support and advocacy organization in the world".
* '''1969'''
** The [[Stonewall riots]] occur in New York City.
** ''Funeral Parade of Roses'', a Japanese drama art film, is released. It features Tokyo's underground gay and transgender subcultures.

=== 1970s ===

* '''1970'''
** [[Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries]] (STAR), a transgender and gender non-conforming activist organization, is founded in New York City by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson in the wake of the Stonewall uprising.
** A "male homosexual" group presents eighteen demands to the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, one of which is the "right to free physiological change and modification of sex".
* '''<abbr>c.</abbr>''' '''1970 – 1973''' – "There are as many sexes as there are people" was a popular slogan in London's [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) during this time; It relates to both cross-dressers and transsexuals. A subgroup called the "Transvestite, Transsexual and Drag Queen Group" was also formed within the GLF.
* '''1972''' – Sweden becomes the first country in the world to allow transgender people to legally change their sex, and provides free hormone therapy;
* '''1974'''
** Chile allows a trans woman, Marcia Torres, to legally change her name and gender on the birth certificate after undergoing sex reassignment surgery, becoming the second country in the world to do so.
** Angela Morley became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Academy Award, when she was nominated for one in the category of Best Music, Original Song Score/Adaptation for ''The Little Prince'' (1974), a nomination shared with Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, and Douglas Gamley.
** ''Conundrum'', by Jan Morris, was the first widely sold autobiography published by a transgender woman detailing her experience.
* '''1975'''
** Minneapolis becomes the first city in the United States to pass trans-inclusive civil rights protection legislation.
* '''1976'''
** Renée Richards competes in the US Open; she is one of the first prominent transgender athletes in the United States.

=== 1980s ===

* '''1980'''
** The [[Human Rights Campaign]] Fund is founded by Steve Endean; the Human Rights Campaign is now America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
** The [[Gender dysphoria in children|gender identity disorder in children]] (GIDC) diagnosis is introduced in the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders#DSM-III%20(1980)|DSM-III]]; prior to the DSM-III's publication in 1980, there was no diagnostic criteria for [[gender dysphoria]].
* '''1985''' – France prohibits discrimination based on lifestyle (moeurs) in employment and services.

* '''1986''' – Lou Sullivan founds the FTM International, the oldest organization specifically for trans men in the United States.

* '''1986''' (or 1987) – Trans woman Maryam Khatoon Molkara meets with supreme leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini, leading him to issue a fatwa to allow [[Gender-affirming surgery]] in Iran.

=== 1990s ===

* '''1992''' – Althea Garrison was elected as the first transgender state legislator in America, and served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It was not publicly known that she was transgender when she was elected.
* '''1993''' – US state of Minnesota enacts gender identity anti-discrimination legislation.
* '''1995''' – The [[Human Rights Campaign]] drops the word "Fund" from their title and broadens their mission to promote "an America where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of the American family at home, at work and in every community;"
* '''1998'''
** [[Gender identity]] was added to the mission of [[Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays]] after a vote at their annual meeting in San Francisco. Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is the first national LGBT organization to officially adopt a transgender-inclusion policy for its work.
** Dana International became the first trans person to win the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Israel with the song "Diva".
** Parinya Charoenphol becomes the first [[kathoey]] (transgender) Muay Thai boxing champion.
* '''1999''' – The [[Transgender Day of Remembrance]] was founded in 1999 by [[Gwendolyn Ann Smith]], a [[trans woman]] who is a graphic designer, columnist, and activist, to memorialize the murder of [[Rita Hester]] in Allston, Massachusetts. Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on 20 November, and it has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action.

== 2000s ==
'''2000'''

* The [[Transgender Pride flag]] was first shown, at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona.

'''2001'''

* Anti-discrimination legislation (gender identity): US state of Rhode Island
* [[Transcendence Gospel Choir]], the first known transgender choir, was founded in San Francisco.

'''2002'''

* Canada's Northwest Territories became the first jurisdiction in Canada to ban discrimination based on [[Transgender rights in Canada|gender identity]]; the remaining provinces all would by 2017.
* [[Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays]] established its Transgender Network, also known as TNET, as its first official "Special Affiliate", recognized with the same privileges and responsibilities as its regular chapters.
* At the Reform seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, the Reform rabbi Margaret Wenig organized the first school-wide seminar at any rabbinical school which addressed the psychological, legal, and religious issues affecting people who are intersex or transsexual.
* In December 2002, the British Lord Chancellor's office published a ''Government Policy Concerning Transsexual People'' document that categorically states, "What transsexualism is not ... It is not a mental illness."

'''2003'''

* Reuben Zellman became the first openly transgender person accepted to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he was ordained in 2010.
* The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards approved a rabbinic ruling that concluded that sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is permissible as a treatment of [[gender dysphoria]], and that a transgender person's sex status under Jewish law is changed by SRS.
* Legal recognition of indeterminate gender: Alex MacFarlane became the first person reported to obtain a birth certificate and passport, in Australia, showing indeterminate gender.
* Jennifer Finney Boylan's autobiography, ''She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders'', was the first book by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller. Preceded by ''Conundrum'', by Jan Morris in 1974.

'''2004'''

* The first all-transgender performance of ''The Vagina Monologues'' was held. The monologues were read by eighteen notable transgender women, and a new monologue revolving around the experiences and struggles of transgender women was included.
* ''Luna'', by Julie Anne Peters, was published, and was the first young-adult novel with a transgender character to be released by a mainstream publisher.

'''2005'''

* The first European Transgender Council Meeting was held in Vienna.

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'''2006'''

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Germany, New Jersey, New Zealand, Washington, and Washington, D.C.
* Elliot Kukla, who came out as transgender six months before his ordination in 2006, was the first openly transgender person to be ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
* Kim Coco Iwamoto became the first transgender official to win statewide office in Hawaii.

'''2007'''

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity:<sup>[''[[Wikipedia:Please clarify|clarification needed]]'']</sup> the US states of Colorado, Iowa Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont.
* Candis Cayne played Carmelita Rainer, a transgender woman having an affair with married New York Attorney General Patrick Darling (played by William Baldwin), on the ABC prime time drama ''Dirty Sexy Money''. The role made Cayne the first openly transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in prime time.
* Joy Ladin became the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox institution (Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University).
* Amaranta Gómez Regalado (for México Posible) became the first trans person in the Mexican Congress.
* Theresa Sparks was elected president of the San Francisco Police Commission by a single vote, making her the first openly transgender person ever to be elected president of any San Francisco commission, as well as San Francisco's highest ranking openly transgender official.

'''2008'''

* Silverton, Oregon elected Stu Rasmussen as the first openly transgender mayor in America.
* Angie Zapata, a transgender woman, was murdered in Greeley, Colorado. Allen Andrade was convicted of first-degree murder and committing a [[Transphobia|bias-motivated crime]], because he killed her after he learned that she was transgender. This case was the first in the nation to get a conviction for a [[hate crime]] involving a transgender victim. Angie Zapata's story and murder were featured on Univision's "Aqui y Ahora" television show on 1 November 2009.
* The first ever U.S. Congressional hearing on discrimination against transgender people in the workplace was held, by the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

'''2009'''

* [[The International Transgender Day of Visibility]] was founded by Michigan-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT holidays celebrating transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered holiday was the Transgender Day of Remembrance which mourned the loss of transgender people to hate crimes, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community.
* Diego Sanchez became the first openly transgender person to work on Capitol Hill; he was hired as a legislative assistant for Barney Frank. Sanchez was also the first transgender person on the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Platform Committee in 2008.
* Barbra "Babs" Siperstein was nominated and confirmed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, becoming its first openly transgender member.
* In May 2009, the government of France declared that a transsexual gender identity would no longer be classified as a psychiatric condition, but according to French trans rights organizations, beyond the impact of the announcement itself, nothing changed.

== 2010s ==

=== 2010 ===

* Tyler McCormick became the first openly transgender man (and the first wheelchair user, and the first person from New Mexico) to win International Mr. Leather.
* After a lawsuit filed by golfer Lana Lawless, the rules of the LPGA were changed in 2010 to allow transgender competitors.
* Guinness World Records recognized transgender man Thomas Beatie as the world's "First Married Man to Give Birth".
* Amanda Simpson became the first openly transgender presidential appointee in America when she was appointed as senior technical adviser in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.
* Kye Allums became the first openly transgender athlete to play in NCAA basketball. He was a transgender man who played on George Washington University's women's team.
* Phyllis Frye became the first openly transgender judge appointed in the United States.

=== 2011 ===

* Chaz Bono appeared on the 13th season of the US version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2011. This was the first time an openly transgender man starred on a major network television show for something unrelated to being transgender.
* Harmony Santana became the first openly transgender actress to receive a major acting award nomination; she was nominated by the Independent Spirit Awards as Best Supporting Actress for the movie ''Gun Hill Road''.
* Jaiyah "Johnny" Saelua became the first openly transgender international footballer to play in the World Cup when she took the field for American Samoa in Oceania's first round of World Cup qualifiers for Brazil 2014.

=== 2012 ===

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Chile, Canadian province of Manitoba
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Ontario
* The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issued a regulation to prohibit LGBT discrimination in federally assisted housing programs. The new regulations ensure that the Department's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
* Emily Aviva Kapor, an American rabbi who had been ordained privately by a "Conservadox" rabbi in 2005, began living as a woman in 2012, thus becoming the first openly transgender female rabbi.
* Rainbow Jews, an oral history project showcasing the lives of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until the present, was launched. It is the United Kingdom's first archive of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender history.
* Donald Trump intervened to allow Jenna Talackova (a transgender woman and legally recognized as female in Canada) to compete in Miss Universe Canada 2012, a beauty pageant he then owned. In the contest, Talackova placed Top 12.
* Stacie Laughton became the first openly transgender person elected to any American state legislature when she won a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. However, she resigned from the New Hampshire state legislature before she took office, after it was revealed that she had served four months in Belknap County House of Corrections following a 2008 credit card fraud conviction.
* San Francisco voted to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents.

=== 2013 ===

* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Cyprus, Puerto Rico, US state of Delaware
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
* Nikki Sinclaire came out as transgender, thus becoming the United Kingdom's first openly transgender Parliamentarian.
* The first United Nations ministerial meeting on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals was held.
* Fallon Fox came out as transgender, thus becoming the first openly transgender athlete in mixed martial arts history.
* Philadelphia passed one of the most comprehensive transgender rights bills on the city level, which addresses transgender bathroom use and city employee healthcare, making it the first city on the east coast to provide transition related healthcare to its city employees.
* Autumn Sandeen, a U.S. veteran and transgender woman, received a letter from a Navy official stating, "Per your request the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has been updated to show your gender as female effective 12 April 2013." Allyson Robinson of Outserve declared, "To our knowledge, this is the first time that the Department of Defense has recognized and affirmed a change of gender for anyone affiliated, in a uniformed capacity—in this case a military retiree."
* Ben Barres became the first openly transgender scientist in the US National Academy of Sciences in 2013.
* For the first time, the California Department of Education's list of recommended books for grades Pre-K-through-12 included a book with a transgender theme, ''I Am J'' by Cris Beam.
* California enacted America's first law protecting transgender students. The School Success and Opportunity Act extends gender identity and gender expression discrimination protection to transgender and gender-nonconforming K-12 students in public schools
* Jennifer Pritzker came out as transgender in 2013 and thus became the world's first openly transgender billionaire.
* A six-year-old girl named Luana, who was assigned male at birth, became the first transgender child in Argentina to have her new name officially changed on her identity documents. She is believed to be the youngest to benefit from the country's new Gender Identity Law, which was approved in May 2012.
* Jennifer Finney Boylan was chosen as the first openly transgender co-chair of GLAAD's National Board of Directors.
* On 31 October 2013 Paris Lees became the first openly transgender panellist to appear on the BBC's ''Question Time'' programme, drawing praise from commentators who included former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and the Labour Party deputy leader Harriet Harman.
* Stephen Alexander, of Rhode Island, became the first high school coach to come out publicly as transgender.
* On 1 November Audrey Gauthier was elected president of CUPE 4041, representing Air Transat flight attendants based in Montreal. She thus became the first openly transgender person elected president of a union local in Canada.
* Q Radio, which went on the airwaves in September, claims to be India's first radio station which caters to the country's lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
* San Francisco's first Project Homeless Connect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people was held.
* The diagnostic label gender identity disorder (GID) was used until 2013's release of the diagnostic manual DSM-5. The condition was renamed to [[gender dysphoria]] to remove the stigma associated with the term ''disorder''. The DSM-5 also moved this diagnosis out of the sexual disorders category and into a category of its own.

=== 2014 ===

* Anti-discrimination law for gender identity: Canadian province Saskatchewan
* The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the first Title VII action taken by the federal government on behalf of transgender workers. The lawsuits were filed for Amiee Stephens and Brandi Branson, both transgender women.
* Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender woman to be named ''Working Mother'' magazine's Working Mother of the Year.
* Laverne Cox was on the cover of the 9 June 2014 issue of ''Time'', and was interviewed for the article "The Transgender Tipping Point". She also became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in an acting category: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sophia Burset in ''Orange Is the New Black''.
* ''Transgender Studies Quarterly'', the first non-medical academic journal devoted to transgender issues, began publication, with Susan Stryker and Paisley Currah as coeditors.
* Mills College became the first single-sex college in the U.S. to adopt a policy explicitly welcoming transgender students, Mount Holyoke became the first Seven Sisters college to accept transgender students.
* Blake Brockington became the first openly transgender high school homecoming king in North Carolina.
* Nina Chaubal and Greta Gustava Martela cofounded Trans Lifeline, the first U.S. suicide hotline dedicated to transgender people.
* Tona Brown became the first African-American openly transgender woman to perform at Carnegie Hall.
* The Transgender Trends panel was the first panel on that subject ever held at San Diego Comic-Con.
* The San Francisco Police academy graduated its first openly transgender police officer, Mikayla Connell.
* The 100 block of Turk Street in San Francisco was renamed Vicki Mar Lane after trans activist Vicki Marlane.
* Lea T became the face of American hair-care brand Redken, thus making her the first openly transgender model to front a global cosmetics brand.
* A national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campaign featured an openly transgender person, Jennifer Barge, as its spokesperson for the first time.
* Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender man inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.
* Kinnon MacKinnon became the first openly transgender man to earn a gold in powerlifting at the Gay Games in the 2014 Games.
* BBC2 commissioned Britain's first transgender sitcom, called Boy Meets Girl, which follows the developing relationship between Leo, a 26-year-old man and Judy, a 40-year-old transgender woman.
* ICEIS Rain became the first openly [[two-spirit]] person to perform at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.
* Padmini Prakash became India's first openly transgender television news anchor.
* Denmark became the first European country to remove the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis as a necessary requirement in the gender recognition process.
* Malta became the first European state to add recognition of gender identity to its constitution as a protected category.
* The first openly transgender woman got married in Malta.
* At least 1,000 openly transgender Bangladeshis held Bangladesh's first pride march, to mark one year since the government recognized them as a third gender.
* The Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board approved the first transgender student-athlete to play in a winter sport in Arizona.
* The FTM Fitness Conference hosted the first bodybuilding competition for transgender men, the FTM Fitness World Bodybuilding Competition.
* The UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution related to sexual orientation and gender identity on 26 September 2014. It passed by a vote of 25-14 and is the first time in the Council's history that it adopted a resolution on LGBT rights with the majority of its members.
* Petra De Sutter became the first openly transgender person to serve in Belgium's Parliament, specifically its Senate.
* Luisa Revilla Urcia became the first openly transgender person elected to a public office in Peru when she won a seat on the local council in La Esperanza in the province of Trujillo in northwestern Peru.
* The Labor government in Victoria, Australia appointed Martin Foley as Minister of equality, marking the first time an Australian government has ever had a dedicated Minister overseeing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues.
* Vered Meltzer was elected to the City Council in Appleton; as such he became the first openly transgender elected official in Wisconsin.
* Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus, the U.S.'s second known transgender chorus, was founded, inspiring others to found similar groups in cities across the country.

=== 2015 ===

; No date

* Anti-discrimination law for gender identity and gender expression: Canadian province of Alberta.

; January

* Madhu Kinnar became India's first openly transgender person to be elected mayor; she was elected mayor of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh Municipal Corporation.
* Zoey Tur joined ''Inside Edition'' as a Special Correspondent during February, thus becoming the first openly transgender television reporter on national TV in America.

; February

* Pennsylvania State Representative Mark B. Cohen introduced the first transgender rights bills in Pennsylvania's history.

; March

* The inaugural White House Trans Women Of Color Women's History Month Briefing was held.
* The U.S. Justice Department announced that it had filed its first civil lawsuit on behalf of a transgender person (Rachel Tudor); the lawsuit was ''United States of America v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Regional University System of Oklahoma'', filed in federal court in that state.

; April

* In a first for the state, California's Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to grant a transgender prisoner (Michelle-Lael Norsworthy) access to gender-affirming surgery.
* Andreja Pejic became the first openly transgender model profiled by ''Vogue'', in its May 2015 issue.
* Laverne Cox (among others) posed nude for the ''Allure'' annual "Nudes" issue, becoming the first openly transgender actress to do so. She also became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. She also won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as Executive Producer for ''Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word.'' This made her the first openly transgender woman to win a Daytime Emmy as an Executive Producer; as well, ''The T Word'' is the first trans documentary to win a Daytime Emmy.
* Scott Turner Schofield became the first openly transgender actor to play a major role on daytime television, as the character Nick on the show ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. On the same show, the character Maya Avant (played by Karla Mosley) became the first transgender bride to be married on daytime television when she married Rick Forrester (played by Jacob Young).
* Maka Brown, an 18-year-old senior at the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts, was crowned Utah's first openly transgender prom queen.

; May

* When President Obama declared May to be National Foster Care Month in 2015, he became the first president to explicitly say gender identity should not prevent anyone from adopting or becoming a foster parent.
* Abby Stein came out as transgender and thus became the first openly transgender woman (and the first woman) to have been ordained by an ultra-Orthodox institution, having received her rabbinical degree in 2011 from Yeshiva Viznitz in South Fallsburg, New York. However, this was before she was openly transgender, and she is no longer working as a rabbi as of 2016. She is also the first openly transgender woman raised in a Hasidic community, and is a direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder the Baal Shem Tov.

; June

* Loiza Lamers won "Holland's Next Top Model", making her the first openly transgender winner of the "Top Model" franchise.
* Philadelphia flew the [[transgender pride flag]] above City Hall for the first time.
* Caitlyn Jenner became the first openly transgender woman on the cover of ''Vanity Fair''.
* Chris Mosier became the first known out trans athlete to join a U.S. national team that matched his gender identity, rather than the gender assigned him at birth, when he won a spot on Team USA in the men's sprint duathlon.
* Manabi Bandopadhyay, India's first openly transgender college principal, began work; she worked as the principal of the Krishnagar Women's College in Nadia district.
* Breanna Sinclairé became the first openly transgender person to sing the national anthem at a professional sporting event, which she did at a Major League Baseball game.
* Audrey Middleton became the U.S. television show Big Brother's first openly transgender houseguest.

; July

* Aydian Dowling became the first openly transgender man on the cover of ''Men's Health'' magazine, as part of a special collector's edition.
* Jacob Anderson-Minshall became the first openly transgender author to win a Goldie award from the Golden Crown Literary Society; he shared the award for best creative non-fiction book with Diane Anderson-Minshall for ''Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders''.

; August

* ''Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools'' was introduced; it is a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
* Hari Nef became the first openly transgender model signed to IMG.
* President Obama appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan to serve as an Outreach and Recruitment Director in the Presidential Personnel Office, making her the first openly transgender appointee to work inside the White House.
* The (American) Department of Veterans Affairs opened its first clinic for transgender service members.

; September

* Andrew Guy became Australia's first openly transgender TV host, as a guest presenter on ''The Project''.
* Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution, which is the first in Asia to specifically protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

; October

* The first Oscar campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a movie producer were launched for actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor of the movie ''Tangerine''.
* ''EastEnders'' chose Riley Carter Millington as the first openly transgender actor in UK TV soap history; he played 'Kyle', a man who has transitioned from female to male, which Riley did in real life. Shortly after, ''Hollyoaks'' cast transgender actress Annie Wallace.
* A transgender man's [[phalloplasty]] became the first ever seen on camera, in the Channel 4 documentary ''Girls to Men''.

; November

* The first U.S. congressional forum on anti-transgender violence was held.

; December

* [[Mya Taylor]] won the [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015|Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor]], making her the first openly transgender actress to win a Gotham award.
* Tamara Adrian was elected to the [[Venezuelan National Assembly]], thus becoming the first openly transgender Venezuelan to be elected to their national legislature, as well as the first openly transgender person in the entire Western Hemisphere to do so.

=== 2016 ===

; January

* Through her Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gave a $2 million donation to create the world's first endowed academic chair of [[transgender studies]], at the University of Victoria in British Columbia; Aaron Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair. The United Nations voted to create their first LGBT human rights watchdog.

; February

* Caitlyn Jenner became the first openly transgender person on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated''.
* Mya Taylor became the first openly transgender actor to win an Independent Spirit Award; she won for Best Supporting Female.

; March

* Israel held its first transgender beauty pageant, which was called "Miss Trans Israel", and was held at a club in Tel Aviv.
* President Barack Obama appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as the White House's primary LGBT liaison, making her the first openly transgender person in the role.
* Nisha Ayub received the International Women of Courage Award in 2016, becoming the first openly transgender woman to receive that award.
* Aiden Katri, 19, became the first Israeli transgender woman to be jailed for refusing to serve in the military.

; April

* Trans United Fund was founded; it is the first group of its kind, a 501(c)(4) organization of transgender leaders focused on transgender issues.

; May

* Geraldine Roman became the first openly transgender woman elected to Congress in the Philippines.
* Anwen Muston was elected to Wolverhampton City Council, making her the first openly transgender woman to be elected as a Labour representative.

; June

* Amelia Gapin became the first openly transgender woman to be featured on the cover of ''Women's Running''.
* On 10 June 2016, an Oregon circuit court ruled that a resident, Elisa Rae Shupe, could obtain a non-binary gender designation. The Transgender Law Center believes this to be "the first ruling of its kind in the U.S."
* On 10 June 2016, the National Assembly of Quebec passed a bill to amend the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
* Chris Mosier was chosen as the first openly transgender athlete to be featured in the "Body Issue" of ''ESPN The Magazine'', and appeared in Nike's first ad with an openly transgender athlete.
* It was announced on 30 June 2016 that, beginning on that date, otherwise qualified United States service members could not any longer be discharged, denied reenlistment, involuntarily separated, or denied continuation of service because of being transgender.

; July

* Misty Plowright became the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the US House of Representatives.
* An important legal victory for transgender people occurred in April 2016, when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of transgender male student Gavin Grimm, which marked the first ruling by a U.S. appeals court to find that transgender students are protected under federal laws that ban sex-based discrimination. The ruling came on a challenge to the Gloucester County School Board's policy of making transgender students use alternative restroom facilities.
* On 25 July, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia unanimously passed a bill to amend the British Columbia Human Rights Code to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.
* Sarah McBride was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in American history.
* ''Elle'' printed special collectors' covers for their September 2016 issue, and one of them featured Hari Nef, which was the first time an openly transgender woman had been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine.

; August

* Lea T became the first openly transgender person ever to participate in the opening ceremonies of an Olympics when she led the Brazilian team into the stadium on her bike during the 2016 Rio Olympics.

; September

* Tracey Norman and Geena Rocero became the first two openly transgender models to appear on the cover of an edition of ''Harper's Bazaar''.

; October

* Harrison Browne of the National Women's Hockey League came out as a transgender man, which made him the first openly transgender athlete in professional American team sports.

=== 2017 ===

; January

* The January 2017 issue of ''National Geographic'' has a nine-year-old transgender girl on the cover (Avery Jackson); she is thought to be the first openly transgender person on ''National Geographic'''s cover.
* Denmark became the second country in the world to officially remove transgender identities from its list of mental health disorders.
* Gabrielle Tremblay became the first openly transgender actress ever nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, as Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)''.

; February

* Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio became the first openly transgender model on the cover of French ''Vogue''.
* Joe Maldonado became the first openly transgender member of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2016, he was rejected from the Cub Scouts for being transgender, but this policy was changed in 2017 after his story became nationally known.
* Martina Robledo became the first openly transgender woman to act as a trophy presenter at the Grammys.

; March

* Japan became the first country in the world to elect an openly transgender man to a public office when Tomoya Hosoda was elected as a councilor for the city of Iruma.

; June

* M Barclay became the first openly non-binary trans person to be commissioned as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church.
* The Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly voted to create inclusive wordings for non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, agender, intersex, two-spirit and polygender people, replacing the words "men and women" with the word "people". Of the six sources of the living tradition, the second source of faith, as documented in the bylaws of the denomination, now includes "Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love."

; July

* Philippa York, formerly Robert Millar, came out as transgender, thus becoming the first former professional cyclist to have publicly transitioned.
* Alex Hai came out as a transgender man, thus becoming the first openly transgender gondolier in Venice.

; October

* Ines Rau became the first openly transgender Playboy Playmate.

; November

* Danica Roem was elected as Virginia's first transgender lawmaker.
* Andrea Jenkins became the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the United States when she was elected to the Minneapolis City Council.
* Tyler Titus, a transgender man, became the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Pennsylvania when he was elected to the Erie School Board. He and Phillipe Cunningham, elected to the Minneapolis City Council on the same night, became the first two openly trans men to be elected to public office in the United States.
* The United States Defense Health Agency for the first time approved payment for sex reassignment surgery for an active-duty U.S. military service member. The patient, a trans woman infantry soldier, had already begun a course of treatment, and the procedure, which the treating doctor deemed medically necessary, was performed on 14 November at a private hospital, since U.S. military hospitals lacked the requisite surgical expertise.

; December

* America's first all-[[LGBT]] city council was elected in Palm Springs, California, consisting of three gay men, a transgender woman and a bisexual woman.

=== 2018 ===

; January

* Canadian Women's Hockey League player Jessica Platt came out as a transgender woman, making her the first transgender woman to come out in North American professional hockey.
* Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing ''Strong Island'', which he also directed. As such, Ford was the first openly transgender man to be nominated for any Academy Award, and the first openly transgender director to be nominated for any Academy Award.
* Paris Lees became the first openly transgender woman featured in British ''Vogue''.

; February

* Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of any ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine (specifically, Cosmopolitan South Africa's February 2018 issue).
* ''Transgender Health'' reported that a transgender woman in the United States breastfed her adopted baby; this was the first known case of a transgender woman breastfeeding.
* Daniela Vega became the first openly transgender person in history to be a presenter at the Academy Awards.

; March

* Marvia Malik became the first openly transgender newsreader to appear on Pakistani television in 2018.

; June

* Peppermint made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical ''Head Over Heels''. The show began previews on 23 June 2018 and officially opened 26 July; playing the role of Pythio, Peppermint became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway.
* Angela Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain, and became the first openly transgender contestant in Miss Universe.
* [[Jesse James Keitel]] played TV Land's first non-binary character on ''Younger''.

; August

* Christine Hallquist became the first openly transgender candidate for governor nominated by a major political party in the United States when she was nominated for governor of Vermont by the Democrats.

; September

* Stav Strashko became the first openly transgender actress ever to receive an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actress.
* Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes were awarded an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking for producing ''Strong Island'', which made Ford the first openly transgender man and the first black openly transgender person to win an Emmy award, as well as the first openly transgender filmmaker to win a Creative Arts Emmy.

; November

* Paris Lees became a correspondent with British ''Vogue''.

; December

* Patricio Manuel became the first openly transgender male to box professionally in the United States, and, as he won the fight, the first openly transgender male to win a pro boxing fight in the U.S.
* Colombia prosecuted a transgender woman's murder as a femicide for the first time in 2018, sentencing Davinson Stiven Erazo Sánchez to twenty years in a psychiatric center for "aggravated femicide" a year after he killed Anyela Ramos Claros, a transgender woman.

=== 2019 ===

; Feb

* Nyla Rose became the first openly transgender woman to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion when she signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
* Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt became the first openly transgender members of the United States military to testify publicly in front of Congress.

; April

* The Trump administration announced on April 12 that transgender people were no longer allowed to enlist in the United States military if they had ever medically transitioned or had a history of gender dysphoria. Currently serving individuals were required to serve under their gender assigned at birth. This legal action is colloquially known as the "Trans Military Ban".

; May

* Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender member of Planned Parenthood's National Board of Directors. ''The Advocate'' editors named Meghan as one of ''The Advocate'' magazine's 2019 Champions of Pride.
* [[Indya Moore]] became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of the U.S. version of ''Elle'' magazine.
* Lucia Lucas, normally based in Germany, made her debut as Don Giovanni with the Tulsa Opera, becoming the first openly transgender person to sing a lead role in a standard operatic work in the US.
* Gianmarco Negri was elected mayor of Tromello, making him Italy's first openly transgender mayor.

; June

* Janet Mock signed a three-year deal with Netflix giving them exclusive rights to her TV series and a first-look option on feature film projects; this made her the first openly transgender woman of color to secure a deal with a major content company.
* Zach Barack became the first openly transgender actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when he played a classmate of Peter Parker's in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home.''

; July

* Laverne Cox was one of fifteen women chosen by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British ''Vogue''; this made Cox the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of British ''Vogue''.

; August

* Valentina Sampaio was hired by Victoria's Secret as their first openly transgender model in August 2019.
* MJ Rodriguez became the first openly transgender woman to win Best Actress - Television at the Imagen Awards.
* June Eastwood became the first openly male-to-female transgender athlete to compete in NCAA Division I cross country; she competed for the University of Montana women's team.
* Teddy Quinlivan became the first openly transgender model to be hired by Chanel.

; September

* Angelica Ross became the first openly transgender person to host an American presidential forum.
* Mattel launched the world's first line of gender-neutral dolls, which they marketed as Creatable World.

; November

* In November 2019, transgender community leader Lauren Pulido raised the transgender pride flag over the California state capitol for Trans Day of Remembrance, reportedly the first time the transgender flag was raised over a state capitol building in the United States.

; December

* In December 27, Chile's Gender Identity Law came into force, allowing people to change their legal name and gender without the need of sex reassignment surgery.

== 2020s ==

=== 2020 ===

; February

* Camila Prins became the first openly transgender woman to lead the drum section of a top samba school in the Carnival parade in São Paulo.
* The Pfister Hotel named Nykoli Koslow as its first openly transgender Artist in Residence.

; March

* Megan Youngren became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic marathon trials in U.S. history.
* The Philadelphia Police Academy graduated its first openly transgender officer, Benson Churgai.
* Diana Zurco became Argentina's first openly transgender newscaster.
* Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender male athlete to ever compete in an Olympic trial alongside other men; however, he was unable to finish the race due to injury.

; June

* The Trump administration passed a regulation removing protections for transgender patients under medical care.
* The US Supreme Court ruled (in ''Bostock v. Clayton County'') in favor of protecting employees from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

; July

* The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to revert an ObamaCare-era ruling that prevented federally funded homeless shelters from discriminating against transgender people.
* Peyton Rose Michelle Theriot won election in Louisiana to the women's Democratic State Central Committee seat for the 46th District (seat A), representing St. Martin, Iberia and St. Landry, becoming the first out transgender woman elected to a political position in the state.
* Valentina Sampaio became the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue's first openly transgender model in 2020.

; August

; September

; October

* On 1 October 2020, Petra De Sutter was sworn in as one of seven deputy prime ministers in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, becoming Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister, and the most senior trans politician in Europe.
* FaZe Clan's Soleil 'Ewok' Wheeler came out as transgender, making him the first transgender male on a T1 esports organization.

; November

* On 3 November 2020, Sarah McBride became the first transgender state senator elected in America.
* On 3 November 2020, Taylor Small became the first transgender person elected to be a state legislator in Vermont.
* On 7 November 2020, Joe Biden became the first president-elect to mention the transgender community in a victory speech.
* ''Big Sky'' premiered on 17 November 2020, making [[Jesse James Keitel]] the first non binary actor to play a nonbinary series regular on primetime television.
* In November 2020, [[Mauree Turner]] became the first non-binary state legislator elected in the United States.
* In November 2020, Stephanie Byers became the first Native American transgender person elected to office in America, when she was elected to the Kansas state House of Representatives; she is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. This election also made her the first transgender person elected to the Kansas state legislature.

; December

* Mara Gómez became the first trans footballer to play in a top-flight Argentinian league.

=== 2021 ===

; January

* Gottmik became the first openly transgender male contestant on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
* After varying restrictions over the years, there stopped being restrictions on people serving in the US military due to their being transgender when President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform" on January 25, 2021.

; February

* In Angola a new criminal code went into effect after the parliament passed it in January 2019 and the president signed it into law in November 2020. The new code contains full anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity.

; March

* [[Elliot Page]] became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of ''Time'' magazine.
* Tashnuva Anan Shishir became Bangladesh's first openly transgender news anchor.
* Patti Harrison became the first known transgender actor to appear in a Disney animated film, due to voicing the small part of Tail Chief in ''Raya and the Last Dragon.''
* Rachel Levine was confirmed 24 March as U.S. assistant secretary for health, making her the first openly trans person confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a U.S. federal government position.
* Martine Delaney became the first openly transgender woman inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.
* Joe Biden became the first American president to issue a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the [[International Transgender Day of Visibility|Transgender Day of Visibility]].

; April

* Alana Gisele Banks became the first Black openly transgender woman elected to a public school board in the United States.

; September

* [[Megan Rohrer]] was instated as a Bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, becoming the first openly transgender and non-binary bishop in any Christian denomination.

; October

* The character of Bia was introduced as the first openly transgender Amazon in DC Comics' Wonder Woman series.

=== 2022 ===

; February

* On 15 February 2022, Jowelle de Souza became the first transgender parliamentarian (specifically a Trinidad and Tobago senator) in the Caribbean.

; March

* Jamie Wallis came out as transgender, becoming the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
* Swimmer Lia Thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in any sport, after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:33.24.

; May

* L. Morgan Lee became the first openly transgender person nominated for a Tony Award in an acting category; she was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Thought 1 in ''A Strange Loop''.
* The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards approved a ruling authorizing non-gendered language for the aliyah, and the honors of the hagbah (lifting the Torah) and the gelilah (rolling up the Torah). The ruling also includes non-gendered language for calling up Cohens and Levis (descendants of the tribe of Levi) as well as how to address people without gendered language during the prayer ''Mi Shebeirach''. This was a codification of a practice that already existed in places Jewish transgender people led.

; June

* FINA (now World Aquatics) announced a new policy that effectively bars all transgender women from competing in professional women's swimming, with the exception of athletes who "can establish to FINA's comfortable satisfaction that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 (of puberty) or before age 12, whichever is later". FINA also announced the development of a separate "open" category for some events, to be determined by a working group over the next six months, so that "everybody has the opportunity to compete at an elite level".

; August

* Ellia Green became the first Olympian to come out as a trans man.
* Jamie Hunter became the first openly transgender snooker player to win a women's tour ranking event in snooker when she won the U.S. Women's Open.

; September

* In September 2022, Molly Kearney was announced as the first out non-binary cast member of ''Saturday Night Live''.

; October

* Duda Salabert and Erika Hilton became the first two openly transgender people elected to the National Congress of Brazil, with both of them elected to its Chamber of Deputies.

; November

* Zooey Zephyr became the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state legislature in Montana.

=== 2023 ===

; January

* Kim Petras (and Sam Smith) won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy", making Petras the first openly transgender artist to win a major-category Grammy Award.

; May

* Sylvia Swayne announced her candidacy for the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first openly transgender woman to run for public office in Alabama.

; June

* Seth Marnin became the first openly transgender judge in New York, and the first openly transgender male judge in the United States.

; July

* Rikkie Kollé won the Miss Nederland 2023 beauty pageant, becoming the first openly transgender person to win a national beauty pageant.

; November

* Danica Roem was elected to the Virginia Senate, becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to a state senate in the Southern United States.

=== 2024 ===

; January

* Danica Roem became the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in both chambers of a state legislature (specifically, Virginia’s) in U.S. history.

; May

* At the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Karla Sofía Gascón won the Best Actress prize, shared jointly with her costars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña, making Gascón the first openly trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes.

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Neutral names starting with L

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An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with L''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are gender-neutral names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with L include Laramie, Laverne, Lee, Leslie, Lex, and Lynn. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with L, more than 40 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with K]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with M]].

== The list ==

'''Lacy'''. English. A gender neutral name, from the surname Lacy, from the place name Lassy, a town in Normandy.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lacy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082036/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lacy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> United States Social Security Administration data shows about 15,360 people with this given name, and show it is used as a feminine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LACY/index.html</ref> Keywords: clothing, modern, places, style, two syllables

'''Lake'''. English. A gender neutral name, from the English word ''lake'', meaning "An inland body of water" in English, ultimately from Latin ''lacus''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lake [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182354/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lake Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, one syllable, water

'''Laken'''. English. A gender neutral name, from an elaboration of the English word "lake."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laken/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20211019022656/https://www.behindthename.com/name/laken/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 5,068 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAKEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables, uncommon, water

'''Landry'''. English and French. A gender neutral variant of the ancient Germanic masculine name Landric, meaning "Land ruler." Saint Landry of Sées was a French bishop of the 5th century.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/landry/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220122094642/https://www.behindthename.com/name/landry/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/landric/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220816073457/https://www.behindthename.com/name/landric/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, saint name, two syllables

'''Lane'''. English. From the surname. Meaning "Someone who lives near a lane or a path." Although it is traditionally masculine,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lane [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082331/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lane Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 33,083 people named Lane, and it is used as a masculine name only 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LANE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220517034607/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LANE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A variant is '''Layne'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/layne [https://web.archive.org/web/20220706014757/https://www.behindthename.com/name/layne Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> SSA data shows about 12,541 people named Layne, and it is used as a masculine name 72% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAYNE/index.html</ref> Keywords: common

'''Lành'''. Vietnamese. Gender neutral. Meaning "Good, favorable, gentle."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/la11nh [https://web.archive.org/web/20221128010425/https://www.behindthename.com/name/la11nh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, one syllable

'''Laramie'''. American English. From several place names in the US state of Wyoming, which themselves were named after the French surname LaRamie.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laramie/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20230207174120/https://www.behindthename.com/name/laramie/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,593 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARAMIE/index.html</ref> Keywords: modern, neutral inclined, places, three syllables, uncommon

'''Lark'''. English. Meaning "the type of songbird called a lark" in English.<ref>https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Another meaning of ''lark'' in English is "a source of or quest for amusement or adventure," or "to engage in harmless fun or mischief."<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lark [https://web.archive.org/web/20230629202959/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lark Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,313 people with the forename Lark, and it is used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARK/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220517034607/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LANE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: air, animals, birds, cute, feminine inclined, light-hearted, mischief, music, one syllable, uncommon

'''Larkin'''. From the Gaelic meaning "fierce", and related to ''Lorcan''.<ref name="Lansky">Lansky, Bruce (2012). <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Very_Best_Baby_Name_Book.html?id=OdwPRcN8XAoC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&lpg=PA92">Very Best Baby Name Book</a> pp. 92</ref> <ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARKIN/index.html</ref><br>Keywords: Neutral names, Gaelic, fierce, nature

'''Larri'''. Finnish. An alternative spelling of the name Larry or a variant of the name Lari.<ref>https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Larri [https://web.archive.org/web/20221003051937/https://nordicnames.de/wiki/Larri Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> According to US SSA data, 492 people have this name and it is used as a feminine name 78% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARRI/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, rare

'''Larue'''. American English. Etymology uncertain.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/larue/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220122092145/https://www.behindthename.com/name/larue/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,363 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 72% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LARUE/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllable

'''Lashawn'''. African American. A neutral name derived from the English masculine name Shawn,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lashawn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605032229/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lashawn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which in turn comes from the Irish masculine name Seán,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/sea10n [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604100351/https://www.behindthename.com/name/sea10n Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> from the English masculine name John, from the Latin masculine name Iohannes, from the Greek masculine name Ioannes (Ἰωάννης), ultimately from the Hebrew masculine name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "God is gracious."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/john [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519154255/https://www.behindthename.com/name/john Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 9,894 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 73% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170619234538/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables, uncommon

'''Laurie'''. Pronounced LAWR-ee (English) or LOW-ree (Dutch. Laurie is of English, Indian and Dutch origin, and most commonly used by Christians. Originally meaning "Of Laurentum", which was an Italian city during the Roman empire.<ref>[https://www.indiachildnames.com/mobile/genderof.aspx?name=Laurie https://www.indiachildnames.com/mobile/genderof.aspx?name=Laurie] accessed 28 February 2024.</ref> Laurie is also a diminutive of Laura or Laurence which was historically used equally for boys and girls born in England and Wales, but is recently more likely to be used as a masculine name.<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie/top/england-wales https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie/top/england-wales] accessed on 28 February 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurie] accessed on 28 February 2024.</ref> Laurie is also often used as a surname, for example by actor Hugh Laurie.<ref>https://m.famousfix.com/list/celebrities-with-last-name-laurie</ref> US SSA data shows 99% of people with this name used it as a feminine name.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAURIE/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllable, rare, surnames

'''Lave'''. Swedish. A neutral variant of the Swedish masculine name Lage, which ultimately comes from the ancient Scandinavian name Félagi, meaning "Fellow, partner" in Old Norse. Lave is also a neutral variant of the Swedish feminine name Lava, which ultimately comes from the Old Norse masculine name ''Áleifr'', meaning "ancestor's descendant." Lave is pronounced "LAH-veh."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lave/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20150909013448/http://www.behindthename.com/name/lave/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/olaf [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213073425/https://www.behindthename.com/name/olaf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/fe10lagi [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608203024/https://www.behindthename.com/name/fe10lagi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, two syllables

'''Laverne'''. English. A neutral name, from a surname that was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word "vern" meaning "alder tree". The word may also be connected with Laverna, the Roman goddess of thieves, or the Latin word ''vernus'' ("of spring").<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laverne [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082146/https://www.behindthename.com/name/laverne Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variant: '''Lavern'''. US SSA data shows about 8,512 people named Lavern, and it is used as a masculine name 57% of the time,<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170619234538/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LA/LASHAWN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> whereas with the spelling Laverne, there are about 26,166 people, 78% feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAVERNE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180119200348/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LA/LAVERNE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: common, deities, mischief, mythology, neutral inclined, places, plants, seasons, trees, two syllables

'''Lavi''' (לָבִיא). Hebrew. Masculine, possibly neutral. Meaning "Lion."<ref name="2knames">https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lavi [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081345/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lavi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: animals, extraordinary, two syllables

'''Lee'''. English. A neutral name, from a surname, from many place names. Meaning "a clearing, meadow, or glade" in Old English. This same word appears in many gender neutral names that are derived from surnames and places.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lee [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325025724/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lee Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220215427/http://20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_03.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 188,941 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230131044632/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] bearing this name include Lee Serano in issue #19 of ''Supergirl''.<ref name="LeeSerano">{{Cite web |title=Meet Lee Serrano, a Non-Binary Highschool Character Appearing in Today's Supergirl (Spoilers) |last=Johnston |first=Rich |work=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 November 2020 |url= https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lee-serrano-non-binary-highschool-supergirl-spoilers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207113234/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lee-serrano-non-binary-highschool-supergirl-spoilers/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Keywords: places, one syllable, very common

