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'''Gender symbols''' are graphic designs that represent a [[gender]], such as the Venus symbol for female, and Mars symbol for male. Symbols for [[nonbinary]] gender identities explore variations on these. This page gives an incomplete list of symbols for gender identities. | '''Gender symbols''' are graphic designs that represent a [[gender]], such as the Venus symbol for female, and Mars symbol for male. Symbols for [[nonbinary]] gender identities explore variations on these. This page gives an incomplete list of symbols for gender identities. | ||
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|[[File:Solarian symbol.png|frameless|100px]] | |[[File:Solarian symbol.png|frameless|100px]] | ||
|A symbol for [[Galactian_system#Solarian|solarian]] nonbinary people. It is a minimalist representation of the Sun. | |A symbol for [[Galactian_system#Solarian|solarian]] nonbinary people. It is a minimalist representation of the Sun. | ||
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|[[File:Third gender symbol.png|frameless|100px]] | |[[File:Third gender symbol.png|frameless|100px]] | ||
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|[[File:Gallae.jpg|frameless|thumb|100px]] | |[[File:Gallae.jpg|frameless|thumb|100px]] | ||
|[[Gallae]] gender symbol, by Laura Anne Seabrook. Based on the female (Venus) symbol, but also an alchemical symbol for sulfur (representing a fire triangle on a cross of earth) | |[[Gallae]] gender symbol, by Laura Anne Seabrook. Based on the female (Venus) symbol, but also an alchemical symbol for sulfur (representing a fire triangle on a cross of earth) | ||
|U+1F70D | |U+1F70D 🜍 | ||
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|[[File:Gender-Symbol Intersex Alternative dark transparent Background.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | |[[File:Gender-Symbol Intersex Alternative dark transparent Background.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | ||
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|[[File:Caduceus.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | |[[File:Caduceus.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | ||
| | | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus caduceus symbol] represents Hermes (or the Roman Mercury), and by extension trades, occupations, or undertakings associated with the god. In later Antiquity, it provided the basis for the astrological symbol representing the planet Mercury. Thus, through its use in astrology, alchemy, and astronomy it has come to denote the planet and elemental metal of the same name. It is said the wand would wake the sleeping and send the awake to sleep. If applied to the dying, their death was gentle; if applied to the dead, they returned to life. | ||
By extension of its association with Mercury and Hermes, the caduceus is also a recognized symbol of commerce and negotiation, two realms in which balanced exchange and reciprocity are recognized as ideals. This association is ancient, and consistent from the Classical period to modern times. The caduceus is also used as a symbol representing printing, again by extension of the attributes of Mercury (in this case associated with writing and eloquence). | By extension of its association with Mercury and Hermes, the caduceus is also a recognized symbol of commerce and negotiation, two realms in which balanced exchange and reciprocity are recognized as ideals. This association is ancient, and consistent from the Classical period to modern times. The caduceus is also used as a symbol representing printing, again by extension of the attributes of Mercury (in this case associated with writing and eloquence). | ||
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|[[File:Gender-Symbol Questioning dark transparent Background.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] [[File:Questioning symbol.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | |[[File:Gender-Symbol Questioning dark transparent Background.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] [[File:Questioning symbol.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | ||
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|[[File:Plec nieznana.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | |[[File:Plec nieznana.png|frameless|thumb|100px]] | ||
|In some kinds of [[family]] tree diagrams (genograms or pedigrees), a triangle is a symbol for a person whose gender is unknown. It's also for fetuses that were miscarried, or were not yet born when the genogram was drawn. This is as opposed to squares (male) and circles (female). | |In some kinds of [[family]] tree diagrams (genograms or pedigrees), a triangle is a symbol for a person whose gender is unknown. It's also for fetuses that were miscarried, or were not yet born when the genogram was drawn. This is as opposed to squares (male) and circles (female). | ||
| | | U+25B3 △ | ||
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|[[File:Lozenge - black simple.svg|frameless|thumb|100px]] | |[[File:Lozenge - black simple.svg|frameless|thumb|100px]] | ||
|A rhombus is a botanical symbol for a plant of unknown sex, as well as a family tree symbol for a person of unknown sex. | |A rhombus is a botanical symbol for a plant of unknown sex, as well as a family tree symbol for a person of unknown sex. | ||
| | | U+25CA ◊ | ||
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