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A. '''Gender alignment''' is terminology used by some [[nonbinary]] people to describe their experience of gender. For instance, a [[genderless]] person may identify as female-aligned because they have experiences in common with [[women]], or a [[demiboy]] may identify as male-aligned because they are partly a [[man|boy]], or a [[maverique]] may identify as unaligned because they have no ties to manhood or womanhood. | A. '''Gender alignment''' is terminology used by some [[nonbinary]] people to describe their experience of gender. For instance, a [[genderless]] person may identify as female-aligned because they have experiences in common with [[women]], or a [[demiboy]] may identify as male-aligned because they are partly a [[man|boy]], or a [[maverique]] may identify as unaligned because they have no ties to manhood or womanhood. | ||
The meaning of alignment terminology differs from person to person. Mod Lune on the tumblr blog We Don't Care About Your Binary put it this way: | |||
{{quote|Some people use (wo)man-aligned to mean “the social category I belong to is (wo)men”.<br>Some people use it to mean “I present as a (wo)man.”<br>Some people use it to mean “I am read by other people as a (wo)man.”<br>Some people use it to mean “my gender is somehow, in some way, related to (wo)manhood.”<br>Some people use it to mean “I am closeted and outwardly identify as a (wo)man.”<br>Some people use it to mean “I experience [[queer]] sexuality like a (wo)man.”<br>Some people use it to mean “I interact with [[sexism|patriarchy]] like a (wo)man.”<ref>[https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/169860045173/what-the-fuck-do-people-mean-by-male-aligned What the fuck do people mean by "male-aligned" / "woman-aligned" / whatever?], 18 January 2018</ref>}} | |||
Someone's gender alignment does not tell you anything about what they were [[assigned at birth]] or how they like to [[Gender expression|express their gender]], including what [[pronouns]] they use. | Someone's gender alignment does not tell you anything about what they were [[assigned at birth]] or how they like to [[Gender expression|express their gender]], including what [[pronouns]] they use. | ||