'''Leith'''. A very rare name of Scottish origin, also the name of an area in Edinburgh.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leith</ref> SSA data also shows that LEITH is used as a boy's name 81% of the time but is most often used as a last name, 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEITH/index.html</ref>

'''Léonide'''. French. A French neutral form of the Greek masculine name Leonidas (Λεωνίδας). Meaning "Son of Leon; lion's son."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide [https://web.archive.org/web/20221129132758/https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leonidas [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325025529/https://www.behindthename.com/name/leonidas Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In France, this name was in use from 1900 to 1940, slightly more as a feminine name, but as a masculine name as well.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide/top/france [https://web.archive.org/web/20210916103817/https://www.behindthename.com/name/le10onide/top/france Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: animals, Edwardian era, fire, extraordinary, old-fashioned, three syllables

'''Lennon'''. English. This was first adapted into a masculine given name in the 2000s, and then started to be used as a feminine name as well in the 2010s. From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Leannáin. Meaning "Descendant of Leannán" in Irish. Leannán means "Lover" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennon [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083756/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennon Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,246 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LENNON/index.html</ref> Keywords: modern, love, two syllables, uncommon

'''Lennox'''. English. This was first adapted into a neutral given name in the 2010s. From a Scottish surname, from a district in Scotland, called Leamhnachd, possibly meaning "Place of elm trees" in Gaelic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennox [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083757/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lennox Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,427 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LENNOX/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180228103050/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LE/LENNOX/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: modern, uncommon

'''Leslie'''. English. This has been a given name since before the 1880s, when it was chiefly masculine. In the US and Canada in the 1940s, feminine use became just as common as masculine use. After that, it became less commonly used as a masculine name. From a Scottish surname, from a Scottish place name. Possibly meaning "Garden of holly trees" in Gaelic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leslie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230303175459/https://www.behindthename.com/name/leslie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variants: '''Lesley''', '''Lesly'''. Short form: '''Les'''. US SSA data shows about 309,224 people named Leslie, and it is used as a feminine name 73% of the time;<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLIE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20211019152451/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLIE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> with the spelling Lesley, there are about 35,248 people, 88% feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLEY/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20160605025541/http://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LESLEY/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include the American revolutionary communist [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949-2014).<ref>https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Leslie_Feinberg [https://web.archive.org/web/20230703220934/https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Leslie_Feinberg Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable, very common, two syllables

'''Lex'''. English. A short form of the gender neutral name Alex, or the gender neutral name Lexington, which see. In official records, the name Lex is strictly masculine, but it likely has more use as a neutral nickname.<ref name="2knames" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lex [https://web.archive.org/web/20230131201233/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lex Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,471 people with this name.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEX/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220807155152/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEX/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable, uncommon

'''Lexington'''. US SSA data shows about 1,006 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 62% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LE/LEXINGTON/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, three syllables, uncommon

'''Li''' (לִי). Hebrew. A neutral name. Meaning "To me."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/li-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081439/https://www.behindthename.com/name/li-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: extraordinary, one syllable

'''Limbani'''. Southern African, Chewa. Meaning "Be strong" in Chewa.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbani [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531112137/https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbani Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: courage, extraordinary, strength, three syllables, virtue

'''Limbikani'''. Southern African, Chewa. Meaning "work hard" in Chewa.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbikani [https://web.archive.org/web/20210728090507/https://www.behindthename.com/name/limbikani Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, four syllables, strength, virtue

'''Limon''' or '''Lemon'''. American English. A modern neutral name. From the English surname Lemon. This comes from a medieval Middle English masculine name, Leofman. In turn, this comes from an Anglo-Saxon masculine name, Leofman, meaning "Beloved" in Old English. In terms of etymology, the similarity to the modern English word for the citrus fruit is coincidental.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20161116153637/http://www.behindthename.com:80/name/lemon/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limon/submitted</ref><ref>https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220817233638/https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lefman/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220818133106/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lefman/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leofman/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220811105856/https://www.behindthename.com/name/leofman/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: affection, cute, extraordinary, food, light-hearted, love, modern, plants, two syllables

'''Linden'''. German. A modern given name, from the German family name, from the word meaning the linden tree.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/linden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601120005/https://www.behindthename.com/name/linden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows that it's used as a boys' name 70% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDEN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170427160524/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LI/LINDEN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> A notable nonbinary person with this name is the Spanish science fiction author [[Linden A. Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lindenalewis|title=@lindenalewis Twitter bio|access-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519041324/http://www.twitter.com/lindenalewis|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, modern, nature, plants, trees, two syllables

'''Lin'''. Chinese. A neutral name. Meaning depends on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation. Some options include "forest" (林 lín), or "fine jade, gem" (琳 lín).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lin [https://web.archive.org/web/20220626054310/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,426 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, neutral inclined, one syllable, uncommon

'''Lindley'''. English. A neutral name. From the English surname Lindley, from the place name. Meaning "Lime tree glade."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220120083256/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220120083256/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindley/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 999 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDLEY/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, plants, rare

'''Lindsay'''. English and Scottish. This was usually a masculine name until the 1960s and 70s, in which it came to be a feminine name as well. From an English and Scottish surname, from the place name, meaning "Lincoln Island" in Old English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindsay [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082526/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindsay Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 129,114 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 97% of the time, so it is now almost exclusively feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDLEY/index.html</ref> [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include American activist [[Lindsay Amer]].<ref name="Swartz">{{Cite web |title=Teaching Kids the ABCs of LGBTQ+ |last=Swartz |first=SB |work=shondaland.com |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= https://www.shondaland.com/live/a21968210/lindsay-amer-interview-queer-kid-stuff-channel/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531165337/https://www.shondaland.com/live/a21968210/lindsay-amer-interview-queer-kid-stuff-channel/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Lindy'''. English. From the Swedish surname Lindbergh.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090920/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lindy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Potentially, short for other names containing ''lind''. US SSA data shows about 8,432 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDY/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20171119034817/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LI/LINDY/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, two syllables, uncommon

'''Linh'''. Vietnamese. Meaning "Spirit, soul."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/linh [https://web.archive.org/web/20220925030338/https://www.behindthename.com/name/linh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,528 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINH/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, one syllable, uncommon

'''Lior''' (לִיאוֹר). Hebrew. Meaning "Light for me." In Israel, during the 2010s, this had about 360 masculine uses, and 216 feminine uses.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lior [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081446/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lior Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 520 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 65% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIOR/index.html</ref> Keywords: light, neutral inclined, rare

'''Liraz''' (לִירָז). Hebrew. Meaning "Secret for me" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/liraz [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081544/https://www.behindthename.com/name/liraz Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, mysterious, two syllables

'''Liron''' (לִירוֹן). Hebrew. Meaning "Song for me" or "Joy for me" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/liron [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531004652/https://www.behindthename.com/name/liron Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 106 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 62% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIRON/index.html</ref> Keywords: happiness, light-hearted, neutral inclined, very rare

'''Lively'''. English. A gender-neutral Puritan name. Meaning "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lively/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127170421/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lively/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, spiritual, two syllables

'''London'''. English. This became a gender-neutral given name in the 1990s. From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/london [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083755/https://www.behindthename.com/name/london Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 30,510 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LONDON/index.html</ref> Keywords: cities, common, feminine inclined, two syllables

'''Lauren'''. English. This is considered a gender neutral name, since it was used as a masculine name during most of the 20th century, but statistically, Lauren has been used as a feminine name 99% of the time, especially since it spiked in popularity in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lauren/top/united-states [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325064956/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lauren/top/united-states Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAUREN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419190121/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LA/LAUREN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Lauren and Lawrence come from the Roman name Laurentius, meaning "From the city of Laurentum in Italy." In turn, the city was named for ''laurus'', the plant laurel, which symbolized triumph to the Romans.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/laurence-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513041046/http://www.behindthename.com/name/laurence-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Some variants of Lauren are statistically more gender-neutral today. '''Loren''' was masculine during the 19th century, but in the 1960s, it started to be used as a feminine name as well. Loren is short for the masculine name Laurence, or a variant of Lauren.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/loren [https://web.archive.org/web/20230627171254/https://www.behindthename.com/name/loren Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 40,205 people named Loren, and it is used as a masculine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LOREN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180321172645/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LO/LOREN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> For the variant '''Lorin''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorin [https://web.archive.org/web/20230625044858/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> SSA data shows about 5,381 people, a masculine name 63% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LORIN/index.html</ref> For the variant '''Lorrin''',<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorrin [https://web.archive.org/web/20220912154447/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lorrin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> SSA data shows about 368 people, 53% feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LORRIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables, very common. [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include the filmmaker and athlete [[Lauren Lubin]].<ref name="pbs">{{Cite web |title=First Person {{!}} We Run: Non-Binary Inclusion in Sports |author= |work=PBS.org |date=19 October 2015 |access-date=23 June 2020 |url= https://www.pbs.org/video/first-person-we-run-non-binary-inclusion-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208225954/https://www.pbs.org/video/first-person-we-run-non-binary-inclusion-sports/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Louvain'''. English. From the place name, the city of Leuven in Belgium.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/louvain/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20150911034928/http://www.behindthename.com/name/louvain/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, two syllables

'''Lou'''. German. Meaning <nowiki>''</nowiki>the famous fighter<nowiki>''</nowiki>. Short form of Louis or Louise -> Derived from the name Ludwig. Keywords: strength, fighter, one syllable

'''Love'''. English. This was used as a gender-neutral name in the Victorian era. Simply the English word "love," from Old English ''lufu''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/love-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213073010/https://www.behindthename.com/name/love-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,060 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LOVE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20221201193023/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LO/LOVE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: affection, light-hearted, love, one syllable, uncommon, Victorian era

'''Lucrèce'''. French. This had some use as a gender neutral name in France during the 1930s. A French neutral form of Roman feminine Lucretia and Roman masculine Lucretius. Meaning "Profit, wealth."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucre11ce [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084049/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucre11ce Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucretia [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074858/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucretia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, two syllables

'''Lucky'''. English. Meaning "Fortunate."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucky [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406225021/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lucky Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,803 people with this name, and it is used as a masculine name 87% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LU/LUCKY/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, uncommon

'''Lungile'''. Southern African, Zulu, Ndebele. Meaning "Correct, right, good" in Zulu and Ndebele.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lungile [https://web.archive.org/web/20211019131141/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lungile Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Lupe'''. Native American, American Spanish. A common gender-neutral name in the Hispanic and Latinx community. Short for Guadalupe. Named after Our Lady of Guadalupe, referring to a legendary event in the 16th century, in Guadalupe, Mexico. The Virgin Mary appeared in a vision to a native Mexican man, looking like a native Mexican person herself, and speaking his native Mexican language, Nahuatl. Today, she is known as the patron saint of the Americas. The name of the place where she appeared, Guadalupe, is thought to come from the Arabic word ''wadi'' (وادي) meaning "valley, river," and the Latin word ''lupus'', "wolf." That is, "Valley of the wolf."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lupe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605231408/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lupe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/guadalupe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230416050303/https://www.behindthename.com/name/guadalupe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 14,950 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LU/LUCKY/index.html</ref> More people may go by Lupe as a nickname than official records show. Keywords: Catholic, Christian, common, Hispanic, Latinx, renaissance, saints, two syllables

'''Lux'''. Netherlands. A gender-neutral name in the 2010s. Meaning "Light" in Latin.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lux [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325203126/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lux Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: extraordinary, light, one syllable

'''Lynn.''' English. This name was originally masculine. Then, starting in the 1890s, this started to be used as a feminine name as well. It was a neutral name for most of the 20th century. It was at its most neutral in the 1930s and 1940s. From the surname, from the place name. Meaning “From the Lake.”<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lynn [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000004/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lynn Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 194,878 people named Lynn, and it is used as a feminine name 79% of the time,<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYNN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20200926183315/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYNN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which is fairly neutral, whereas the spelling variant Lynne is 99% feminine, and not neutral.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYNNE/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201027/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/L/LY/LYNNE/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable, very common

'''Lyric'''. English. This originated as a feminine given name in the 1990s, and then started to be used as a masculine name as well in the 2000s. Simply meaning "Song lyric" in English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyric [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327151442/https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyric Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 12,806 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LY/LYRIC/index.html</ref> Keywords: common, feminine inclined, music, two syllables

== See also ==
* [[Names]]

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Erika Ishii

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'''Erika Ishii''' is a Japanese-American voice actor. She is best known as the voice of video game characters such as Valkyrie in ''Apex Legends'', along with animation roles such as Jun-Jun in ''Sailor Moon SuperS''.

Erika describes their orientation as [[queer]], [[pansexual]], or [[bisexual]].<ref name="AndersonMinshall">{{Cite web |title=Queer Genderfluid Actor Erika Ishii's Gamer's Guide to LA |last=Anderson-Minshall |first=Jacob |work=Out Traveler |date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |url= https://www.outtraveler.com/exclusives/2021/5/27/queer-genderfluid-actor-erika-ishiis-gamers-guide-la |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513003232/https://www.outtraveler.com/exclusives/2021/5/27/queer-genderfluid-actor-erika-ishiis-gamers-guide-la |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Links==
*[http://www.erikaishii.com/ Website]
*[https://twitter.com/erikaishii Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/theerikaishii/ Instagram]

==References==
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Guide for journalists

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Writing about [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary people]] can be tricky if you're unfamiliar with nonbinary issues. There are some mistakes that different journalists commonly make, so this article aims to address the most frequent.

==What to do==
* '''Ask the person what their [[Pronouns|pronouns]] are''', and if necessary, how to use them. Then ''use the right pronouns'' in the article. If it's not possible to ask someone what their pronouns are, default to "they/them" or avoid pronouns.
* If an article is about something other than their nonbinary gender, '''stick to the subject'''. Don't ramble on about their gender; something short like "Sam, who is nonbinary, said of their amazing scientific achievement..." rather than "Sam came out as nonbinary seven years ago, and their co-workers accept their gender and..."
* '''Consider whether mentioning their gender is even necessary''', by substituting a [[binary genders|binary gender]] to see if it feels awkward. "Sam, who is a woman, said of her amazing scientific achievement..." sounds very awkward, so in that sentence shouldn't include someone's gender; inclusive pronouns are enough.
* '''Assume that mentioning they're transgender is not necessary or relevant.'''

==What not to do==
* '''Do not mention whether someone was "born a boy/girl"''' or similar. It's not relevant, and it's often private information. More importantly, even if everyone knows, this information is protected by law under the Equality Act 2010.
* '''Do not mention the [[deadname|name someone was given at birth]]''' or by their parents. It was chosen before the person was able to articulate their gender and express it accurately. If a person has changed their name, they no longer wish to be known by it; respect that.\
* '''Do not use "Biological Female/Male" to distinct between trans and cis people''' or to talk about a trans person's gender (for example, calling a trans woman a "biological male"). It is [[Biological_essentialism|biologically essentialist]] and basically misgenders the person. See [[Sexes]] for more information.
* '''Do not assume that a trans person will (medically) [[transition]]''', for example by saying "They have not '''yet''' transitioned" or "He didn't get the surgery '''yet'''". Not all trans people want to transition, so this should be respected.

==Common cliches==
Avoid where possible!
* Illustration: toilet doors
* Illustration: trans men/transmascs as effeminate
* assuming that trans people are interested in drag

==External links==
* [http://www.glaad.org/reference/ GLAAD Media Reference Guide], specifically [http://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Transgender Issues]. A guide for journalists on how to talk about transgender issues in general. Useful for some points not covered here.
* {{Cite web |title=Five tips for journalists on covering trans and nonbinary people |last=Wallace |first= Lewis Raven |work=Columbia Journalism Review |date=September 30, 2019 |url= https://www.cjr.org/analysis/trans-nonbinary-subjects-tips.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509010919/https://www.cjr.org/analysis/trans-nonbinary-subjects-tips.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
* {{Cite web |title=The Radical Copyeditor’s Style Guide for Writing About Transgender People |author=Kapitan, Alex |authorlink=Alex Kapitan |work=Radical Copyeditor |date=August 31, 2017 |url= https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223040447/https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
* [https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/ Trans Journalists Association: Style Guide]

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Alloy Alignment System

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The '''Alloy Alignment System''' is a system coined to describe one's gender using metals from the periodic table. It was made to help explain complex genders in a simpler way. The system doesn't describe their [[gender alignment|alignment]] on our outside the binary, but rather describes its feeling ([[masculine]], [[feminine]], [[Gender neutral|neutral]], etc.), completely independent of any alignment or presentation. A person can have any alignment or presentation, and their gender element will not change.

The system doesn't elaborate on how these types of traits might appear, as each person experiences masculinity, femininity, etc, differently. The alloy alignment system doesn’t define what these genders are supposed to be or act like, just describes the aspects that make up a person's gender. It expresses these aspects (masculinity, femininity, etc.) as "linities."

It also acts as a form of umbrella or categorization method to help group similar genders together based on shared characteristics.For example, aur, the masculine element, is not exactly a gender by itself, it is an umbrella term for any genders that are masculine, such as [[demiboy]], [[List_of_uncommon_nonbinary_identities#P|proxvir]], [[List_of_uncommon_nonbinary_identities#C|cenrell]], or others.

It doesn’t matter if one's gender is multifaceted, combined, or [[multigender]]. The system helps to put a word to genders affected by multiple things at once.

The alloy alignment system should not be confused with the gender element system. Both use the term "gender elements" to describe the identities in their system, however the element system uses the classical elements (fire, water, earth, air).

== History ==
The original form of the alloy alignment system was posted on December 1, 2018 on the Tumblr blog lgbt-alchemy<ref>https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/180684480755/alloy-alignments-base-metals-genders, 1 December 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604025911/https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/180684480755/alloy-alignments-base-metals-genders Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. The original system was created by a person named Hail. On December 17, 2019 the blog was handed over to Tired, from the blog Tirednowhasablog<ref>https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189725164110/oh-hi, 17 December 2019 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127032421/https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189725164110/oh-hi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. They posted a reworked version of the alloy system on December 19, 2019<ref>https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189762817895/metal-system-redone, 19 December 2019 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129172637/https://lgbt-alchemy.tumblr.com/post/189762817895/metal-system-redone Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>.

The reworked version changed several things including adding two new gender elements; cro and mana, and altering the names of several of the gender elements.

==References==

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Jamie Windust

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| gender=[[non-binary]]<ref name="inew_Acco">{{Cite web |title=According to legal documents and passports, my gender doesn't exist |author=Windust, Jamie |work=inews |date=2019 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/non-binary-gender-passport-petition-504390 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719231937/https://inews.co.uk/opinion/non-binary-gender-passport-petition-275990 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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'''Jamie Windust''' is a writer, editor, model, and public speaker. They made headlines in 2018 for calling out the staff of ''Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' for "Misogyny, homophobia, transphobia everywhere"<ref name="Damshenas">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary model Jamie Windust quit Fantastic Beasts over anti-LGBTQ slurs |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |work=Gay Times |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/115478/non-binary-model-jamie-windust-quit-fantastic-beasts-over-anti-lgbtq-slurs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821063347/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/115478/non-binary-model-jamie-windust-quit-fantastic-beasts-over-anti-lgbtq-slurs/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, and in 2019 for petitioning the UK Parliament for gender-neutral [[Legal gender|passport]] options.<ref name="Persio">{{Cite web |title=Petition demands non-binary option on legal documents |last=Persio |first=Sofia Lotto |work=PinkNews |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/03/05/petition-demands-non-binary-gender-option-legal-documents/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820002924/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/03/05/petition-demands-non-binary-gender-option-legal-documents/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Devin-Norelle">{{Cite web |title=Meet the Nonbinary Activist Advocating for Gender Neutral Passports |author=Devin-Norelle |authorlink=Devin-Norelle |work=out.com |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/travel/2019/5/10/meet-nonbinary-activist-advocating-gender-neutral-passports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329061844/https://www.out.com/travel/2019/5/10/meet-nonbinary-activist-advocating-gender-neutral-passports |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Windust is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Fruitcake Magazine, which spotlights art, poetry, photography, and interviews from [[LGBT|LGBTQIA+]] people.<ref>https://fruitcakemagazine.co.uk/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601210826/https://fruitcakemagazine.co.uk/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In October 2020, their book ''In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life'' was published.<ref name="Parsons">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary author Jamie Windust on celebrating queer joy amid the dumpster fire that is 2020 |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=24 October 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/24/jamie-windust-in-their-shoes-book-series-jameela-jamil-i-weigh/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819122942/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/24/jamie-windust-in-their-shoes-book-series-jameela-jamil-i-weigh/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
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Claud

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| gender=[[nonbinary]]<ref name="billboard">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Nick |title=Non-Binary Artist Claud Debuts New 'Sideline Star' EP & Shares Exclusive 'Gaylist' Mix |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8540685/non-binary-artist-claud-pride-playlist-exclusive-listen |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025143817/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8540685/non-binary-artist-claud-pride-playlist-exclusive-listen |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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'''Claud Mintz''', performing as simply '''Claud''', is an American bedroom pop<ref name="dorkmagazine">{{cite web |last1=Konemann |first1=Liam |title=Meet bedroom pop's new outsider, Claud: "I always felt pushed to the side" |url=https://www.readdork.com/features/claud-interview-feb20 |publisher=Dork |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605171818/https://readdork.com/features/claud-interview-feb20/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="popsugar">{{cite web |last1=Tezel |first1=Balim |title=Meet Claud, the Non-Binary Indie Artist Who'll Get You Hooked on Melancholic Pop |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/who-wish-you-were-gay-singer-claud-46664655 |publisher=PopSugar |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329174118/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/who-wish-you-were-gay-singer-claud-46664655 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> musician from the suburbs of Chicago.<ref name="papermagaazine">{{cite web |last1=Dix |first1=Peyton |title=Claud Keeps Growing Up |url=https://www.papermag.com/claud-just-to-forget-2641341795.html |publisher=Paper |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603190200/https://www.papermag.com/claud-just-to-forget-2641341795.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==History==
Claud originally released their music under the pseudonym '''Toast''', releasing an EP in 2018.<ref name="billboard"/> In 2019, Claud dropped out of college at Syracuse University<ref name="papermagaazine"/> to pursue music full-time.<ref name="billboard"/> In 2020, they formed a new band named "Shelly" with Clairo, Josh Mehling, and Noa Frances Getzug.<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Hear 2 Songs From Clairo, Claud, & Friends' New Band Shelly |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2104453/shelly-steeeam-natural-clairo-claud/music/ |publisher=Stereogum |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606053118/https://www.stereogum.com/2104453/shelly-steeeam-natural-clairo-claud/music/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Also in 2020, Claud was the first artist to sign on with Phoebe Bridgers' record label Saddest Factory.<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Nick |title=Claud announced as first act signed to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records and released the new song Gold. |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/claud-announced-as-first-act-signed-to-phoebe-bridgers-saddest-factory-records-radar-2785024 |publisher=NME |accessdate=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519124846/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/claud-announced-as-first-act-signed-to-phoebe-bridgers-saddest-factory-records-radar-2785024 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Claud's debut album, ''Super Monster'', was released on February 12, 2021.<ref name="nme1">{{cite web |last1=Triscari |first1=Caleb |title=Claud announces debut album 'Super Monster', shares new single |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/claud-announces-debut-album-super-monster-shares-new-single-2830646 |publisher=NME |access-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124065115/https://www.nme.com/news/music/claud-announces-debut-album-super-monster-shares-new-single-2830646 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Quotes==
{{quote|My [[trans]]-ness sometimes feels like a superpower; it's like I can connect with people in ways that I couldn't if I were [[cis]] or [[Heterosexual|straight]].<ref name="Specter">{{Cite web |title=Claud's New Album Is Bedroom Pop for Our Stay-at-Home Era |last=Specter |first=Emma |work=Vogue |date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |url= https://www.vogue.com/article/claud-new-album-super-monster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208223653/https://www.vogue.com/article/claud-new-album-super-monster |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
}}

==Discography==

===As Toast===
*''EP'' (2018)

===As Claud===
====Studio albums====
*''Super Monster'' (2021)
====EPs====
*''Sideline Star EP'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: Performers]]
[[Category: USA]]
{{en-WP attribution notice|Claud Mintz}}

Alex Gino

2025-09-23T13:11:44Z

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| place_birth=Staten Island, New York, USA<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|title=About Alex|first=Alex|last=Gino|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514135618/http://www.alexgino.com/about-alex/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
| nationality=American
| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Yallfest">{{Cite web |url=https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |title=Alex Gino Bio |website=Yallfest.org |access-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817052520/https://www.yallfest.org/authors/alex-gino/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
| gender=[[genderqueer]]<ref name="Hansen" />
| occupation=writer and activist<ref name="about" />
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'''Alex Gino''' is an American children's book writer. Gino is [[genderqueer]]<ref name="Hansen">{{Cite web |title=Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid' |author=Hansen, John |work=the Guardian |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=15 June 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623040517/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and uses [[singular they]] pronouns<ref name="about"/> and the honorific [[Mx.]]<ref name="Yallfest" />

Gino is best known for their 2015 debut novel ''George'', a middle grade novel featuring a young [[Trans women|transgender girl]],<ref name="george">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/george/|title=GEORGE|first=Alex|last=Gino|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309170459/http://www.alexgino.com/george/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> which they first began work on in 2003.<ref name="about" /> The working title of the novel was ''Girl George'' (a reference to Boy George), though when the book was bought by Scholastic, this was changed to the present title to broaden readership. Gino has expressed some regrets about [[deadname|deadnaming]] their character with this title, and mentions that if they had the opportunity to do it over, they would have chosen a different title.<ref name="deadname">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexgino.com/2015/08/how-to-talk-about-george/|title=How To Talk About GEORGE|first=Alex|last=Gino|date=2015-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202052826/http://www.alexgino.com/2015/08/how-to-talk-about-george/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> ''George'' was the winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award,<ref name="Stonewall">{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |title=2016 Stonewall Book Awards Announced |website=ALAnews |date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207041958/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/2016-stonewall-book-awards-announced |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=‘George,’ by Alex Gino|first=Tim|last=Federle|date=September 11, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215084151/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html?_r=0|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="NYTTRANS">{{cite web|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|title=Transgender Children’s Books Fill a Void and Break a Taboo|first=Alexandra|last=Alter|date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402141114/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/media/transgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> as well as the 2016 Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Children's/Young Adult.<ref name="lambda">{{cite web|work=Lambda Literary Foundation|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|title=The 2016 Lambda Literary Award Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603040608/https://lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

In 2018, Gino released another middle grade novel, ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' It covers Deaf culture and the Black Lives Matter movement and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |date=June 25, 2018 |website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811234054/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |access-date=2020-03-17|title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202103442/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545956246|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and the ''School Library Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p |title=You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! review |date=2018-09-01|website=SLJ.com |access-date=2020-03-17|last=Parrott|first=Kiera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014111/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=you-dont-know-everything-jilly-p|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Their 2020 novel ''Rick'' is a standalone follow-up to ''George'' and is about a student coming to terms with his [[asexuality]]. The book received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |title=Rick review|website=KirkusReviews.com |language=en |access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413214732/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alex-gino/rick/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> ''Booklist'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915 |title=Rick review |website=Booklist.com|access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221151301/https://www.booklistonline.com/Rick-Alex-Gino/pid=9727915|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and ''School Library Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=rick |title=Rick review |last=Gafkowitz |first=Jess |date=2020-02-01 |website=SLJ.com |access-date=2020-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203155111/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=rick |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Books==
* ''George'' (2015)
* ''You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'' (2018)
* ''Rick'' (2020)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Activists]]
[[Category: Genderqueer people]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gino, Alex}}
{{en-WP attribution notice}}

Rain Dove

2025-09-23T05:13:12Z

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| nationality=American
| pronouns=Any<ref name="Healthyway">{{Cite web |title=When It Rains, It Roars: A Conversation With Label-Slaying Model Rain Dove |author= |work=HealthyWay |date=18 April 2018 |access-date=11 June 2020 |url= https://www.healthyway.com/content/rain-dove-interview-non-binary-model/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528032201/https://www.healthyway.com/content/rain-dove-interview-non-binary-model/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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*[[Agender|zero gender]]/[[Pangender|all gender]]/[[genderqueer]]
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'''Rain Dove''' (born September 27, 1989) is an American model and actor. They use their naturally [[androgynous]] look to model for both men's and women's lines of clothing.

Dove began a modeling career after being challenged by a friend to present themselves as a man in a Calvin Klein casting for underwear. At the casting, they were handed the outfit for the test shoot, which was just a pair of underwear. When Dove came in topless, the designer responded by giving them a men's shirt and saying "Swear to God, you will not tell anyone you're a woman!"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/palette-magazine/article25508638.html|title=Q&A: How Rain Dove Went From "Tranny Danny" to Transforming the Fashion Industry|last=Love|first=Bret|date=June 25, 2015|work=Miami Herald|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101045238/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/palette-magazine/article25508638.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> After the show, people began seeking Dove for modeling jobs; three months later they accepted their first modeling job and have since walked at New York fashion week on both men's and women's runways.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/rain-dove-model-defying-gender-norms-fashion-industry-men-women-clothing-firefighter-a7832991.html|title=Rain Dove is the genderless firefighter changing the face of the modeling industry|last=Young|first=Sarah|date=July 10, 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128111633/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/rain-dove-model-defying-gender-norms-fashion-industry-men-women-clothing-firefighter-a7832991.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Initially, Dove claimed in interviews and biographies to have studied genetic engineering and civil law at University of California, Berkeley. They also claimed to have worked as a Colorado Firefighter under a male pseudonym, and to have passed as a man during this time, for a period of eleven months.<ref name="buzzfeed">{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/13-reasons-rain-dove-is-the-androgynous-model-of-your-dreams|title=13 Reasons Rain Dove Is The Androgynous Model Of Your Dreams|last=Karlan|first=Sarah|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707095259/https://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/13-reasons-rain-dove-is-the-androgynous-model-of-your-dreams|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> However, in late 2019 Dove admitted in a video on NBC News that both of these claims (of having studied genetics and law, and of having been a firefighter) were false.<ref name="Kacala">{{Cite web |title=Rain Dove admits to selling TMZ incriminating Asia Argento texts |last=Kacala |first=Alexander |work=NBC News |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rain-dove-admits-selling-tmz-incriminating-asia-argento-texts-n1103466?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807184441/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rain-dove-admits-selling-tmz-incriminating-asia-argento-texts-n1103466?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Dove stated in the video that they wanted, "to just put everything out on the table, everything that I have done or have said that may not be fair or right or may have hurt people".<ref name="Kacala" />

Dove has called themself "a '[[Agender|zero gender]]'/'[[Pangender|all gender]]' model"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=raindovemodel|author=Rain Dove|number=1174676293293658113|title=Same campaign. First time they have ever had a “zero gender”/“all gender” model. They let me edit the script and approve all wardrobe including a binder. It’s was a collaboration not an exploitation. Finally! Which look so You prefer? #orangevsblue #lgbtq #genderqueer|date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> and often tweets with the #[[genderqueer]] hashtag. Dove has no pronoun preference: "Use she, he, it, one, they ... I honestly don't care ... All I'm listening for in that sound is positivity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Cocozza|first=Paula|date=10 Sep 2018|title='Every step I take is a defiance': Rain Dove on modelling, Asia Argento and 'gender capitalism'|work=The Guardian|accessdate=8 April 2020|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/10/every-step-i-take-is-a-defiance-rain-dove-on-modelling-asia-argento-and-gender-capitalism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325200519/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/10/every-step-i-take-is-a-defiance-rain-dove-on-modelling-asia-argento-and-gender-capitalism|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> They have stated "in all reality... I am nothing. Neither a man nor woman. I am a human. I just have specific anatomical capacities that I am satiated with and do not want to change."<ref name="rain_Lett">{{Cite web |title=Letter to Mens Designers from Someone Without a Penis Who Looks Good in Their Clothes |first=Rain |last=Dove |work=raindovethemodel.blogspot.com |date=21 August 2015 |access-date=27 March 2020 |url= https://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/2015/08/letter-to-mens-designers-from-someone.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113232917/http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/2015/08/letter-to-mens-designers-from-someone.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> "I don’t identify as 'male' or 'female' but rather as I am I."<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Rain Dove|user=raindovemodel|number=1179787549121896449|date=October 3, 2019|title=I don’t identify as “male” or “female” but rather as I am I. However dating can be a very binary world. So I’ve spent the year conducting various studies about my experiences being perceived on dating apps as male vs female. Here’s some of what I found. #IAmI #lgbtq #genderqueer}}</ref>. However, Dove does not identify as [[transgender]].<ref name="nbcn_Andr">{{Cite web |title=Androgynous Model Rain Dove Walks the Gender Divide |last=Compton |first=Julie |work=NBC News |date=18 August 2016 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/outfront-androgynous-model-rain-dove-walks-gender-divide-n632676 |quote=I am not transgender, but at the same time I get treated like I am. I have a lot of the fear, but the thing I have that backs me up is my ID. I have my breasts. I have my vagina. I can prove [my gender]. I can't identify one 100 percent with [the transgender community’s] struggle… But the violence [they face] really scares me |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528070408/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/outfront-androgynous-model-rain-dove-walks-gender-divide-n632676 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=raindovemodel|author=Rain Dove|number=1233583749960351744|title=Lol I’m not trans.|date=28 February 2020}}</ref>

==Links==
* [http://raindovethemodel.blogspot.com/ Rain's blog]
* [https://www.facebook.com/raindovemodel Rain Dove on Facebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKgfHc6umRU Rain's "Gender Capitalism" TED Talk]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{En-WP attribution notice}}
[[Category: Genderqueer people]]
[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: USA]]
[[Category: Performers]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dove, Rain}}

Jason June

2025-09-21T16:34:02Z

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'''Jason June''' is a genderqueer author of LGBTQIA+ books for children and youth.<ref name="Papadatos">{{Cite web |title=Jason June opens up about 'Porcupine Cupid' children's book (Includes interview) |author=Papadatos, Markos |work=digitaljournal.com |date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |url= http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/jason-june-opens-up-about-porcupine-cupid-children-s-book/article/583403|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423063354/http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/jason-june-opens-up-about-porcupine-cupid-children-s-book/article/583403 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> His writing inspirations are Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, the authors of the ''Animorphs'' sci-fi book series.<ref name="Shea">{{Cite web |title=Creating Amazing Children’s Stories for LGBTQIA Youth: Meet Jason June |author=Shea, Ryan |work=Instinct Magazine |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |url= https://instinctmagazine.com/creating-amazing-childrens-stories-for-lgbtqia-youth-meet-jason-june/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329091957/https://instinctmagazine.com/creating-amazing-childrens-stories-for-lgbtqia-youth-meet-jason-june/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Links==
*[https://www.heyjasonjune.com/ Website]
*[https://twitter.com/heyjasonjune Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/heyjasonjune/ Instagram]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Authors]]
[[Category: Genderqueer people]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:June, Jason}}

Juno Roche

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'''Juno Roche''' is a writer of articles and books including ''Gender Explorers'', ''Queer Sex'', and ''Trans Power: Own Your Gender''. They previously identified as a [[trans woman]] but in late 2019 decided that just "[[trans]]" is the best way to describe themself.

==Quotes==
"I don't want to rely on the constant repetition or the constant renaming of 'I'm woman, woman, woman' and 'I'm real, real, real' to gain access to the greater – or at least the larger – [[gender binary]] framework. I don’t feel 'found' or 'seen' there; in truth, looking back, I never have. I always felt like an outsider-outside, until 'trans' came along and allowed me the capacity of real feeling and touch. I cannot find (fuck knows, I've really tried) my value within the word 'woman'. It just isn’t happening, and now it’s mine to own it still makes no difference. I find my meaning and my value – erotic, spiritual, conceptual, actual and economic – in the word 'trans'."<ref name="Roche2019">{{Cite web |title="My Realignment Surgery Made Me More Trans, Not More Woman" |last=Roche |first=Juno |work=refinery29.com |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=23 June 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/trans-power-juno-roche|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130095151/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/trans-power-juno-roche |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

"Even after [[surgery]], I didn't feel anymore like a woman than I ever felt like a man, and my genitals really just always felt like they were trans genitals and they weren't particularly tied down to any gender. So for me, it was really important to honour my body and to do that, I had to give away words – I had to give away the word woman."<ref name="Ashenden" />

"I've tried relentlessly to find my place within the binary gender structure. But it's not happening. It's just not happening. [...] I want only to be known as trans; not woman, not man."<ref>Roche, Juno. ''Trans Power: Own Your Gender'', Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. ISBN: 9781787750203</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Authors]]
[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Juno}}

Sydney Dolezal

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| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/dollskinsyd Twitter bio], retrieved June 21, 2021</ref>
| gender=[[genderfluid]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=dollskinsyd|number=1355629310833426434|date=January 30, 2021|title=being trans/gender fluid in music is an adventure that i wouldn’t take back
since coming out i feel so incredibly honored to have influenced & educated so many people on what it means to embrace exploring your gender identity.
we can exist in creative/cis-male dominated spaces}}</ref>
| occupation=musician
| known_for=Doll Skin
}}

'''Sydney Dolezal''' is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Doll Skin, which was started in 2013 for a high-school Battle of the Bands.<ref name="BTS">{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beneath-the-surface/id1487345022?i=1000495269699|work=Beneath the Surface (podcast)|title=Sydney Dolezal of Doll Skin|date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101070033/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beneath-the-surface/id1487345022?i=1000495269699|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

As of 2020, Dolezal is openly [[bisexual|bi]] and [[genderfluid]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sydney_dolezal|number=1269400575067607041|title=gender fluid and bi!|date=June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=hi i sing in @DollSkinBand and im genderfluid/non-binary!|user=sydney_dolezal|number=1300882230919610369|date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>, having realized these identities during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="BTS" /> Their younger sibling is also nonbinary.<ref name="kerr_Doll">{{Cite web |title=Doll Skin's Sydney Dolezal: Why Stereotyping Any Gender Identity Must Stop |author=Dolezal, Sydney |work=Kerrang! |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=November 15, 2020 |url= https://www.kerrang.com/features/doll-skins-sydney-dolezal-why-stereotyping-any-gender-identity-must-stop/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507200022/https://www.kerrang.com/features/doll-skins-sydney-dolezal-why-stereotyping-any-gender-identity-must-stop/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Quotes==
{{quote|I do believe there are biases and stigma around non-men in the music industry that make it feel cold and uninviting to anyone who doesn’t fit the masculine role you see way too often in every part of the music industry. I can only hope that we can influence more women and non-men to do what they can to make their place and make their mark in this industry.<ref name="Setnyk">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Doll Skin who are touring with Anti Flag |last=Setnyk |first=Jason |work=The Seeker Newspaper Cornwall |date=March 7, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2020 |url= https://theseeker.ca/2020/03/interview-doll-skin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930234010/https://theseeker.ca/2020/03/interview-doll-skin/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}}

{{quote|Before the beginning of quarantine, like even on tour, I was still like [...] "I don't really know what I am but I guess I'm just still cishet, I'm still cis, I'm still straight, whatever," and then I got home, started really rethinking my life, and I'm like, "I am none of that." I am not straight, I am not cisgender, I am everything I never really thought I was.<ref name="BTS" />}}

==Links==
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/dollskinsyd Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/sleepygreenbean/ Instagram]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: Performers]]
[[Category: USA]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dolezal, Sydney}}

Seven Graham

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| caption=
| date_birth=April 1969
| place_birth=
| nationality=British
| pronouns=[[they/them]]
| gender=[[transmasc]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/angelsareintersex/ Instagram bio] as of 25 August 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220222004637/https://www.instagram.com/angelsareintersex/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>/[[nonbinary]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=AddictionExpert|author=Graham, Seven|number=1172570846293921792|title=@GrenvilleAndrew @marumatchboxuk @marumatchbox I’m a part of
@bbcglobalminds and ? some questionnaires let me specify 3rd gender - #intersex #nonbinary. Others just give ‘prefer not to say’ #annoying! Also ?s your deal with @BBC. @BBCNews Some surveys just harvest unrelated data|date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
| occupation=activist, comedian, counsellor, playwright, filmmaker
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'''Seven Graham''' is a British [[intersex]] activist, comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and drug addiction counsellor. They were a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and are a co-founder of the Amy Winehouse Foundation. In recognition of their intersex activism, ''The Independent on Sunday'' called them an [[LGBT]] "national treasure" and ranked them second in its 2015 "Rainbow List" of the most influential LGBT people in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intersexequality.com/acclaimed-solo-show-angels-are-intersex-starts-touring-next-year/|title=Acclaimed solo show Angels are Intersex starts touring next year!|last=|first=|date=November 8, 2017|website=Intersex Campaign for Equality|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> In 2017 they wrote and performed in a solo play called ''Angels are Intersex'', and in 2018 they executive produced the short film ''Ponyboi'', by [[River Gallo]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/being-born-both-sarah-grahams-solo-show-angels-are_b_59a3c782e4b0d0ef9f1c155d|title=Being Born Both: Sarah Graham’s Solo Show ‘Angels Are Intersex’|last=Galland|first=Suzannah|date=2017-08-28|website=HuffPost|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref>

==Links==
*[https://twitter.com/AddictionExpert Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/angelsareintersex/ Instagram]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Activists]]
[[Category:Performers]]
[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Seven}}
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User:FriendlyFtmGuy

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Hey! I'm a friendly female to male guy. I love to help out where I can.

Tzef Montana

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'''Tzef Montana''' is a Greek model, actor, music manager, and LGBTQ+ activist. They are known for their pioneering role in nonbinary representation in Greek media, their advocacy work, and their appearances in international films. Montana is the founder of LGBT Center Greece and the author of the first book in Greek history to include the term "non-binary" in its title.
== Early career ==
Montana graduated from UCLA and began their career in the music industry. They worked at Interscope Records and managed artists including Slayer, Ghost, Mastodon, Ilia Darlin (their former spouse), and SOPHIE. In a 2018 DJ Mag cover story, SOPHIE referred to Montana as her manager{{Cite web |title=Cover story: SOPHIE|url=https://djmag.com/features/sophie|website=DJ Mag|date=2018-06-01|access-date=2025-07-28}}.

