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'''Genderqueer''', also called '''GenderQueer''' or '''gender queer''', is an umbrella term | '''Genderqueer''', also called '''GenderQueer''' or '''gender queer''', is an umbrella term that refers both to non-normative [[Gender Identity|gender identity]] and [[Gender Expression|gender expression]]. The label may also be used by individuals wishing to identify as holding queer or non-normative gender without being any more specific about the nature of their gender. | ||
The label may also be used by individuals wishing to identify as holding queer or non-normative gender without being any more specific about the nature of their gender. | |||
As an umbrella term, Genderqueer has a similar scope to [[nonbinary|nonbinary | As an umbrella term, Genderqueer has a similar scope to [[nonbinary|nonbinary]], with most nonbinary-identifying individuals also considering themselves genderqueer. However, the terms have different historical scopes and connotations. The word genderqueer was used at least ten years before nonbinary. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Genderqueer was coined in the 1990s as 'Gender Queer,' and was for a time written as 'GenderQueer' before becoming a single word. The original meaning was literally queer gender, including anyone who felt the way they experienced or expressed gender was queer. The term carries the non-normative and anti-assimilationist connotations of the [[Queer Movement]] and applies these to gender rather than sexuality. | Genderqueer was coined in the 1990s as 'Gender Queer,' and was for a time written as 'GenderQueer' before becoming a single word. The original meaning was literally queer gender, including anyone who felt the way they experienced or expressed gender was queer. The term carries the non-normative and anti-assimilationist connotations of the [[Queer Movement]] and applies these to gender rather than sexuality. | ||
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==Difference between Genderqueer and Nonbinary== | ==Difference between Genderqueer and Nonbinary== | ||
Genderqueer means non-normative or ''queer'' gender while [[nonbinary]] means gender that falls outside the [[gender binary]] model. Both of these terms are extremely similar in scope, however in practice their connotations are significantly different. | |||
Genderqueer means non-normative or ''queer'' gender while nonbinary means gender that falls outside the [[gender binary]] model. Both of these terms are extremely similar in scope, however in practice their connotations are significantly different. | |||
Genderqueer comes with the anti-assimilationist political connotations of [[queer]], which is a reclaimed slur word with strong associations with a countercultural sexuality movement that sets itself apart from the mainstream [[LGBT]] community. (Note that the word "queer" is still actively used as a pejorative and hate speech in many regions.) As such genderqueer implies a similar counterculture, setting itself apart from mainstream [[transgender]] discourse. Most genderqueer people also consider themselves to be queer and there is a strong trend of rejecting the gender binary and normative [[gender roles]] with in the Queer Movement as a whole. | Genderqueer comes with the anti-assimilationist political connotations of [[queer]], which is a reclaimed slur word with strong associations with a countercultural sexuality movement that sets itself apart from the mainstream [[LGBT]] community. (Note that the word "queer" is still actively used as a pejorative and hate speech in many regions.) As such genderqueer implies a similar counterculture, setting itself apart from mainstream [[transgender]] discourse. Most genderqueer people also consider themselves to be queer and there is a strong trend of rejecting the gender binary and normative [[gender roles]] with in the Queer Movement as a whole. | ||
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===Observed differences between people who hold each identity=== | ===Observed differences between people who hold each identity=== | ||
While genderqueer and nonbinary are theoretically extremely similar in their scope as umbrella terms, in practice genderqueer slants more towards those who identify as queering gender while nonbinary tends to attract those who hold specific [[trans*]] or [[transgender]] identities that fall outside of the gender binary. | While genderqueer and nonbinary are theoretically extremely similar in their scope as umbrella terms, in practice genderqueer slants more towards those who identify as queering gender while nonbinary tends to attract those who hold specific [[trans*]] or [[transgender]] identities that fall outside of the gender binary. | ||
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==Is Genderqueer Transgender?== | ==Is Genderqueer Transgender?== | ||
There is controversy within the genderqueer community over whether genderqueer people fall under the [[transgender]] umbrella. Despite the work of [[Leslie Feinberg]] in the 1990s to coin transgender as a wide and inclusive umbrella term covering all forms of ''transgressive gender'', the term genderqueer developed out of a frustration with the association between transgender and [[transsexualism]], [[gender dysphoria]] and the dominant [[transgender narrative]]. | There is controversy within the genderqueer community over whether genderqueer people fall under the [[transgender]] umbrella. Despite the work of [[Leslie Feinberg]] in the 1990s to coin transgender as a wide and inclusive umbrella term covering all forms of ''transgressive gender'', the term genderqueer developed out of a frustration with the association between transgender and [[transsexualism]], [[gender dysphoria]] and the dominant [[transgender narrative]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Pride flags|category=Genderqueer pride flags|image=Genderqueer}} | {{Pride flags|category=Genderqueer pride flags|image=Genderqueer}} | ||
*[[Nonbinary gender]] | |||
*[[Gender nonconformity]] | *[[Gender nonconformity]] | ||
*[[Gender variant]] | *[[Gender variant]] | ||
*[[Genderqueer flag]] | *[[Genderqueer flag]] | ||
*[[Intergender]] | *[[Intergender]] | ||
*[[Androgyne]] | *[[Androgyne]] | ||