== Acting ==
Montana appeared in the 2022 film ''Dodo'', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Dodo |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/dodo/ |website=Festival de Cannes |access-date=2025-07-28}} and starred in ''Swimming Home''. Their performance in ''Dodo'' as Eva is noted as the first explicitly nonbinary character in Greek cinema.{{Cite web |title=Swimming Home Cast |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/428844/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=2025-07-28}}
== Activism ==
Montana is the founder of LGBT Center Greece, a nonprofit initiative focused on healthcare access, safe spaces, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ communities in Athens. They became widely known in Greece after intervening publicly in the trial of theatre director Dimitris Lignadis, where they openly criticized defense attorney Alexis Kougias and condemned the court system for what they described as its complicity in abuse and institutional cover-up.{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana kontra Kougia |url=https://www.news247.gr/koinonia/i-antidrasi-tis-tzef-montana-gia-ton-kougkia.9135217.html |website=News247 |language=el |date=2021-03-02 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
Montana also publicly confronted Greek journalist Giorgos Liagas after a televised segment that was widely criticized as transphobic. They later appeared on national television in a viral interview with Eve Beos, daughter of controversial Volos mayor Achilleas Beos, where they addressed gender identity, politics, and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in conservative Greek municipalities.
In 2023, Montana publicly denounced a sexual harassment scandal involving a Greek congressman, highlighting the lack of institutional support for survivors. That same year, they criticized Minister Lina Mendoni and the Greek Ministry of Culture for what they called "pinkwashing" during Thessaloniki Pride.
== Fallout with SOPHIE ==
Following their breakup in 2019, Montana publicly alleged that SOPHIE had privately identified as a man while publicly presenting as a trans woman for strategic and branding purposes. Montana stated that during their relationship and managerial role, they were directly involved in shaping SOPHIE’s public-facing identity — including trans-specific language used in key interviews and features. They later described this experience as emotionally destabilizing and traumatic, claiming it contributed to a period of personal crisis and near-detransition.
Montana has emphasized that their attempt to publicly share this story has been ignored or actively silenced by major queer platforms and institutions, despite being supported by private emails, firsthand interviews, and documented history. They argue that public memory around SOPHIE’s identity has been shaped by curated myth rather than full reality, and that this silencing reflects a broader discomfort with confronting complexity, especially in narratives involving fame, gender, and control.
In a widely shared 2025 essay titled ''The True Story Behind SOPHIE's Identity'', Montana wrote:
“SOPHIE’s public trans identity… was a fantasy that spiraled out of control... she took the time to learn. She asked questions. She cared… But the politics behind it—the pressure, the performance, the silence—were flawed.”{{cite web |last=Montana |first=Tzef |title=The True Story Behind SOPHIE's Identity |url=https://medium.com/@tzefmontana_16073/the-true-story-behind-sophies-identity-fdc3f12b1137 |website=Medium |date=2025-07-14 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
Montana has said they are not seeking to “undo” SOPHIE’s legacy, but to provide missing context that impacted both their personal life and how queer identity gets publicly constructed under media pressure. They argue that visibility should never come at the cost of truth, consent, or emotional survival.
== Writing ==
Montana authored a book that became the first in Greek literary history to feature the term "non-binary" in its title. The book blends memoir, theory, and cultural criticism and was profiled in ''Athens Voice''.{{Cite web |title=Αν δεν είμαι η Τζεφ Μοντάνα, δεν πάω ούτε μέχρι το περίπτερο |url=https://www.news247.gr/magazine/an-den-eimai-i-tzef-montana-den-pao-oute-mexri-to-periptero/ |website=News247 |language=el |date=2023-06-12 |access-date=2025-07-28}} Its ISBN is [[ISBN]] 9789609515221. The book blends memoir, theory, and cultural criticism and was profiled in ''Athens Voice''.{{Cite web |title=Αν δεν είμαι η Τζεφ Μοντάνα, δεν πάω ούτε μέχρι το περίπτερο |url=https://www.news247.gr/magazine/an-den-eimai-i-tzef-montana-den-pao-oute-mexri-to-periptero/ |website=News247 |language=el |date=2023-06-12 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
== Media coverage ==
Montana has been featured in:
''MEL Magazine''{{Cite web |last=Montana |first=Tzef |title=I'm a Non-Binary Greek Model and Queer Activist |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/im-a-non-binary-greek-model-and-queer-activist |website=MEL Magazine |date=2017 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''PAPER''{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jhoni |title=Non-Binary Greek Model Tzef Montana Keeps It Cute |url=https://www.papermag.com/tzef-montana-keeps-it-cute-2532482916.html |website=PAPER |date=2018-02-08 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''Intomore''{{Cite web |last=Penney |first=Alexis Blair |title=Model Tzef Montana Is Fashion's Nonbinary Future |url=https://www.intomore.com/culture/model-tzef-montana-is-fashions-nonbinary-future/ |website=Intomore |date=2018-03-13 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''YASS Magazine''{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana, the ultimate non-binary supermodel |url=https://yassmagazine.org/2018/11/07/tzefmontana/ |website=YASS Magazine |date=2018-11-07 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''Gay Times''{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana Feature |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/gay-times-magazine/20180801/281616716179026 |website=Gay Times (PressReader) |date=2018-08-01 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
''Eyes on Hollywood''{{Cite web |title=Tzef Montana in the Spotlight: A Story of Acceptance, Love and Fame |url=https://eyesonhollywood.com/tzef-montana-in-the-spotlight-a-story-of-acceptance-love-and-fame/ |website=Eyes on Hollywood |date=2023-09-03 |access-date=2025-07-28}}
== Quotes ==
"My gender is queer. It's not just about pink or blue, it's about fluidity beyond any one idea of what's right for anyone... I eventually realized gender norms and the way people performed them were the problem, not me."
== External links ==
[https://www.instagram.com/tzefmontana/ Instagram]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Activists]]
[[Category:Performers]]
[[Category:Genderqueer people]]
[[Category:Nonbinary people]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montana, Tzef}}

Cyrus Veyssi

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| pronouns=[[he/him]], [[they/them]]<ref name="Bines">{{Cite web |title=Cyrus Veyssi is breaking boundaries in queer and Persian spaces, one makeup look at a time |last=Bines |first=Ari |work=In The Know |date=February 2021 |access-date=2 March 2021 |url= https://www.intheknow.com/post/cyrus-veyssi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206205943/https://www.intheknow.com/post/cyrus-veyssi/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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'''Cyrus Veyssi''' is a beauty and wellness creator/influencer. They were raised in Brookline, Massachusetts by parents who immigrated from Iran.<ref name="bost_This">{{Cite web |title=This Boston-born creator carves out a niche for queer Persian people in the beauty community |author=Griffin, Grace |work=The Boston Globe |date=December 6, 2020 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/06/arts/this-boston-born-creator-carves-out-niche-queer-persian-people-beauty-community/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206141939/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/06/arts/this-boston-born-creator-carves-out-niche-queer-persian-people-beauty-community/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Links==
*[https://www.instagram.com/cyrusveyssi/ Instagram]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Nonbinary people]]
[[Category: USA]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veyssi, Cyrus}}

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User:Saehiko

2025-07-06T14:16:10Z

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Bonjour, je suis non-binaire.
Mon animal préféré est la tortue.
Je m’appelle Sae-Hiko, c’est mon nouveau nom depuis que je suis non-binaire.

Pangender

2025-06-05T14:03:28Z

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{{infobox identity
| flag = pangender.png
| meaning = Yellow: gender without reference to the binary; Light red: transition to genders related to female and male; Light violet/pink: combination of female and male; White: blend of all these genders; The colors are very light because white is the combination of all colors.
| related = [[Polygender]]
| umbrella = [[Multigender]]
| frequency = 0.4%
| gallery_link = Pride Gallery/Pangender
}}
'''Pangender,''' or '''omnigender''', is a [[gender identity]] in which a person either identifies as a countless number of separate identities that they are fluid between over time, or that they identify as one all encompassing identity. The genders that a pangender person has only includes genders within the person's own culture and life experience<ref name="genderwiki">{{Cite web |title=Pangender |author= |work=Gender Wiki |date=31 August 2018 |access-date=9 November 2020 |url= https://gender.wikia.org/wiki/Pangender?oldid=33547 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226231320/https://gender.wikia.org/wiki/Pangender?oldid=33547 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Navigating Trans and Complex Gender Identities|year=2019|at=page 140, Appendix E|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing}}</ref> (e.g. their genders would not include [[Fa'afafine]] unless they are Samoan; their genders would not include [[Neurogender#Bordergender|bordergender]] unless they have Borderline Personality Disorder).

A pangender person's identity may or may not include genders not currently recognized or known<ref name="genderwiki" /> and may or may not fluctuate in intensity or include differing intensities among the genders that the Pangender person encompasses. Thus a pangender person can also be [[genderfluid]] or [[genderflux]]. The combination of pangender and [[genderflux]] is called [[panflux]].

Just like any other gender identity, pangender people can use any set of [[pronouns]] they choose or vary between [[pronouns]] depending on how they identify at the time.

An alternative term with a similar meaning is ''maxigender''<ref>{{cite book|title=The ABC's of LGBT+|last=Mardell|first=Ashley|year=2016}}</ref>, since some people on Tumblr who don't identify as pangender argue that it is appropriative of [[Ethnicity and culture|culturally-specific]] and [[Neurogender|neurotype-specific]] genders. The reason for that, according to them, is that no one can identify as all genders, as this would include culturally-specific or neurotype-specific genders.<ref>[https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/161250119616/reminder-about-pangender Reminder about pangender], 30 May 2017 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201109152234/https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/161250119616/reminder-about-pangender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://kinda-girls.tumblr.com/post/159477370346/as-far-as-i-know-the-identity-that-means anonymous asked: As far as I know, the identity that means "identifying as all genders that are available to you" is maxigender], 11 April 2017</ref><ref>[https://jimjamjames.tumblr.com/post/163259277748 jimjamjames asked: Hi !I'm doing some research on the origins of the identity “Maxigender”], 21 July 2017 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201008141604/https://jimjamjames.tumblr.com/post/163259277748 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

'''Omnigender''' is sometimes used as a synonym for pangender<ref name="pridenation">{{Cite web |title=Pangender/Omnigender Flag |author= |work=Pride Nation |date= |access-date=31 January 2021 |url= https://pridenation.lgbt/products/pangender-omnigender-flag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527212702/https://pridenation.lgbt/products/pangender-omnigender-flag|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=
6 March 2020|title=Omnigender pastel stimboard for anon|url=https://uncommongenders.tumblr.com/post/611875301221351424/omnigender-pastel-stimboard-for-anon-omingender-a|archive-url=|archive-date=17 July 2023}}{{Dead link}}</ref>, but sometimes is defined as experiencing ''almost'' all genders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170959528060/hello-anon-polygender-is-more-of-an-umbrella|date=16 February 2018|title=Hello Anon! Polygender is more of an umbrella term...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721034659/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170959528060/hello-anon-polygender-is-more-of-an-umbrella|archive-date=21 July 2023|access-date=31 January 2021|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
Omnigender is also sometimes used to mean "gender neutral"/"treating all genders equally".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases|last=Davis|first=Chloe|year=2021|page=228}}</ref>

== History ==
The use of "pangender" as a identity goes back at least to the 1990s, as stated in the preface to ''The Flock'', a 1992 book by Lynn Wilson about dissociative identity disorder: "Some [[gender-nonconforming]] individuals call themselves [[androgyne]]s, pan-gender, or [[non-binary]]."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Flock|isbn=9780449907320|year=1992|last=Wilson|first=Lynn|page=xi|publisher=Fawcett Columbine}}</ref>

Pangender was mentioned as one of many valid nonbinary identities in the 2013 text ''Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide''.<ref>{{cite book|isbn=9781446293133|title=Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide|last1=Richards|first1=Christina|last2=Barker|first2=Meg|year=2013|publisher=SAGE Publications}}</ref>

In 2018, Washington state began to allow "X" gender markers on official documents<ref name="Jackman">{{Cite web |title=Washington to recognise third gender in groundbreaking move |last=Jackman |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213084016/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, with the law stating that {{quote|"X" means a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, [[agender]], [[amalgagender]], [[androgynous]], [[bigender]], [[demigender]], female-to-male, [[genderfluid]], [[genderqueer]], male-to-female, [[neutrois]], [[nonbinary]], [[pangender]], [[third gender|third sex]], [[transgender]], [[transsexual]], [[Two Spirit]], and unspecified.<ref name="washington">{{Cite web |title=WAC 246-490-075: Changing sex designation on a birth certificate. |author= |work=Washington State Legislature |date= |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325195929/https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>}}

Popular news site The Daily Dot published an article "What it means to be pangender" on June 16, 2020.<ref name="Burke">{{Cite web |title=What it means to be pangender |last=Burke |first=Collyn |work=The Daily Dot |date=16 June 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020 |url= https://www.dailydot.com/irl/pangender-definition-pronouns/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419210110/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/pangender-definition-pronouns/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

''Please help expand this section.''

== Notable pangender people ==

''See main article: [[Notable nonbinary people]]''

There are many more [[notable nonbinary people|notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the words "pangender", "maxigender", or "omnigender" for themselves.

''Please help expand this section.''

== Pangender characters in fiction ==

''See main article: [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|Nonbinary gender in fiction]]''

There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary 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 words "pangender", "maxigender", or "omnigender," either in their canon, or by their creators.

* In the sci-fi thriller novel ''Zero-G: Book 1'' (by William Shatner and Jeff Rovin), Adsila Waters is described multiple times as "pan-gender" (used as both an adjective and a noun in the book). "He" and "she" pronouns are variously used for Adsila. Adsila is also able to shapeshift her [[sex|sex characteristics]] to accompany gender switches.

''Please help expand this section.''

== See also ==
* [[List of nonbinary identities]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

Genderfluid

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| related = [[Genderflux]], [[Fluidflux]], and [[Demifluid]]
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'''Genderfluid''' aka '''Gender-fluid, Gender Fluid, or Fluid Gender,''' is an identity under the [[multigender]], [[nonbinary]], and [[transgender]] umbrellas. Genderfluid individuals have different [[Gender identity|gender identities]] at different times. A genderfluid individual's gender identity could be multiple genders at once and then switch to none at all, or move between single gender identities, or some other combination therein. For some genderfluid people, these changes happen as often as several times a day and for others, monthly, or less often. Some genderfluid people regularly move between only a few specific genders, perhaps as few as two (which could also fit under the label [[bigender]]), whereas other genderfluid people never know what they'll feel like next.


To be easy to read, this article uses the word "genderfluid" for all people who experience fluid gender. Some people who experience fluid gender don't use the word "genderfluid" for themselves. Some people with fluid genders use other labels such as [[genderqueer]], [[bigender]], [[multigender]], [[genderfae]], [[polygender]], etc. It's important to understand that each person has the right to decide what to call their gender identity.

== History == 
[[Kate Bornstein]] mentioned gender fluidity in 1994, in the book ''Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us'', "and then I found that gender can have fluidity, which is quite different from ambiguity. If ambiguity is a refusal to fall within a prescribed gender code, then fluidity is the refusal to remain one gender or another. Gender fluidity is the ability to freely and knowingly become one or many of a limitless number of genders, for any length of time, at any rate of change. Gender fluidity recognizes no borders or rules of gender."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-fluid|title=gender-fluid|website=Merriam Webster|access-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508024304/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-fluid|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


The word "genderfluid" has been in use since at least the 1990s, albeit with a somewhat different meaning. Transgender advocate Michael M. Hernandez wrote in 1996:


{{quote|Gender-fluid means that their gender identity and/or expression encompass both [[masculine]] and [[feminine]]. Gender fluidity is becoming commonly known as transgenderism: the ability to transcend gender, whether biological, emotional, political, or otherwise; truly mixing male and female.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader|year=1996|last=Hernandez|first=Michael M.|chapter=Boundaries: Gender and Transgenderism}}</ref>}}


In the 1990s and 2000s, it might have been more common for genderfluid people to call themselves [[bigender]] or [[genderqueer]]. Earlier than that, they may have called themselves [[cross-dresser]]s.


The earliest extant entry for "gender fluid" in the Urban Dictionary was added in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gender+fluid |title=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gender+fluid |access-date=2016-10-13 |archive-date=2016-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gender+fluid |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also in 2007, the first issue of the Masculine Femininities [[Zines|zine]] series featured some contributors who described a fluid sense of gender identity and/or expression, such as Sabri Clay Sky and Jin Haritaworn.<ref name=":0">Haritaworn, Jin. Interviewed by Misster Raju Rage in ''Masculine Femininities'', issue 1. <nowiki>https://masculinefemininities.wordpress.com/category/issue-1/</nowiki></ref>

In 2010, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://gender-fluid.livejournal.com/ Gender-Fluid community] was created on LiveJournal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gender-fluid.livejournal.com/profile |title=http://gender-fluid.livejournal.com/profile |access-date=2016-10-13 |archive-date=2016-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://gender-fluid.livejournal.com/profile |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2012, JJ Poole (tumblr user thoughtstoberemembered) created what would become the most widely-used genderfluid flag.<ref>https://majesticmess.com/2018/12/20/interview-creator-of-the-genderfluid-flag/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701042541/https://majesticmess.com/2018/12/20/interview-creator-of-the-genderfluid-flag/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://lostinthoughtspaceandfantasies.tumblr.com/post/28596790877/jaidynmarri-a-proposed-design-for-a-genderfluid [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701040349/https://lostinthoughtspaceandfantasies.tumblr.com/post/28596790877/jaidynmarri-a-proposed-design-for-a-genderfluid Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


In 2014, "Gender Fluid" was one of the 56 genders made available on Facebook.<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref>


In 2015, Dictionary.com added an entry for "gender-fluid,"<ref>"New words added to Dictionary.com." May 6, 2015. ''Dictionary.com.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://blog.dictionary.com/2015-new-words/ http://blog.dictionary.com/2015-new-words/]</ref> which it defined as an adjective meaning "noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation." It listed as synonyms genderfluid, gender fluid, and gender-flexible.<ref>"Gender-fluid." ''Dictionary.com.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gender-fluid http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gender-fluid]</ref>


In 2018, Washington state began to allow "X" gender markers on official documents<ref name="Jackman">{{Cite web |title=Washington to recognise third gender in groundbreaking move |last=Jackman |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213084016/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, with the law stating that {{quote|"X" means a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, [[agender]], [[amalgagender]], [[androgynous]], [[bigender]], [[demigender]], female-to-male, [[genderfluid]], [[genderqueer]], male-to-female, [[neutrois]], [[nonbinary]], [[pangender]], [[third gender|third sex]], [[transgender]], [[transsexual]], [[Two Spirit]], and unspecified.<ref name="washington">{{Cite web |title=WAC 246-490-075: Changing sex designation on a birth certificate. |author= |work=Washington State Legislature |date= |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325195929/https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>}}

== Influences on gender fluidity == 
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Usually, gender fluidity happens by itself, so that a person feels like, say, a girl at a certain time, rather than choosing to be a girl at a certain time.<ref name=":1">Kat. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://bigender.livejournal.com/65619.html?thread=267859#t267859 http://bigender.livejournal.com/65619.html?thread=267859#t267859]</ref> Some genderfluid people find that no outside or inside things tend to influence their gender identity to change. They find that their gender fluidity is unpredictable and happens randomly. Other genderfluid people find that their gender changes depending on the situation and is influenced by inside or outside sources. Some move from one gender to the next on a regular cycle, resembling a lunar cycle, or synchronizing with their menstrual cycle. Other genderfluid people are sometimes able to use their willpower to guide their gender to change in a way and/or at the time that they want it to.

==== Menstrual cycle and its effect on gender fluidity ==== 
While it is still unclear, changes in gender that correlate with the menstrual cycle could be caused by how hormone levels naturally rise and fall during menstruation. However, it's also possible to mistakenly believe that gender identity moves with the menstrual cycle, and the only way to be sure is to keep a daily journal. Such a journal could look like this:</translate>
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!<translate> Date</translate>
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|<translate> 2013-03-09</translate>
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|<translate> 2013-03-10</translate>
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After enough data is collected, any patterns that exist should become visible. These patterns could include feeling like a certain gender during a certain day in the cycle or feeling like a certain gender at times when a certain hormone, such as estrogen, is highest/lowest. Similar tables can be used to track if gender identity is connected to a different cycle.


In 2012, Case and Ramachandran gave a report on the results of a survey of genderfluid people who call themselves [[bigender]] who experience involuntary alternation between [[female]] and [[male]] states. Case and Ramachandran gave this condition the name "Alternating gender incongruity (AGI)." Case and Ramachandran made the hypothesis that gender alternation may reflect an unusual degree (or depth) of hemispheric switching and the corresponding suppression of sex appropriate body maps in the parietal cortex. They "hypothesize[d] that tracking the nasal cycle, rate of binocular rivalry, and other markers of hemispheric switching will reveal a physiological basis for AGI individuals' subjective reports of gender switches... We base our hypotheses on ancient and modern associations between the left and right hemispheres and the male and female genders."<ref>Case, L. K.; Ramachandran, V. S. (2012). "Alternating gender incongruity: A new neuropsychiatric syndrome providing insight into the dynamic plasticity of brain-sex". ''Medical Hypotheses'' 78 (5): 626–631. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2012.01.041. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22364652 PMID 22364652]. </ref><ref>"Bigender - Boy Today, Girl Tomorrow?". ''Neuroskeptic''. April 8, 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2012/04/bigender-boy-today-girl-tomorrow.html http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2012/04/bigender-boy-today-girl-tomorrow.html]</ref><ref>Stix, Gary (2012-04-20). "'Alternating Gender Incongruity' Causes Rapid Shifts Of Gender, Scientist Claims". ''The Huffington Post''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/alternating-gender-incongruity_n_1438911.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/alternating-gender-incongruity_n_1438911.html]</ref> Case and Ramachandran believe that when bigender people feel a change between their gender identities, it may have to do with a change in how they use parts of their brains. The gender change might also have to do with a natural body cycle, specifically, a valve in the nose that changes sides every two days (the nasal cycle). However, this idea is still only a hypothesis, and more study is needed to confirm it.

== Gender expression == 
Genderfluid people often feel a need to change their [[gender expression]] to match whatever their current gender has become. This may mean having groups of different kinds of [[clothing]] in their closet, so they can dress as a woman, man, or otherwise, depending on how they feel that day. It can also mean temporarily changing their body shape by using [[binding]], packing, breast prostheses, or tucking. However, in some situations, changing gender expression isn't possible. This could be because the changes happen more than once a day, because they don't look [[Androgyny|androgynous]], or because they don't feel safe in society if they were to present a certain way.


Genderfluid people don't necessarily look androgynous. They don't necessarily have an ambiguous face, body, or way of dress.


[[Gender dysphoria]], or feeling painfully uncomfortable about how one's body and social role don't match one's gender, isn't a requirement in order to be genderfluid. Each person is different, experiencing gender fluidity in their own way. Some genderfluid people experience [[gender dysphoria]] at times or all the time. Some want to change their bodies and some take a physical [[transition]] to do so, which may include hormones or [[surgery]]. Others don't choose to transition because any change they make to their body would only feel right to them when they were in a certain gender and would feel wrong in others. Yet others have a difficult time planning their transition path, because their feelings change about what they want.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genderfluidprobs.tumblr.com/post/37659220000/genderfluid-problem-28 |title=http://genderfluidprobs.tumblr.com/post/37659220000/genderfluid-problem-28 |access-date=2016-10-13 |archive-date=2016-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://genderfluidprobs.tumblr.com/post/37659220000/genderfluid-problem-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":2" />


Some genderfluid people ask to be called by a different [[Names|name]]<ref name=":2">Kat. "Hi I'm new." ''Bigender'' (blog/forum). [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://bigender.livejournal.com/64281.html http://bigender.livejournal.com/64281.html]</ref> and [[pronouns]] depending on what gender they feel at a certain time. For people who switch between only two genders, this can mean switching between two names. These may be feminine and masculine versions of the same name<ref>Leo/Leann. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://bigender.livejournal.com/65263.html?thread=269551#t269551 http://bigender.livejournal.com/65263.html?thread=269551#t269551]</ref> or names that don't sound similar at all.<ref name=":3">DamianBella. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013063943/http://bigender.livejournal.com/65619.html?thread=265811#t265811 http://bigender.livejournal.com/65619.html?thread=265811#t265811]</ref> They may also take a gender-neutral name that works for them at any time, either in addition to these names, or instead of them.

== Gender fluidity and dissociative identity disorder == 
Genderfluid people usually don't think of themselves as having alters. Most genderfluid people feel like the same person all the time, with the same likes and dislikes but a different gender. However, some genderfluid people switch between specific personas as they change genders, and each persona has their own likes and dislikes. This is different from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), which is a disorder characterized by dissociation and the existence of alters. DID is frequently caused by traumatic abuse that happens early in childhood and almost always exists alongside PTSD or cPTSD. Gender fluidity is not caused by abuse and is not more common in people with PTSD or cPTSD.


Multiple/plural systems where some alters have different genders from the others are not automatically genderfluid. However, an individual alter can be genderfluid.

== Notable genderfluid people == 
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''See main article: [[Notable nonbinary people]]''


There are many more [[notable nonbinary people|notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the words genderfluid or fluid gender for themselves.


* [[Courtney Act]] (b. 1982) is an Australian [[drag]] queen, pop singer, entertainer and reality television personality. Act first came to prominence competing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003. She identifies as genderfluid<ref>{{cite tweet |title=I am a gender fluid person & in the public eye. I’m passionate about gender & sexuality & do my best to understand the greater conversation by reading & educating myself but I’m still always scared to tweet the wrong thing & offend someone and be vilified by others #genderquake |number=994040351668166656 |user=courtneyact |accessdate=3 April 2020 |language=en |date=8 May 2018}}</ref>, [[genderqueer]], [[pansexual]], and polyamorous.<ref name="cour_Abou">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Courtney Act |work= |date= |access-date=3 April 2020 |url= https://courtneyact.tumblr.com/about|quote=She’s a Prius driving, vegan, pansexual, polyamorous, genderqueer, hippy child|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608004736/https://courtneyact.tumblr.com/about|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


* [[Bimini Bon Boulash]] (b. 1993) is a British drag artist known for appearing in ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK''. In 2021 they tweeted that they are "fluid when it comes to gender."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=biminibabes|number=1352355865886662657|title=My idea was originally to paint my body in the colours of the trans* flag because I wanted to celebrate the beauty of being Trans and non-binary. As a person that identifies as fluid when it comes to gender.|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>


* [[Sand Chang|Sand C. Chang, PhD]] is a Chinese-American clinical psychologist and educator.<ref name="tran_Sand">{{Cite web |title=Sand Chang |author= |work=Trans Bodies, Trans Selves |date= |access-date=6 April 2020 |url= http://transbodies.com/people/sand-chang-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206021236/http://transbodies.com/people/sand-chang-2/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Dr. Chang is nonbinary, [[genderqueer]], genderfluid, [[demiboy]]<ref name="yout_Ep69">{{Cite web |title=Ep 69 Dr. Sand Chang Licensed Psychologist Interview |last=Kramer |first=Kaiya |work=The Queer Life Radio |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=6 April 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtFtRleENew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419140750/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtFtRleENew |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and [[femme]].<ref name="Harrison">{{Cite web |title=Food Psych #150: Disordered Eating & Gender Identity with Sand Chang |first=Christy|last= Harrison |date=2 April 2018 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/5/eating-disorder-recovery-gender-identity-with-sand-chang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224193138/https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/5/eating-disorder-recovery-gender-identity-with-sand-chang |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> They are one of the authors of ''A Clinician's Guide to Gender-Affirming Care: Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients''.


* [[Jonathan Rachel Clynch]] (b. 1971) is a well-known journalist in Ireland. As reported in the ''Daily Beast'': "One of Irish broadcaster RTE’s best-known journalists just [in 2015] came out as 'gender fluid,' and the response so far seems wholly positive. ... The 44-year-old, who has yet to make a public statement, told his bosses that he wishes to now be known as Jonathan Rachel and would sometimes dress as a female. ... Clynch has worked with RTE for 16 years, often filling in on Radio One’s flagship 'News at One.' ... 'He has been open about it for a while now and his friends and family were all aware of his situation. He is going through a process at the moment and will speak about it in his own time and he hopes everyone will be respectful of that.'"<ref>Tom Sykes, "A ‘Gender Fluid’ Journalist Comes Out To Irish Cheers." 2015-09-18. ''Daily Beast.'' http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/18/a-gender-fluid-journalist-comes-out-to-irish-cheers.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20221213084016/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/18/a-gender-fluid-journalist-comes-out-to-irish-cheers.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


* [[Asia Kate Dillon]] (b. 1984) is an American actor known for playing Brandy Epps in ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013) and Taylor Mason in ''Billions'' (2016). Dillon is nonbinary and genderfluid.<ref name="masters">{{Cite web |title=Asia Kate Dillon Talks Discovering The Word Non-Binary: 'I Cried' |last=Masters |first=Jeffrey |work=HuffPost |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=23 April 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/asia-kate-dillon-talks-discovering-the-word-non-binary_b_58ef1685e4b0156697224c7a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412055127/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/asia-kate-dillon-talks-discovering-the-word-non-binary_b_58ef1685e4b0156697224c7a |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[Dorian Electra]] (b. 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, video and performance artist. Electra said, "Styling is so important to me as a genderfluid person, to be able to say “I’m a very flaming flammable guy”... it’s just very satisfying, ’cause that’s how I see myself, but I know it’s not necessarily how other people see me – they still call me ‘ma’am’ and stuff like that."<ref>https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44167/1/dorian-electra-new-song-video-flamboyant-interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213121908/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44167/1/dorian-electra-new-song-video-flamboyant-interview Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


* American singer-songwriter [[Evan Greer]] describes herself/themself<ref name="Grey">{{Cite web |title=interview: Evan Greer |author= |work=The Grey Estates |date=April 5, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |url= https://www.thegreyestates.com/blog/interview-evan-greer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205114116/https://www.thegreyestates.com/blog/interview-evan-greer |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> as [[genderqueer]]<ref name="EvanGreer">{{Cite web |title=Evan Greer - Bio |author= |work=evangreer.org |date= |access-date=12 May 2020 |url= https://evangreer.org/bio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528052154/https://evangreer.org/bio|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>, genderfluid<ref name="Greer2017">{{Cite web |title=Trump is bullying transgender kids because he thinks he can get away with it |last=Greer |first=Evan |work=the Guardian |date=23 February 2017 |access-date=12 May 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/23/donald-trump-transgender-legislation-kids-lgbt-community|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411022550/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/23/donald-trump-transgender-legislation-kids-lgbt-community |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=I love my life and I love myself. I love being gender fluid and I am happy with my body. I feel incredibly lucky to feel that way.|date=Oct 11, 2017|user=evan_greer|number=918153389858525185}}</ref>, trans femme<ref>{{cite tweet|title=THREAD: as a gender nonconforming trans femme, every day is #NationalComingOutDay for me. Even in queer spaces, I must assert that I exist.|date=Oct 11, 2017|user=evan_greer|number=918151132593184769}}</ref>


* [[Nikki Hiltz]] is an American mid-distance runner who came out in 2021, saying "The best way I can explain my gender is as fluid. Sometimes I wake up feeling like a powerful queen and other days I wake up feeling as if I'm just a guy being a dude, and other times I identify outside of the gender binary entirely."<ref name="onhe_Inco">{{Cite web |title=In coming out as trans, Nikki Hiltz is visible, vulnerable, and making track more inclusive |author=Hiltz, Nikki |work=On Her Turf |date=June 20, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |url= https://onherturf.nbcsports.com/2021/06/20/nikki-hiltz-coming-out-transgender-non-binary-track/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502122646/https://onherturf.nbcsports.com/2021/06/20/nikki-hiltz-coming-out-transgender-non-binary-track/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[Jana Hunter]] is an American songwriter and musician who is trans and genderfluid.<ref name="Hunter2015">{{Cite web |title=What It's Like to Be a Female Musician When You Don't Identify as a Woman |last=Hunter |first=Jana |work=Cosmopolitan |date=10 April 2015 |access-date=21 May 2020 |url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a38918/jana-hunter-lower-dens-essay/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624231830/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a38918/jana-hunter-lower-dens-essay/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[Siufung Law]] is a Hong Kong bodybuilder and activist, whose homepage bio says they identify as genderfluid.<ref>[https://www.sfunglaw.com/ Homepage bio], accessed 7 June 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230623232621/https://www.sfunglaw.com/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


* [[Bethany C. Meyers]] launched the fitness app for be.come, specializing in body-positive workouts. They also gave a TED talk on empowerment and body neutrality. Meyers is also [[bisexual]], and wrote, "When I get comments about not being 'gay enough' it hurts. Aside from the way my marriage may look to others, I'm pretty gay. I'm attracted to women, I date women, I sleep with women, my friends are queer, I feel/think queer, I identity as gender fluid / non-binary, my partner the same."<ref name="pink_Beth">{{Cite web |title=Bethany Meyers has penned a powerful message to her bisexual fans |last=Braidwood |first=Ella |work=PinkNews |date=23 August 2018 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/23/bethany-meyers-bisexual-proud-instagram/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406144928/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/23/bethany-meyers-bisexual-proud-instagram/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[Ruby Rose]] (b. 1986) is an Australian actor who has won the ASTRA Awards, GQ Australia, GLAAD Media Awards, and the Australian LGBTI Awards. "On 22 July 2014, Rose came out as genderfluid, saying, "I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up every day sort of gender neutral.". This announcement came approximately a week after she released a short film called "Break Free," in which she visually transitions from a very feminine woman to a heavily tattooed man."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Rose]


* [[Ciarán Strange]] (b. 1989)<ref name="lezwatch">{{Cite web |title=Ciarán Strange: Actor Bio |author= |work=LezWatch.TV |date= |access-date=22 June 2020 |url= https://lezwatchtv.com/actor/ciaran-strange/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205075833/https://lezwatchtv.com/actor/ciaran-strange/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> is an English and Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.<ref name=watchtheswitch>''[http://watchtheswitch.tumblr.com/post/89081083304/our-music-video-is-out-the-cast-of-the-switch "Tear Down The Wall" music video released]'', watchtheswitch.tumblr.com, June 17, 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220106090400/https://watchtheswitch.tumblr.com/post/89081083304/our-music-video-is-out-the-cast-of-the-switch Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Strange composed the theme song for TV's first-ever transgender-focused sitcom, ''The Switch''.<ref name="siebert">{{Cite web |title=Kieran Strange gets vocal for nerd life and LGBT rights |last=Siebert |first=Amanda |work=The Georgia Straight |date=26 August 2015 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.straight.com/music/517091/kieran-strange-gets-vocal-nerd-life-and-lgbt-rights|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519080447/https://www.straight.com/music/517091/kieran-strange-gets-vocal-nerd-life-and-lgbt-rights |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[SaSa Testa]] is the author of the autobiography ''Soy Sabrina, Soy Santiago: Género fluido y nuevas identidades'' (''I am Sabrina, I am Santiago: Genderfluid and new identities''). Testa is genderfluid.<ref name="Hadad">{{Cite web |title="Me dicen SaSa porque no me siento ni Sabrina ni Santiago: no soy ni hombre ni mujer" |trans-title="Call me SaSa because I don't feel like Sabrina or Santiago: I'm neither man nor woman" |last=Hadad |first=Camila |work=Infobae |date=24 October 2018 |access-date=2 June 2020 |language=es|url= https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/24/me-dicen-sasa-porque-no-me-siento-ni-sabrina-ni-santiago-no-soy-ni-hombre-ni-mujer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223230125/https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/24/me-dicen-sasa-porque-no-me-siento-ni-sabrina-ni-santiago-no-soy-ni-hombre-ni-mujer/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[Nico Tortorella]] (b. 1988) is an American actor and model, who is known for roles in films including Scream 4, the Fox crime drama series The Following, and the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger. They<ref name="NT-instagram">https://www.instagram.com/nicotortorella/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605024427/https://www.instagram.com/nicotortorella/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> identify as [[nonbinary]]<ref name="NT-instagram" />, [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="just_Nico">{{Cite web |title=Nico Tortorella Opens Up About Sexuality & Gender Identity |author= |work=Just Jared |date=13 July 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= http://www.justjared.com/2019/07/13/nico-tortorella-opens-up-about-sexuality-gender-identity/}}</ref>, and genderfluid.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/106408/american-actor-nico-tortorella-comes-out-as-gender-fluid/ |title=American actor Nico Tortorella comes out as gender fluid |date=2018-05-17 |work=Gay Times|access-date=2018-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018114916/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/106408/american-actor-nico-tortorella-comes-out-as-gender-fluid/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


* [[Alok Vaid-Menon]] (b. 1991) is an Indian-American writer, performance artist, and media personality who performs under the moniker ALOK. They identify as genderfluid,<ref name="Alok-insta">[https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/ Instagram bio] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230613171530/https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and are internationally renowned for their creative work which they have presented in over 40 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/8/28/alok-vaid-menon-will-not-tone-it-down|title=Alok Vaid-Menon Will Not 'Tone it Down'|date=2019-08-28|website=www.advocate.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000422/https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/8/28/alok-vaid-menon-will-not-tone-it-down|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> They were featured in the [https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pride-50-stonewall NBC Pride 50 alongside James Baldwin and Audre Lorde], and the [https://www.out.com/print/2019/11/25/out100-contributors-year OUT Magazine 100].


* [[Hida Viloria]] (b. 1968) is a Latinx American writer and [[intersex]] and nonbinary rights activist, of Colombian and Venezuelan descent. Viloria is Founding Director of the Intersex Campaign for Equality, and author of the memoir ''Born Both: An Intersex Life''. Viloria identifies as intersex and genderfluid.<ref name="Viloria2017">{{Cite web |title=If You Claim To Be Sex Positive, Then You Need To Be Intersex Positive |last=Viloria |first=Hida |work=HuffPost |date=7 April 2017 |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sex-positive-intersex-positive_b_58e6d8d7e4b0acd784ca56cd |quote=As I write about in my memoir Born Both: An Intersex Life, I’m intersex and gender-fluid (meaning my gender identity and expression changes) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318211101/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sex-positive-intersex-positive_b_58e6d8d7e4b0acd784ca56cd |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


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== Genderfluid characters in fiction == 
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''See main article: [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|Nonbinary gender in fiction]]''


There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary 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 words "genderfluid" or "fluid gender", either in their canon, or by their creators. At the very least, characters in this section should be known to present different gender expressions at different times, if the word "genderfluid" isn't used.


* Brendan Chase. At the end of the novel, ''Freakboy'', the main character, Brendan Chase identifies themselves as genderfluid. The book is primarily about their transition, and does end on a depressing note regarding their gender.


* Alex Fierro, in Rick Riordan's ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'', is a genderfluid character who first appears in the second book and uses both he/him and she/her pronouns.


* Tedd. ''[http://www.egscomics.com/ El Goonish Shive]'' includes a main character who identifies as genderfluid several years into the comic. Author Dan Shive has said that Tedd, like the author, has always been genderfluid but did not realise there was a word for it or even a concept of being nonbinary until much later in life. The comic also includes various other LGBT characters as well as shapeshifting technology.


* Kami / Porcelain. The 'New 52' version of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Six_(comics)#New_52 Secret Six] introduces new character Kami / Porcelain, who is genderfluid and has been shown presenting as male, female and androgynously.


*''[https://tapastic.com/episode/212183 Tattoo'd]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}'' by Antonia Bea features an [[intersex]], genderfluid protagonist.


* TOMCAT. In the video game ''Read Only Memories'' the character TOMCAT uses they/them pronouns. While it is not directly stated in-game that TOMCAT is nonbinary, artist and director John James has stated in an interview that TOMCAT "is gender fluid"<ref>Jesse Tannous, "Read Only Memories Director discusses LGBTQ themes in gaming." June 20, 2015. ''The Examiner.'' https://web.archive.org/web/20151023215026/http://www.examiner.com/article/read-only-memories-director-discusses-lgbtq-themes-gaming</ref>.The game also includes other nonbinary characters, including the robot Turing and the protagonist if the player chooses so.


* ''Symptoms of Being Human'' stars Riley Cavanaugh, a closeted genderfluid teenager. Note: the book has some possibly triggering subjects, including child abuse, transphobic violence, bullying, and suicidal thoughts.<ref name="supe_Symp">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms Of Being Human Summary |author= |work=SuperSummary |date= |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425035630/https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


* In ''The Tiger's Watch'' by Julia Ember, the protagonist Tashi is genderfluid and uses [[singular they]] pronouns. The author notes that "Being [[Misgendering|misgendered]] and forced to change their appearance in order to hide is a source of conflict in the novel. It is not the central plot conflict, though."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/questions/738992-this-sounds-like-an-awesome-story-i-m|title=Shade asked: This sounds like an awesome story! I'm confused by the use of 'their' instead of 'her' or 'him' though.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009132437/https://www.goodreads.com/questions/738992-this-sounds-like-an-awesome-story-i-m|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


* Sal in ''Mask of Shadows'' and ''Ruin of Stars'', by Linsey Miller, is genderfluid.


* Recurring character Puck/Owen Burnett in the 1994-1997 Disney show ''Gargoyles'' was confirmed to be genderfluid and [[polysexual]] by a 2014 interview with the creative team.<ref name="insider-database">{{Cite web |title=We created the first-ever searchable database of 259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons that bust the myth that kids can't handle inclusion |author= |work=insider.com |date=June 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |url= https://www.insider.com/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-kids-database-2021-06?page=explore-database}}</ref>

== Research ==
The informal [[Gender Census]] survey, which asks respondents "How do you describe your gender?" (among other questions), included a checkbox option for "fluid gender" in its first year (2013), finding that 31% of around 2000 respondents identified with the term. In 2024, 12,011 (24.07%) respondents selected "genderfluid/fluid gender". <ref>2024 Results Spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EJXhTOLDdgsv8hQcBc9gStKV-BrInUdF8ZtuObp9x38/edit?gid=779426998#gid=779426998</ref>

== Quotes ==
<blockquote> I identify as a switch, or a pendulum, and my masculinity and femininity are very related. When I present masculine for a while, my femininity comes back with a vengeance (laughs). I get depressed when I feel stuck in one mode. If I present just masculine for too long, I end up feeling grey, lifeless, like all the colour has been drained from my life. You know how boys grunt and move their bodies very sparsely, their shoulders and hips. This is the most, and the longest I have stayed in predominantly masculine mode. There are times I have to remind myself that I am entitled to express myself, express femininity, to switch and change.</blockquote>- Jin Haritaworn<ref name=":0" />

<blockquote> I never know how long it's going to be where the sort of thing changes. And sometimes it would be, like, very, like, in the day, like, my gender changes, like, three times. And then sometimes it's, like, you know, for, like, weeks at a time, I'm, like, sort of, like, oh, this is my gender right now. </blockquote>

- Gage Spex<ref>Spex, Gage. Interview with Aviva Silverman. NYC Trans Oral History Project. December 2, 2022. <nowiki>https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/gage-spex/</nowiki></ref>

== See also == 
* [[Genderqueer]]
* [[nonbinary]]

== References == 
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[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]
[[de:genderfluid]]

Transneutral

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== The Term: Transneutral ==
{{infobox identity
| flag = Transneutral Flag.png
| related = [[Abinary]], [[Gender neutral]], and [[Neutrois]]
| umbrella = [[Transgender]] and [[Nonbinary]]
| frequency = 0.6%
| gallery_link = Https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/Transneutral
| name = Transneutral
}}
Transneutral is a term used to describe a [[transgender]] individual who identifies fully or partially as a [[Gender neutral|neutral]], [[abinary]], or other <u>specific</u>* non-binary gender. It can be considered [[umbrella term]] for individuals who transition to a neutral identity. Transneutral individuals can identify as other, non-neutral genders as well - for example, someone who identifies as a [[neuwoman]] could simultaneously identify as transneutral, though usually the individuals' neutral identities are more significant than the individuals' non-neutral identities, or the individual usually wants their neutral identity considered more significant than their non-neutral.

Transneutral individuals are sometimes called MtN/FtN or M2N/F2N (male/female to neutral) depending on the individuals [[assigned gender at birth]] ([[Sexes|AGaB]] - which can include [[Sexes|AFAB]], otherwise known as assigned female at birth, or [[Sexes|AMAB]], otherwise known as assigned male at birth)

== Umbrella Terms ==
Within the [[LGBT|LGBTQIA+]] community, "[[Umbrella term|umbrella terms]]" are a system of terms that correlate with, or centre more on specific terms, for gender or sexual identity / orientation. Using as an example:
{{Infobox identity
| flag = Transneutral.png
| meaning = This is the Binary to Non-Binary Flag (BTNB), which is often confused with the transneutral flag. While they're similar in that they both centre with Non-Binary identities, they're not the same.
| name = BTX / BTNB
}}
'''''<big>Non-Binary:</big>'''''
{| class="wikitable"
!<big>NB: Common Terms</big>
!
!<big>NB/ NBCT: More Specified Terms</big>
|-
|Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Genderneutral
| -- >
|Genderless, Genderflux,
|-
|Demigender, Demiboy, Demigirl
| -->
|Demiboyflux, Demigirlflux, Demigenderflux, Demiflux
|-
|Polygender
| -->
|Bigender, Trigender, Quadgender
|-
|Queer
| -- >
|Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual
|-
|Transgender
| -- >
|Transmasculine, Transfeminine, Transneutral
|}
Transneutral is not synonymous with being [[non-binary]], since several [[non-binary]] genders are neutral-aligned or [[Ningender|neutral in nature]], and not all [[non-binary]] individuals identify as [[transgender]]. However, it is often still shown under the umbrella term of Non-Binary, due to the spectrum of genders that an umbrella term can show simultaneously often being overlooked or generalised.

== Transitioning ==
Transneutral is sometimes used, not specifically as a gender identity, instead as a way to describe anyone who undergoes a medical transition process that is not fully [[transmasculine]] or fully [[transfeminine]] - either through surgery, hormone replacement therapy, or other similar ways of internally or externally transitioning. Under this definition, individuals who undergo transition(s) - whether internally or externally, socially or legally - to seem more neutral would be considered transneutral, regardless of their actual gender identity. The [[feminine]] equivalent to transneutral is [[transfeminine]]. The [[masculine]] equivalent is [[transmasculine]].

==History==
In the 2022 Gender Census, a 0.3% of participants in the survey identified as transneutral.{{Gender Census|2022}}

==References==
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[[Category:Identities]]
[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

Employment

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Nonbinary people often experience significant discrimination and erasure in the workplace and while job-hunting. The majority of nonbinary employees remain closeted at their work.<ref name="OutEqual">{{Cite web |title=BEST PRACTICES FOR NON-BINARY INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE. |author=Out & Equal |date=2018 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://outandequal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OE-Non-Binary-Best-Practices.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052719/https://outandequal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OE-Non-Binary-Best-Practices.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Some research has shown "that being out as a nonbinary transgender person has different effects [...] based on [[sex assigned at birth]], with those assigned male at birth tending to be discriminated against in hiring but those assigned female at birth more likely to experience differential treatment once hired."<ref>{{cite journal|date=2016|last=Davidson|first=Skylar|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2016.1236511|title=Gender inequality: Nonbinary transgender people in the workplace|journal=Cogent Social Sciences|volume=2|issue=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034436/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2016.1236511|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Some jurisdictions, such as the state of California, have laws explicitly protecting nonbinary people from discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere.<ref name="Smith2018" />

==Tips for employers==
It is recommended that employers take actions to show nonbinary inclusivity, such as:

* editing documentation to utilize [[gender neutral language]] and [[singular they]] rather than using phrases like "his/her paycheck".<ref name="Hendrick">{{Cite web |title=“M,” “F,” Or “X”? Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |last1=Hendrick|last2=Meneghello|last3=Behymer |work=Fisher Phillips |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034529/https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="FP2020">{{Cite web |title=An Update On Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |last1=Brenton |first1=M.|last2=Evans|first2=K. |work=Fisher Phillips |date=2 July 2020 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-an-update-on-nonbinary-gender-designations-in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034208/https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-an-update-on-nonbinary-gender-designations-in |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* updating forms and software to allow more gender options than male and female (keeping in mind that "[[transgender]]" is not a gender on its own), and consider allowing free-text answers and/or "prefer not to say".<ref name="FP2020" />
* offering gender-neutral [[honorifics]] such as [[Mx]] on forms and in computer systems.<ref name="FP2020" />
* when appropriate (i.e. when it will not "single out" a trans/nonbinary employee), have people introduce themselves with their name and pronoun, and allow/encourage employees to list their [[pronouns]] on email signatures/name tags/etc.<ref name="Moore-Beyond">{{Cite web |title=Beyond the Binary: Navigating the Workplace as a Gender Nonconforming Individual |last=Moore |first=Emily |work=Glassdoor |date=11 October 2019 |access-date=28 August 2021 |url= https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/haven-life-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619130828/https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/haven-life-interview/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Oprah-GLAAD">{{Cite web |title=The Right Way to Use Gender Pronouns at Work |author=GLAAD |work=Oprah Magazine |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.oprahmag.com/life/work-money/a27921531/how-to-share-gender-pronouns-workplace/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034219/https://www.oprahmag.com/life/work-money/a27921531/how-to-share-gender-pronouns-workplace/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* revising dress codes to eliminate gender-related restrictions, and "[r]eplace them with simplified instructions guided by principles of general professionalism."<ref name="FP2020" />
* revising anti-discrimination/anti-harassment policies to include nonbinary gender as a protected characteristic<ref name="FP2020" /> and including information about nonbinary genders in any anti-harassment training activities.<ref name="Smith2018">{{Cite web |title=How to Accommodate 'Gender-Nonbinary' Individuals—Neither Men nor Women |last1=Smith |first1=Allen |work=SHRM |date=16 February 2018 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/gender-nonbinary-individuals.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603055227/https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/gender-nonbinary-individuals.aspx |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* providing one or more gender-neutral [[bathrooms]].<ref name="FP2020"/><ref name="Moore-Beyond" />
* Consider workplace recognition of [[holidays]] such as [[International Nonbinary Day]], [[Trans Day of Visibility]], and [[International Pronouns Day]].<ref name="lewi_Empl">{{Cite web |title=Employment law and non-binary people: what employers need to know |trans-title= |author= |work=Lewis Silkin |date=15 September 2020 |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/employment-law-and-nonbinary-people-what-employers-need-to-know |language=EN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034535/https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/employment-law-and-nonbinary-people-what-employers-need-to-know |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* Workplace policies related to gender [[transition]] should not require a specific timeline or "pathway" for transition to follow.<ref name="Zheng">{{Cite web |title=Transgender, Gender-Fluid, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Employees Deserve Better Policies |last=Zheng |first=Lily |work=Harvard Business Review |date=20 November 2020 |access-date=21 November 2020 |url= https://hbr.org/2020/11/transgender-gender-fluid-nonbinary-and-gender-nonconforming-employees-deserve-better-policies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305220929/https://hbr.org/2020/11/transgender-gender-fluid-nonbinary-and-gender-nonconforming-employees-deserve-better-policies |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* Make efforts to include coverage for transition-related services in employee [[health insurance]].<ref name="Moore-Beyond" />

It is best to begin making these changes even before the employer has any employees who are openly nonbinary.<ref name="Allen">{{Cite web |title=Workplaces Need to Prepare for the Non-Binary Future |last=Allen |first=Samantha |work=The Daily Beast |date=11 September 2018 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/workplaces-need-to-prepare-for-the-non-binary-future|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603081049/https://www.thedailybeast.com/workplaces-need-to-prepare-for-the-non-binary-future |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ohrc_Appe">{{Cite web |title=Appendix C: Best practices checklist |author= |work=Ontario Human Rights Commission |date=14 April 2014 |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-because-gender-identity-and-gender-expression/appendix-c-best-practices-checklist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529214600/http://www3.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-because-gender-identity-and-gender-expression/appendix-c-best-practices-checklist |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Some employers in the USA have to file a yearly Equal Employment Opportunity report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As of 2019, although the EEO reporting forms still only have Male/Female as gender options, it is suggested that information on nonbinary employees be reported in the comment box as "Additional Employee Data".<ref name="FP2019">{{Cite web |title=How To Complete EEO-1 Report With Non-Binary Employees |author= |work=Fisher Phillips |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-alerts-how-to-complete-eeo-1-report-with|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034714/https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-alerts-how-to-complete-eeo-1-report-with |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EEOC FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218123524/https://eeoccomp2.norc.org/Faq|url=https://eeoccomp2.norc.org/Faq|archive-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

==Tips for employees/job seekers==
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===While job-seeking===

If you are already out as nonbinary, you can add your pronouns to your LinkedIn profile, resume, business card, email signature, or Zoom name, if you are comfortable with these options.

If you use a different name than your legal name, or if your current name is different than the name you used at previous jobs, it may cause problems in the background check/reference check process, so you may want to give the interviewer a heads up. However, you may want to wait until a job offer is made to tell them this, depending on if you think it will affect your chance of being hired.

During the interview, you could fish for information on whether the employer is accepting of nonbinary people by asking if they have gender-neutral restrooms in the workplace,<ref name="Moore-Beyond" /> or inquiring about the employer's approach to diversity/inclusion.<ref name="Moore-Inclusive">{{Cite web |title=8 Interview Questions to Evaluate If A Company is *Really* Inclusive |last=Moore |first=Emily |work=Glassdoor |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=28 August 2021 |url= https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/interview-questions-inclusive/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034705/https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/interview-questions-inclusive/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===While employed===

==See also==
*[[Coming out]]
*[[Template letters]]

==Further reading/resources==
*{{Cite web |title=7 Job Search Tips for Transgender and Nonbinary Folks |last=Fleenor |first=S.E. |work=The Muse |date= |url= https://www.themuse.com/advice/transgender-nonbinary-job-search-advice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531213921/https://www.themuse.com/advice/transgender-nonbinary-job-search-advice |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}
*{{Cite web|title= Interviewing While Non-Binary|url=https://www.idealist.org/en/careers/non-binary-interview|last=Katz |first=Joeli|date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034132/https://www.idealist.org/en/careers/non-binary-interview|archive-date=17 July 2023}}
*{{cite web|url=https://erinrwhite.com/coming-out-as-nonbinary-at-work/ |title=Coming out as nonbinary at work |date=12 March 2019|last=White|first=Erin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034115/https://erinrwhite.com/coming-out-as-nonbinary-at-work/|archive-date=17 July 2023}} (includes example letter)
*{{cite web|url=https://www.rodtannerlaw.com/news/discrimination-in-the-workplace-is-there-recourse-for-nonbinary-individuals-facing-discrimination-at-work |title=Discrimination in the Workplace: Is There Recourse for Nonbinary Individuals Facing Discrimination at Work?|date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034120/https://www.rodtannerlaw.com/news/discrimination-in-the-workplace-is-there-recourse-for-nonbinary-individuals-facing-discrimination-at-work|archive-date=17 July 2023}}
*{{cite web|url=https://archermagazine.com.au/2019/08/job-hunting-as-a-non-binary-trans-person-help-wanted/|last=Valentine|first=Ginger|title=Job-hunting as a non-binary trans person: Help wanted|date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034403/https://archermagazine.com.au/2019/08/job-hunting-as-a-non-binary-trans-person-help-wanted/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}
*{{cite web|url=http://legalaidatwork.org/transworktoolkit/ |title=Transgender and Nonbinary Workers' Toolkit |author=Legal Aid at Work and Beyond Binary Legal |date=March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034405/https://legalaidatwork.org/transworktoolkit/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }} (Available in English and Spanish)
*{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/sBEU5zJwt_Y|title=Gender Identity Discrimination in Job Applications & Hiring Processes (video)|author=Simmons, Ames|date=4 October 2023}}
*[https://www.hrc.org/resources/corporate-equality-index Human Rights Campaign: Corporate Equality Index]. A resource where you can look up the LGBTQ+ inclusivity practices of different companies.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Practical resources]]

Sexes

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''"Sex" redirects here. For other uses, see [[intimacy]] (regarding sex acts), or [[romantic and sexual orientations]] (regarding sexuality).''

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'''Sexes''' are a system of categories, a way of putting kinds of bodies into categories. Living things of many species evolved to be specialized into their own male, female, and [[intersex]] kinds, each known as a sex. A sex is generally determined by reproductive body parts. In humans, these imply-- but do not prove-- a correlation with chromosomes. In gender studies, the sex and [[gender]] of a person are thought of as two distinct things: sex is about the body, whereas gender is about the self. What most people mean when they talk about someone's sex is their assigned gender at birth.

==Distinction between sex and gender==
The distinction between sex and gender differentiates a person's biological sex (the anatomy of an individual's reproductive system, and secondary sex characteristics) from that person's gender, which can refer to either social roles based on the sex of the person (gender role) or personal identification of one's own gender based on an internal awareness (gender identity).<ref name="Virginia">Prince, Virginia. 2005. "Sex vs. Gender." ''International Journal of Transgenderism''. 8(4).</ref><ref name="Carlson">Neil R., Carlson. Psychology: The science of behavior. Fourth Canadian edition. isbn 978-1-57344-199-5. Pearson, 2010. P. 140–141</ref> In this model, the idea of a "biological gender" is an oxymoron: the biological aspects are not gender-related, and the gender-related aspects are not biological. In some circumstances, an individual's assigned sex and gender do not align, and the person may be [[transgender]].<ref name="Virginia"/> In other cases, an individual may have biological sex characteristics that complicate sex assignment, and the person may be intersex.

The sex and gender distinction is not universal. In ordinary English, ''sex'' and ''gender'' are often used interchangeably.<ref name=udry>{{cite journal|doi=10.2307/2061790 |first1=J. Richard |last1=Udry |date=November 1994 |title=The Nature of Gender |journal=Demography |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=561–573 |pmid=7890091 |url=https://www.unc.edu/courses/2006fall/econ/586/001/Readings/Udry_Nature_Gender.pdf |jstor=2061790 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007105102/https://www.unc.edu/courses/2006fall/econ/586/001/Readings/Udry_Nature_Gender.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="haig">{{cite journal|first1=David |last1=Haig |authorlink1=David Haig (biologist) |date=April 2004 |title=The Inexorable Rise of Gender and the Decline of Sex: Social Change in Academic Titles, 1945–2001 |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=87–96 |pmid=15146141 |doi=10.1023/B:ASEB.0000014323.56281.0d |url=http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/haig/publications_files/04inexorablerise.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525090802/http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/haig/Publications_files/04InexorableRise.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2011|citeseerx=10.1.1.359.9143 }}</ref> Some dictionaries and academic disciplines give them different definitions while others do not. Some languages, such as German or Finnish, have no separate words for sex and gender, and the distinction has to be made through context. On occasion, using the English word ''gender'' is appropriate.<ref name="Bograd-2015">{{cite journal|last1=Bograd |first1=Michele |last2=Weingarten |first2=Kaethe |title=Reflections on Feminist Family Therapy Training |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHlsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA69 |accessdate=11 February 2018 |series=EBL-Schweitzer |date=28 January 2015 |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |isbn=978-1-317-72776-7 |page=69 |oclc=906056635 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508090147/https://books.google.com/books?id=JHlsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA69 |archivedate=8 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.finland.fi/gender/ngo/peruskasitteet.htm|title=Peruskäsitteet|access-date=2018-02-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508090148/http://global.finland.fi/gender/ngo/peruskasitteet.htm|archivedate=2018-05-08|lang=fi}}</ref>

Among scientists, the term ''sex differences'' (as compared to ''gender differences'') is often used for sexually dimorphic traits that are thought to be evolved results of sexual selection.<ref name="Mealey, L. 2000">Mealey, L. (2000). Sex differences. NY: Academic Press.</ref><ref name="Geary, D. C. 2009">Geary, D. C. (2009) Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association</ref>

==Biological essentialism==

The form of sexism called biological essentialism is the belief that your body is the main thing that makes you who you are. It is supposed to define you forever, no matter what you change about yourself, think about yourself, or anything. It says the gender you were assigned at birth must be your only real gender. Biological essentialism is used to justify most forms of sexism. It is harmful to virtually everyone, of any sex or gender.<ref name="Weiss">{{Cite web |title=How Gender Essentialism Hurts Us All |last=Weiss |first=Suzannah |work=Bustle |date=13 March 2017 |access-date=16 February 2021 |url= https://www.bustle.com/p/7-ways-gender-essentialism-hurts-everyone-43897|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330090711/https://www.bustle.com/p/7-ways-gender-essentialism-hurts-everyone-43897 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Some [[transgender exclusionists]] use biological essentialism to discriminate against gender-diverse people.

==Assigned gender at birth==
[[File:Phall-O-meter', Intersex Society of North Wellcome L0031936.jpg|thumb|200px|The "Phall-O-Meter" is a satirical measure that critiques the medical standard of assigning sex at birth solely based on the size of a newborn's phallus.]]
When people speak of a person's "sex", usually what they really mean is their assigned gender at birth. This is because a person's sex is much more difficult to determine than most people believe. For example, chromosomes are part of defining someone's sex, but most people never get their chromosomes tested. A baby's assigned gender at birth is based on only one thing: the presence or absence of what a doctor thinks is probably a penis. This will be the only basis of that child's [[legal gender]]. As the person grows up, the doctor's guess about their sex can turn out to be wrong, because some intersex conditions only become clear once a person has gone through puberty. Even then, the person might have unusual chromosomes or internal reproductive organs without ever knowing about it.

"Sex identity" can mean either how a person categorizes their own physical sex,<ref>"LGBTQI Terminology." [http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/documents/LGBTTerminology.pdf] {{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230516205518/http://lgbt.ucla.edu/documents/LGBTTerminology.pdf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=LGBT resources: Definition of terms |url=http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms |archive-url =}}</ref> or it can mean how other people categorize that person's sex.<ref name="TGQTG">{{cite web| title=Trans, Genderqueer, and Queer Terms Glossary| url= http://lgbt.wisc.edu/documents/Trans_and_queer_glossary.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170210021940/https://lgbt.wisc.edu/documents/Trans_and_queer_glossary.pdf |archive-date = 10 February 2017}}</ref>

Some [[activism|activists]] advocate for society to cease assigning gender at birth. For example, author and lawyer [[wikipedia:Martine Rothblatt|Martine Rothblatt]] wrote: "As we gradually free ourselves from stamping newborn babies as one sex or the other, gender expectations will become self-defining and the full cultural liberation of all people can occur at last."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Gender Manifesto: a selection from The Apartheid of Sex |journal=TV/TS Tapestry Journal |date=Spring 1995 |number=71 |page=33 |url=https://archive.org/details/tvtstapestry7119unse/ |publisher= International Foundation for Gender Education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026123416/https://archive.org/details/tvtstapestry7119unse/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> In 2020, several MDs published an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine stating that "Sex designations on birth certificates offer no clinical utility, and they can be harmful for intersex and transgender people. Moving such designations below the line of demarcation wouldn't compromise the birth certificate's public health function but could avoid harm."<ref name="ShteylerClarke2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shteyler|first1=Vadim M.|last2=Clarke|first2=Jessica A.|last3=Adashi|first3=Eli Y.|title=Failed Assignments — Rethinking Sex Designations on Birth Certificates|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=383|issue=25|year=2020|pages=2399–2401|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMp2025974}}</ref>

===Other phrasing===

People writing about gender use several different phrases to refer to assigned gender at birth. Some of them are more accurate and respectful than others. This list gives some of these phrases.

* '''Assigned Gender At Birth (AGAB)'''. Most people are either '''Assigned Female At Birth (AFAB)''' or '''Assigned Male At Birth (AMAB)'''. This is an accurate and respectful phrase.

* '''Gender Assigned At Birth (GAAB)''' is a different word order for the above phrase, with the same meaning. This makes '''Female Assigned At Birth (FAAB)''', and '''Male Assigned At Birth (MAAB)'''.

* '''Designated Gender At Birth (DGAB)'''. Most people are either '''Designated Female At Birth (DFAB)''' or '''Designated Male At Birth (DMAB)'''. This phrase is used interchangeably with AGAB, with much the same meaning.

* '''Coercively Assigned Gender At Birth (CAGAB)'''. Most people are either '''Coercively Assigned Female At Birth (CAFAB)''' or male ('''CAMAB'''). Unlike AGAB and GAAB, CAGAB emphasizes that the gender was assigned against the person's will, and implies that the person was abused as a child. People disagree about who gets to say their gender was ''coercively'' assigned. Some say only intersex people can call themselves CAGAB, and that the coercion refers to non-consensual practices such as genital surgery given to intersex infants to make their genitals "normal." However, many [[children]] who aren't intersex also have a gender role assigned to them by means of coercion and abuse. For example, some parents put gender non-conforming and transgender children through "conversion therapy" to make the children conform to their assigned gender.

The next list of phrases gives those that aren't as accurate or respectful. Please use one of the above phrases instead of them.

* '''Biological sex''' ('''biological girl''', '''biological boy''') isn't a good phrase for talking about assigned gender or sex. For example, although a typical transgender woman was assigned male at birth, it could offend her to call her a biological male. She's not a non-biological woman or a robot. Because she is a woman, she might not consider herself to have a "male biology". It would be more tactful to describe her as AMAB. Even more tactful, no direct explicit reference to her assigned gender at birth at all, and simply say that she is a trans woman.

* '''Genetic girl''' and '''genetic boy''' aren't good things to call someone, for similar reasons as "biological sex". "Genetic" refers to chromosomes, but doctors usually don't check babies' chromosomes at birth. During pregnancy, some OBGYN practices offer fetal genetic testing and use the sex chromosome result to assign a gender, but chromosomes aren't part of how gender is assigned at birth. Even adults only rarely get to find out what their chromosomes are. Doctors only do that test if they think it might answer questions certain kinds of challenges with health and fertility. Intersex conditions prove that there is no guarantee that a person's assigned gender might match their chromosomes.

* '''Natal sex''' (as in '''natal female''' and '''natal male'''). This means the sex that a person supposedly had when they were born.<ref name="TGQTG" /> Because of the problems in determining a baby's actual sex, a more accurate phrase is "assigned at birth" or one of its variants.

==Dyadic sexes==
'''Dyadic''' means "not intersex." The dyadic sexes are male and female, with no noticable intersex characteristics. Dyadic sexes should not be confused with [[cisgender]] or [[binary gender]].

There is some controversy around the usage of the term "dyadic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fullfrontalactivism.blogspot.com/2012/09/dyadic.html |title="Dyadic"? |date=10 September 2012 |last=Astorino |first=Claudia |work=Full-Frontal Activism: Intersex and Awesome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128150823/https://fullfrontalactivism.blogspot.com/2012/09/dyadic.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="tcaa">{{Cite web |title=I'm sorry if this is bad to ask but why is dyadic a bad term to use? |author= |work=To Cultivate an Ally |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://transriley.tumblr.com/post/101068658963/im-sorry-if-this-is-bad-to-ask-but-why-is-dyadic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518082522/https://transriley.tumblr.com/post/101068658963/im-sorry-if-this-is-bad-to-ask-but-why-is-dyadic |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> ''Dyad'' means two, so ''dyadic'' promotes the idea of a dualism for sex: male and female. Although well intended, it may fall short of deconstructing binary of sex and acknowledging the complexity of human biology. Other common terms for "not intersex" are ''perisex''<ref name="Lanquist">{{Cite web |title=Definitions |author=Lanquist, L.A. |work=Trans Narrative |date= |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://lalanquist.com/definitions/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321143000/https://lalanquist.com/definitions/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="themeaningofbi">{{Cite web |title=What tf is perisex |author= |work=Correcting Bisexuality Definitions One at a Time |date=17 July 2016 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://themeaningofbisexuality.tumblr.com/post/147553978486/what-tf-is-perisex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918160541/https://themeaningofbisexuality.tumblr.com/post/147553978486/what-tf-is-perisex |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and ''endosex''<ref name="ihra_What">{{Cite web |title=What is intersex? |work=Intersex Human Rights Australia |date=2 August 2013 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://ihra.org.au/18106/what-is-intersex/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304091433/https://ihra.org.au/18106/what-is-intersex/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="anun_Biol">{{Cite web |title=Biological and Anatomical Sex: Endosex, Intersex & Altersex |author=Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez |work= |date=12 December 2019 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://anunnakiray.com/2019/12/12/biological-and-anatomical-sex-endosex-intersex-altersex/ |quote=I prefer to use the word endosex to describe people who were not born intersex. In the past 'dyadic' was used for this same purpose. The very word 'dyadic' implies that only two sex exist which is not accurate if we are to respect intersex existence. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213103039/https://anunnakiray.com/2019/12/12/biological-and-anatomical-sex-endosex-intersex-altersex/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, which avoid this binary implication. Other proposed terms, which have not gained much use, include ''intrasex'' and ''juxtasex''.<ref name="tcaa" />

==Assigned female at birth==

'''Assigned Female At Birth (AFAB)''', also called '''Female Assigned At Birth (FAAB)''', or '''Designated Female At Birth (DFAB)'''. The term '''Coercively Assigned Female At Birth (CAFAB)''' means the same, but with additional nuances. Less accurate or respectful terms for this are '''biological female''', '''genetic girl''', and '''natal female'''.

When a person is born, a doctor will say the baby is female based on this one criteria: the absence of a penis, or rather, or a clitoris smaller than a certain size. The doctor doesn't check the baby for the presence of a vagina, so sometimes the absence of this is missed. Some people with intersex conditions who were AFAB only discover they don't have a vagina once they are older. The doctor also doesn't check the baby's chromosomes to assign a female gender, so a person who was AFAB doesn't necessarily have XX chromosomes.

A person who was AFAB usually but doesn't necessarily consider their sex to be female. Being AFAB doesn't mean that a person necessarily has a female gender identity, which is the main criteria for someone being female. Being AFAB doesn't necessarily mean that someone is a person perceived as a woman (PPW).

Transgender people who were AFAB are usually assumed to be [[transgender men]]. However, some transgender people who were AFAB are nonbinary, not trans men. Transgender people who were AFAB can be said more broadly to be on the [[transmasculine]] spectrum, which can include some AFAB nonbinary people, and AFAB [[butch|butches]]. However, the umbrella term of transmasculine doesn't include transgender people who were AFAB who don't think of themselves as masculine.

A few of the physical characteristics of a person who was AFAB often include:
* A uterus, ovaries, and vagina, unless if they were born without one or another of them (agenesis), or had them removed (hysterectomy, oophorectomy, or vaginectomy, respectively) to treat or prevent disease
* The ability to give birth, unless if sterile, or without some of the anatomy listed above, or past childbearing years
* Breasts (a secondary sexual characteristic), unless if they never developed, or they had them removed (mastectomy) to treat or prevent breast cancer
* Has a hormone balance with estrogen higher than testosterone, and the presence of progesterone
* Chromosomes that are XX (textbook example), XY (androgen insensitivity syndrome/swyer syndrome), XXX (triple X syndrome), XXXX, X (Turner syndrome), or others. People rarely take a test to find out what these are, unless if they think it might explain another physical challenge.
It is possible for an AFAB person to have a body with few of the physical characteristics that are usually used to describe a typical [[cisgender women|cisgender female]] body.

==Assigned male at birth==

'''Assigned Male At Birth (AMAB)''', also called '''Male Assigned At Birth (MAAB)''', or '''Designated Male At Birth (DMAB)'''. The term '''Coercively Assigned Male At Birth (CAMAB)''' means the same, but with additional nuances. Less accurate or respectful terms for this are '''biological male''', '''genetic boy''', and '''natal male'''.

When a person is born, a doctor will say the baby is male based on this one criteria: the presence of a penis or a clitoris over a certain size. The doctor doesn't check the baby for the absence of a vagina, so sometimes the presence of this is missed. Some people with intersex conditions who were AMAB only discover they have a vagina once they are older. The doctor also doesn't check chromosomes, so a person who was AMAB doesn't necessarily have XY chromosomes.

Transgender people who were AMAB are usually assumed to be [[transgender women]]. However, some transgender people who were AMAB are nonbinary, not trans women. Transgender people who were AMAB can be said more broadly to be on the trans feminine spectrum, which can include some AMAB nonbinary people. However, the umbrella term of trans feminine doesn't include transgender people who were AMAB who don't think of themselves as feminine.

A few of the physical characteristics of a person who was AMAB often include:
* No vagina or uterus. However, some people who were AMAB were born with one or another of them (persistent Müllerian duct syndrome). Some only find out they have a uterus if they have scans or surgery on their abdomen for other reasons, or if they menstruate.
* Descended testes and scrotum, although sometimes testes never descend (cryptorchid), or are removed to treat or prevent disease
* Penis or large clitoris. With some intersex conditions, the difference between these can be unclear.
* Chromosomes that are XY (textbook example), XX (de la Chapelle syndrome), XXY (Klinefelter's syndrome), XXYY, or others.
It is possible for a person who was AMAB to have a body with few of the physical characteristics that are usually used to describe a typical [[cisgender men|cisgender male]] body.

==Intersex conditions==
[[File:ILGA conference 2018 Intersex Awareness Day group photo.jpg|thumb|300px|Intersex Awareness Day in Brussels, 2018.]]

''See main article: [[intersex]].''

Intersex people are people born with any variation in [[sex]] characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female bodies.<ref>[https://unfe.org/system/unfe-65-Intersex_Factsheet_ENGLISH.pdf "Free & Equal Campaign Fact Sheet: Intersex"] (PDF). United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230627091022/https://www.unfe.org/system/unfe-65-intersex_factsheet_english.pdf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Because intersexuality is about the kind of body that someone is born with, not how they identify, intersex is not a gender, and is not the same thing as nonbinary. However, some intersex people can consider their gender identity to simply be "intersex."

An intersex person may have any [[gender identity]]. An intersex person doesn't necessarily identify as intersex, and may instead prefer to be called a man or woman. Or an intersex person may agree with their assigned gender; in this case, they would be described as either [[ipsogender]] or [[cisgender]]. Intersex people may think of themselves as [[cisgender]], [[transgender]], [[genderqueer]], [[nonbinary]], etc. An intersex person who feels that their intersex status has influenced their gender identity may identify as [[intergender]]. Some intersex people think of their intersex status as belonging to the broader range of [[LGBT]] identities.

People who identify as [[nonbinary]] aren't necessarily intersex, and instead may be ''dyadic'' (meaning not intersex).

===Discrimination against intersex people===
"Dyadism" is a common kind of [[sexism]]. As a concept, dyadism is the incorrect belief that humans are strictly ''dyadic,'' having only two sexes. In action, dyadism is discrimination against intersex people. That discrimination can include erasure, harassment, medical malpractice, lack of marriage rights, religious intolerance, human rights violations, and hate crimes against intersex people. Dyadism is also the basis of other forms of sexism, including [[binarism]], the belief that people have only two genders.

Because of dyadism, doctors think of intersex conditions as an irregularity. As a result, intersex people were given so-called "normalizing" or "corrective" surgeries, often at a very young age, and without their consent.

==Sexes of nonhuman animals==
[[File:ZwitterHauhechelblaeuling.jpg|thumb|A Common Blue (''Polyommatus icarus'') individual that is a gynandromorph, having a female form on one side and male on the other. Gynandromorphs occur in some animal species.]]
One common misconception is that all animals have only male and female sexes. However, nature is much more complex and varied. Many animal species are known to have a variety of diverse sex characteristics, or very different kinds of sexes than occur among humans. For example: male seahorses that get pregnant, fish that change sex if there aren't enough of a particular sex in their group, female deer with antlers, lionesses with manes, lizards that lay fertile eggs after two females mate together (''parthenogenesis''), hyenas that give birth through an organ that is nearly indistinguishable from a penis, and so on. Most animals don't have sex chromosomes that are the same as the XX or XY set that are most common in humans. Learning about the diversity of animal sexes can help one recognize how much the sexes are an idea constructed by humans to describe and simplify reality, but our understanding of that reality tends to be limited by our own sexual stereotypes widespread in our culture.

To learn more about the diversity of animal sexes, read Joan Roughgarden's book, ''Evolution’s Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People'' (2009).
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==See also==
* [[Intimacy]]
* [[Sexism]]

==References==

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[[Category:Concepts]]

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'''Romantic and sexual orientation''' are enduring personal qualities that incline people to feel romantic and sexual attraction to certain kinds of people. Sometimes terms for sexual orientation are also used to include romantic orientation, the tendency to feel romantic attraction to certain kinds of people. Other times, orientation labels differentiate between romantic and sexual attraction. Some of the most widely known labels for attraction, such as "lesbian," also imply the user's gender. Words for attraction experienced by nonbinary people or attraction to nonbinary people have been proposed, but are not as wide-spread yet. By some interpretations, every orientation includes attraction to some nonbinary people.<ref name="KravitzM">{{Cite web |title=Does Liking a Nonbinary Person Make You Bi or Pan? Not Necessarily. |last=M. |first=Kravitz |work=Medium |date=29 June 2020 |access-date=25 August 2020 |url= https://medium.com/an-injustice/does-liking-a-nonbinary-person-make-you-bi-or-pan-not-necessarily-359241923561|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209100024/https://medium.com/an-injustice/does-liking-a-nonbinary-person-make-you-bi-or-pan-not-necessarily-359241923561 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kil9.tumblr.com/post/617496855567286272/i-think-a-reason-why-so-many-people-dont-accept |title=i think a reason why so many people dont accept that every sexuality is inclusive of nonbinary people is because they think every sexuality must be inclusive of ALL nonbinary people, and that’s just not true| date= 7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/jn8mh |archive-date=26 Jan 2022}}</ref> This wiki article includes many terms for romantic and sexual orientation that may include nonbinary people, and explains how they may.

== Usually attracted to women ==
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to women: bisexuals (who are attracted to two or more genders), [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Heterosexuality|heterosexual men]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Homosexuality|homosexual women]] ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#Lesbian|lesbians]]). Some other identity labels have been proposed in order to have a way to say that one is usually attracted to women, without labeling one's own gender identity: [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Gynephilia|gynephilia]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Femaric|femaric]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Feminamoric|feminamoric]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Neptunic|neptunic]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Venusic|venusic]]. Some identity labels have been proposed specifically for nonbinary people who are usually attracted to women: [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Azalian|azalian]], nonbinary people loving women ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#NBLW|NBLW]]), and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Orbisian/Trixic|orbisian/trixic]].

=== Azalian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves women." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/175819840125/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527033129/https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/175819840125/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>.
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File:Azalian1.png|An azalian flag created by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.<ref name="gibberish2">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/175744061860/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the</ref>
File:Azalian2.png|An azalian flag created by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon.<ref name="madmaxflags">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/176019647610/</ref>
File:Azalian3.png|An azalian flag created by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon.<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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=== Blossian ===
[[File:Blossian.jpg|thumb|right|Blossian pride flag]]
Blossian refers to an agender person who is attracted exclusively to women. This was coined by Twitter user kairofanatic on April 5, 2021.<ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Blossian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701051125/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Blossian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Donna- ===
[[File:Donna.png|thumb|Flag for donna- pride. Variations can be seen [https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163851088970/donna-pride-flags in this blog post].]]
An [[Gender alignment|unaligned]] nonbinary person who is only attracted to women. Suffixes are added to specify type of attraction, e.g. donnasexual, donnaromantic, donnaqueerplatonic, etc. "Donna" means woman in Italian. Coined by a person named Fy in a 2017 submission to Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags.<ref name="beyo_Donn">{{Cite web |title=Donna- Pride Flags |author=Fy |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=5 August 2017 |access-date=19 September 2020 |url= https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163851088970/donna-pride-flags|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127033113/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163851088970/donna-pride-flags |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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=== Femaric ===
[[File:Femaric by goodpositivitylgbt.jpg|thumb|Femaric flag, created by tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.]]
Non-straight attraction by anyone to women and feminine-aligned people. Coined by Tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.<ref>https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know [https://web.archive.org/web/20230403141605/https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Feminamoric ===
A nonbinary person attracted exclusively to women.<ref name="diamoricpositivity" /><ref name="kravitz-GIT">{{Cite web |title=Gender Identities and Terminology: An Abridged But Not-So-Basic Guide |last=M. |first=Kravitz |work=Medium |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=30 May 2021 |url= https://kravitzi.medium.com/gender-identities-and-terminology-an-abridged-but-not-so-basic-guide-d5ba7d2806fa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816071955/https://kravitzi.medium.com/gender-identities-and-terminology-an-abridged-but-not-so-basic-guide-d5ba7d2806fa |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Various flags have been created for this orientation.
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=== Femique ===
[[File:Femique by xenonflags.png|thumb|Femique pride flag.]]
Femique is "a non-gendered term for anyone who feels queer attraction to women [a femique person] / a non-gendered term for queer attraction to women [femique attraction]".<ref name="xenonflags">{{Cite web |title=! new terms ! |author=xenonflags |work=requests are open, happy pride month! |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=15 June 2021 |url= https://xenonflags.tumblr.com/post/651762622092525568/new-terms-femique-on-the-left-masquine-on|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328021132/https://xenonflags.tumblr.com/post/651762622092525568/new-terms-femique-on-the-left-masquine-on |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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=== Gay women ===
Some women who are attracted to women call themselves gay women. Gay women may or may not consider this to mean the exact same thing as lesbian. Gay women may or may not also consider themselves genderqueer. A notable example of this is American musician [[King Princess]], who describes herself as a [[genderqueer]] person and gay [[woman]].<ref name="Menuez">{{Cite web |title=King Princess |last=Menuez |first=Bobbi |work=theingenuemagazine.com |date= |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://theingenuemagazine.com/king-princess/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911191450/https://theingenuemagazine.com/king-princess/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

=== Gynephilic/Gynesexual ===
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexuality, gynosexuality<ref name="Kaplan">{{cite book|title=Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions |chapter=Your Fence Is Sitting on Me: The Hazards of Binary Thinking |author=Kaplan, Rebecca |year=1995 |quote=Even if I agreed that it is useful to have words to name the sex(es) to whom someone is erotically attracted, I would not have to use the categories homosexual and heterosexual. I could just as easily divide the world up into gynosexual (attracted to women), androsexual (attracted to men), and bisexual (attracted to both).}}</ref>, or femsexuality, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction to women or to traits they perceive as feminine.<ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171327/https://www.neutrois.com/definitions/terms/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender.<ref>https://enbysbians.carrd.co/#terf [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612131704/https://enbysbians.carrd.co/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Indeed, some sources do define it as "sexual attraction to the female anatomy".<ref name="Blake">{{Cite web |title=Are You Gynesexual? Here's What It Is & How To Tell |last=Blake |first=Jessica |work=Bolde |date= |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://www.bolde.com/gynesexual-what-how-tell/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162208/https://www.bolde.com/gynesexual-what-how-tell/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Other sources disagree, saying that it is an "attraction toward women, females, and perceived femininity irrespective of whether or not they were assigned female at birth."<ref name="Zambon">{{Cite web |title=What are different types of sexualities? |author=Zambon, Veronica |work=medicalnewstoday.com |date=19 October 2020 |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-sexuality#spectrum-or-sliding-scale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305213125/https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-sexuality |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Thus, someone who uses the term "gynephilic" or "gynesexual" for themselves might be attracted to feminine women (both cis and trans) as well as feminine men.<ref name="Blake" />
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File:Gynephilia.png|This gynephilia flag has four stripes: black, grey, white and pink. This is sometimes confused with the [[asexual]] flag.<ref name="MichaelTannock">{{Cite web |title=Is your asexuality flag the gynephilia flag? |author=MichaelTannock |work=Asexual Visibility and Education Network |date=17 August 2020 |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/201415-is-your-asexuality-flag-the-gynephilia-flag/}}</ref>
File:Gynephilia 2.png|This gynephilia flag consists of three stripes: pink, brown, and green.
File:Gynosexual by Ocrann.png|A gynosexual flag used on the /r/gynesexuality subreddit. It has four stripes: coral pink, lavender, purple, and blue.
File:Gynosexual by Artsy Aech.jpg|A gynosexual flag with six stripes: pink, light pink, light blue, light yellow, light purple, and purple. This flag was proposed by Artsy Aech (instagram user lgbtq.art_and_comics), who said the stripes from top to bottom represent Love, Femininity, Gender, Androgyny, Attraction, and Soul.
File:Gynesexual by JackIsAPotato.jpg|A gynesexual flag proposed by JackIsAPotato on Reddit, who said that "The pink triangle represents femininity and feminine attraction while the stripes represent the gender spectrum".
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=== Lesbian ===
[[File:Winning Orange-Pink Lesbian Pride Flag.png|thumb|A lesbian flag that won a contest for designing a lesbian flag in 2018, in which trans and nonbinary lesbians were welcome.<ref>''The search for the official lesbian flag.'' July 28, 2018. https://official-lesbian-flag.tumblr.com/post/176134630994/been-doing-some-research-and-looking-at-results [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604113320/https://official-lesbian-flag.tumblr.com/post/176134630994/been-doing-some-research-and-looking-at-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

[[File:Sappho Lesbian.jpg|thumb|A lesbian flag design created in 2018, [https://archive.is/0rFRD based off the colors of flowers in a poem by Sappho]. The link explains it was created specifically to include ''all'' sapphics, including those who are trans, [[butch]], and people of color.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tumblr.com/tepkunset/175281520234/the-sapphic-flag-this-flag-was-originally-a?source=share|title=The Sapphic Flag|last=Moonstar|first=Dani|date=26 June 2018|website=@tepkunset (Tumblr)|access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>]]

Simply put, people who identify as lesbians are usually women who feel attraction to other women. Historically and today, many lesbians have a gender identity and expression that they feel does not fit into the Western [[gender binary]] or patriarchal, heterosexual norms of womanhood. Some see "lesbian" as their gender identity as well as their sexuality.<ref name="Gender Census 2018">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2018 Identity words (public) |author=Cassian |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=27 July 2020 |url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12cN-ooc5EuLIaqbmfqbjZffYldTzWRAHc-qZaRJ2xsQ/edit#gid=1402706910|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521064702/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12cN-ooc5EuLIaqbmfqbjZffYldTzWRAHc-qZaRJ2xsQ/edit |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Gender Census 2019">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2019 - the public spreadsheet |author=Cassian |date=30 March 2019 |access-date=27 July 2020 |url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit#gid=498446722|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522223529/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2019|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pantomorph/art/lesbian-gender-pride-flag-806822407|title=lesbian gender pride flag|author=pantomorph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207155627/https://www.deviantart.com/pantomorph/art/lesbian-gender-pride-flag-806822407|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Some lesbians who use the words [[butch]], [[stone]], or [[dyke]] for themselves express and experience their gender identities through [[masculinity]], [[androgyny]], sexual difference, and nonconformity.<ref name=Feinberg>{{cite book|last1=Feinberg|first1=Leslie|title=Stone Butch Blues: A Novel|date=1993|edition=1st|publisher=Firebrand Books|location=|isbn=1563410303}}</ref><ref name=Halberstam>{{Cite book|last1=Halberstam|first1=Judith|authorlink=Judith Halberstam|title=Female Masculinity|year=1998|edition=1st|page=[https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi/page/111 111]|publisher=Duke University Press|location=|chapter=Lesbian Masculinity: Even Stone Butches Get the Blues|isbn=0822322269|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi/page/111|archive-url=False|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Krantz">{{cite journal|last1=Krantz|first1=Susan E.|title=Reconsidering the Etymology of Bulldike|journal=American Speech|date=1995|volume=70|issue=2|pages=217–221|doi=10.2307/455819|issn=00031283|url=https://scholarworks.uno.edu/engl_facpubs/41|jstor=455819|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322153405/https://scholarworks.uno.edu/engl_facpubs/41/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Lesbians can be [[woman#cisgender women|cisgender women]], [[woman#transgender women|transgender women]], nonbinary/genderqueer women, and anyone else who feels that their identities [[gender alignment|align]] with womanhood or that they have some kind of connection to womanhood.<ref name="Carney">{{Cite web |title=In Defense of Non-Binary Lesbianism |last=Carney |first=Sasha |work=Broad Recognition |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=14 June 2020 |url= https://www.broadsatyale.com/in-defense-of-non-binary-lesbianism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515210021/http://www.broadsatyale.com/in-defense-of-non-binary-lesbianism/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The struggles of rejecting the gender binary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/magazine/gender-nonbinary.html |date=4 June 2019 |work=The New York Times Magazine |access-date=1 February 2020 |last=Bergner |first=Daniel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604135436/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/magazine/gender-nonbinary.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/44110/1/andrea-lawlor-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl-book-interview |authorlink=Andrea Lawlor |title=Andrea Lawlor explores the wild possibilities of sexual-shapeshifting |publisher=Dazed |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204160540/https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/44110/1/andrea-lawlor-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl-book-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lesbian-slang-terms-definitions#slide-8 |title=17 lesbian slang terms every baby gay needs to learn |publisher=Refinery 29 |date=30 March 2018 |access-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619215450/http://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lesbian-slang-terms-definitions |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Ormiston |first=Wendy |title=Stone butch celebration: A Transgender-inspired revolution in academia |pages=198-216 |date=July 1996 |doi=10.17763/haer.66.2.46r7n64515203412 |journal=Harvard Educational Review |volume=66 |issue=2}}</ref>

Some notable nonbinary lesbians include:

* American autistic activist blogger [[Mel Baggs]] (1980 - 2020), who said sie<ref name="TDOV">{{cite web|url=https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/115187595380/transgender-day-of-visibility-mel-age-34|title=Transgender day of visibility.|date=April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413095312/https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/115187595380/transgender-day-of-visibility-mel-age-34|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> was a [[genderless]] lesbian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/145842413020/im-a-genderless-lesbian-and|title=I’m a genderless lesbian and…|date=June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008200429/https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/145842413020/im-a-genderless-lesbian-and|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* American revolutionary communist and trans rights activist [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949 - 2014). Feinberg identified as a transgender [[butch]] lesbian, describing butch as a sense of a queer masculine transgender identity neither female nor male. Feinberg's novel, ''Stone Butch Blues'' (1993), won the prestigious American Library Association Award for Gay and Lesbian Literature and a LAMBDA Literary Award.<ref name="lesliefeinberg">[http://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Village Voice] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230705182548/https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* American musician [[Stevie Knipe]]<ref name="11-10-2019">{{cite tweet|title=it's national coming out day! I'm a non-binary lesbian and I use they/them and I recently started using the name “stevie”! past selves I was a straight het person and then a bisexual lady and then a queer gender fluid person. everyone’s journey is different! give ur self time [red heart emoji]|date=11 October 2019|user=adultmomband|number=1182677852136923141}}</ref>
* American ballet dancer and choreographer [[Katy Pyle]] identifies as a [[genderqueer]] lesbian.<ref>[http://www.ballez.org/company/ Bio], retrieved May 17, 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606030034/https://www.ballez.org/company Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* Australian actor [[Ruby Rose]], a [[genderfluid]] lesbian<ref name="Gomez">{{Cite web |title=Gender-fluid Ruby Rose opens up about the backlash she's received for identifying as a lesbian |trans-title= |last=Gomez |first=Patrick |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |url= https://ew.com/celebrity/paul-lynde-life-legacy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308224934/https://ew.com/celebrity/paul-lynde-life-legacy/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* American<ref name="OralHistory">{{Cite web |title=OralHistoryArchive • From a Whisper to a Roar lesbian decriminalisation |author= |work=From a Whisper to a Roar |date=17 June 2019 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= http://www.whisper2roar.org.uk/oral-history-archive/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407065458/https://www.whisper2roar.org.uk/oral-history-archive/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> LGBT+ activist [[Jamie Wildman]] (1950-2020).<ref name="Video">{{Cite web |title=Coming out as non-binary at age 69 {{!}} This Is Life |author=PinkNews |work=YouTube |date=13 April 2020 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-W7AXC8URI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420112838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-W7AXC8URI |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* American musician and comedian [[Maxine Feldman|Maxine "Max" Feldman]] (1945-2007) was a transgender butch lesbian and his/her gender identity was described by his/her partner as "both/and".<ref name="Kiritsy">{{cite news|last=Kiritsy|first=Laura|title=Lesbian trail blazer Maxine Feldman dies|url=http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|newspaper=Edge Providence|date=August 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331030136/http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* American activist and actor [[Ianne Fields Stewart]], a [[transfeminine]] [[nonbinary woman]] and lesbian<ref name="SwiftMar2020">{{Cite web |title=Meet Ianne Fields Stewart: The Activist and Actress Who Is Combatting Food Insecurity In The Black Transgender Community |author=Swift, Jaimee A. |work=Black Women Radicals |date=March 2, 2020 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |url= https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/meet-ianne-fields-stewart-the-activist-and-actress-who-is-combating-food-insecurity-in-the-black-transgender-community|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128162056/https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/meet-ianne-fields-stewart-the-activist-and-actress-who-is-combating-food-insecurity-in-the-black-transgender-community |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="MastersAug2020">{{Cite web |title=This Activist Ensures Black Trans People Don't Go Hungry |last=Masters |first=Jeffrey |work=The Advocate |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/31/ianne-fields-stewart-okra-project-trans |quote=I am a Black, queer, nonbinary, lesbian woman. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529144011/https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/31/ianne-fields-stewart-okra-project-trans |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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File:Nonbinary lesbian by thepokedexisgay.png|A nonbinary lesbian pride flag designed by tumblr user thepokedexisgay.
File:Nonbinary lesbian by Mod Tath.png|A nonbinary lesbian pride flag designed by a deviantart user going by Mod Tath.
File:Nonbinary Lesbian by nbdyke.png|A nonbinary lesbian pride flag designed by tumblr user nbdyke.
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More lesbian and nonbinary lesbian flags can be seen in [[:Category:Lesbian pride flags]].
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=== NBLW ===
'''Non-binary people loving women''' (often abbreviated as '''nblw''') is an expression used to describe [[nonbinary]] people who feel some type of attraction towards [[Woman|women]]. [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Orbisian/Trixic|''Trixic'' or ''orbisian'']] are terms that can be used with the same meaning.

Some nblw prefer the term ''nonbinary lesbian'' to describe their attraction to women because it's easier, since ''lesbian'' is better known than ''trixic'' or ''orbisian,'' and some people can relate more to this term.

''Gynesexual'' or ''finsexual'' are also terms to describe the attraction to femininity but they're not specifically for non-binary people and also don't exclusively describe the attraction to women.

=== Neptunic ===
[[File:Neptunic.png|thumb|Neptunic flag, created by tumblr user Dark (loud-and-queer).]]
Attraction to women, nongendered people, and all nonbinary people who are not male-aligned or masculine.<ref>https://neptunicnbs.tumblr.com/terminology [https://web.archive.org/web/20220508205017/https://neptunicnbs.tumblr.com/terminology Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Orbisian/Trixic ===
[[File:trixic pride flag.png|thumb|Trixic or orbisian flag.]]
An orbisian or trixic person is a nonbinary person who is attracted to women (exclusively or not).<ref name="diamoricpositivity" /> The trixic or orbisian flag was created by non-alligned-sapphic on tumblr. Purples and yellows represent nonbinary-ness, while pink represents the attraction to women.

The most commonly-used trixic flag is pictured here. Alternative trixic flags can be seen in [[:Category:Trixic pride flags]].
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=== Sapphic ===
[[File:Sapphic Flag.png|alt=|thumb|The Sapphic flag.]]
Sapphic generally stands for feminine-aligned people being attracted to other feminine-aligned people and women.<ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Sapphic [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052206/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Sapphic Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> It is an umbrella term for bisexual female-aligned people, lesbians, and any other people who consider themselves wlw (women who love women). Nonbinary people might consider themselves sapphic if they are partly female, sometimes female, [[Gender alignment|female-aligned]], or [[Galactian system|lunarian]].

The most commonly-used sapphic flag is pictured here. Alternative sapphic flags can be seen in [[:Category:Sapphic pride flags]].
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=== Umbalian ===
[[File:Umbalian.png|thumb|Umbalian flag]]
Term for [[nonbinary men]] who love women. Derived from the gemstone umbalite.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Umbalian Pride Flags |author= |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=3 June 2018 |access-date=11 May 2022 |url= https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174536672860/umbalian-pride-flags|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519091722/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174536672860/umbalian-pride-flags |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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=== Venusic ===
[[File:Venusic.jpg|thumb|Venusic flag.]]
Only attracted to women and fem-aligned nonbinary people or partial women. Sometimes called Venusian.<ref>https://non-aligned-sapphic.tumblr.com/post/166272150888/feminamoric-only-attracted-to-women-flag-by{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Coined in 2016.<ref>https://temp-nb-blog.tumblr.com/post/155188169959/temp-nb-blog-sending-this-as-a-submission-so [https://web.archive.org/web/20230221225936/http://temp-nb-blog.tumblr.com/post/155188169959/temp-nb-blog-sending-this-as-a-submission-so Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Violettian ===
Queer attraction to women, either exclusively to women or to women and other gender(s).<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CbdsAhYv9mK/</ref>
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=== Womasexual ===
[[File:Womasexual.png|thumb|Womasexual flag.]]
"Attraction to women (and/or feminine genders, depending on the person)."<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020">{{Cite web |title=Anonymous asked: Hi, I'm wondering if you know any systems of terms used to describe attraction to a specific gender without including the gender of the person experiencing the attraction? |author= |work=polyamaesthetic |date=15 August 2020 |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/626554691551215616/hi-im-wondering-if-you-know-any-systems-of-terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910153546/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/626554691551215616/hi-im-wondering-if-you-know-any-systems-of-terms |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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== Usually attracted to men ==
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to men: bisexuals, [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Heterosexuality|heterosexual women]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Homosexuality|homosexual men]] ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#Gay men|gay men]]). Some other identity labels have been proposed in order to have a way to say that one is usually attracted to men, without labeling one's own gender identity: [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Androphilia|androphilia]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Marsic|marsic]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Mascic|mascic]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Uranic|uranic]]. Some identity labels have been proposed specifically for nonbinary people who are usually attracted to men: nonbinary people loving men ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#NBLM|NBLM]]), [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Azurian|azurian]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Quadrisian/Toric|quadrisian/toric]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Thistlian|thistlian]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Viramoric|viramoric]].

=== Achillean/MLM ===
[[File:Achillean 2.png|thumb|A commonly-used flag for achillean pride. The green carnation historically indicated gayness.]]
An umbrella term for any male, male-aligned, or partially-male people who feel attraction to men (e.g. gay men, bisexual/pansexual men, gay asexual men, etc.) In short, anyone who considers themself an MLM (man who loves men) can identify as achillean.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Achillean-638170749 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326185759/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Achillean-638170749 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term is derived from the mythical character Achilles.<ref name="en.w_Achi">{{Cite web |title=Achillean - Wiktionary |author= |work=en.wiktionary.org |date= |access-date=8 September 2020 |url= https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Achillean |quote=4. Of or relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between men, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708082434/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/achillean |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Nonbinary people might consider themselves achillean if they are partly male, sometimes male, [[Gender alignment|male-aligned]], or [[Galactian system|solarian]].

Alternate terms/synonyms are "vincian",<ref>https://gothpunkemowhatever.tumblr.com/post/620281922292203520/achilleanvincian-lockscreens [https://web.archive.org/web/20210607164937/https://gothpunkemowhatever.tumblr.com/post/620281922292203520/achilleanvincian-lockscreens Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://neopronouns.tumblr.com/post/190634945600/it-isnt-discourse-per-se-references-to-sexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20210607165229/https://neopronouns.tumblr.com/post/190634945600/it-isnt-discourse-per-se-references-to-sexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/190432654640/many-mlm-dont-like-the-achillean-thing-because [https://web.archive.org/web/20210607165058/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/190432654640/many-mlm-dont-like-the-achillean-thing-because Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> inspired by Leonardo da Vinci<ref>https://peyotecookies.tumblr.com/post/189404727773/hi-can-someone-nice-please-explain-what-vincian [https://web.archive.org/web/20210426153350/https://peyotecookies.tumblr.com/post/189404727773/hi-can-someone-nice-please-explain-what-vincian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, "wildean" inspired by Oscar Wilde<ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187377642638/i-know-vincian-is-getting-traction-as-an [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184036/https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187377642638/i-know-vincian-is-getting-traction-as-an Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187398369173/aroacepositivityplace-sweetslittlefactory [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184040/https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187398369173/aroacepositivityplace-sweetslittlefactory Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, and "hyacique" from the Hyacinth flower and the minor Greek deity.<ref>https://bijoumikhawal.tumblr.com/post/188264317374/hyacique [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529023322/https://bijoumikhawal.tumblr.com/post/188264317374/hyacique Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

The most common achillean/MLM flag is pictured here. Alternatives can be seen in [[:Category:Achillean pride flags]] and [[:Category:MLM pride flags]].
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=== Androphilia/Androsexuality ===
Androphilia or androsexuality is a romantic or sexual orientation in which one feels attraction to men or [[masculinity]], regardless of one's own gender identity.<ref name="NeutroisTerms" /><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/androsexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230425120021/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/androsexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="Zambon" />
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File:Androsexual.png|A commonly-used androsexual/androphilic pride flag, with stripes of cyan, brown, and purple.
File:Androphilia.png|Another common androsexual/androphilic pride flag, with stripes of black, grey, white and green.
File:Androsexual by Artsy Aech.jpg|Androsexual pride flag with six stripes which are sky blue, light blue, mint green, light yellow, cerulean, and darker blue. This flag was proposed by Artsy Aech (instagram user lgbtq.art_and_comics), who said the stripes from top to bottom represent Masculinity, Attraction to masculinity, Freedom, Androgyny, Strength, and Soul.
File:Androsexual by AstraSouls.png|Androsexual pride flag with three stripes which are light blue (#a4e8fe), salmon pink (#fea3a2), and light purple (#ff89fb). This flag was proposed by twitter user AstraSouls, who said that "The blue stands for masculinity, the pink stands for love, the purple stands for the umbrella term nonbinary".
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To see more, visit [[:Category:Androphilic and Androsexual pride flags]].
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=== Azurian ===
An azurian is a [[nonbinary man]] who is attracted only to men. Coined by tumblr user bentonthefoxkin, the word is derived from the mineral azurite.<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174346001015/azurian-pride-flags [https://web.archive.org/web/20220911082152/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174346001015/azurian-pride-flags Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Several flags have been created for this orientation.
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Azurian by sunny-flags.png
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=== Cinthean ===
Cinthean was proposed as an alternative for the terms "gay man" and "homosexual."<ref>Now: Why cinthean? The word "gay" has become an umbrella term for multiple members of the LGBT+ community, which is great, except that leaves us with no term for our sexuality except for- "gay man" or "homosexual." Gay man may be an awkward term to use for nonbinary people who aren't exactly men but still connect to the gay label, and homosexual has negative connotations in general, and just sounds a bit awkward. https://twitter.com/bimbjus/status/1279769182809317376?s=20 https://twitter.com/bimbjus/status/1279769184902266880?s=20</ref> The term applies to men and nonbinary people who are exclusively attracted to men and nonbinary people. It is inspired by the tale of Hyacinthus, who was a lover of Apollo. As he died, Apollo transformed his blood into a flower to honor him, with that flower being believed to be what we now know as the hyacinth.<ref>https://cintheanz.carrd.co/#explanation [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612131707/https://cintheanz.carrd.co/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[File:Cinthean flag by bimbjus.png|thumb|Cinthean flag.]]
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=== Gay men ===
People who identify as gay men have a male gender identity, and are attracted only to men. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender men or transgender men. Some nonbinary people also identify as men to some degree ([[nonbinary man|nonbinary men]]), and also usually experience attraction to men, and so they consider themselves gay.

Overall, most gay men have used the rainbow pride flag to represent themselves, but since it can also represent the whole LGBTQ community, several proposals for a gay-man-specific pride flag have been made, many with explicit inclusion of nonbinary gay men. It is impractical to include all the proposed flags here, so the gallery below is only a selection of those which gained some popularity and have been stated to include nonbinary men. See also [[:Category:Gay man pride flags]].

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Gay.png|The rainbow pride flag, which can represent either the entire LGBTQ community, or specifically gay men.
Gay_men_flag_-_Triton_7_stripe.png|Designed in 2019, this flag has become the commonest one specifically for gay men. The seven stripes represent 1. Community, 2. Healing, 3. Joy, 4. [[GNC]], [[nonbinary]], and [[trans]] men, 5. Pure love, 6. Fortitude, and 7. Diversity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gay Man Flag |author= |work=gayflagblog.tumblr.com |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022 |url= https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/186181118619/gay-man-flag-russian-%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%8F-portuguese}}</ref>
Gay Man Flag.jpg|Designed in 2018
Gay man flag by asexykeanu.png|Designed in 2018
Gay_men_flag_-_eiradescent.jpg|Designed in 2019
Gay men flag - nonbinaryfinnmertens.png|Designed in 2020
Gay_men_flag_-_i-do-art-i-guess.png|Designed in 2020
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Some alternate terms for a gay man or gay nonbinary person attracted to men have been coined, including "turian" (based on gay scientist Alan Turing) and "veldian" (based on "veld", a word for open grassland or pastureland in south African countries).<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.ph/UmTcf |url=https://kenochoric-moved.tumblr.com/post/634673292602753024/turian-and-lavenian-turian-also-known-as-veldian |author=kenochoric |archive-date=3 May 2023 |title=Turian and lavenian}}</ref>

=== Masquine ===
[[File:Masquine by xenonflags.png|thumb|Masquine pride flag.]]
Masquine is "a non-gendered term for anyone who feels queer attraction to men [a masquine person] / a non-gendered term for queer attraction to men [masquine attraction]".<ref name="xenonflags" />
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=== Marsic ===
[[File:Marsic.png|thumb|Marsic flag.]]
Only attracted to men and masc-aligned nonbinary people or partial men.<ref name="50wives">{{cite web|url=https://50wives.tumblr.com/post/164377019211/for-nb-peopleand-maybe-some-binary-who-want-some|title=for nb people(and maybe some binary) who want some words|date=19 August 2017|archive-date=23 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623233145/https://50wives.tumblr.com/post/164377019211/for-nb-peopleand-maybe-some-binary-who-want-some}}</ref>
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=== Mascic ===
[[File:Mascic by goodpositivitylgbt.jpg|thumb|Mascic flag, created by tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.]]
Non-straight attraction by anyone to men and masculine-aligned people. Coined by Tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.<ref>https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know [https://web.archive.org/web/20230403141605/https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Masexual ===
[[File:Masexual.png|thumb|Masexual flag.]]
"Attraction to men (and/or masculine genders, depending on the person)."<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" />
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=== NBLM ===
Nonbinary people loving men (very often abbreviated as nblm, NBLM) is a term that refers to nonbinary people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to men, either exclusively or not.

=== Quadrisian/Toric ===
Nonbinary person attracted to men (exclusively or not). <ref name="diamoricpositivity" />
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File:Quadrisian or toric (1).png
File:Quadrisian or toric (2).png
File:Toric_no_symbol.png
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Alternative flags can be seen in [[:Category:Toric pride flags]]

=== Thistlian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves men." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1" />
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File:Thistlian.png|Thistlian pride flag by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.
File:Thistlian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Thistlian pride flag by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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=== Uranic ===
[[File:Uranic.png|thumb|Uranic flag, created by tumblr user Dark (loud-and-queer).]]
Attraction to men, nongendered people, and all nonbinary people who are not female-aligned or feminine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165451319627/i-tried-my-hand-at-making-some-flags-for-neptunic|title=I tried my hand at making some flags for Neptunic and Uranic.|date=17 September 2017|author=Dark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154012/https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165451319627/i-tried-my-hand-at-making-some-flags-for-neptunic|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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=== Viramoric ===
Nonbinary person attracted exclusively to men.<ref name="diamoricpositivity" /> Various designs of the viramoric flag have been created; here is a selection.
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File:Viramoric 5.png
File:Viramoric_4.jpg
File:Viramoric 3.png
File:Viramoric 2 without symbol.png
File:Viramoric 1 without symbol.png
Viramoric 5 stripe by 2kaitlynlouise4.jpg
Viramoric by 2kaitlynlouise4.jpg
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Note: The word "viramoric" should not be confused with "vixenamoric", which was created to exclude nonbinary lesbians and pronoun nonconforming lesbians from lesbianism.<ref name="Rylan">{{Cite web |title=“Vixenamoric” is TERF Ideology with Training Wheels |last=Rylan |first=Jules |work=Medium |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=26 June 2021 |url= https://radiantbutch.medium.com/vixenamoric-is-terf-ideology-with-training-wheels-dc7bb5ea01b1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207170811/https://radiantbutch.medium.com/vixenamoric-is-terf-ideology-with-training-wheels-dc7bb5ea01b1 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="lgbt_Vixe">{{Cite web |title=Vixenamoric |author= |work=LGBTA Wiki |date= |access-date=26 June 2021 |url=https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Vixenamoric |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721070728/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Vixenamoric |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

== Usually attracted to a different gender than one's own ==

=== Heterosexuality ===
[[File:Straight nonbinary by xx R4TZ xx.jpg|thumb|A proposed flag to represent straight nonbinary people.]]
Also called being straight, heterosexuality is a romantic and sexual orientation in which a person tends to feel sexual attraction only to people of a different gender identity than their own. For example, women who usually feel attracted only to men. This is heterosexuality even if one or both of the people are [[transgender]], because this is based on [[gender identity]] rather than [[sex]]. Heterosexuality is often defined as attraction between persons of opposite gender<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality [https://web.archive.org/web/20230309135102/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. However, the idea "opposite gender" only makes sense within the [[gender binary]], which sees all people as being either of only two genders, and that those two genders are supposedly opposites to each other. What "heterosexuality" means when [[nonbinary]] identities are taken into account is not agreed upon. By its etymology, it could imply "other" or "different" gender.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality#Etymology [https://web.archive.org/web/20230309135102/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=25 Great Lesson Plans about Sexual Orientation |year=2017 |last1=Clark |first1=Terri |last2=Gilbert |first2=Tracie Q. |last3=Rayne |first3=Karen |quote=The prefix ''hetero'' means "different" or "other". Thus, ''heterosexuality'' (often called ''straight'') refers to people who are exclusively attracted to different-sexed or other-sexed partners. For most straight people, this usually means attraction to the opposite biological sex, but for some straight people it can also include attraction to certain trans and intersex people, as well as people of all sorts of gender identities. |url=https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594/photo/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721070737/https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> In that case, a heterosexual nonbinary person could mean one who feels attraction to one gender other than nonbinary, to both binary genders, or to all genders other than their exact own. Nevertheless, heterosexuality is often assumed to refer to attraction between men and women only, even when nonbinary identities are acknowledged. This can cause distress to nonbinary people in a relationship and their partners as they struggle to find a labels for themselves. The question of whether a nonbinary person can identify as heterosexual-- and how exactly that person defines their heterosexuality-- is up to that individual person.

There are multiple flags proposed to represent heterosexuality, but none has been made "official".<ref>https://flagipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Heterosexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230523214042/https://flagipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Heterosexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Here is a selection; more can be seen at [https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/Flags/qq-het.html this link].
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File:Heterosexual flag (black-white stripes).svg
File:Bandera heterosexual.PNG
File:Heterosexual Flag (proposed).png
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=== Strayt ===
[[File:Strayt flag.png|thumb|right|The strayt flag, designed by nblwnonsense.<ref name="Straytflag">https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Strayt-748740864 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701043411/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Strayt-748740864 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]
Coined by Mercuryretrograde<ref name="Straytflag" />, the term "strayt" is for nonbinary people who feel their attraction "is 'straight' but in a nonbinary way." Being strayt does not require attraction to only one gender or attraction to an "opposite" gender.<ref>[https://gai-strayt-alliance.tumblr.com/post/186223092828/what-is-a-strayt what is a “strayt”], 11 July 2019</ref>
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=== Contraic ===
[[File:Contraic.png|thumb|right|The contraic flag, designed by by identity-workshop. The blueish-purples and pinkish-purples represent masculinity and femininity, and the yellow represents nonbinary attraction.]]
Term for nonbinary people's attraction to an "opposite side of the binary" gender. Coined by identity-workshop in 2018.<ref name="symmaic_contraic">https://identity-workshop.tumblr.com/post/173088225231/so-i-noticed-that-theres-no-terms-to-represent [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601060949/https://identity-workshop.tumblr.com/post/173088225231/so-i-noticed-that-theres-no-terms-to-represent Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Contraic-2-750152604 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702002819/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Contraic-2-750152604 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Omnistraight ===
"Omnistraight" (likely coined to mirror [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Omnigay|omnigay]]) is a term which can be used by individuals with [[genderfluid|fluid gender]] who experience fluid attraction as well, such that they are always attracted to a gender different than their own current gender.<ref name="wren-omnistraight">{{Cite web |title=Omnistraight has quickly become one of my main identities, but there’s no actual flag for it, so I designed one myself! |author=wren |work=pride for all! |date=30 March 2020 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://enb-ab-y.tumblr.com/post/614023456214974464/omnistraight-has-quickly-become-one-of-my-main|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601010152/https://enb-ab-y.tumblr.com/post/614023456214974464/omnistraight-has-quickly-become-one-of-my-main |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Omnistraight [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701053311/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Omnistraight Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

The original omnistraight flag is a combination of the straight flag and the genderfluid flag. It was created by beyond-mogai-pride-flags on November 29, 2017.<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/168002158820/omnistraight-pride-flag [https://web.archive.org/web/20230629024020/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/168002158820/omnistraight-pride-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> An alternate omnistraight flag was designed by Tumblr user enb-ab-y on March 30, 2020.<ref name="wren-omnistraight" />
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File:Omnistraight 1.png|Original omnistraight flag, created 2017.
File:Omnistraight 2.png|Alternate flag, created 2020.
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== Usually attracted to the same gender as one's own ==

===Homosexuality===
Also called being gay, homosexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction only to people of the same [[gender]] as one's self.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality [https://web.archive.org/web/20230705170849/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> All homosexual people can also call themselves gay. Homosexual attraction can sometimes include nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite book |title=25 Great Lesson Plans about Sexual Orientation |year=2017 |last1=Clark |first1=Terri |last2=Gilbert |first2=Tracie Q. |last3=Rayne |first3=Karen |quote=The prefix ''homo'' in the word ''homosexuality'' means "same" or "similar." Thus, homosexual (usually called ''gay'' or ''lesbian'') people are by definition exclusively attracted to people of the same sex. For most gay people, this usually means attraction to the same biological sex, but for some gay people it can also include attraction to certain trans and intersex people, as well as people of all sorts of gender identities. |url=https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594/photo/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721070737/https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Nonbinary people who are mainly attracted to other nonbinary people could call themselves homosexual, gay, or [[#NBLNB|NBLNB]] (nonbinary loving nonbinary). Nonbinary people who also identify as men or women to some degree, and are mainly attracted to the same, might also call themselves homosexual, gay, and/or lesbian.

===Gai===
[[File:Gai flag.png|thumb|right|The gai flag, designed by opalescentorbisian on tumblr. Meaning: "Orange is for [[Galactian system|solarian]] nbs, yellow is for nbs in general, green is for stellarian nbs, blue is for multi-attracted nbs who feel gai towards more than one gender, and purple is for lunarian nbs."]]
The term "gai" is for nonbinary people who feel their attraction is gay but in a nonbinary way. Being gai does not require attraction to only one gender or attraction to the same gender.<ref>[https://gai-strayt-alliance.tumblr.com/post/175212373813/what-do-the-terms-gai-and-strayt-mean What *do* the terms gai and strayt mean?], 24 June 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230517075604/https://gai-strayt-alliance.tumblr.com/post/175212373813/what-do-the-terms-gai-and-strayt-mean Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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File:Gaiflux arco-pluris.png|A gaiflux flag, designed by tumblr user arco-pluris.
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===Gay===
[[File:Nonbinary gay by thepokedexisgay.png|thumb|right|A nonbinary gay pride flag designed in 2018 by Alois (tumblr url thepokedexisgay)]]
Although gay is a synonym for homosexual, some people prefer the word gay over the word homosexual for themselves. A gay person can be any gender. There are gay men, gay women, and gay nonbinary people.<ref name="Cavar">{{Cite web |title=I Call Myself Nonbinary...And Gay |last=Cavar |first=Sarah |work=The Odyssey Online |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=23 November 2020 |url= https://www.theodysseyonline.com/call-nonbinaryand-gay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608052554/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/call-nonbinaryand-gay |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Additionally, "gay" is sometimes used as a broad umbrella term for all non-[[Heterosexuality|hetero]] people.

American musician [[King Princess]] describes herself as a both a [[genderqueer]] person and gay [[woman]].<ref name="Menuez"/>
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===Omnigay===
"Omnigay" is a term which can be used by individuals with [[genderfluid|fluid gender]] who experience fluid attraction as well, "so that the individual is always attracted to [their] same gender."<ref>[https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/618510739577126913/is-there-a-genderorientation-word-for-when-your anonymous asked: is there a gender/orientation word for when your attraction changes with your gender?], 18 May 2020</ref> Omnigay was coined in 2014 by tumblr user monetarymollusk.<ref>[https://monetarymollusk.tumblr.com/post/78213960554/in-response-to-an-earlier-post-i-tagged-as In response to an earlier post I tagged as 'OMNIGAY' I would like to inform u what omnigay means.], 1 March 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201106170606/https://monetarymollusk.tumblr.com/post/78213960554/in-response-to-an-earlier-post-i-tagged-as Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In 2017, tumblr user shadowofthedude coined a synonym "omnique" (pronounced om-NEEK) which can also be used as a noun (ex: "I'm an omnique.") "Omnique" is formed by combining "omnigay" and "[[queer]]".<ref>[https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/161192069014/ahh-hello-i-have-a-few-terms-genders-ive Ahh hello, I have a few terms (genders) I’ve coined that I also have flag designs for], 29 May 2017 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127044207/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/161192069014/ahh-hello-i-have-a-few-terms-genders-ive Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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Omnigay flag 1.png|Original Omnigay flag. Has been criticised for resembling the Confederate flag.<ref name="Omnigay-alt-flags">https://salppho.tumblr.com/post/181845106432/the-omnigay-omnique-community</ref>
Omnique flag 1.png|Omnigay/omnique flag by shadowofthedude.
Omnigay flag 2.png|An omnigay/omnique flag by salppho. Intended as "combination of the sapphic, diamoric, and achillean flag colors in a configuration reflective of the trans flag."<ref name="Omnigay-alt-flags" />
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===Symmaic===
[[File:Symmaic.png|thumb|right|The symmaic flag, designed by by identity-workshop. Purple represents "the median between masculinity and femininity", and the yellow and white both represent nonbinary attraction.]]
Coined in 2018 by tumblr user identity-workshop. A symmaic person is a nonbinary person attracted to their same gender. The prefix sym is taken from the word "symmetry".<ref name="symmaic_contraic" />
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==Usually attracted to more than one gender==

There are many orientations that feel attraction to more than one gender. The most well-known labels in this "multisexual umbrella" or "m-spectrum" are bisexuality, pansexuality, omnisexuality, and polysexuality, but there are many less common ones as well.
[[File:Pride_Parade_2016_(28069911654).jpg|thumb|A pride parade in which bisexual and pansexual flags can be seen.]]

===Bisexuality===
Bisexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to more than one gender.<ref>[https://bisexualresearch.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-bisexualityreport.pdf The Bisexuality Report: Bisexual inclusion in LGBT equality and diversity.] 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230320103341/https://bisexualresearch.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-bisexualityreport.pdf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Under the Bisexual Umbrella: Diversity of Identity and Experience |last=Flanders |first=Corey E. |work=Journal of Bisexuality |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2017.1297145 |doi=10.1080/15299716.2017.1297145 |quote=Bisexuality as a single identity encompasses so many different meanings and attractions and behaviors for people who explicitly identify as bisexual. The general identity definition most commonly used, attraction to more than one gender, then leaves room for the multitudinous expressions of that identity. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182010/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2017.1297145 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="scot_What">{{Cite web |title=What's In A Name? |author=Lorna |work=Scottish Bi+ Network |date=15 October 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= http://www.scottishbinet.org/2018/10/whats-in-name.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130235531/http://www.scottishbinet.org:80/2018/10/whats-in-name.html |archive-date=30 January 2010 |quote=Bi: Attraction to two or more genders, and can include non-binary gender(s). Can also be used for attraction to all genders. }}</ref> Some define this as attraction to "women and men".<ref name="Savin-Williams2018">{{Cite web |title=Are Pansexuals Bisexual, Queer, Trans, Asexual, or Unique? |last=Savin-Williams |first=Ritch C. |work=Psychology Today |date=14 June 2018 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-sexuality-and-romance/201806/are-pansexuals-bisexual-queer-trans-asexual-or-unique |quote=bisexuality refers to sexual/romantic attraction to both men and women, to varying degrees. }}</ref><ref name="Sutherland2020">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQIAPK: Let's Unpack the Acronym |last=Sutherland |first=Amy |work=Harlot |date=2020 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://callmeharlot.com/all-learning-content/lgbtqiapk-lets-unpack-the-acronym |quote=A bisexual person is someone who is sexually and romantically attracted to both male- and female-identifying people. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111223859/https://www.callmeharlot.com/all-learning-content/lgbtqiapk-lets-unpack-the-acronym |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Others define bisexuality as attraction to two categories of people: the same as one's own gender, and different than one's own gender.<ref name="Harte2019">{{Cite web |title=Being bisexual+ & nonbinary while rejecting the gender binary |last=Harte |first=Mackenzie |work=Queerty |date=19 September 2019 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://www.queerty.com/bisexual-nonbinary-rejecting-gender-binary-20190919 |quote=A common misconception about bisexuality+ is that it means that you are only attracted to men and women (typically assumed to be cisgender men and cisgender women). This is untrue. Bisexuality+ means that you have the capacity to be attracted to genders like your own and genders unlike your own. There is no inherent binary to a bisexual+ (bi+) identity, and I am the proof of that as someone who is bisexual+ and nonbinary. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817110525/https://www.queerty.com/bisexual-nonbinary-rejecting-gender-binary-20190919 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Others define bisexuality as attraction to people of any gender. What "bisexuality" means when nonbinary identities are taken into account is a matter of debate. Many people feel that "bi-" reinforces the gender binary, and erases nonbinary identities, preferring pansexual or polysexual. Others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bisexualindex.org.uk/index.php/Bisexuality#binary|title="Bi means two so bisexuality is transphobic"|work=The Bisexual Index|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506225840/http://www.bisexualindex.org.uk/index.php/Bisexuality|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> argue that "bisexual" was originally coined to describe a sexuality which included aspects of both heterosexuality and homosexuality, and that it should be interpreted as inclusive of attraction to all genders or sexes, although there are certainly bisexuals who do only feel attraction to two specific genders, whether those be "men and women", "women and genderqueer folks", or any two genders imaginable.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lapointe |first= Alicia Anne|date=2016| title='It's not Pans, It's People': Student and Teacher Perspectives on Bisexuality and Pansexuality|journal= Journal of Bisexuality|volume=17 |issue= 1 |pages= 88–107 |doi= 10.1080/15299716.2016.1196157}}</ref>

Notable bisexual nonbinary people include:
* Musician [[Sydney Dolezal]]
* Activist [[Shiri Eisner]]
* Activist, musician, and writer [[Denarii Grace]]
* Activist, educator, and therapist [[Alex Iantaffi]]
* Entrepreneur and activist [[Bethany C. Meyers]]
* Actor and musician [[Sara Ramirez]]
* Animator and musician [[Rebecca Sugar]]
* Musician and dancer [[Alex Sturbaum]]

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File:Bi flag.svg|Bisexual flag.
File:Bi triangles.svg|Bisexual triangle symbol.
File:Bisexual-moon-symbol.svg|Bisexual double moon symbol, to avoid use of triangles. This example is in the bi flag colors. Moons are a reference to how bisexuality isn't "just a phase."
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"Bisexual" has also sometimes been used to describe a [[gender identity]] that is nonbinary.<ref>{{cite book| title=Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society |year=2004 |url=https://archive.org/details/sexualitiesident0000unse/page/222/mode/2up |page=222 |chapter=Two Many and Not Enough: The Meanings of Bisexual Identities |last=Rust |first=Paula C. |quote=The question of the role of gender in sexuality is particularly problematic for individuals whose own genders do not fall neatly into either the 'woman' or the 'man' category. [...] Seven bisexual respondents in the current study identify themselves as bisexual not only because they are attracted to both women and men, but because they are, themselves, either both women and men, neither women and men, both passive and active in sex, or both genitally male and female— the latter occurring in one respondents' fantasies only.|archive-url=False |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===Pansexuality===
Pansexuality is a sexual orientation that involves sexual attraction to people of all genders.<ref name="Webb">{{Cite web |title=5 things you should know on Pansexual Visibility Day |last=Webb |first=Laurence |work=LGBT Foundation |date=May 21, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527233157/https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Human Rights Campaign: Glossary of Terms] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307132044/https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Pansexuals are attracted to all types of people. They might be "gender-blind" (meaning that gender is insignificant or irrelevant in determining their attraction), or they might not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://posi-pan.tumblr.com/post/175752109717/whats-the-difference-between-pan-and-omni|title=ANONYMOUS ASKED: What's the difference between pan and omni?|date= 10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154856/https://posi-pan.tumblr.com/post/175752109717/whats-the-difference-between-pan-and-omni|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Some people prefer to call themselves 'pansexual' rather than bisexual because they feel the word "bisexual" has [[Gender binary|binary]] implications.<ref>https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pansexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20220830201400/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pansexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608010348/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness & Visibility Day is celebrated on May 24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=May 24 is Pan Awareness Day |author= |work=diversity.lbl.gov |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=11 November 2021 |url= https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/21/may-24-is-pan-awareness-day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604065708/https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/21/may-24-is-pan-awareness-day/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Notable pansexual nonbinary or genderqueer people include:
*Entertainer [[Courtney Act]]
*Musician and actor [[Shamir Bailey]]
*Musician [[Christine and the Queens]]
*Musician and actor [[Miley Cyrus]]
*Writer and CEO [[Tiffany Jana]]
*Astrophysicist and politician [[Amita Kuttner]]
*Model [[Kyle McCoy]]
*Writer and internet personality [[Jim Sterling]]
*DJ and music producer [[Moore Kismet]]

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File:Pansexuality_flag.svg|Pansexual flag. As defined by the flag's designers, the yellow is for non-binary attraction, as well as life & happiness.
File:Pansexual symbol.png|Pansexual symbol.
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It is not uncommon for people to use both bisexual and pansexual as labels, due to the overlapping definitions. Notable nonbinary people who are both bi and pan include musician [[Mal Blum]], musician [[Sarah Shook]], and activist [[Gigi Raven Wilbur]].

===Omnisexuality===
[[File:Omni.png|thumb|Omnisexual flag.]]
Omnisexuality/omniromanticism is attraction to all genders/every gender.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Omni-543925827 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603002616/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Omni-543925827 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://queerheadcanonoftheday.tumblr.com/definitions [https://web.archive.org/web/20230517214704/http://queerheadcanonoftheday.tumblr.com/definitions Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> By some definitions, this is a synonym for pansexual.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omnisexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701043932/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omnisexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution|year=2013|quote=Pansexual/omnisexual: people who are attracted (sexually, romantically, and/or otherwise) to people of all genders and sexes, or to multiple genders and sexes, or regardless of sex and gender, and who identify as pan/omni. Pansexuality and omnisexuality differ from each other by their Greek and Latin roots (''pan'' meaning ''all'' in Greek, and ''omni'' the same in Latin.)|page=28|authorlink=Shiri Eisner|last=Eisner|first=Shiri}}</ref> By other definitions, it is similar to pansexuality but with gender playing a role in attraction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thisistheirs.tumblr.com/post/625989035693899776/omnisexual-polysexual-visibility-solidarity |title=Omnisexual, Polysexual Visibility & Solidarity|date=9 August 2020 |archive-date= 7 December 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201207155116/https://thisistheirs.tumblr.com/post/625989035693899776/omnisexual-polysexual-visibility-solidarity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m-spec-as-heck.tumblr.com/post/625566805363195904/hey-i-have-an-mspec-question-if-you-can-answer-it|title=black-masquerade asked: Hey I have an mspec question if you can answer it maybe?|date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030604/https://m-spec-as-heck.tumblr.com/post/625566805363195904/hey-i-have-an-mspec-question-if-you-can-answer-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="romero">{{Cite web |title=pansexual vs omnisexual (are they the same?) |author=Romero, Britney |work=YouTube |date=9 June 2019 |access-date=28 September 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4MwY8-iNQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515235909/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4MwY8-iNQ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

In 2020, the date of March 21 was proposed as Omni Pride Day, because rotating the M and N in "OMNI" makes it resemble the numerals 0321.<ref>{{Cite web |title=national Omni Pride Day |author=thepartyboy607 |work=r/omnisexual |date=6 November 2020 |access-date=11 November 2021 |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/omnisexual/comments/jp8lf5/national_omni_pride_day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617113507/https://www.reddit.com/r/omnisexual/comments/jp8lf5/national_omni_pride_day/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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===Polysexuality===
[[File:Polysexual.jpg|thumb|Polysexual flag.]]
Polysexuals are attracted towards more than one gender, but not all genders (as in [[pansexuality]]) and not just both [[binary genders]] (as in some understandings of [[bisexuality]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Polysexuality&oldid=2167603 |title=Polysexuality |website=RationalWiki |date=21 March 2020 |access-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721221943/https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Polysexuality&oldid=2167603 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> For example, someone attracted to all genders except [[men]] might identify as polysexual.<ref name="Murphy2021">{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean to Be Polysexual? Here's How Experts Explain This Sexual Identity |last=Murphy |first=Colleen |work=Health.com |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/polysexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307201505/https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/polysexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Polysexual people might or might not have a gender preference.<ref>{{cite book |title=Affirmative Counseling with LGBTQI+ People |date=2017 |publisher= Wiley |quote=Polysexual (adjective) describing a person who is predisposed to bond emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually with many different sexes or genders. The attraction and interest are not necessarily equally split among these sexes or genders.}}</ref>

The polysexual flag, designed by Tumblr user Samlin in 2012, has pink for women, blue for men, and green for nonbinary people.<ref name="Murphy2021" />

Polysexuality should not be confused with polyamory, which is about openly being in a relationship with more than one partner at the same time.<ref name="Murphy2021" />
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===Agatic===
[[File:Agatic.png|thumb|Agatic flag.]]
"A woman who is attracted to women and nonbinary people (to any degree), exclusively or not."<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Agatic-symbol-850224926 Agatic symbol], 28 July 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220828062242/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Agatic-symbol-850224926 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Ammolic===

Any nonbinary person who is attracted to women and nonbinary people. (NBLW and NBLNB)<ref>[https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/618749903321088000/ammolic-ammolite ammolic + ammolite], 21 May 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210104155045/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/618749903321088000/ammolic-ammolite Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176208037185/ammolic-love-moodboard-ammolic-a-non-binary Ammolic Love Moodboard], 23 July 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210104155020/https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176208037185/ammolic-love-moodboard-ammolic-a-non-binary Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Term coined and flag created by tumblr user ideas-of-immortality in July 2018, based on the gemstone ammolite.<ref>[https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176098537825/ammolic-ahm-mawlic-nblnb-and-nblw-not-to-be Ammolic (Ahm-mawlic): NblNb and NblW], 20 July 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201202165505/https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176098537825/ammolic-ahm-mawlic-nblnb-and-nblw-not-to-be Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176096708815/id-like-to-propose-an-alternative-to-the-current I'd like to propose an alternative to the current label (which I think is Brownisian?) for NblNb and NblW.], 20 July 2018</ref> Also known as Brownitian (coined by tumblr user saturnic-vapour<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/175444624570/brownitian-pride-flag Brownitian Pride Flag], 1 July 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601040031/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/175444624570/brownitian-pride-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>) or Ametrian.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Brownitian-Ammolic-Ametrian-Symbol-850045378 Brownitian/Ammolic/Ametrian Symbol], 27 July 2020</ref>
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Ammolic by ideas-of-immortality.jpg|Original ammolic flag made in 2018 by ideas-of-immortality.
Ammolic by sunshinepride.jpg|Redesign by sunshinepride. Red stripe for self-love & acceptance, Orange stripe for attraction to women, Yellow stripe for nonbinary love, Lighter green stripe for attraction to nonbinary people, and Green stripe for loyalty & strength.
Ammolic by sunshinepride - 7 stripes.jpg|A seven-stripe version, also by sunshinepride.
Ammolic or Ametrian.png|Ammolic/ametrian pride flag, created in 2018
Brownitian.png|Brownitian pride flag, created in 2018.
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===Citrinian===
[[File:Citrinian.png|thumb|Citrinian flag.]]
"A woman who is attracted to men and nonbinary people (to any degree), exclusively or not."<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Citrinian-symbol-850224951 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052921/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Citrinian-symbol-850224951 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Dahlian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves men, women, nbs, and other agender/genderless people." Coined by tumblr user ''genderless-gibberish''.<ref name="gibberish1" />
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Dahlian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|Flag proposed by tumblr user nova-is-hella-cute
Dahlian by libragender.png|Flag proposed by tumblr user libragender
Dahlian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Flag proposed by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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===Differo-===
Differosexual or differoromantic refers to a person of any gender that is attracted to multiple genders that are different from their own gender.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Differo-1-869558442 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052059/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Differo-1-869558442 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term was created by Tumblr user ''mossy-maze'' on January 15, 2018, along with the below flags.<ref name="differo">{{Cite web |title=Differo- attraction |author=mossy-maze |work= |date=15 January 2018 |access-date=26 February 2021 |url=https://mossy-maze.tumblr.com/post/169724815541/differo-attraction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071731/https://mossy-maze.tumblr.com/post/169724815541/differo-attraction |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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File:Differo 1.png
File:Differo 2.png
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===Disexual or Dyosexual===
'''Disexual''' or '''dyosexual''' is used to specify attraction to exactly two genders, whether those are binary genders or not.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disexual |author= |work=LGBTA Wiki |date= |access-date=2 October 2021 |url=https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Disexual |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071811/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Disexual |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===Enbisian===
[[File:Enbisian.png|thumb|The enbisian flag.]]
A term coined in 2020 by tumblr user ''enbisian.'' This describes the orientation of nonbinary people (fem-aligned or non-aligned) who are attracted to only women and nonbinary people (fem-aligned or non-aligned). The word is a combination of "enby" and "orbisian". The definition is similar to [[Romantic_and_sexual_orientation#neptunic|neptunic]], but unlike neptunic, enbisian cannot be used by men or male-aligned people.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://non-aligned-sapphic.tumblr.com/post/623743928805523456/new-sexuality-enbisian-okay-this-is-a-long-shot| title= New Sexuality: Enbisian| access-date= 2020-08-16| archive-date= 2020-09-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200909004534/https://non-aligned-sapphic.tumblr.com/post/623743928805523456/new-sexuality-enbisian-okay-this-is-a-long-shot| url-status= dead}}</ref>
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===Florian===
[[File:Florian by incusins.png|thumb]]
Men who are exclusively attracted to men and nonbinary people.<ref>https://incusins.tumblr.com/post/648473079436247040/florian</ref>
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===Fincian===
[[File:Fincian by incusins.png|thumb]]
Women who are exclusively attracted to women and nonbinary people.<ref>https://incusins.tumblr.com/post/648473227753095168/fincian [https://web.archive.org/web/20210831095211/https://incusins.tumblr.com/post/648473227753095168/fincian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Geranian===
[[File:Geranian by libragender.png|thumb|Geranian pride flag]]
Coined in November 2020, the term "geranian" describes "an agender/genderless person who loves women, non-binary people, and other agender/genderless people."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/636165367266459648/geranian-pronounced-jer-ey-nee-an-an|title=Geranian|date=29 November 2020| author=Ezran|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604194434/https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/636165367266459648/geranian-pronounced-jer-ey-nee-an-an|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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===Irisian===
[[File:Irisian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|thumb|Irisian flag by tumblr user nova-is-hella-cute.]]
"An agender/genderless person attracted to other agender/genderless people, non-binary people, and men." Coined by tumblr user ''libragender''.<ref>https://nova-is-hella-cute.tumblr.com/post/618966141548855296/irisian-an-agendergenderless-person-attracted-to [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527033217/https://nova-is-hella-cute.tumblr.com/post/618966141548855296/irisian-an-agendergenderless-person-attracted-to Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Jaspian ===
[[File:Jaspian.png|thumb|The jaspian flag, with colors inspired by the mineral. Created by Eli (tumblr user dispositiondocket).]]
A nonbinary person who is attracted to men, nonbinary people, and women. Coined 20 May 2018 by Eli (tumblr user ''dispositiondocket''). Named after the stone/mineral jasper.<ref>https://dispositiondocket.tumblr.com/post/174094472494/jaspian-nblnb-nblm-and-nblw-a-term-for-anyone [https://web.archive.org/web/20230314182644/https://dispositiondocket.tumblr.com/post/174094472494/jaspian-nblnb-nblm-and-nblw-a-term-for-anyone Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> See also Versian.
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===Lilacian===
[[File:Lilacian_by_nova-is-hella-cute.jpg|thumb|Lilacian flag]]
An agender/genderless person attracted to men and nonbinary people. Coined in 2018 by tumblr user ''saturnic-vapour''.<ref>https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/176093442190/i-made-another-term-lilacian-agender-loving-men [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702004240/https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/176093442190/i-made-another-term-lilacian-agender-loving-men Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Litian===
[[File:Litian.jpg|thumb|Litian flag]]
A man who loves women and nonbinary people (exclusively or not).<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/103 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230624061031/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/103 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/184194879860/what-is-called-when-youre-a-man-but-your [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205183905/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/184194879860/what-is-called-when-youre-a-man-but-your Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Marblic/Astronic===
[[File:Marblic or Astronic.png|thumb|Marblic/astronic flag.]]
A man attracted to men, women, and nonbinary people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/54 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117030937/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/54 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="nbandproud2018">[https://nbandproud.tumblr.com/post/176217590471/is-there-a-word-other-than-labradorian-you-can-use Anonymous asked: is there a word other than labradorian you can use because i think most people are gonna think of the dog like i did and it was pretty confusing], 24 July 2018</ref>
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=== Mercuric ===
Also known as mercurian, this term can be used to describe attraction to women, men, and nonbinary people who are [[gender alignment|aligned]] towards one or the other, but not other-aligned or unaligned. Intended to be similar to other planetary-related terms to describe attraction for nonbinary people, such as venusic and marsic.<ref>https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165489879497/hey-hey-so-i-saw-you-coined-some-terms-for-nb [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205183851/https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165489879497/hey-hey-so-i-saw-you-coined-some-terms-for-nb Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Multisexual/Plurisexual/Mspec===
Multisexual, plurisexual, and mspec (or m-spec) are umbrella terms used to describe people who experience attraction to more than one gender, which may include many or all genders. It can describe individuals who are bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, etc, or can be used as a stand-alone identity if one does not wish to specify their orientation further.<ref>{{cite web|title=Multisexual {{!}} LGBTA Wiki |url=https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Multisexual|archive-url=https://archive.ph/5rs7p|archive-date=15 February 2022}}</ref>

There is not one widely-agreed-upon flag for this umbrella term. Some proposed flags are shown here.
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File:Multisexual (purple white blue pink).svg|This flag was created in 2019 by synp.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/kinkflagsrus/art/Multisexual-Official-Pride-Flag-785458128</ref> It has four stripes of purple, white, light blue and pink/magenta. The colors stand for peace, unity, freedom and love/compassion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multisexual Flag Colors Color Scheme |author= |work=schemecolor.com |date= |access-date=15 February 2022 |url= https://www.schemecolor.com/multisexual-flag-colors.php}}</ref>
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File:Multisexuality flag.svg
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===Nomasexual/Nomaromantic===
Attraction to all genders except (binary) men.<ref name="NSM">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Sexuality Masterpost |author= |work=Lovesick Romantic |date=21 September 2017 |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://sparrowpraxis.tumblr.com/post/165570721870/nonbinary-sexuality-masterpost-hey-there-the-enby|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604223353/https://sparrowpraxis.tumblr.com/post/165570721870/nonbinary-sexuality-masterpost-hey-there-the-enby |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="polyamaesthetic2020"/>
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===Nowomasexual/Nowomaromantic===
Attraction to all genders except (binary) women.<ref name="NSM" /><ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" />
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===Opalian===
Opalian is a label for people who are both nonbinary and a man, attracted to men and nonbinary people.<ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Opalian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702003608/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Opalian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Orchidian===
"An agender/genderless person who loves women and men". Coined in January 2020 by tumblr user ''genderless-gibberish''.<ref name="gibberish3">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/190556226130/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528041335/https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/190556226130/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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File:Orchidian.jpg|Orchidian pride flag. Background by flowerfallsyndrome and symbol by queerso.
File:Orchidian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|Orchidian pride flag by nova-is-hella-cute.
File:Orchidian (lavender and white with flower).png|
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===Pluralian===
[[File:Pluralian.png|thumb|Pluralian flag.]]
Umbrella term for anyone (of any gender) who is attracted to more than one gender. Can be used as a noun ("The pluralian decided to date John") or as an adjective ("I'm so pluralian"). A synonym for "m-spec". Coined by ''dinolove453'' on deviantart.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Pluralian-660063419 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702004334/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Pluralian-660063419 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Penultisexual/Penultiromantic===
[[File:Penulti.png|thumb|Penulti- pride flag.]]
Being attracted to all genders except your own.<ref>https://cubeflag.tumblr.com/post/188383541447/penultisexual-flag-attraction-to-every-gender-but [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011544/https://cubeflag.tumblr.com/post/188383541447/penultisexual-flag-attraction-to-every-gender-but Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Periso/Perisosexual/Perisoromantic===
"Being attracted to the same gender and some or all non binary genders but NOT to the other binary gender [...] The word comes from 'per' (through) and 'iso' (identical) meaning literally 'being attracted to the same gender and through the binary i.e. to non binary genders'." Coined by ''queer-coloured-glasses'' on tumblr.<ref>https://queer-coloured-glasses.tumblr.com/post/178573665779/new-orientations-terms [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702003639/https://queer-coloured-glasses.tumblr.com/post/178573665779/new-orientations-terms Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Spectrasexual===
[[File:Spectrasexual flag.png|thumb|A spectrasexual pride flag, with stripes of lavender, deep purple, white, cyan, light blue. The stripes represent (in order) female people, love, nonbinary people, sex, and male people.<ref name="spectra">https://sexuality.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrasexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230522111102/https://sexuality.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrasexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]
Attracted to multiple genders, but not all genders<ref name="Zambon" />, or attraction to "a wide range of genders".<ref name="spectra"/> Spectrasexual falls under the umbrella term of polysexual.
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===Toren-===
[[File:Toren- by nlmgalaxy.png|thumb|Toren- flag created by Tumblr user nlmgalaxy.]]
Torensexual, torenromantic, or torenamoric refer to a person of any gender who experiences attraction to only men and nonbinary people. The term was coined on November 12, 2018 by Tumblr user ''wedontcareaboutyourbinary''.<ref name="toren-trixen">{{Cite web |title="women + nbs" and "men + nbs" orientation language |author= |work=we don't care about your binary |date= |access-date=26 February 2021 |url= https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/180050286353/women-nbs-and-men-nbs-orientation-language|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612003659/https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/180050286353/women-nbs-and-men-nbs-orientation-language|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Torenamoric-871234458 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701050856/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Torenamoric-871234458 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Trixen-===
[[File:Trixen- by nlmgalaxy.png|thumb|Trixen- flag created by Tumblr user nlmgalaxy.]]
Trixensexual, trixenromantic, or trixenamoric refer to a person of any gender who experiences attraction to only women and nonbinary people. The term was coined on November 12, 2018 by Tumblr user ''wedontcareaboutyourbinary''. The prefix "trixen-" combines the Latin noun suffix "-trix", used to form feminine agent nouns (also used in "trixic") with "en" from the term "enby".<ref name="toren-trixen" /><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trixenamoric-871234440 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701043502/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trixenamoric-871234440 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Note: The word "trixenamoric" should not be confused with "vixenamoric", which was created to exclude nonbinary lesbians and pronoun nonconforming lesbians from lesbianism.<ref name="Rylan" /><ref name="lgbt_Vixe" />
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===Versian===
[[File:Versian.png|thumb|Versian pride flag.]]
Term meaning "nonbinary people who love women, nonbinary people, and men. Comes from the word universe, keeping in with the [[Galactian system|space-themed terms]] for nonbinary people. of course, a versian person could also i.d as pan-, but this term places emphasis on being of a nonbinary gender(s)". Term and flag created by xeno-aligned on tumblr in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/174514680991/versian-an-alternate-term-flag-for-nonbinary|title=Versian|author=xeno-aligned|date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xcKP0|archive-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> See also Jaspian.
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==Usually attracted to nonbinary people==

Words for orientations involving [[nonbinary]] people are, at this time in history, not as developed or widely agreed upon as those involving people who have [[binary genders]].

Orientations tend to be named and categorized in a way that involves one's own gender identity. For example, "lesbian" indicates not only that one is attracted to women, but also that one identifies as a woman. Some words for sexual orientations make reference to one's own gender: heterosexuality and homosexuality, gay and lesbian.

Some words for sexual orientations don't make reference to one's own gender, which makes it easier for nonbinary people to use them. This includes androphilic, gynephilic, ceterosexuality, and asexuality. This is also the case for bisexuality, polysexuality, omnisexuality, and pansexuality, which mean attraction to more than one gender of people. People disagree about how each of these involve transgender, nonbinary, and [[intersex]] people, and which of these words is the most inclusive and respectful of the legitimacy of them.
===Ageninic===
[[File:Ageninic.png|thumb|Ageninic flag]]
Attraction to only [[agender]] people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/18 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117020805/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/18 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Aliamoric===
[[File:Aliamoric (new) by ragamuffins system.png|thumb]]
Word for a nonbinary person exclusively attracted to other nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-0qopLPQw/|author=kaykaylovesbooks|date=13 October 2021|access-date=20 November 2021|title=Hello lovely people! Today's pride stack is the Aliamoric flag!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071812/https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-0qopLPQw/|archive-date=21 July 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The term and the flags were made by Tumblr user gay-rats-sys (now called the-ragamuffins-sys).<ref>https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/Aliamoric [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052438/https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/Aliamoric Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Androgynesexual===
Androgynesexual refers to attraction to androgynous or gender neutral people.<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146780123855/nin [https://web.archive.org/web/20230119202325/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146780123855/nin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> However, androgynesexual carries the connotation that the person of attraction is both masculine and feminine, rather than neither.<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162155422185/androgyne-orientation [https://web.archive.org/web/20221230043500/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162155422185/androgyne-orientation Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Sometimes it is defined as attraction to men and women with [[androgynous]] appearances<ref name="wiki_Andr">{{Cite web |title=Androgynosexual |author= |work=AVENwiki |date= |access-date=26 September 2020 |url= http://wiki.asexuality.org/Androgynosexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510011703/http://wiki.asexuality.org/Androgynosexual|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>, or to simply anyone with [[androgynous]] appearance.<ref name="coll_Defi">{{Cite web |title=Definition of androgynosexual {{!}} New Word Suggestion |author= |work=Collins Dictionary |date=26 May 2016 |access-date=26 September 2020 |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/submission/17417/androgynosexual |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721072234/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/submission/17417/androgynosexual |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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===Antigendersexual / Antigenderromantic===
[[File:Antigender orientation.png|thumb|Antigendersexual/antigenderromantic flag.]]
Attracted to [[genderless]]/[[agender]] people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explaining Sexualities {{!}} Explaining Antigendersexuality |author= |work=Quotev |date=27 July 2019 |access-date=26 September 2020 |url= https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117024419/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/61 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Coined in 2018 by an anonymous tumblr user.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.is/pqHeV|title=Antigendersexual / antigenderromantic|url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176703554485/antigendersexual-antigenderromantic-attracted|date=6 August 2018|archive-date=29 September 2019}}</ref>
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===Aquian===
[[File:Aquian.png|thumb|Aquian pride flag, by an anonymous creator.]]
Only attracted to people whose genders change, e.g. [[genderfluid]] and [[genderflux]]. The term comes from "aqua" meaning water, because water is a fluid.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aquian-870194475 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701050000/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aquian-870194475 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===WLNB/Asterian/Maedic===
[[File:Maedic - WLNB with symbol by Mod Fy.png|thumb|The maedic/WLNB flag created by Mod Fy of beyond-mogai-pride-flags.]]
Terms for a woman attracted to nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soft-sapphic-love.tumblr.com/post/612236371144458240/hey-im-a-girl-and-im-pretty-sure-that-im-only |title=Anonymous asked: hey! i'm a girl and i'm pretty sure that i'm only attracted to non-binary people (no matter how they present/align), so what would that make me exactly label-wise???|date=10 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127213558/https://soft-sapphic-love.tumblr.com/post/612236371144458240/hey-im-a-girl-and-im-pretty-sure-that-im-only|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.etsy.com/listing/798601197/custom-sexuality-symbol-pride-flag |title= Custom Sexuality Symbol Pride Flag Buttons|first=Christopher|last=Ikonomou|website=etsy.com}}</ref> The term "asterian" was coined in 2018 or possibly earlier by tumblr user orbisian-prinxess, who wrote:
{{quote|Aster comes from the ancient greek word for star, and specifically the term asterian is derived from asterisk, meaning ‘little star’. As non-binaries are often represented by stars (hence [[Galactian system|stellarian]]) as there are countless billions of stars completely seperate from the influence of our human gender binary (unlike the sun and moon, having been gendered in religions and cultures through time), loving nb people as a woman is known as being an asterian, especially as women are represented by circles, and if the outer points of an asterisk are joined it forms a circle - representing the union of nb people and woman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asterian |url=https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/176383259124/asterian |author=orbisian-prinxess |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721082306/https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/176383259124/asterian |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=9 February 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>}}

"Maedic", coined in 2018 by Mod Alec/Jace of tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags, is a synonym for asterian. This word was derived from the maenads of Greek mythology, who were female followers of Dionysus and consorts of Hermaphrodite (deity of [[androgyny]]).<ref name="beyo_Maed">{{Cite web |title=Maedic/WLNB Pride Flag |author= |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=7 February 2018 |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170626057825/maedicwlnb-pride-flag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623192317/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170626057825/maedicwlnb-pride-flag |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="beyo_Hell">{{Cite web |title=Hello Followers! |author= |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=19 June 2021 |url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170442283755/hello-follows |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721072308/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170442283755/hello-followers |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Note: "Asterian" is also an alternative term for men who love men.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=lumiexalt |number=1289682980894466048|title=asterian and blue rose are both such wonderful terms for mlm.. they're based on FLOWERS.... and the achillean flag has a flower too AAAHHHHHH|date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=gay / mlm / asterian oomfs should watch this show already if they havent yet like its very good content|date=2 September 2020|user=bloomfilters|number=1301257371705135114}}</ref>

Various WLNB flags can be seen in [[:Category:WLNB pride flags]].
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===Astroidian or Asteroidian===
[[File:Astroidian.png|thumb|Astroidian flag.]]
Umbrella term for any man or masculine-aligned person who is attracted to nonbinary people, including but not limited to: gay men, bisexuals, pansexuals, polysexuals, etc.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230721072308/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/187519089415/astroidian-panromantic-sunrises-requested-by astroidian panromantic + sunrises], 15 September 2019</ref> An alternative term for this is Adonic.<ref name="nbandproud2018" /><ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/70 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702002717/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/70 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=gimmemrss|number=1253624117103902721|title=like diamoric was created for enbies that found terms like "straight" or "gay" insufficient. astroidian/adonic which essentially means MLNB and maedic which basically means WLNB. do these terms have problems? probably, i dont know but theyre there|date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
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===Bigeninic===
[[File:Bigeninic.jpg|thumb|Bigeninic pride flag]]
Attracted to [[bigender]] people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/31 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052236/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/31 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

=== Delphinian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves other agender/genderless people." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1" />
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File:Delphinian.png|Delphinian flag by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.
Delphinian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Delphinian flag by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon.<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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=== Diamoric ===
[[File:Diamoric.png|thumb|The diamoric pride flag, created on 26 June 2016.]]
"A form of attraction felt by nonbinary people who feel that being nonbinary affects their experience with attraction or a nonbinary form of attraction that does not fit a same or similar vs opposite or other gender attraction dichotomy. ‘Diamoric orientations’ is an umbrella term for all orientations lables that describe nonbinary attraction that does not conform to a similar/opposite gender dichotomy."<ref name="diamoricpositivity">{{cite web|url= https://diamoricpositivity.tumblr.com/post/174544315194/nonbinary-orientation-terms|date=3 June 2018|title=Nonbinary orientation terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507232637/https://diamoricpositivity.tumblr.com/post/174544315194/nonbinary-orientation-terms|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> "Diamoric" can also describe a relationship or attraction that involves at least one nonbinary person.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Diamoric-629060256 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701051927/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Diamoric-629060256 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

The term was originally going to be "dionysian" from the god Dionysus, but this drew criticism, and "diamoric" was decided as the replacement. It is formed from the Greek prefix "dia-", meaning "passing through", "going apart", or "thoroughly/completely" and the Latin "amor" for love.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128193139/http://androgyne-enjolras.tumblr.com/post/147395086504/diamoric-love|url=http://androgyne-enjolras.tumblr.com/post/147395086504/diamoric-love|archive-date=18 January 2018|date=14 July 2016|title=Diamoric Love}}</ref>

=== Enbian ===
"[NBLNB], nonbinary people who experience attraction towards nonbinary people (whether exclusively or not)."<ref name="diamoricpositivity" />
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File:Enbian.jpg|Enbian flag, created by tumblr user the-ross-winchester.
File:Enbian pride.png|Another enbian flag: a pair of interlocking nonbinary symbols on the nonbinary flag.
File:Enbian Pride flag.svg|Enbian flag. Yellow for gender outside the binary. Purple for genders that are a mix or between male & female. Black for genderlessness. White for those who are many/all genders.
File:Enbian 2.png|Another variant of enbian flag.
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More enbian flag designs can be seen in [[:Category:Enbian pride flags]].

===Enboric===
[[File:Enboric by goodpositivitylgbt.jpg|thumb|Enboric flag, created by tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.]]
"[A]n umbrella term to describe any attraction to nonbinary people. coined with nonbinary people in mind, but can be used by anyone who is attracted to nonbinary people and not straight."<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" />
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=== Lunaric ===
[[File:Lunaric.png|thumb|Lunaric flag]]
Attraction solely to lunarians, female-aligned nonbinary people, and feminine nonbinary people (but not women). Coined in 2017 by tumblr user loud-and-queer.<ref name=":2">https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165279086792/non-aligned-sapphic-and-nonaligned-nblw-if [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184001/https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165279086792/non-aligned-sapphic-and-nonaligned-nblw-if Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Magnolian===
[[File:Magnolian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|thumb|Magnolian pride flag, by tumblr user nova-is-hella-cute.]]
"An agender/genderless person who loves nonbinary people and agender/genderless people". Coined in January 2020 by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish3" /> Note: this word has also been used to mean a certain type of nonbinary [[gender expression]].<ref name="queerdolls" />

===Mixsexual===
In 2018, [[Kate Bornstein]] proposed the term "mixsexual" to mean "people who are attracted to people who, intentionally or not, mix gender in body or soul."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=katebornstein|number=988865060289286145|title=Q4 Using hetero/homo/bi -sexual as base for the language of gendered sexual attraction, I propose mixsexual for people who are attracted to people who, intentionally or not, mix gender in body or soul. Mix is actually a legit prefix. Discuss, please? #SexTalkTuesday|date=24 April 2018}}</ref>

===NBLNB===
Nonbinary people loving nonbinary people (often abbreviated as nblnb, NBlNB, NblNb) is a term that refers to nonbinary people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to other nonbinary people.

===Neutric/neutray/neutrian===
"[A] specific term for [[neutrois]] attracted to neutrois". Coined in 2018 by tumblr user arco-pluris. The flags are shades of yellow, since yellow is "the neutral color."<ref name="arco_Neut">{{Cite web |title=Neutric/NLN Flags |author=arco-pluris |work=diversity |date=4 March 2018 |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171538679862/neutriannln-pride-flags|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831094933/https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171538679862/neutriannln-pride-flags |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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File:Neutric 1.png
File:Neutric 2.png
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===Ninsexual/Ninromantic===
[[File:Ninsexual.png|thumb|A ninsexual pride flag.]]
Attraction to genders that are '''N'''eutral '''I'''n '''N'''ature<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" /> (e.g. [[neutrois]], [[gender neutral]], etc.)
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===Paninic/Pangeninic===
[[File:Paninic.jpg|thumb|Paninic flag.]]
Attracted to [[pangender]] people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/25 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117033729/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/25 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176747281290/paninicpangeninic-pride-flag [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034245/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176747281290/paninicpangeninic-pride-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Saturnic ===
[[File:Saturnic.jpg|thumb|Saturnic flag.]]
Attraction solely to other nonbinary people, including those who may be woman-aligned and/or man-aligned, but not to women nor men.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Saturnic-747909854 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220716225331/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Saturnic-747909854 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Appears to have been coined in 2018 by tumblr user arco-pluris.<ref>https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/174064997072/saturnics-saturnic-attracted-to [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131074032/https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/174064997072/saturnics-saturnic-attracted-to Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Ceterosexuality===
Ceterosexuality, formerly skoliosexuality, means a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to nonbinary people, and perhaps other kinds of transgender people as well. <ref>{{cite web|first=Jack|last= Molay|title=Transgender, Genderqueer and Transsexual Glossary|date=25 January 2010| url=http://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html}}</ref> Some believe the term is only to be used by nonbinary people<ref name="diamoricpositivity" />, though it was coined in the context of binary people's attraction to nonbinary people.<ref name="Nelde">[https://www.deviantart.com/nelde/art/Sexual-Attraction-v2-180255547 Sexual Attraction v2], Sep 23, 2010 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220120222527/https://www.deviantart.com/nelde/art/Sexual-Attraction-v2-180255547 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Nonbinary people who are attracted to other nonbinary people might also use the terms homosexual, homoromantic, gay, NBLNB, etc. Skoliosexual was coined in 2010 by the user Nelde on DeviantArt<ref name="Nelde" />, but due to a somewhat problematic etymology (skolio- comes from the Greek for "crooked"), some prefer to use the term ceterosexual, (from Latin "cetera", meaning "other") or allotroposexual (from Greek "allotropo" meaning "different").<ref name="Stieg">{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean To Be Skoliosexual? |last=Stieg |first=Cory |work=refinery29.com |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-is-skoliosexual-definition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123425/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-is-skoliosexual-definition |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/16339992032/skoliosexual-adj [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052033/https://genderqueerid.com/post/16339992032/skoliosexual-adj Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Several flags have been proposed and used for ceterosexuality. See [[:Category:Cetero pride flags]].

=== Solaric ===
[[File:Solaric.png|thumb|Solaric pride flag.]]
Attraction solely to solarians, male-aligned nonbinary people, and masculine nonbinary people (but not men).<ref name=":2" />
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=== Stellaric ===
[[File:Stellaric.png|thumb|Stellaric pride flag.]]
Attraction solely to non-aligned nonbinary people and stellarians.<ref name=":2" /><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Stellaric-748747050 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324212123/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Stellaric-748747050 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Given that this term is based on [[Galactian system#Stellarian|stellarian]], it could also be taken as a term for attraction solely to stellarians and gender-neutral nonbinary people. This would be similar to the origins and use of lunaric and solaric.
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=== Terraric ===
A nonbinary person attracted to nonbinary people and [[Galactian system|stellarians]]. Also may be called Terrasexual, Terraromantic, or Terrarian.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Terraric-1-665395945 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010841/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Terraric-1-665395945 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Judging by the wording, the use of "nonbinary people" here may be referring to [[Gender alignment|non-aligned]] nonbinary people.
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File:Terraric with symbol.png
File:Terraric no symbol.png
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=== Wisterian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves enbies." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1" /> Note: this word has also been used to mean a certain type of nonbinary [[gender expression]].<ref name="queerdolls">https://queer-dolls.tumblr.com/post/190876317516/rosarian-a-nonbinary-person-who-expresses-their [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702004108/https://queer-dolls.tumblr.com/post/190876317516/rosarian-a-nonbinary-person-who-expresses-their Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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File:Wisterian.png|Wisterian pride flag by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.
File:Wisterian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Wisterian pride flag by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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==Usually not attracted==
[[File:Pride in London 2016 - Asexual people in the parade at Trafalgar Square.png|thumb|Asexual participants in the Pride in London 2016 parade. Photo by Katy Blackwood.]]

===Asexuality===

''Disambiguation: for asexuality in the sense of a person born without sexual organs, that is an intersex condition, so instead see [[intersex]]. People who don't experience sexual attraction are most often not intersex.''

Asexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person usually does not feel sexual attraction to any gender identity. Asexuality is a condition characterized by a lack of sexual attraction. This is an enduring characteristic.<ref name="apahelp">{{cite web|title=Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality|publisher=American Psychological Association|accessdate=March 30, 2013|url=http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307042644/https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Asexuality is not the same as celibacy, in which a person may feel sexual attraction, but intentionally chooses not to have sex.<ref name="Halter">{{cite book|author=Margaret Jordan Halter |author2=Elizabeth M. Varcarolis|title=Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing|isbn=978-1-4557-5358-1|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|year=2013|page=382|accessdate=May 7, 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZ15AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA382#v=onepage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115092147/https://books.google.com/books?id=mZ15AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA382|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="DePaulo">{{cite journal|first=Bella|last=DePaulo|title=ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?|journal=Psychology Today|date=September 26, 2011|accessdate=December 13, 2011|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important}}</ref> Asexuality can be mistaken for aromanticism, however they are different (aromanticism is the lack of ''romantic'' attraction rather than sexual). More often than not, people use asexuality to mean something distinct from aromanticism, to say that they may feel romantic attraction, but not sexual attraction.<ref name="Richards and Barker">{{cite book|author=Christina Richards |author2=Meg Barker|title=Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide|isbn=978-1-4462-9313-3|publisher=Sage Publications|year=2013|pages=124–127|accessdate=July 3, 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSiXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT124|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706223115/https://books.google.com/books?id=uSiXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT124|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Asexuality is not the same as a lack of libido. They may have little or no interest in sexual activity, yet sexual activity is viewed independently from sexual attraction. Asexual identifying individuals may also identify, for example, as sex repulsed or sex positive or sex neutral. Some asexual people enjoy taking part in sexual relationships, even though some do not feel an instinctive need to do so.<ref name="Prause">{{cite journal|last=Prause |first=Nicole |author2=Cynthia A. Graham |s2cid=12034925 |date=August 2004 |url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf |title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |volume=36 |pages=341–356 |accessdate=August 31, 2007 |doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3 |pmid=17345167 |issue=3 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307111406/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Many asexuals see asexuality as a queer identity, and under the umbrella of [[MOGII|marginalized orientations, gender identities, and intersex (MOGII)]], because they experience discrimination for their orientation, like lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Asexuality can also be defined as an umbrella term, which can include other kinds of sexuality labels in the asexual spectrum, such as and gray-asexuality, demisexuality, and more.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Scherrer|first=Kristin|title=Coming to an Asexual Identity: Negotiating Identity, Negotiating Desire|journal=Sexualities|volume=11|issue=5|pages=621–641|doi=10.1177/1363460708094269|pmid=20593009|pmc=2893352|year=2008}}</ref><ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111555/http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220205075913/http://jilliancottle.com//hallelujah-its-raining-labels Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Notable asexual nonbinary people include:

* American writer, public speaker, and model [[Tyler Ford]] (b. 1990) is [[agender]] and asexual.<ref name="Childress">{{Cite web |title=“I Like to Exist as a Person”: What It Means to Live Beyond Gender |last=Childress |first=Sarah |work=FRONTLINE |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/i-like-to-exist-as-a-person-what-it-means-to-live-beyond-gender/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521053235/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/i-like-to-exist-as-a-person-what-it-means-to-live-beyond-gender/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Yates">{{Cite web |title=Tyler Ford |last=Yates |first=Kieran |work=Dazed |date= |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/29255/1/tyler-ford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408095543/https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/29255/1/tyler-ford |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="inte_Tyle">{{Cite web |title=Tyler Ford |work=Interview Magazine |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |url= https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/tyler-ford |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603110949/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/tyler-ford |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* Japanese manga artist [[Yuhki Kamatani]] (b. 1983) came out in 2012 as asexual and [[X-gender]].
* American author and illustrator [[Maia Kobabe]]<ref name="Oliver">{{Cite web |title=Gender Queer: A Memoir – Maia Kobabe Explains What it Means to Be Non-Binary and Asexual in Eir Vitally Important Graphic Memoir from Lion Forge |last=Oliver |first=Andy |work=Broken Frontier |date=May 15, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |url= http://www.brokenfrontier.com/gender-queer-memoir-maia-kobabe-lion-forge/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129135530/https://www.brokenfrontier.com/gender-queer-memoir-maia-kobabe-lion-forge/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* American writer [[Sassafras Lowrey]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user= sassafraslowrey|number= 1182723625448685568|date=11 October 2019|title=and to have made a core aspect of my career around writing the queerest books and stories I can imagine. Happy #NationalComingOutDay Queerly yours a: #runaway, formerly #homeless, #genderqueer, #trans, #femme, #queer, #polyamorous, #asexual, #little, #leather boy}}</ref>
* British transgender and asexual activist [[Nat Titman]] (b. 1979).

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File:Asexual flag.svg|Asexual flag. Black for absence of sexuality (asexuality). Grey for grey-asexuality & demisexuality. White for non-asexual partners & allies. Purple for community.
File:Ace-logo4.svg|Logo of Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN). Sometimes used as a symbol of asexuality. Representing the third point on the Kinsey Scale, asexuality, seperate from heterosexuality & homosexuality. Juxtaposed on a purple triangle, for queer identity.
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=== Aromanticism ===
Aromanticism (often abbreviated to aro) is a romantic orientation in which a person usually experiences no romantic attraction towards any genders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aromantic |author= |work=AVENwiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= http://wiki.asexuality.org/Aromantic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621035815/http://wiki.asexuality.org/Aromantic |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Basic Terms: Everyday Terms Used in the Aromantic Community |author= |work=AUREA - Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy |date=October 2021 |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.aromanticism.org/en/basic-terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701094537/https://www.aromanticism.org/en/basic-terms |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> An aromantic person may have interest in romantic activity, however, they tend not to. Aromanticism is not the same as asexuality (the lack of ''sexual'' attraction), nor is it on the asexual or greysexual spectrums. Additionally, not all aromantics are asexual and vice versa. Aromantics who are not asexual or greysexual (allosexual) are known as AroAllos, and those who are both aromantic and asexual are known as AroAces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aromantic Allosexual |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Allosexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331194300/http://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Allosexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aroace |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aroace|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624222235/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aroace |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Some aromantics actively seek out and enjoy being in romantic relationships or queerplatonic relationships, while others do not.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queerplatonic Relationship |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Queerplatonic_Relationship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627163404/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Queerplatonic_Relationship |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Many, though not all, aromantics see their aromanticism as an inherently queer identity and feel that they are included in the LGBT+ acronym and community, since they can experience discrimination due to their romantic orientation and are generally marginalized because of societal norms around romance and amatonormativity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amatonormativity |work=Wikipedia |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatonormativity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607050624/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatonormativity |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Aromanticism can also be defined as an umbrella term or a spectrum which includes identities such as greyromantic (or grey-aromantic), demiromantic, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aromantic Spectrum |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Spectrum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508023532/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Spectrum |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Aromantic Visibility Day was established as June 5th in 2023.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Aromanticvisday |number=1654882160707248131 |date=6 May 2023 |title=this year, we are going to have our first ever Aromantic Visibility Day on June 5. mark your calendars and spread the word. #aromanticvisibilityday}}</ref>

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File:Aromantic Flag.svg|Aromantic flag. The dark and light greens represent the aromantic spectrum, the white represents platonic friendships and intimacy, and the grey and black represent the sexuality spectrum.
File:Aromantic.svg|Aromantic heart symbol. The hexagon is a visual pun on the chemical structure of aromatic hydrocarbons ("aromatic"≈"aromantic").
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===Demisexuality and Gray-Asexuality===
'''Gray-Asexuality''' falls "in the gray area" between allosexuality and asexuality. Gray-aces can be sexually attracted, but less often or to a lesser extent than allosexuals.

'''Demisexuality''' is similar, but different in that a demisexual person will feel sexual attraction only if they have formed an emotional bond with someone, a friend for example.

Notable [[genderqueer]] and [[nonbinary]] people who fall under the demi- umbrella of identities include

* Intersex activist [[Hans Lindahl]] (demisexual)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=hiHelloHans|number=1143204820318162944|title=Just realized that of LGBTQIA, I am 5/7: -Bi -Trans (umbrella: nonbinary/genderqueer) -Queer -Intersex -Asexual (umbrella: demi) can my prize be being left alone|date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>
*Author [[Corey Alexander]] (demiromantic and demigraysexual)<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |last=Simkiss |first=Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809232147/https://www.letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*Drag performer [[Eureka O'Hara]] (pansexual/demisexual)<ref name="Masters">{{Cite web |title=Drag Race's Eureka O'Hara Shares Their Personal Journey With Gender |last=Masters |first=Jeffrey |work=The Advocate |date=22 October 2019 |access-date=25 February 2021 |url= https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/10/22/drag-races-eureka-ohara-tells-us-why-they-detransitioned|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126092645/https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/10/22/drag-races-eureka-ohara-tells-us-why-they-detransitioned |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

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File:Demisexual Flag.svg|Demisexual flag.
File:Asexuality Symbol.svg|Demisexual heart symbol. Derived from AVEN logo.
</gallery>

=== Demiromanticism and Greyromanticism ===
'''Demiromanticism''' is a romantic identity label describing a person who may feel romantic attraction only to people they have formed a bond with. For example, a demiromantic person may be friends with someone for a while before they develop romantic feelings for them. Demiromanticism is on the '''greyromantic''' spectrum and may be considered aromantic too.<gallery>
File:Demiromantic.png|Demiromantic flag.
File:Heart Demiromantic Pride 2.png|Demiromantic Heart Symbol.
</gallery>Some other identity labels that may fall under the asexual and aromantic spectrums are listed [http://www.oulgbtq.org/acearo-spectrum-definitions.html here (external link)].

==Other terms==

===Abrosexuality and Abroromanticism===
'''Abrosexual''' and/or '''abroromantic''' are terms for an orientation that is fluid/changes from time to time. "For example, a person who is abrosexual might be sexually attracted to men at one point, then not sexually attracted to anyone weeks later."<ref name="Abro-WebMD">{{Cite web |title=What Is Abrosexual? |work=WebMD |date=28 June 2021 |access-date=25 January 2022 |url= https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-abrosexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123636/https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-abrosexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> It is important to note that the timeframes of orientation changes are different between different abrosexual/Abroromantic people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ 101 - What does abrosexual mean? |author= |work=Gay Times |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=25 January 2022 |url= https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what-does-abrosexual-mean/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702183049/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what-does-abrosexual-mean/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

The abro- prefix was taken from the Greek root for "delicate" or "graceful", and was chosen to represent "the movement and changing nature of" this orientation.<ref name="Abro-WebMD" />

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File:Abrosexual.png| Most commonly used abrosexual pride flag
File:Abroromantic.png| Most commonly used abroromantic pride flag
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===Novosexuality and Novoromanticism===
[[File:Novosexual.png|thumb|Novosexual flag.]]
Novosexual and/or novoromantic are terms for when someone's orientation changes along with their gender changing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms to Know |author= |work=Out Front Theatre Company {{!}} Georgia's only LGBTQIA+ Theater Company |date= |access-date=3 March 2022 |url= https://outfronttheatre.com/terms-to-know/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702053920/https://outfronttheatre.com/terms-to-know/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean If Someone Identifies As Novosexual? |author= |work=Dictionary.com |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=3 March 2022 |url= https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/novosexual/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701110926/http://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/novosexual/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> See also [[Romantic_and_sexual_orientation#Omnistraight|omnistraight]] and [[Romantic_and_sexual_orientation#Omnigay|omnigay]], earlier in this page.
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==See also==
* [[Sexes]], in the sense of how bodies are put into categories such as female and male
* [[Intimacy]]
* [[LGBT]]
* [https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Gender-Loving-Gender Gender-Loving-Gender] (external link)

==References==
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Cisgender

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'''Cisgender''' (from Latin ''cis-'' "on the same side" + gender) means non-transgender. A cisgender person is a person who isn't [[transgender]], in that their [[gender identity]] matches the [[Sex#Gender Assigned At Birth|sex they were assigned at birth]] and they don't have [[gender dysphoria]]. Being cisgender is an aspect of a person's gender identity. [[Cisgender women]] are women who were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] (or were born with certain [[intersex]] conditions), and who have a female gender identity. [[Cisgender men]] are men who were [[assigned male at birth]] (or were born with certain intersex conditions), and who have a male gender identity.


A person need not have a [[binary gender]] identity in order to be cisgender. People who were born intersex and who have a [[nonbinary]] gender identity can think of themselves as transgender, or as cisgender. Some cisgender intersex people call their gender identity "intersex," or "[[intergender]]." Some people of any gender assigned at birth think of their gender identity as cisgender at the same time as being [[genderqueer]], [[gender nonconforming]], or other identities that don't fit within the gender binary. Most cisgender people don't seek a gender [[transition]], but some do. For example, some drag artists who think of themselves as cisgender go on [[hormone therapy]].</translate><ref>Del Lagrace Volcano and Judith “Jack” Halberstam. ''The Drag King Book''. London: Serpent’s Tail, 1999.</ref>

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== History == 


The word "cisgender" was "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs" to mean "non-transgender." He formed the word "cisgender" from the Latin prefix ''cis-'', "on the same side," which is the counterpart of ''trans-'', "across to the other side."</translate><ref>Julia Serano, "[http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege.]" 2009-05-14. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230226032644/http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

<translate> However, there is some evidence that the word "cisgender" has been independently coined at other times by different people. In 1994, the word appeared in the ''alt.transgendered'' newsgroup, in a post by Dana Leland Defosse, who doesn't define the term, as though it was already familiar to the readers.</translate><ref>Dana Leland Defosse, "[https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/alt.transgendered/acBONWZqmhs Transgender Research.]" May 26, 1994. ''alt.transgendered'' (newsgroup). Accessed 2007-12-22. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307010140/https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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Later, based on the word "cisgender," the word "cissexual" was created. Julia Serano uses both of these words in her book on trans-feminism, ''Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity'' (2007). Starting around 2006, both words came into use in academic writings by other writers, such as in the field of queer studies.

== Cissexual == 


A person who isn't [[transsexual]].</translate><ref>"[https://www.susans.org/wiki/Cissexual Cissexual.]" ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230703202127/https://www.susans.org/wiki/Cissexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> <translate> In some contexts, it can be useful to distinguish between cisgender and cissexual, along with distinguishing between transgender and transsexual. This distinction can be useful when talking about nonbinary and [[gender nonconforming]] people. Saying that a person is cissexual "emphasizes that someone is not dealing with the medical and legal aspects of a gender transition"; by contrast, "someone who has a nonbinary gender and [is] not dealing with the medical and legal aspects of a gender transition might call themselves a cissexual genderqueer."</translate><ref>Tobi Hill-Meyer, "[https://nodesignation.wordpress.com/definitions/ Definitions]." ''No Designation'' (personal blog). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509010823/https://nodesignation.wordpress.com/definitions/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> <translate>
Some nonbinary people who transition call themselves transsexual, whereas other nonbinary or genderqueer people who don't transition can call themselves cissexual. (For example, [[Chanda Prescod-Weinstein]] is an "[[agender]] cis-sex woman".) It is possible to be both transgender and cissexual, if gender and sex are considered to be separate aspects of a person. That said, it is a choice for each person what labels they are comfortable with using for themself, and they may find other ways to label their gender.

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* [[Gender binary]]
* [[Cissexism]]
* [[Cisgender men]]
* [[Cisgender women]]

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Gender variance in spirituality

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[[Gender variance in spirituality]] is about the views that spiritual traditions have toward people who are gender variant. It is also about gender variant figures within those spiritual traditions. Gender variance [[History of nonbinary gender|has always existed]]. Spirituality has often been part of how individuals and [[ethnicity and culture|cultures]] have expressed or regulated that variance.

First, some definitions: "[[Gender variant]]" is shorthand for gender that doesn't conform to one's assigned gender in one's culture, and differs from that of the [[gender binary]]. Gender variance includes those who are [[transgender]], [[gender nonconformity|gender non-conforming]], and [[nonbinary]], reflecting that historical figures used different words for these. "Spirituality" is a category that includes organized religions, as well as paths that are not centrally organized or defined as religions, but are nonetheless spiritual. In religious and folklore studies, the word "mythology" means a religious story, such as one about deities and miracles. In this field of study, "mythology" doesn't mean that the story is untrue or less valid than others.

Scholars differ in how to categorize world spiritualities into a taxonomy or other system of organization. In this article, the following categories of spiritualities are organized first alphabetically, by continent or region, and then by religion or culture. This is with two exceptions, which are ordered differently in this list: [[#Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic religions]], which originated in the [[#Levant spiritualities|Levant region of Asia]], but are best understood as having developed worldwide, and are at the beginning of the list only for alphabetical reasons; and [[#Fictional spiritualities|fictional spiritualities]], which did not historically develop anywhere on a real-world map, and so are explored after the rest of the article.

==Abrahamic religions==
Originating from southwest Asia and spreading worldwide, the Abrahamic religions include Judaism, Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, Rastafarianism, and others. They have certain teachings in common, particularly the belief in one God, specifically Jehovah, the God of Abraham.

=== Judaism ===

==== Views about gender variance in Judaism ====

Some relevant Wikipedia articles:
* [[Wikipedia:LGBT-affirming denominations in Judaism|Wikipedia article on LGBT-affirming denominations in Judaism]]
* [[Wikipedia:Transgender people and religion#Judaism|Wikipedia article transgender people in Judaism]]

===== The six genders in classical Judaism =====
[[File:Tumtum Pride-Flag.png|thumb|A Tumtum pride flag designed by Tumblr user tumtum_and_androgynos in 2018 CE. White and blue symbolize Judaism, and gray for genderlessness.]]

Classical Judaism recognizes six categories of sex/gender, instead of the [[gender binary|male/female gender binary]] from modern Western culture. Jewish law (called ''halacha'') recognises gender ambiguity, and has done so throughout Jewish history.<ref>"More than Just Male and Female: The Six Genders in Ancient Jewish Thought." Freidson, Sarah. Sefaria, 10 June 2016. [https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/37225] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230620051516/https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/37225 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> This ambiguity is defined according to physical presentation (or lack thereof) and primary and secondary sexual characteristics. Then Jewish law assigns six gender roles to these six sexes, each with distinct prohibitions and required duties. According to Rabbi Elliot Kukla, these six are:<ref>Robbie Medwed. "More Than Just Male and Female: The Six Genders in Classical Judaism." ''Sojourn'' (blog). June 01, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714011440/http://www.sojourngsd.org/blog/sixgenders</ref>

* Zachar (זָכָר): This term is derived from the word for a pointy sword and refers to a phallus. It is usually translated as “[[man|male]]” in English.
* Nekeivah (נְקֵבָה): This term is derived from the word for a crevice and probably refers to a vaginal opening. It is usually translated as “[[woman|female]]” in English.
* [[Androgynos]] (אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס): A person who has both “male” and “female” sexual characteristics. In English, translated as [[androgyne]] or [[intersex]]. 149 references in Mishna and Talmud (1st-8th Centuries CE); 350 in classical midrash and Jewish law codes (2nd -16th Centuries CE).
* [[Tumtum]] (טֻומְטוּם "hidden"): A person whose sexual characteristics are indeterminate or obscured. 181 references in Mishna and Talmud; 335 in classical midrash and Jewish law codes. In Yevamot 64a, the Talmud says that the Biblical figures Abraham and Sarah were said to have been born tumtum and infertile, and then miraculously turned into a fertile husband and wife in their old age. The classical description of the physical characteristic of tumtum as skin hiding normal female or male genitals does not exactly match any [[intersex]] condition known today. Modern scholars see it as corresponding with some known intersex conditions with [[ambiguous genitalia]].<ref>"Arachin 4b ~ The Tumtum, the Androgyne, and the Fluidity of Gender." ''Talmudology.'' June 20, 2019. https://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2019/6/17/arachin-4b-the-tumtum-the-androgyne-and-the-invention-of-gender?rq=tumtum [https://web.archive.org/web/20220922011903/https://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2019/6/17/arachin-4b-the-tumtum-the-androgyne-and-the-invention-of-gender?rq=tumtum Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 5 of the 11,242 respondents called themselves tumtum.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - The Worldwide tl;dr." ''Gender Census'' (blog). March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref>
* Ay’lonit (איילונית): A person who is identified as “female” at birth, but fails to develop sexual characteristics at puberty or develops “male” characteristics, and is infertile. 80 references in Mishna and Talmud; 40 in classical midrash and Jewish law codes. Modern scholars think ay'lonit refers to a selection of intersex conditions, such as [[Turner's syndrome]].<ref>"Ketuvot 36 ~ The Aylonit Syndrome and Turner's Syndrome." ''Talmudology.'' March 10, 2015. https://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2015/3/9/ketuvot-36-the-aylonit [https://web.archive.org/web/20230426154123/https://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2015/3/9/ketuvot-36-the-aylonit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 2 of the respondents called themselves ay’lonit.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
* Saris (סריס): A person who is identified as “male” at birth but develops “female” characteristics as puberty and/or is lacking a penis. A saris can be “naturally” a saris (saris hamah), or become one through human intervention (saris adam), such as a [[eunuch]]. 156 references in mishna and Talmud; 379 in classical midrash and Jewish law codes.

The above six categories of gender are important to consider whenever considering gender in classical Jewish texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, rather than misinterpreting them in terms of the modern Western gender binary.
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==== Gender variant figures in Judaism ====

===== God as a gender variant figure in Judaism =====

The exact nature of the '''God of Abraham''' is much disputed, even within one particular religious sect. God is often thought of as a male patriarch, but there is also a long history of seeing God as partly or entirely other than female or male, or as both.<ref name="KasselAndrogynous" /> Jehovah's wife and/or female aspect is Shekinah (שכינה‎). This is a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the dwelling or settling of the divine presence of God. This term does not occur in the Bible, and is from rabbinic literature.<ref>McNamara, Martin (2010). McNamara, Martin (ed.). Targum and Testament Revisited: Aramaic Paraphrases of the Hebrew Bible: A Light on the New Testament (2nd ed.). Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-80286275-4. "Whereas the verb shakan and terms from the root škn occur in the Hebrew Scriptures, and while the term shekhinah/shekinta is extremely common in rabbinic literature and the targums, no occurrence of it is attested in pre-rabbinic literature."</ref> Jewish mystics saw God as having been originally an androgyne, noting that the name "Eve" is derived from "Jehovah".<ref>Barbara Walker, ''A Woman’s Dictionary'', p. 195-196. </ref>

===== Adam as a gender variant figure in Judaism =====

[[File:Adam Kadmon - Androgyne.jpg|thumb|150px|The Tree of Life juxtaposed upon Adam Kadmon, in which Adam is shown as a Primal Androgyne.]]
Jewish and Christian teachings often interpret the first human, '''Adam''', as having been created as both male and female, before God extracted Eve from him.<ref>Norman Solomon, ''The Talmud: A selection,'' p. 271.</ref> This is an example of the Primal Androgyne motif.

According to the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE - c. 50 CE), Adam's original form was "original man" or "heavenly man," which was "neither man nor woman," but was rather a spiritual being made "male and female" in the perfect image of God in Genesis 1:27, before being made into physical form from clay in Genesis 2:7, and then even later being separated into Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:21-22. Of [[#The six genders in classical Judaism|the six genders/sexes in classical Judaism]], Adam's gender/sex was originally the one called ''androgynos'' (אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס).<ref name="KasselAndrogynous">Charles Kassel. "Androgynous man in myth and tradition." ''The Open Court'', vol. 18. Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Co., 1904. Page 525-530. Accessed May 2, 2019 via Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=VYtGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA525#v= [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021844/https://books.google.com/books?id=VYtGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA525 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Louis Ginzberg, "Adam Kadmon." ''Jewish Encyclopedia.'' 1906. Online version retrieved May 2, 2019. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/761-adam-kadmon [https://web.archive.org/web/20230621025629/https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/761-adam-kadmon Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Jewish Gnostics said that dividing this complete human was what made humans mortal, and that if they could be a complete "hermaphrodite" [sic] again, they wouldn't die anymore.<ref>Walker, ''A Woman’s Dictionary of Sacred and Symbolic Objects,'' p. 196. </ref>

===== Lilith as a gender variant figure =====

In Jewish mysticism, '''Lilith''' is a supernatural masculine female demon. She isn't included in Genesis, but folklore holds she came to be in Creation, though the story of her origin varies. In one of them, God meant her to be the first human woman, creating her before Eve, as a whole being like Adam, but she refused to be submissive to Adam. She left him, and wanders the world making trouble for humankind forever. Although Lilith is described in feminine language, and gives birth to hundreds of demons, she is considered as having masculine characteristics. Her masculine characteristics are said to be because she was created as a whole male-female being, like Adam. She is said to have thick body hair like a man.<ref>Michael Page and Robert Ingpen. "Lilith." ''Encyclopedia of Things that Never Were.'' Viking: New York, 1987. P. 225-226.</ref>

Scholars think Lilith was a goddess or introduced from a neighboring Southwest Asian religion, or that she at least corresponds with some of them.

=== Christianity ===

''The below is a more brief summary. For more detail on this subject, please see the main article: [[gender variance in Christianity]].''

==== Views about gender variance in Christianity ====

Christians have tended to have difficult views of [[LGBT]] people. Christians have used certain religious views as motivation behind discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT people. Christian denominations and churches vary in their attitudes toward LGBT people. What views churches do express about LGBT people tend to focus mainly on sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, and bisexual people), and less on gender variance (gender nonconforming, transgender, and nonbinary people). Because this is the nonbinary wiki, this portion of the article will focus wherever possible on Christian views specifically addressing gender variance, rather than sexual orientation.

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===== Gender variance in the Christian Bible =====

The Christian Bible doesn't specifically mention transgender people, as such.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transgender|work=Hope Remains|url=http://hoperemainsonline.com/Transgender|date=2017|access-date=2019-05-11|archive-date=2023-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021847/https://hoperemainsonline.com/Transgender|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also doesn't specifically mention nonbinary people, who are one kind of transgender people. Because of this, the Bible doesn't officially condemn transgender or nonbinary people. The absence of such people in the Bible doesn't mean that they were unknown during Biblical times. [[#the six genders in classical Judaism|Classical Judaism itself acknowledged six genders/sexes]] in texts other than the Bible, and [[History of nonbinary gender#Antiquity|several neighboring cultures also acknowledged genders outside the binary]]. Some of the following Bible passages can be seen as relevant to transgender and nonbinary people.

Although seven Bible passages have sometimes been thought of as condemning lesbian, gay, or bisexual people, only ''one'' passage seems to specifically condemn cross-dressing, and, by extension, transgender people.<ref name="TransQueerTheology">Shannon Kearns, "Transgender and Christian?" ''Queer Theology.'' Retrieved April 30, 2019. https://www.queertheology.com/transgender-christian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508022114/https://www.queertheology.com/transgender-christian/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> This is [https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/22-5.htm Deuteronomy 22:5], in one of the Hebrew books of law. Christians do not typically observe Judaic law, because Christians believe one of the important things Christ did when he came was fulfill all those laws, so Christians are no longer bound by them ([https://biblehub.com/matthew/5-17.htm Matthew 5:17]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+7%3A1-7&version=KJV Romans 7:1-7]; [https://biblehub.com/galatians/3-25.htm Galatians 3:25]).

Nonetheless, this Biblical law has long been used by Christians to condemn those who cross-dress, and as a foundation for writing various national laws against cross-dressing. In the most famous example of this, historical court records show that the Inquisitors of the Catholic Church cited Deuteronomy 22:5 in the only actual specific charge for which the Church burned 19-year-old [[Gender variance in Christianity#Gender variant saints|Saint Joan of Arc]] alive at the stake in 1431.<ref name="FeinbergWarriors31">Leslie Feinberg, ''Transgender Warriors: Making history from Joan of Arc to RuPaul.'' Beacon: Boston, Massachusetts. 1996. P. 31-37.</ref>

Biblical passages about [[eunuch]]s are relevant to nonbinary people, because some nonbinary people have a physical transition that resembles that of a eunuch. In the Bible, "eunuch" can mean many different kinds of people, not just a man who was castrated, some of which Jesus lists in a sermon in [https://biblehub.com/matthew/19-12.htm Matthew 19:12]. In many ancient cultures, "eunuch" was often an umbrella term for people who were [[intersex]], sterile, gay, a "[[third gender]]", or otherwise queer. Because of this, any ancient writings about eunuchs can be relevant to LGBT people.

The Bible never condemns anyone for being a eunuch, nor says that becoming a eunuch is a sin, even though being a eunuch made a person subject to Jewish ritual purity laws distinct from those of other men and women. Even though eunuchs were barred from entering the Hebrew congregation and priesthood for ritual purity reasons (Deuteronomy 23:1, Leviticus 21:20), God specifically blesses eunuchs in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+56%3A3-5&version=NLT Isaiah 56:3-5].

[[File:Rembrandt, The Baptism of the Eunuch, 1626, Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht.jpg|thumb|150px|''The Baptism of the Eunuch'', depicting Acts 38. Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626 CE.]]
In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+8%3A26-40&version=NLT Acts 8:26-40], Philip baptizes a eunuch, in in disregard of the aforementioned ritual purity laws from Judaic tradition. This is because Peter had visions in which God told him to eat non-kosher meats ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+11-17&version=KJV Acts 11-17]), which meant not to call any person common or unclean ([https://biblehub.com/acts/10-28.htm Acts 10:28]), so Christians started to baptize gentiles ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+10%3A45-48&version=KJV Acts 10:45-48]). The story of the baptism of the eunuch represents that Christianity welcomes all who wish to join it, in full participation. It is relevant to nonbinary people, in that it shows that people who have a gender/sex outside of the binary are welcome in Christianity just as they are. Having an unusual gender/sex is not a sin, and is not something that they need to give up in order to be Christian.

A letter from Saint Paul to the Christian Gauls, in [https://biblehub.com/galatians/3-28.htm Galatians 3:28], says that the [[gender binary]] is merely one more system of oppression that doesn't exist in Christianity: "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." This passage is relevant to nonbinary people, because they identify outside of the gender binary. It's also relevant to all LGBT people, who are treated differently due to how they all relate differently to the gender binary than most, whether by crossing it (in the case of binary transgender people) or loving on the same side of it (in the case of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people).

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==== Gender variant figures in Christianity ====

In addition to the above list of [[#Gender variant figures in Abrahamic religion|gender variant figures held in common between Christianity and Judaism]], some figures are distinct to Christianity, or are distinctly seen as gender variant in Christianity.

===== God as a gender variant figure in Christianity =====

[[File:Sierck-les-Bains Église 8.JPG|thumb|A figurative trinity of God in stained glass in a Catholic parish church in Sierck-les-Bains.]]
Individual Christian sects can interpret the '''God of Abraham''' in different ways. God is often thought of as a male patriarch. However, there is also a long history of seeing God as partly or entirely other than female or male, or as both. Jehovah's wife and/or female aspect is Shekinah.<ref name="KasselAndrogynous" /> Many Christian sects believe in God as a trinity, having three parts: God, Jesus Christ, and the '''Holy Ghost'''. The Holy Ghost is an abstract entity depicted as a dove that flew down to be born as Jesus, and it is said to be neither male nor female in some traditions. In other words, one aspect of God, the Holy Ghost, is outside of the gender binary, and is nonbinary in certain traditions. The word for “spirit” in Hebrew is considered to be both masculine & feminine and in Greek is considered a neuter noun, but in Latin it is masculine. In general, within Christianity the soul is always considered feminine in relation to God. Within the Christian Hermetic tradition there is a “Luminous Holy Trinity” model which makes use of the Star of David six pointed hexagram. The upward pointing triangle consisting of Father, Son and Holy Spirit is masculine and the downward facing triangle consisting of Mother, Daughter, Holy Soul is feminine.<ref>Meditations on the Tarot, Letter XIX</ref> Within the Sophiological tradition of the Russian Orthodox priest Sergius Bulgakov the Mother of God Saint Mary is considered to be the world soul and the “Pneumatophoric hypostasis” of the Holy Spirit.<ref>Walter Nunzio Sisto, 'The Mother of God in the Theology of Sergius Bulgakov: The Soul Of The World', Routledge; 1 edition (November 2, 2017).</ref>

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===== Gender variant angels in Christianity =====

[[File:7 Francesco Botticini Three Archangels with Tobias. (135x154cm) c.1471 Uffizi, Florence.jpg|thumb|''Three Archangels and Tobias'', painting from 1467 by Francesco Di Giovanni Botticini, of a scene from the deuterocanonical, apochryphal Book of Tobit. From left: Michael, Raphael, Tobias, and Gabriel.]]

Angels are traditionally described with masculine language, and their names are more often given to masculine people. However, Christianity has traditionally held that all angels are neither male nor female. The reasoning for this is because God created all the angels, so they don't need to reproduce. They are spiritual beings, without the limits of physical bodies. God created Angels as perfectly whole combinations of masculine and feminine characteristics.<ref name="AngelsCatholic">Catholic Answers staff, "Can angels be male or female?" ''Catholic Answers.'' August 4, 2011. Accessed May 2, 2019. https://www.catholic.com/qa/can-angels-be-male-or-female [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213102622/https://www.catholic.com/qa/can-angels-be-male-or-female Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Evelyn Dorothy Oliver, "Angels A to Z." Page 156. Accessed via Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=56B7fmmlt6QC&lpg=PA156&dq=angels%20male%20female&pg=PA156#v=onepage&q=male%20female&f=false [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021908/https://books.google.com/books?id=56B7fmmlt6QC&lpg=PA156&dq=angels%20male%20female&pg=PA156 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Christian denominations that officially hold the view that all angels are nonbinary include the Catholic church.<ref name="AngelsCatholic" />

Another reason for thinking of angels as genderless is a quotation from Jesus, which has sometimes been taken as mentioning the gender of angels: "For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." ([https://www.biblehub.com/matthew/22-30.htm Matthew 22:30], King James Version) Traditionally, Christianity has taken this passage as further implying that all spiritual beings are genderless or androgynous, even angels and resurrected humans, though some scholars disagree with that interpretation.<ref name="BarnhartAngels">Content warning for description of physical and sexual violence in recent history. Rev. Dave Barnhart. "Angels of indeterminate gender in Genesis 19." ''Reconciling Ministries Network.'' March 10, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2019. https://rmnetwork.org/genesis19/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20201115134108/https://rmnetwork.org/genesis19/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="KasselAndrogynous" />

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===== Gender variant saints in Christianity =====

[[File:Joan of Arc, Place du Parvis, Reims(1).jpg|thumb|200px|Equestrian statue of Jeanne d'Arc by Paul Dubois (Reims). 1896.]]

Even though the book of Deuteronomy condemned cross-dressing, and medieval Christianity penalized that act, the Church nonetheless canonized as many as twenty-five saints who are known to have cross-dressed or been gender-variant. However, only saints on the female-to-male spectrum have been canonized, whereas any trace of spiritual people on the male-to-female spectrum have been erased from Christian history.<ref name="FeinbergWarriors68">Leslie Feinberg, ''Transgender Warriors: Making history from Joan of Arc to RuPaul.'' Beacon: Boston, Massachusetts. 1996. P. 68-69.</ref>

One particularly notable such figure was Saint Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, or Jehanne) (c. 1412 - 1431). This saint told her ally, Prince Charles, that God had commanded her to exclusively chose to wear masculine dress and hairstyle. After her victory, when she was captured, Henry VI, the King of England, referred to Deuteronomy 22:5 as a reason for the Inquisitors of the Church to condemn her. Her judges claimed they gave her the choice to either give up cross-dressing, to face a sentence of life in prison, or to be executed if she again wore men's clothing. The court records show that cross-dressing, based on Deuteronomy 22:5, was the actual charge for which she was burned alive at the stake. In [[English neutral pronouns#Ze|hir]] history book, ''Transgender Warriors'', the genderqueer activist [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949 - 2014) argues that the historical evidence shows that this saint was not just a warrior woman who took up armor for practicality, but was transgender, and the court documents about her refer to local peasants' beliefs that her gender variance was sacred in and of itself, which was part of why the Catholic Church saw her as so threatening to its power.<ref name="FeinbergWarriors31">Leslie Feinberg, ''Transgender Warriors: Making history from Joan of Arc to RuPaul.'' Beacon: Boston, Massachusetts. 1996. P. 31-37.</ref>

''For further reading on this subject, please see the main article: [[gender variance in Christianity]].''

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=== Islam ===

==== Views about gender variance in Islam ====
''See main article: [[Wikipedia:Islam and transgender people]]''
In Islamic literature, the word ''[[mukhannathun]]'' is used to describe "effeminate men". The term has sometimes been equated to transgender women,<ref>{{cite book|title=Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People|last1=Roughgarden|first1=Joan|page=362|year=2013|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520957978}}</ref> gay men, members of a third gender, or intersex individuals,<ref name="Alipour" >{{Cite journal|last=Alipour|first=M|date=2016|title=Islamic shari'a law, neotraditionalist Muslim scholars and transgender sex-reassignment surgery: A case study of Ayatollah Khomeini's and Sheikh al-Tantawi's fatwas|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=17:1|pages=91–103|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1250239|doi-access=free}}</ref> though it does not neatly fit into any of those categories.<ref name="TEOEM">{{cite journal|last=Rowson|first=Everett K.|date=October 1991|title=The Effeminates of Early Medina|url=http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/The_effeminates_of_early_medina.pdf|journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society|volume=111|issue=4|pages=671–693|doi=10.2307/603399|jstor=603399|citeseerx=10.1.1.693.1504|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093047/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/The_effeminates_of_early_medina.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Muhsin |last=Hendricks |title=Islam and Homosexuality |publisher=ILGA |date=July 2006 |location=ILGA's preconference on religions |url=http://doc.ilga.org/content/download/4522/27322/version/1/file/ILGA-July06-Religions.pdf |accessdate=2007-06-22 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222247/http://doc.ilga.org/content/download/4522/27322/version/1/file/ILGA-July06-Religions.pdf |archivedate=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825143620/http://doc.ilga.org:80/content/download/4522/27322/version/1/file/ILGA-July06-Religions.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

The treatment of ''mukhannathun'' varied throughout early Islamic history, and the meaning of the term took on new dimensions over time. In some eras, men deemed ''mukhannathun'' were persecuted and castrated, while in others they were celebrated as musicians and entertainers.<ref name="TEOEM" /><ref>{{cite book|title=The Music of the Arabs|last1=Touma|first1=Habib|year=1975|pages=135–136}}</ref> In later years, the term came to be associated with the receptive partner in gay sexual practices, as homosexuality was seen as an extension of effeminacy. In the late medieval era, several Islamic scholars held that ''mukhannathun'' who had innate feminine mannerisms were not blameworthy as long as they did not violate religious laws concerning sexual morality.<ref name="TEOEM" />

Due to Ayatollah Khomeini issuing a fatwa allowing sex reassignment surgery for intersex and transgender individuals,<ref name="Alipour" /> Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except for Thailand. It is sanctioned as a supposed "cure" for homosexuality, which is punishable by death under Iranian law. The government even provides up to half the cost for those needing financial assistance and a sex change is recognised on the birth certificate.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7259057.stm |work=BBC News |title=Iran's 'diagnosed transsexuals' |first=Vanessa |last=Barford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705220850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7259057.stm |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==== Gender variant figures in Islam ====
''Information needed.''

=== Bahá'í Faith ===

==== Views about gender variance in Bahá'í Faith ====
In the Baha'i Faith, transgender people can gain recognition in their gender if they have medically transitioned under the direction of medical professionals and if they have [[surgery|sex reassignment surgery]]. After surgery, they are considered transitioned and may have a Baha'i marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bahai-library.com/uhj_transsexuality |title=Transsexuality |publisher=Universal House of Justice |date=26 December 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326204020/http://bahai-library.com/uhj_transsexuality |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==== Gender variant figures in Bahá'í Faith ====
''Information needed.''

=== Rastafarianism ===

==== Views about gender variance in Rastafarianism ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Rastafarianism ====
''Information needed.''

=== Unitarian Universalism ===

==== Views about gender variance in Unitarian Universalism ====
''See main article: [[Wikipedia:Unitarian Universalism and LGBT people]]''

Unitarian Universalism, a liberal religion with roots in liberal Christianity, became the first denomination to accept openly transgender people as full members with eligibility to become clergy (in 1979),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/history/185789.shtml |title=Unitarian Universalist LGBTQ History & Facts |publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association |accessdate= 2014-05-02|date=2013-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405052840/https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/history/185789.shtml |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and the first to open an Office of Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Concerns (in 1973).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uua.org/directory/staff/multiculturalgrowth/lesbiangay/ |title= Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Ministries |publisher= Unitarian Universalist Association |accessdate= 2014-05-02|date= 2012-10-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230330164009/https://www.uua.org/directory/staff/multiculturalgrowth/lesbiangay |archive-date= 17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_uua.htm|title= The Unitarian Universalist Association and Homosexuality |publisher= Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230404135643/http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_uua.htm|archive-date= 17 July 2023}}</ref> In 1988 the first openly transgender person was ordained by the Unitarian Universalist Association.<ref name=uua.org>{{cite web|title= Unitarian Universalist LGBTQ History & Facts|url= http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/history/185789.shtml|work= Unitarian Universalist Association|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association|accessdate=2 April 2013|date=21 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405052840/https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/history/185789.shtml|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In 2002 Rev. Sean Dennison became the first openly transgender person in the Unitarian Universalist ministry called to serve a congregation; he was called to South Valley UU Society, Salt Lake City, UT.<ref name="uua.org"/> Also in 2017, the Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly voted to create inclusive wordings for nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, intersex, two-spirit and polygender people, replacing the words "men and women" with the word "people." Of the six sources of the living tradition, the second source of faith, as documented in the bylaws of the denomination, now includes "Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love".<ref>{{cite web|author=Zr. Alex Kapitan Activist, Organizer & Educator |url=https://www.believeoutloud.com/latest/unitarian-universalist-general-assembly-votes-change-uu-bylaws-include-non-binary-people#comment-7295 |title=Unitarian Universalist General Assembly Votes To Change UU Bylaws To Include Non-Binary People |publisher=Believe Out Loud |date=2017-06-30 |accessdate=2017-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425061548/https://www.believeoutloud.com/latest/unitarian-universalist-general-assembly-votes-change-uu-bylaws-include-non-binary-people |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) states "we not only open our doors to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, we value diversity of sexuality and gender and see it as a spiritual gift". The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS), the pagan-aligned affiliate of the UUA, echoes those beliefs with bylaws that state covenant membership "shall be open, without regard to race, color, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender expression, physical disability, national origin, or social condition."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uua.org/lgbtq|title=LGBTQ Justice|date=2014-08-08|website=Unitarian Universalist Association|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201023003/https://www.uua.org/lgbtq|archive-date=1 February 2020|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cuups.org/CUUPS-Bylaws|title=Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans - CUUPS Bylaws|website=Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210220201/https://www.cuups.org/CUUPS-Bylaws|archive-date=10 December 2019|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>

==== Gender variant figures in Unitarian Universalism ====
''Information needed.''

==Africa==

===Ancient Egyptian (Kemetic) religion===
[[File:C+B-Nile-Hapi.PNG|thumb|100px|Hapi, an ancient Egyptian god.]]

==== Views about gender variance in Kemet ====

[[File:Sekhet hieroglyphs.jpg|thumb|The word "sekhet" in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.<ref>Mark Brustman. "The Third Gender in Ancient Egypt." ''"Born Eunuchs" Home Page and Library.'' 1999. https://people.well.com/user/aquarius/egypt.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230510151854/https://people.well.com/user/aquarius/egypt.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

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Writings from ancient Egypt (Middle Kingdom, 2000-1800 BCE) said there were three genders of humans: male (''tie''), ''sekhet (s<u>h</u>t)'', and female (''hemet''), in that order. Sekhet is usually translated as "eunuch," but that's probably an oversimplification of what this gender category means. Since it was given that level of importance, it could potentially be an entire category of gender/sex variance that doesn't fit into male or female. The hieroglyphs for ''sekhet'' include a sitting figure that usually mean a man, but the word doesn't include hieroglyphs that refer to genitals in any way. The word for male did include a hieroglyph explicitly showing a penis. At the very least, ''sekhet'' is likely to mean cisgender gay men, in the sense of not having children, and not necessarily someone who was castrated. Archaeologists question whether ancient Egyptians castrated humans, because the evidence for it is lacking.<ref>Sethe, Kurt, (1926), ''Die Aechtung feindlicher Fürsten, Völker und Dinge auf altägyptischen Tongefäßscherben des mittleren Reiches,'' in: Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, 1926, p. 61.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stewart, Sandra|title= Egyptian third gender|url=http://www.gendertree.com/Egyptian%20third%20gender.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206205104/http://www.gendertree.com/Egyptian%20third%20gender.htm |archive-date= 6 February 2020}}</ref><ref>Mark Brustman. "The Third Gender in Ancient Egypt." ''"Born Eunuchs" Home Page and Library.'' 1999. https://people.well.com/user/aquarius/egypt.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230510151854/https://people.well.com/user/aquarius/egypt.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Frans Jonckheere. Mark Brustman, translator. "Eunuchs in Pharaonic Egypt." Translation of "L'Eunuque dans l'Égypte pharaonique," originally in ''Revue d'Histoire des Sciences'', vol. 7, No. 2 (April-June 1954), pp. 139-155. https://people.well.com/user/aquarius/pharaonique.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230630031222/https://people.well.com/user/aquarius/pharaonique.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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==== Gender variant figures in Kemet ====

Gender-variant deities and figures in ancient Egyptian religion:
* '''Hapi''', god of the Nile River, often depicted as a man with a round belly, breasts, and a fake beard. This is often seen as related to his fertility aspects. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hapi|last=Etheredge|first=Laura|work=Britannica.com|title=Hapi: Egyptian god of the inundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220121408/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hapi|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="kemet tenu">Tenu (Emky). "PBP Fridays: G is for Genderqueer and GLBTQ Netjeru." March 30, 2012. https://unorthodoxcreativity.com/emky/pbp/genderqueer-and-glbtq-netjeru/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601081534/http://unorthodoxcreativity.com/emky/pbp/genderqueer-and-glbtq-netjeru/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Shai(male)/Shait(female)''', who was sometimes portrayed both as male and female. Being the personification of fate, gender was not a concern, and is variable depending on the place and time.
* '''Nebt-het (Nephthys)'''. "In ancient texts, Nebt-het has been described as being 'an imitation woman with no vagina' because of Her barrenness and She has no children with Her husband, Set, Lord of the Red Desert, which is a striking difference from most Kemetic triads of mother-father-child. [...] She is ''sekhyt'' [''sekhet''], a Kemetic word often translated as 'eunuch' but more accurately indicates any person who doesn’t fit within the traditional gender roles of male or female, any person who is infertile, and/or a sexless/unsexed person."<ref name="kemet tenu" />
* '''Nit''', a world-creating goddess, who has been called by "the epithet 'The Mother and Father of All Things' and has been addressed as 'Male Who made female; Female Who made male' at the temples of Esna. [...] Nit is said to have created childbirth, and, when referred to as a creatrix, Her name is written with the hieroglyph of an ejaculating phallus."<ref name="kemet tenu" />
* '''Set''', god of chaos. The mythology describes him having sex with men and women, and specifically mentions him ejaculating, but also calls him a ''sekhet''.<ref name="kemet tenu" /> This suggests that ''sekhet'' does not necessarily mean someone who was castrated.
* '''Tatenen''', [[androgynous]] mother or father of the earth. They are a creator deity, being seen as creating the land itself. Because of their status as a creator, they are seen as androgynous. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tatenen|last=Dollinger |first=André |url=http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/tatenen.htm|archive-date=12 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143914/www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/tatenen.htm}}</ref>
* '''Wadj-wer''', sometimes depicted as a pregnant man. He relates to water, the Mediterranean, and fertility, the later aspect likely the reason for the pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/wadjwer.htm|title=Egypt: Wadj Wer - The Pregnant God|work=Tour Egypt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518062157/http://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/wadjwer.htm|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

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===Other African and African diaspora religions===

==== Views about gender variance in African and African diaspora religions ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in African and African diaspora religions ====
[[File:Pombagira Rainha.JPG|thumb|A statue representation of Pomba Gira, an Afro-Brazilian spirit associated with [[trans women]], effeminate men, [[drag]] queens, and [[crossdresser]]s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomba_Gira [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508020727/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomba_Gira Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pomba Gira |author=Ferre, Lux |work=Occult World |date=30 July 2017 |access-date=27 March 2022 |url= https://occult-world.com/pomba-gira/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321183634/https://occult-world.com/pomba-gira/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>]]
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Gender variant deities in other African and African diaspora religions:
* '''Ataa Naa Nyomo''' or '''Ataa-Naa-Nyomo''' is the deity worshipped by the Ga people of Ghana and is considered both female and male.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Masculine Women, Feminist Men: Assertions and Contradictions in Mawugbe's In the Chest of a Woman |journal=Theatre History Studies |date=2010 |volume=30 |author=Awo Mana Asiedu |doi=10.1353/ths.2010.0030}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=Africa in Contemporary Perspective : A Textbook for Undergraduate Students |page=156 |date=2013}}</ref>
* '''Baron Samedi''', a dandy who sometimes wears a combination of masculine and feminine clothing at the same time{{citation needed}}
* '''Ghede Nibo''' (also known as '''Gedé Nibo''', '''Gedé Nimbo''', '''Guede Nibo''' or '''Gedé Ninbo''') A figure in Haitian Vodou. Formerly human until he was killed and became a Lwa (spirit).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guede_Nibo [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021032/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guede_Nibo Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> He is a healer, leader of the dead, and guardian of children. "Gedé Nibo straddles the borders between death and life, sex and death, and between genders, too. Nibo may wear mixed feminine and masculine attire. A witty trickster with an eye for a joke, he is simultaneously macho and feminine." He has been described as pansexual, transgender, and homoerotic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gedé Nibo |author=Ferre, Lux |work=Occult World |date=13 November 2017 |access-date=27 March 2022 |url= https://occult-world.com/gede-nibo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129115012/https://occult-world.com/gede-nibo/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''Obatala''' (in Brazil: '''Oxala''', in Haiti: '''Blanc-Dani'''), both male and female. Creator of humankind. Depending on the story, gave birth to humans by self-fertilizing, or by dividing into a man and woman.{{citation needed}}
* '''Olokun'''. In the religion of Santeria, Olokun is a deity of the ocean possessing both sets of genitals, "who wears very long hair and who lives in the depths of the ocean floor with a great retinue of mermaids and tritons."<ref>Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, Santeria: African magic in Latin America, p. 26.</ref>
* '''Oya''' (also known as '''Oyá''' or '''Oiá'''; '''Yàńsàn-án''' or '''Yansã'''; and '''Iansá''' or '''Iansã''' in Latin America) is an orisha (spirit) in several religious traditions. She is an orisha of winds, lightning, and violent storms, as well as death and rebirth. Oya has been called a patron spirit of [[trans women]] as well as patron spirit of gay and bisexual men.<ref>{{cite book|title=Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-inspired Traditions in the Americas|publisher=Psychology Press |date=2004|page=75}}</ref>
* '''Legba (Ellegua)''', usually male, but changes sex in some stories, and is sometimes portrayed by a girl wearing a phallus.{{citation needed}}
* '''Mawu-Lisa''' (also spelled '''Mahu-Lisa''', '''Mahou-Lissa''', or '''Mahu-Lissa''') is a creator god in the Vodun religious belief. Vodun, from which the word "voodoo" is derived, is practiced by many of the Gbe-speaking tribes of West Africa, but most notably the Ewe and Fon people. (Vodun means "spirits" in the Gbe language.) Mawu-Lisa is a combination of the feminine aspect Mawu and the masculine aspect Lisa (Lisa is also sometimes called Legba). Mawu is associated with the moon, night-time, fertility, motherhood, gentleness, forgiveness, rest, and joy. Lisa/Legba is associated with the sun, daytime, heat, work, power, war, strength, toughness, and intransigence.<ref>{{cite book|title=African Religions: Beliefs and Practices Through History |editor=Thomas, Douglas and Alanamu, Temilola|date=2018|page=245-246}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Encyclopedia of African Religion|editor=Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama|website=SAGE Reference|url=https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/africanreligion/n259.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620123425/https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/africanreligion/n259.xml|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''Mwari''', also known as '''Musikavanhu''', '''Musiki''', '''Tenzi''' and '''Ishe''', is the Supreme Creator deity according to Shona traditional religion. Although missionary Bible translations gendered Mwari as male, the Shona understood Mwari as being both male and female, or else neither male nor female.<ref>Obvious Vengeyi, 'The Bible in the Service of Pan-Africanism', in ''The Bible and Politics in Africa'', ed. M. Gunda and J. Kugler (University of Bamburg Press, 2012), pp. 85-6. </ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The God of the Matopo Hills: An Essay on the Mwari Cult in Rhodesia|last=Daneel|first=Marthinus L.|publisher=Mouton & Co.|year=1970|location=The Hague, Netherlands|pages=16}}</ref>
* '''Nana-Buluku''', in Fon tradition, is creator of the world, a god both male and female. This Creator gave birth to the sun (male Liza) and moon (female Mawu).{{citation needed}}
* '''Pomba Gira''', an Afro-Brazilian spirit associated with [[trans women]], effeminate men, [[drag]] queens, and [[crossdresser]]s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomba_Gira [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508020727/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomba_Gira Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pomba Gira |author=Ferre, Lux |work=Occult World |date=30 July 2017 |access-date=27 March 2022 |url= https://occult-world.com/pomba-gira/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321183634/https://occult-world.com/pomba-gira/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Might be the female version of Legba.{{citation needed}}
* '''Vondu''', a god both male and female{{citation needed}}

==Americas==

=== Zuni ===

==== Views about gender variance in Zuni spiritualities ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Zuni spiritualities ====

Gender variant figures in Zuni traditions:
* '''Awonawilona''', "a deity both male and female" who began the creation process of the universe by forming clouds and water from their breath.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The "Middle" Gender in Zuni Religion |last=Adams |first=Lili |work=Owlcation |date=11 April 2018 |access-date=1 November 2021 |url= https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/The-Middle-Gender-in-Zuni-Religion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127042342/https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/The-Middle-Gender-in-Zuni-Religion |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''He'e''', a male kachina who wore feminine clothing. He defended his pueblo while wearing a mixture of men's and women's [[clothing]], with one side of his hair dressed in the women's style.{{citation needed}}
* '''Ko'lhamana''', a Zuni [[Two-Spirit]] kachina who peacefully mediates between different groups of people.{{citation needed}}

=== Diné (Navajo) ===

==== Views about gender variance in Diné spiritualities ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Diné spiritualities ====

Figures in Diné (Navajo) traditions:
Note that Navajo traditions include a [[third gender]] role, called ''nadle'' (''Nádleeh''), which includes people who are intersex, as well as people in the transgender spectrum.
* '''Changing Woman''' (Ahsonnutli, Estsanatlehi, Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé) a Diné Two-Spirit deity. She changes to a different age with each season. In the creation epic, she gives birth to heroic twins, fathered by the Sun, who she marries.{{citation needed}}
* '''Turquoise Boy''' (Ashton nutli, Ashton nadle) a two-spirit person, specifically a feminine man (or in some versions intersex), in the creation story (Diné Bahaneʼ). He helped the people escape the great flood. Later, Turquoise Boy became the sun (Jóhonaaʼéí, The One Who Rules the Day), and then he fathers children with Changing Woman, and marries her. In a different story, Turquoise Boy is instead the child of Changing Woman and the Sun; Changing Woman created him as the first two-spirit person because she couldn't decide whether she wanted a son or a daughter, and decided to make a child who was both.{{citation needed}}
* '''White Shell Girl''', a two-spirit person, in this case a masculine woman, in the creation story who helped Turquoise Boy save the people from the flood. She later became the moon (Tłʼéhonaaʼéí, The One Who Rules the Night).{{citation needed}}

=== Nahua ===

==== Views about gender variance in Nahua spiritualities ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Nahua spiritualities ====

[[File:Huehuecoyotl.jpg|thumb|200px|The Nahua god Huehuecoyotl, in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis (16th century).]]
Figures in Nahua traditions:
* '''Huehuecoyotl''', an Aztec trickster god who was usually male but sometimes female{{citation needed}}

=== Other Native American spiritualities ===

==== Views about gender variance in other Native American spiritualities ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in other Native American spiritualities ====

Figures in traditions of other Native peoples of North America:
* '''Coyote''', usually male, but changes sex in some stories.{{citation needed}}
* '''Double Woman''', in Lakota tradition, appears in a young man's dreams holding out women's tools, and if the dreamer takes these, the dreamer accepts the trans feminine gender role of winkte, meaning "would become woman."<ref>Walter Williams, ''spirit and the flesh'', p.28</ref>
* '''Frog Earrings''' (Toad Earrings), a female spirit in Mandan tradition who appears in people's dreams to tell them to adopt a different gender role.{{citation needed}}
* '''Red Woman''' (Hicicawia) a spirit in Crow tradition who created two-spirit people.{{citation needed}}
* '''Holy Women''', in Hidatsa tradition, appear in people's dreams to tell them to adopt a different gender role.{{citation needed}}
* '''Moon deity''', in Omaha tradition, is said to appear in a young person's vision quest or dreams, holding out men's tools in one hand, and women's tools in the other. Which one the dreamer grasps for will determine the dreamer's gender role. For this reason, the Omaha word for a two-spirit person is mexoga, meaning "instructed by the moon." "This type of vision, conferring high status because of instruction from the Moon spirit, was also reported ... among the Winnebagos, Lakotas, Assiniboine, Pawnees, Mandans, and Hidatsas"<ref>walter williams, spirit and the flesh, p. 29.</ref>
* '''Nih'a'ca''', in Arapaho mythology, was the first person who was two-spirit (haxu'xan). Nih'a'ca is a trans feminine trickster who married the mountain lion.<ref>Bruce Bagemihi, Biological Exuberance, unpaged</ref>

==Asia==

===Hinduism===

==== Views about gender variance in Hinduism ====

Hindu philosophy has the concept of a third sex or [[third gender]] (''tritiya-prakriti'' – literally, "third nature"). Certain people in this category are called [[Hijra]]s in Hinduism.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Neither Man Nor Woman: The Hijras of India|last=Nanda|first=Serena|author-link=Serena Nanda|year=1990|isbn=978-0534509033|page=137}}</ref>

==== Gender variant figures in Hinduism ====
[[File:Ardhanari c. 1800.jpg|thumb|A depiction of Ardhanarisvara, painted around the year 1800.]]
* '''Purusha''', a primal androgynous deity. The word also refers to a complex concept within Hinduism. <ref> [https://kaulapedia.com/en/siddha-vastu/#Principle_of_Vastu_Purusha] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230614053900/https://kaulapedia.com/en/siddha-vastu/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Ardhanarisvara''' or '''Ardhanarishvara''' (aspect of male Shiva, with female consort Parvati, Deva, Shakti, or Uma), both male and female in one body.<ref>Raven Kaldera, Hermaphrodeities, p. 40.</ref> Patron of gay people, intersex people, and transgender people
* '''Bahuchara Mata''', goddess, patron of [[Hijra]], who are members of a trans feminine nonbinary gender role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collected Information About the Eunuchs of India Known as Hijras|url=http://androgyne.0catch.com/hijrax.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220634/http://androgyne.0catch.com/hijrax.htm|archive-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>
* '''Indra''', who cursed a king to become a woman<ref name="Pattanaik">Devdutt Pattanaik, The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine</ref>. The king was Bhangashvana in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. The king ended up with "two sets of sons—those who called him 'Father' and those who called him 'Mother.' Indra caused the two sets of children to fight and kill each other. When Bhangashvana pleaded for mercy, Indra asked which set of sons he would like back. 'Those who call me mother,' said Bhangashvana. When asked whether he wanted a male body or a female one, he replied, 'A female one, so that I can get more pleasure.'"<ref name="Pattanaik" />
* '''Ila''' (Sanskrit: इल) or '''Ilā''' (Sanskrit: इला) is usually described as the child of Vaivasvata Manu (the progenitor of mankind) and his wife Shraddha. There are multiple versions of Ila's story, but all involve sex/gender changes. In one version, Ila was born female, but her parents prayed to Mitra and Varuna, who changed Ila to a boy named Sudyumma (or Sudhyumna). In another version, Ila's parents failed to have any children for a long time and approached the sage Agastya for a solution. The sage performed a yajna (fire sacrifice) dedicated to Mitra and Varuna to attain a son for the couple. Due to either an error in the ritual, a failure to offer the appropriate sacrifice, or Shraddha wishing to have a daughter, Mitra and Varuna instead sent a daughter to the couple. However, Manu desired a son so Vashistha appealed to Vishnu and the child was made male. In adulthood, Sudyumma accidentally trespassed in the sacred grove of the goddess Parvati and was cursed, becoming a woman. According to the ''Ramayana'', when Ila approached Shiva for help, Shiva laughed with scorn. However, Parvati reduced the curse and allowed Ila to switch sexes every month. While in male form, he was not able to remember his life as a woman, and vice versa. Ila had children in both their male form and female form. In almost all versions of the tale, Ila wants to live as a man, but in the ''Skanda Purana'', Ila desires to be a woman.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ila (Hinduism) |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ila_(Hinduism)&oldid=1038791690 |date= 14 August 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021|work= Wikipedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021059/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ila_%28Hinduism%29&oldid=1038791690 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''Iravan''' (Iravat, Iravant, Aravan), patron of [[hijra]].
* '''Samba''', who became a woman and gave birth
* '''Shakti''' or '''Sakti''', the deity personification of cosmic energy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti [https://web.archive.org/web/20230305215249/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Shakti is commonly referred to in feminine terms, yet in ''Mahakalistotra'' Shakti is described as "neither female nor male nor [[hermaphrodite]]" and in ''Nava Ratneshwar '' Shakti is described as "neither female nor male, nor [[neuter]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=Proceedings Of The Convention Of Religions In India Vol. 2|page=147|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.39759/page/n217/mode/2up?q=%22neither+female+nor+male%22 |chapter=Shaktaism.|year=1910|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025183826/https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.39759/page/n217/mode/2up?q=%22neither+female+nor+male%22|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''Shikhandi''' (Śikhaṇḍī, Shikandi, Srikhandi), a warrior in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, who was born a girl and lived as a man. He was destined for military victory. He married a woman, but she rejected him when she found out that he was a trans man. Shikhandi contemplated responding to this with suicide,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The story of Shikandi |work=MahabharataOnline |date= |access-date=7 September 2021 |url= http://www.mahabharataonline.com/stories/mahabharata_character.php?id=94|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418032425/https://www.mahabharataonline.com/stories/mahabharata_character.php?id=94 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> but instead made himself fully physically male by trading his sex with Sthunakarna,<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha_Kingdom [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508021035/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha_Kingdom Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> a forest spirit (a ''yaksha'') who wanted to become a woman.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikhandi [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508020818/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikhandi Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Buddhism===

[[File:Liao Dynasty Avalokitesvara Statue Clear.jpeg|thumb|200px|Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanshiyin) statue from China, 11th-12th century CE.]]

==== Views about gender variance in Buddhism ====

Thai Buddhism recognizes a category of gender variance called [[kathoey]], which includes feminine people who were assigned male at birth. Many people in Thailand think of kathoey as a separate category than woman or man, and even separate from [[transgender women]]. In Thai Buddhism, being kathoey is seen as being part of one's karma, if it should be the case for a person. The response is one of "pity" rather than "blame". Kathoey are generally seen as not likely to form lasting relationships with men, and the lay explanation of their karma is that they are working out debts from adulterous behavior in past lives. In the past they disrupted marriages, and now they are doomed to never marry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenscene.com/ironladies/reviews/questions.html|title=14 Questions |first=Andrew |last=Matzner |year=2000 |work=Golden Scene|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213105640/http://www.goldenscene.com/ironladies/reviews/questions.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==== Gender variant figures in Buddhism ====

Figures that are gender variant or patrons of gender variant people:
* '''Avalokiteśvara''', a male bodhisattva, sometimes shown as an androgynous man, who can appear in a form of any gender
** '''Kwanyin''' (Guanyin, Kannon), originally a male bodhisattva (derived from Avalokiteśvara) who was reinterpreted as female or androgynous. There are only hypotheses about how and why this happened.

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===Taoism===
[[File:Dinastia ming, l'immortale lan caihe, 1510 ca..JPG|thumb|100px|Ming dynasty figurine of Lan Caihe. Circa 1510 CE.]]

==== Views about gender variance in Taoism ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Taoism ====

Gender-variant figures in Taoism:
* '''[[Wikipedia:Lan Caihe|Lan Caihe]]''' (Lan Ts'ai-ho), one of the Eight Immortals, who was a homeless wandering singer. Lan is not thought to have been based on a historically real person,<ref name="NatGeo" /> but many ballads attributed to Lan survive today.<ref name="Britannica" /> The earliest stories about Lan were told as far back as at least the 10th century CE.<ref name="Explaining">金乃逯. ''中国文化释疑 (Explaining Doubts in Chinese Culture).'' 北京语言文化大学出版社, 1999. Page 65.</ref> The gender of Lan Caihe is unknown, and has always been disputed. Chinese theatre traditionally portrays Lan as wearing feminine clothing, but speaking in a masculine voice,<ref name="Britannica">"Lan Caihe." ''Encyclopedia Britannica.'' https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lan-Caihe [https://web.archive.org/web/20230407025259/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lan-Caihe Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> that is, by a male actor without attempting a feminine style of speech.<ref name="TimeLifeDragon">''Land of the Dragon: Chinese Myth.'' Time-Life Books, 1999. Page 111.</ref> He Xiangu is always described as the only woman among the Eight Immortals,<ref name="Werner293">E.T.C. Werner. ''Myths and Legends of China.'' London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1922. Page 293. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15250/15250-h/15250-h.htm#d0e4611 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230620040706/http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15250/15250-h/15250-h.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NatGeo">National Geographic Society (U.S.). ''National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology.'' National Geographic Books, 2008. Page 340.</ref> so Lan is not a woman. According to the ''Xiu Xiang Ba Xian Dong You Ji,'' Lan Caihe was a man who could not understand how to be a man.<ref name="Werner293" /><ref name="Cassell">Randy P. Conner, David Hatfield Sparks, Mariya Sparks. ''Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore.'' Cassell, 1997. Page 212.</ref>

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===Shintoism===

==== Gender variant figures in Shintoism ====

Shinto kami associated with gender variance include: shirabyōshi, female or transgender kami represented as half-human, half-snake. They are linked to Shinto priests of the same name, who are usually female (or occasionally transgender) and perform ceremonial dances in traditional men's clothing;<ref>{{cite book |last1=Conner |first1=Randy P. |last2=Sparks |first2=David Hatfield |last3=Sparks |first3=Mariya |year=1998 |title=Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit |isbn=978-0-304-70423-1 |page=305 |chapter=Shirabyoshi}}</ref> Ōyamakui no kami, a transgender Yama-no-Kami mountain spirit that protects industry and childbearing (notably enshrined in Hie Shrine);<ref>Conner & Sparks (1998), p. 259, "Oyamakui"</ref> and Inari Ōkami, the kami of agriculture and rice, who is depicted as various genders, the most common representations being a young female food goddess, an old man carrying rice, and an androgynous bodhisattva.<ref name=smyers8>{{cite book|last=Smyers|first=Karen Ann|title=The fox and the jewel : shared and private meanings in contemporary Japanese inari worship|year=1999|publisher=Univ. of Hawaií Press|location=Honolulu|isbn=9780824820589|page=8}}</ref> Inari is further associated with foxes and shapeshifting fox trickster spirits. Kitsune sometimes disguise themselves as women, independent of their true gender, in order to trick human men into sexual relations with them.<ref>Conner & Sparks (1998), p. 203, "Kitsune"</ref> Common belief in medieval Japan was that any woman encountered alone, especially at dusk or night, could be a fox.<ref name="Tyler xlix">Tyler (1987), xlix.{{Full citation needed|date=May 2014}}</ref>

The Japanese Moon God, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, is sometimes identified as the brother of the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/Shinto/Tsukuyomi.html|title=Tsukuyomi - Japanese Wiki Corpus|last=Yu|first=A. C.|website=www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org|access-date=2021-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905053832/https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/Shinto/Tsukuyomi.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and sometimes as her spouse. But their gender is unknown and they are known by androgynous pronouns. Very little is known about this god, other than the fight with their sister that separated them in the heavens forever. <ref>{{Cite journal|date=2021-05-25|title=Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto&oldid=1024973351|journal=Wikipedia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508020829/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto&oldid=1024973351|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/Shinto/Tsukuyomi.html|title=Tsukuyomi - Japanese Wiki Corpus|last=Yu|first=A. C.|website=www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org|access-date=2021-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905053832/https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/Shinto/Tsukuyomi.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

===Levant spiritualities===

The Levant is an area of western Asia, which is popularly called the middle East, including the Fertile Crescent, where the earliest civilizations developed. Culturally, the Levant can also spread into north-eastern Africa, and even southern parts of Europe, due to easy trade and travel across the Mediterranean Sea. The [[#Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic family of religions]] also originated in the Levant.

==== Views about gender variance in Levant spiritualities ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Levant spiritualities ====

Gender-variant deities and patrons of gender variance in Levant spiritualities:
* '''Enki''', a Sumerian male god and creator. He has been referenced to have both male and female aspects, but these seem to largely relate to fertility, or his place in a per-patriarchal society.
* '''Inanna''', a Sumerian goddess who was described in some hymns as both male and female, and whose worship included ritual cross-dressing. Some more recent translations indicate that "ritual cross dressing" might have been mistranslated, the passages instead referring to a sect of trans priestesses. She was also indicated to have domain over transitioning gender, "To turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man are yours, Inana."<ref>{{Cite web |title=A hymn to Inana (Inana C): translation |work=The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature |date= |access-date=7 September 2021 |url= https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section4/tr4073.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406010425/http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section4/tr4073.htm |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''Zurvan''', a Zoroastrian primal deity of time who is grammatically represented as genderless.

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==Australia and Oceania==

==== Views about gender variance in Australian and Oceanian spiritualities ====
''Information needed.''

==== Gender variant figures in Australian and Oceanian spiritualities ====

Gender-variant deities and patrons of gender variance:
* '''Amihan''' is a genderless deity who is depicted as a bird in Philippine mythology. According to Tagalog folklore, Amihan was the first creature to inhabit the universe, along with two other gods, Bathala and Aman Sinaya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amihan (mythology) |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amihan_(mythology)&oldid=1007128416 |date=16 February 2021|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508020837/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amihan_%28mythology%29&oldid=1007128416 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* '''Ungud''': In the religion of the Wunambal people of northwestern Australia, Ungud is a snake god who is sometimes male and sometimes female. Ungd is associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shamans. Ungud is associated with earth and water and is credited with causing rain to fall. At night, Ungud and the sky deity Wallanganda created living beings through their dreams.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of world mythology|date=2000|publisher=Dempsey Parr|others=Auerbach, Loren., Cotterell, Arthur.|isbn=0-7550-0063-3|location=Bath, UK|pages=239|oclc=46836408}}</ref>

==Europe==

===Greco-Roman religions===
[[File:Eros - Apulian red-figured kantharos, Puglia.jpg|thumb|200px|Eros as a winged androgyne. Red-figured kantharos, Italy, 320 to 310 BCE.]]
Also called Classical religion, the ancient Greek (Hellenistic) and Roman religions featured mythology about the many gods, goddesses, and supernatural heroes. Although these are often seen as dead religions, the Classical deities are still worshiped today by Hellenistic Pagans.

==== Views about gender variance in Greco-Roman religions ====

==== Gender variant figures in Greco-Roman religions ====

Gender variant deities and patrons of gender variance in Greco-Roman religions:
* Greek mythology with Phrygian origins described '''Agdistis''', who was both male and female. The other gods feared the power of this complete being, and so castrated Agdistis, removing Agdistis's penis. From their blood sprang a tree that bore either almonds or pomegranates, depending on the version of the story, but both of these fruits symbolize the vulva and womb. The fruit of it fertilized Nana, who gave birth to Attis. Agdistis brought chaos to the wedding of Attis, so that Attis went mad, castrated himself, and died. In dismay, Agdistis asked the gods to preserve Attis's body, and founded a festival in his honor. There are several very different versions of the story of Agdistis, but basic events remain similar.<ref>Pierre Grimal and Stephen Kershaw, The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology, p. 27-28.</ref> In some versions, Agdistis has a relation or is an aspect of the goddess Cybele.
* '''Aphrodite''' had transgender aspects. Servius said, "There is in Cyprus an image...with the body and dress of a woman, but with a scepter and the sex of a man, which they call '''Aphroditus''', and to which the men sacrifice in a female dress and the women in a masculine one."<ref>Gerald Massey, ''The natural Genesis.'' p. 512. </ref> This can be seen as the presence of transgender priests and priestess, as the Romans often had antagonistic views towards androgyny. This deity was depicted as a woman with a penis, often lifting her skirt to reveal her penis.
*'''Venus''', the Roman counterpart to Aphrodite, also had gender variant aspects.'''Venus Barbata''', an aspect of the goddess Venus, grew a beard and dressed as a man in order to court a gay man. This deity was patron of sex workers and of socially taboo love and sex, particularly homosexuality.<ref>Raven Kaldera, Hermaphrodeities, p. 72-74.</ref> Her followers included men who dressed as women, and she’s said to have turned some men into women.
* '''Cybele''', a goddess who was in some interpretations both male and female. Her priestesses were trans-feminine eunuchs called [[Gallae]].
* '''Dionysus''', a deity of wine, madness, vegetation, pleasure, and frenzy. His tradition is broadly reaching, so accounts do not agree on aspects of his gender. However, some popular accounts agree on certain aspects of his gender. Dionysus, by most accounts, was raised by nymphs on Mt. Nysa. There, he was raised as a woman. <ref> [https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/DionysosMyths.html#Birth] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230510091401/https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/DionysosMyths.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In most traditions, he is seen as effeminate, and sometimes is seen as changing gender. <ref> [https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/DionysosGod.html#Homosexuality] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230209055335/https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/DionysosGod.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* '''Hermaphroditus''', a Greek deity who was both male and female, who was shown in art as a beautiful woman with a penis. One version of this deity's origin was that Hermes (the messenger god) united with Aphrodite (the goddess of love) to become Hermaphroditus.<ref>Walker, A Woman’s Dictionary, p. 195.</ref> Another story said instead that Hermaphroditus was originally the beautiful male son of Hermes and Aphrodite. The lake nymph Salmacis raped him, wishing them to never separate again, so the gods made them one being. The gods also granted the victim's wish that anyone who bathed in that lake would lose their virility.<ref>Pierre Grimal and Stephen Kershaw, ''The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology'', p. 197.</ref> This is the origin of the word "hermaphrodite.".
* '''Pales''', a Roman shepherd deity seen as male, female, or multiple deities at different times.

Other gender variant figures and myths:
* '''Caeneus''' (also called Caenus, Caenis, or Kaineus) was a mighty warrior who had been divinely changed from a woman to a man. When Caeneus was female, the god Poseidon had raped him, and then offered a wish. Caeneus wished to become a man with the power of being impenetrable by anything, so that he could never be raped again in any way. As a result, Caenus also became supernaturally invulnerable to being penetrated by any weapon, such as swords and arrows. A centaur found out Caeneus's secrets, and so mocked him, and then defeated Caeneus by burying him under logs and boulders.<ref>Michael Hernandez, “Exploring FTM mythology, part 1: Raising Caeneus.” http://www.otherbear.com/Raising%20Caeneus.pdf{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* '''Tiresias''' (Teiresias), a man who was changed to a woman for several years and back again. He settled a dispute between Zeus and Hera about whether men or women experience more pleasure during sex. He said women did, which angered Hera, so she blinded him. To make up for it, Zeus gave Tiresias the power of prophesy. Some consider Tiresias to have those powers because of having experienced life as a man and as a woman.<ref>Raven Kaldera, ''Hermaphrodeities'', p. 238-239.</ref>
*'''Iphis''' is the son of Ligdus and Telethusa, a couple who was poor, and could not afford a dowry if they were to have a girl. If a girl was born, she was to be killed. The goddess Isis advised Telethusa to keep her child, regardless of the gender. Though born "female", Telethusa raised Iphis as a man. When Iphis became older and fell in love, he prayed to Isis for help, and was able to have a body that matched his gender perception. <ref>Ovid, Metamorphoses </ref>

=====Art of Hermaphroditus, Aphroditus, or figures believed by historians to be them=====
<gallery>
File:Statua di Ermafrodito tipo Anasyromenos.jpg|Hermaphroditus or Aphroditus in skirt-lifting (''anasyrma'') pose, a magical gesture to ward off bad luck.
File:Bronze hermaphrodite figures in the Louvre.jpg|Bronze statue in the Louvre of Hermaphroditus, Aphroditus, and a herma representing Hermes.
File:Ermafrodito, 50 ac-50 dc ca. 01.JPG|Ancient Roman bronze statuette in the Museo archeologico nazionale (Florence).
File:Fresco depicting Hermaphroditus. Museo Barracco 01.jpg|Fresco fragment depicting Hermaphroditus, 2nd half of 3rd century AD, from Capua, Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Rome
File:Toletta di Ermafrodito.jpg|Toilet of Hermaphroditus, an engraving of a fresco from the House of Adonis and Venus, Pompeii.
File:Ermafrodito, affresco Romano di Ercolano (1–50 d.C., Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) - 02.jpg|A Roman fresco of Hermaphroditus from Herculaneum. Between 1 and 50 CE.
File:035 arte romana, ermafrodito, calcedonio, III sec dc..JPG|Hermaphroditus attended by Cupids. Ancient Roman glyptics in the Museo archeologico nazionale (Florence)
File:Affresco romano -Ermafrodito e Sileno - Pompei.JPG|Hermaphroditus and Silenus. Ancient Roman fresco from Pompeii.
File:Marble statue of Hermaphroditus. House of Loreius Tiburtinus. Pompeii2.JPG|Marble statue of Hermaphroditus found in the House of Loreius Tiburtinus, Pompeii.
File:IAM 363T - Hermaphroditus statue.jpg|Statue of Hermaphroditus, Marble, Pergamum, Hellenistic style, 3rd century BCE. Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
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=====Other gender-variant figures from Greek and Roman mythology=====
<gallery>
File:Kaineus centaurs MAR Palermo NI1845.jpg|Caeneus fighting centaurs. Attic black-figure lekythos, 520–510 BC.
File:Tiresias striking the snakes.png|Tiresias transformed into a woman by Hera for striking at copulating snakes.
File:Villa Caprarola Gabinete de Ermatena.jpg|Hermathena, painted by Federico Zuccaro, circa 1566.
File:Lucas Cranach I - Hercules and Omphale - Private Collection - .jpg|Hercules in women's clothing and spinning thread, painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1537.
</gallery>

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===Norse religion and Heathenry===
[[File:Ed0019.jpg|thumb|200px|Loki dressing Thor, the thunder god, in feminine clothing. Illustration by Carl Larsson and Gunnar Forssell in the ''Poetic Edda'', 1893.]]

==== Views about gender variance in Norse religion and Heathenry ====
Norse Heathenry has a complex relationship with LGBTQ subjects. The practice of ''seiðr'' is typically regarded as women-only magical practice, requiring an openness that draws parallels to the sexually receptive feminine role found in other neopagan beliefs. Historically and currently, non-female practitioners are sometimes targeted with homophobic or effeminate harassment.{{R|group=|KraemerGS|page1=395|q1=These traditional gender roles are even more dominant in more politically conservative Pagan traditions such as Heathenry. In Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic (2002), Jenny Blain describes the gender issues surrounding Heathen practitioners of seiðr, an oracular form of shamanic practice traditionally considered to be "women's magic" (p. 90). The seið worker, it is thought, must be receptive to the spirits, and in Northern European cultures, receptivity (especially sexual receptivity) is a trait of the feminine. In the Icelandic sagas, the practice of seiðr by men—even patriarchs like the god Odinn—threatens to render them ergi, a negative state with connotations of masculation and weakness (Blain 2002, pp. 60, 115). Among contemporary Heathens, the practice of seiðr by men sometimes draws homophobic harassment from others in the community, and it may be considered evidence of homosexuality (Blain 2002, p. 122).||}}

==== Gender variant figures in Norse religion and Heathenry ====

Gender-variant deities in Norse religion:
* '''Friga''', usually female, but sometimes both male and female
* '''Loki (Loke, Loge, Loptr, Hveðrungr)''', usually male, a shapeshifter who became female and gave birth on occasion. He transformed into a mare to birth Sleipnir, an eight-legged horse that became the swift steed of the god Odin.
* '''Odin as Jalkr''', usually male, but in one story was a eunuch in feminine clothing in order to study women's mysteries.<ref>Raven Kaldera, ''Hermaphrodeities'', p. 160.</ref>

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=== Wicca ===

==== Views about gender variance in Wicca ====

''See also: [[Pagan]]''

Transgender people are generally magickal people, according to Karla McLaren in her ''Energetic Boundaries'' study guide. Transgender people are almost always welcomed in individual communities, covens, study groups, and circles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wicca-spirituality.com/gay-wicca.html |title=The Scoop on Gay Wicca |work=Wicca Spirituality: A New Wicca for a New World|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324192742/https://www.wicca-spirituality.com/gay-wicca.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> However, some Neopagan groups do not welcome transgender people, and specifically exclude people from participation who do not fit into [[cisgender]] [[male]] and [[female]] categories.<ref name="EncWitch"/> Some gender separatist groups exclude transgender people, often on the basis of their [[gender assigned at birth]].<ref name="EncWitch">{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism|first=Shelley|last=Rabinovitch|author2=James Lewis|publisher=Citadel Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0806524061
}}</ref> Dianic Wicca is an example of such a separatist group.<ref name=Adler>{{cite book |last=Adler |first=Margaret |title=Drawing down the moon: witches, Druids, goddess-worshippers, and other pagans in America |year=2006 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=[https://archive.org/details/drawingdownmoonw00adle_2/page/126 126] |isbn=978-0-14-303819-1 }}</ref>

Wiccan traditions hold a wide range of differing beliefs about [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]]. However, Wicca is regarded by many practitioners as a fertility religion. Starhawk wrote in her 1982 book ''Dreaming the Dark,'' "Sexuality was a sacrament in the Old Religion; it was (and is) viewed as a powerful force through which the healing, fructifying love of the immanent Goddess was directly known, and could be drawn down to nourish the world, <u>to quicken fertility</u> in human beings and in nature".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dreaming the dark : magic, sex, & politics|last=Starhawk.|date=1982|publisher=Beacon Press|isbn=0807010006|location=Boston|oclc=8281427}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiralnature.com/spirituality/god-goddess-other/|title=God, Goddess, and Other: Fertility faiths and queer identities|last=Xenia|date=2014-11-26|website=Spiral Nature Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203111149/http://www.spiralnature.com/spirituality/god-goddess-other/|archive-date=3 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Most Wiccans worship two deities, the Goddess and God, representing a male-female polarity that Wiccans believe is in all things.{{r|group=|KraemerGS|page1=392|q1=Both rituals seek union between the divine masculine and the divine feminine as represented by a priest and priestess, but Gardner emphasized that the purpose of the Great Rite was physical and spiritual fertility...|page2=|q2=|3=}}<ref name=":2" /><ref name="Farrar1989">{{cite book|title=The Witches' God: Lord of the Dance|author=Farrar, Janet|author2=Farrar, Stewart|publisher=Hale|year=1989|isbn=0-7090-3319-2|location=London|pages=170–171|oclc=59693966}}</ref> This is a "predominantly heterosexual model".<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of psychology and religion|others=Leeming, David Adams, 1937-|isbn=978-1-4614-6086-2|edition=2nd|location=New York|pages=1638–1641|oclc=865090158|lay-url=https://www.academia.edu/25192164/Sexuality_and_Wicca|lay-source=Academia.edu - Harrington, Melissa|lay-date=2016}}</ref> A central part of Wiccan liturgy involves the Great Rite,{{r|ObolerGE}}<ref name=":4" />{{cite book|author=Farrar, Stewart|title=What Witches Do: A Modern Coven Revealed|year=1973|publisher= Sphere Books| page=85-94}}</ref> an act of actual or symbolic ritual sexual intercourse between the two deities, carried out by a priest and priestess who have had the deities invoked upon them.{{r|ObolerGE}}<ref name=":4" />{{cite book|author=Crowley, Vivianne|title=Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Age| year= 1989|publisher=The Aquarian Press|ISBN=0-85030-737-6|page=234}}</ref>

Gardnerian and Alexandrian groups typically form their covens from male-female pairs exclusively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wicca.com/wicca/wicca-forms.html|title=Various Forms of Wicca and Wiccan Traditions|website=wicca.com|access-date=2020-06-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627042208/https://wicca.com/wicca/wicca-forms.html|archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> Kraemer writes, "The British Traditional Wicca of the 1950s and 1960s saw masculine and feminine energies as wholly distinct from each other, yet complementary. Although masculinity and femininity were to be valued equally, priestesses and priests were cast into rigidly gendered, heteronormative roles."{{r|KraemerGS}}

Newer Wiccan traditions often avoid or disregard the historical aversion to [[LGBT]] individuals.{{r|FWQC|KraemerGS|ObolerGE}}<ref name="Gallagher2005">{{cite book|last=Gallagher|first=Ann-Marie|title=The Wicca Bible: the Definitive Guide to Magic and the Craft|publisher=Sterling Publishing|year=2005|isbn=978-1-4027-3008-5|location=New York|oclc=61680143}}</ref> Oboler notes the change in neopagan culture thus, "Although the symbolic bedrock of Wicca and modern Paganism is strongly gender-essentialist, the Pagan community, like the culture as a whole, has been moving away from that position."{{r|ObolerGE}} These traditions sometimes cite the Wiccan ''Charge of the Goddess'' which says "All acts of Love and Pleasure are My rituals".<ref name=":7" /><ref name="Gardner 2004 p.70">{{cite book|author=Gardner, Gerald|title=Witchcraft and the Book of Shadows|year=2004|editor= A.R.Naylor|publisher= I-H-O Books|page=70|isbn=1-872189-52-0}}</ref> Professor Melissa Harrington wrote that despite traditional Wicca showing [[heterosexism]] "as Wicca has grown and attracted gay practitioners they have begun to work out ways in which Wiccan rites can become more meaningful to them".<ref name=":4" />

According to professor and Wicca author Ann-Marie Gallagher, "There is a moralistic doctrine or dogma other than the advice offered in the Wiccan Rede... The only 'law' here is love... It matters that we are gay, straight, bisexual or transgender– the physical world is sacred, and [we are] celebrating our physicality, sexuality, human nature and celebrating the Goddess, Giver of ALL life and soul of ALL nature."<ref name="Gallagher2005" />

The Pagan Federation of Canada stated, "Over the last few decades, many people have thought that the emphasis on male/female polarity in Wicca excludes homosexuals." However, the Federation goes on to make the case for the validity of LGBT orientations even within traditional Wicca, suggesting that gay men and lesbians are likely to be particularly alive to the interplay of the masculine and feminine principles in the Universe.<ref>{{cite web|last= Huneault|first= Robert|title=Homosexuality and Wicca|work=Pagan Federation/Fédération Païenne Canada|accessdate= 11 May 2007|url=http://www.pfpc.ca/info/wiccan/wicca/homo.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071229050605/http://www.pfpc.ca/info/wiccan/wicca/homo.html |archive-date=29 December 2007}}</ref>

=====In Gardnerian Wicca=====
Gerald Gardner, the founder of Gardnerian Wicca in the 1950s and 60s, emphasized heterosexual approaches to Wicca. As Jan Van Cleve, former practitioner of traditional Wicca, wrote, "Much of Gardnerian magic is based on this notion that physical interaction between male and female is not only desirable, but also necessary."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?id=12197|title=Gender and Paganism|last=Van Cleve|first=Janice|date=27 January 2008|website=WitchVox|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124020359/http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?id=12197|archive-date=24 January 2020|access-date=11 September 2019}}{{Self-published source|date=June 2020}}</ref> Gardner said that a witch could only be initiated by one of the other gender, with exceptions for parents initiating children, and otherwise would be cursed by the Goddess.<ref name=":9">Gardner, Gerald. ''Witchcraft Today'' (1954) London: Rider. p. 69</ref> According to Lois Bourne, one of the High Priestesses of the Bricket Wood coven, Gardner said that all witches had to be heterosexual men and women.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bourne, Lois|title=Dancing with Witches|year=2006|isbn=0-7090-8074-3|page=38}}(Hardback edition first published 1998).</ref>

=====In Alexandrian Wicca=====
Alex Sanders, the co-founder of Gardnerian offshoot Alexandrian Wicca, came out as [[bisexual]] later in life and created new rituals in which sexual orientation was irrelevant. However, a significant portion of Alexandrian belief is regarding heterosexual reproduction, best expressed by his wife and co-founder Maxine Sanders who is well known to emphasize the concept of male-female polarity and the fact that Alexandrian Wicca is a fertility religion. She also expressed concern about a proper functionality of transgender people (referred to as "transvestites") within coven practices, saying it best to look at other traditions that suit them more. "These people", as she is noted to have said, "they're not happy people."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZrmRkpRTiw On the Blackchair Podcast, Special Edition Series #3 - Tea With Maxine - On Initiation] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230209090457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZrmRkpRTiw Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

=====In Dianic Wicca=====
[[File:Triple-Goddess-Pentagram.svg|thumb|194x194px|The symbol of Dianic Wicca — a circumscribed pentacle combined with the Triple Goddess symbol.|alt=A green pentagram circumscribed in black in center with a waxing crescent moon on the left and waning crescent moon on the right.]]
Dianic Wicca has become notable for the female-focus and anti-transgender stances of its founder, Zsuzsanna Budapest, and many members. This female-only, radical feminist variant of Wicca allows [[cisgender]] [[lesbian]]s but not [[transgender women]] in Dianic covens. This is due to Dianic belief in [[gender essentialism]], specifically, "you have to have sometimes [sic] in your life a womb, and ovaries and moon bleed [menstruate] and not die," according to Budapest. This belief and the way it is expressed is often denounced as [[transphobia]] and [[TERF|transgender-exclusionary radical feminism]]. Budapest was vocal in her opposition to trans women.{{r|ObolerGE}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/pantheon/2011/03/transgender-issues-in-pagan-religions/|title=Transgender Issues in Pagan Religions|last=PANTHEON|date=2011-03-01|work=PANTHEON|access-date=2018-05-01|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525163404/https://www.patheos.com/blogs/pantheon/2011/03/transgender-issues-in-pagan-religions/|archive-date=25 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-dianic-wicca-2562908|title=What is the Dianic Wiccan Tradition?|work=ThoughtCo|access-date=2018-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415020853/https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-dianic-wicca-2562908|archive-date=15 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/mar/08/pagans-trans-women-religions|title=Why won't pagans accept trans women? {{!}} Roz Kaveney|last=Kaveney|first=Roz|date=2011-03-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-06-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212114306/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/mar/08/pagans-trans-women-religions|archive-date=12 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some Dianic practitioners, such as lesbian priestess Jan Van Cleve, see this discrimination as a reactionary impulse that will someday subside. Van Cleve writes:<blockquote>"The relationship of the Feminist Movement to Dianic Wicca has been a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it liberated Wiccan women from patriarchal notions of paganism, which claimed that all energy comes from the male/female polarity. The early neo-Pagan leaders were all men and sex between sexes occupied a large part of their attention and sometimes even their rituals. This was rejected by feminists who sought a spirituality they could call exclusively their own. However, as feminism was a reaction to oppression, it carried with it a mindset colored by it. Feminists rebelled against the oppression of men but very soon began to oppress lesbians in their own ranks. The early years of the National Organization of Women, for example, were rife with bitter struggles between straight and lesbian feminists.<br><br>Oppression inevitably breeds oppression. The oppressed inevitably become the oppressors. It's the old story of man beats wife, wife yells at child, and child kicks dog. The same thing happened in Dianic Wiccan circles between straight and lesbian Witches. Lesbians, in turn, oppressed Bisexual women, and today some feminists and lesbians are opposed to transgendered women in circle. These are normal growing pains of any movement and as straight and lesbian women have by now largely overcome their orientation differences, they will no doubt soon overcome their fears of their transgendered sisters as well."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?id=12083|title=Dianic Wicca|last=Van Cleve|first=Jan|date=11 February 2008|website=WitchVox|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124021931/http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?id=12083|archive-date=24 January 2020|access-date=11 September 2019}}{{Self-published source|date=June 2020}}</ref></blockquote>

===Other European and Neo-Pagan spiritual traditions===

''See also: [[Wikipedia:Modern Pagan views on LGBT people]]''

==== Feri ====

The Feri Tradition, a modern form of traditional witchcraft, has provided a home for many neopagan LGBT individuals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/features/witching-hour-lgbtq-and-paganism-1205509.html|title=Witching Hour: How LGBTQ+ views differ within Wicca and Paganism|last=August 2019|first=Holly Mosley1 {{!}} 7|website=www.femalefirst.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209090501/https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/features/witching-hour-lgbtq-and-paganism-1205509.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.feritradition.com/index.html|title=Feri Tradition Resources: articles and information related to Faery Tradition, Faerie Tradition, Fairy Tradition witchcraft|website=www.feritradition.com|access-date=2019-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509044256/http://www.feritradition.com/index.html|archive-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tradition is very open to non-heterosexual orientations and queer identities.<ref name="FWQC" /> Feri practitioner Storm Faerywolf writes:<blockquote>"As any Queer practitioner can attest, there is a definite shortage of Queer-specific models that encourage the strengthening of ourselves as whole beings. In many Neo-Pagan Witchcraft traditions, we are told simply to adopt the pre-existing (and heterosexist) magickal modalities of polarity and fertility. In the Feri tradition we are given certain tools that enable us to have healthier relationships with our Divine natures, devoid of any such baggage."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?id=9173|title=The Amethyst Pentacle|last=Faerywolf|first=Storm|date=8 May 2005|website=WitchVox|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124020507/http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?id=9173|archive-date=24 January 2020|access-date=11 September 2019}}{{Self-published source|date=June 2020}}</ref></blockquote>

==== Gender variant figures in other European spiritual traditions ====

Figures from other European spiritual traditions include:
* '''Baphomet''', a primal androgyne said by the mystic Eliphas Lévi (1810-1875) to have been worshiped by the Knights Templar. This primal androgyne is an alchemical allegorical figure, made of a mixture of human (female and male) and animal features, representing the spiritual and physical realms, with a flame over its head representing enlightenment. This is the figure on the Tarot card called "The Devil," but it's debatable whether it's synonymous with the devil.{{citation needed}}

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==Fictional spiritualities==

Some spiritual traditions that were made up for use in a fictional story refer to gender-variance, transgender people, and nonbinary people. Fiction can be helpful for speculating about different ways that people could think about gender variance than has happened in real-world history. In real life, some Pagans and magicians choose to include deities and practices of fictional origin in their spiritual practices.

=== Views about gender variance in fictional spiritualities ===
''Information needed.''

=== Gender variant figures in fictional spiritualities ===

Spiritual gender-variant figures from fiction include:
* '''Kyprioth,''' a trickster god in the fictional Tortallan culture, in the fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce (Bloodhound and Trickster’s Choice.) Kyprioth is a transgender man, and makes people be born transgender by touching them in the womb. http://tamorapierce.wikia.com/wiki/Kyprioth
* In the Trinyvale Campaign of ''Not Another D&D Podcast'', the world has three deities: one male (Nullar), one female (Liandt), one nonbinary (Neddas). [[Singular they]] is used for Neddas.
* In the video game ''The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'', the god '''Vivec''' is referred to in some texts as "the union of male and female, the magic hermaphrodite".<ref>{{Cite web |title=General:Gender and Sexual Diversity |author= |work=The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) |date= |access-date=8 November 2021 |url= https://en.uesp.net/wiki/General:Gender_and_Sexual_Diversity#Gender|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314193009/https://en.uesp.net/wiki/General:Gender_and_Sexual_Diversity|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Vivec is almost always referred to with he/him pronouns, but in the text "[https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:36_Lessons_of_Vivec,_Sermon_37 The Thirty-Six Lessons of Vivec, Sermon Thirty-Seven]" it is said that Vivec became sick and died, and his mother "gave him her skin to wear into the underworld" and thereafter the book uses she/her pronouns for Vivec.
* Also in Elder Scrolls lore, the Daedric Prince '''Boethiah''' (aka '''Boethia''' or '''Boethra''') is sometimes manifested/referred to as male and sometimes as female. Boethiah's titles include "Prince of Plots", "Queen of Shadows", "Goddess of Destruction", and "He-Who-Destroys and She-Who-Erases".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lore:Boethiah |author= |work=The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) |date= |access-date=8 November 2021 |url= https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Boethiah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609045924/https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Boethiah|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> (Note: "Daedric Prince" is the term used regardless of gender; e.g. Azura and Namira are always female but are still Daedric Princes, not Princesses.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lore:Daedric Princes |author= |work=The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) |date= |access-date=8 November 2021 |url= https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Daedric_Princes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710205343/https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Daedric_Princes|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gender-variant identities worldwide]]
* [[History of nonbinary gender]]
* [[Nonbinary gender in fiction]]

==Further reading==
*''Omnigender: A Trans-religious Approach'', by Virginia Ramey Mollenkott
* [[Wikipedia:Category:Androgynous and hermaphroditic deities]]

==References==
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