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* '''[[androgyne]]'''. This word is used for a wide variety of [[gender nonconforming]] and non-binary gender identities and gender expressions.<ref name=NBGQ2016></ref> | * '''[[androgyne]]'''. This word is used for a wide variety of [[gender nonconforming]] and non-binary gender identities and gender expressions.<ref name=NBGQ2016></ref> | ||
* '''[[aporagender]]'''. Coined in 2014, from Greek ''apo, apor'' "separate" + "gender".<ref>[http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora Anonymous asked: "could I ask the etymology of the prefix apora- ?"], posted October 2014.</ref> A [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] and [[umbrella term]] for "a gender separate from [[male]], [[female]], and anything in between while still having a very strong and specific gendered feeling" (that is, not an [[agender|absence of gender]]).<ref>[http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender Aporagender], date unknown, captured April 2016.</ref><ref name=NBGQ2016></ref> | * '''[[aporagender]]'''. Coined in 2014, from Greek ''apo, apor'' "separate" + "gender".<ref>[http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora Anonymous asked: "could I ask the etymology of the prefix apora- ?"], posted October 2014.</ref> A [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] and [[umbrella term]] for "a gender separate from [[male]], [[female]], and anything in between while still having a very strong and specific gendered feeling" (that is, not an [[agender|absence of gender]]).<ref>[http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender Aporagender], date unknown, captured April 2016.</ref><ref name=NBGQ2016></ref> | ||
* '''ashtime'''. In Ethiopia, the Maale people had a gender role called Ashtime, for | * '''ashtime'''. In Ethiopia, the Maale people had a gender role called Ashtime, for eunuchs who live as women, though later this became an umbrella term for all kinds of gender non-conforming people who were [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth]].<ref>Epprecht, Marc. Heterosexual Africa?: The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS, p.61-62</ref> | ||
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* '''[[fa'afafine]]'''. In Samoa, the Fa'afafine are people [[ | * '''[[fa'afafine]]'''. In Samoa, the Fa'afafine are people who were [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth]], have a feminine gender expression, and don't think of themselves as female or male.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486 "The evolutionary puzzle of homosexuality", BBC News], Feb 2014.</ref> | ||
* '''[[femme]]'''.<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> A lesbian identity, and expression, which some use as a nonbinary identity. | * '''[[femme]]'''.<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> A lesbian identity, and expression, which some use as a nonbinary identity. | ||
* '''[[Fluidflux]]'''. A gender identity that changes over time and also varies in intensity. | * '''[[Fluidflux]]'''. A gender identity that changes over time and also varies in intensity. | ||
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[[File:Hijra Protest Islamabad.jpg|thumb|A Pakistani hijra at a protest between two hijra groups from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. 2008.]] | [[File:Hijra Protest Islamabad.jpg|thumb|A Pakistani hijra at a protest between two hijra groups from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. 2008.]] | ||
* '''[[hijra]]'''. In south Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the Hijra are people [[ | * '''[[hijra]]'''. In south Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the Hijra are people who were [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth]], who have a feminine gender expression. This is a very ancient tradition. Today, Hijra are legally recognized as a gender other than female or male.<ref>Reddy, Gayatri, With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India, 310 pp., University of Chicago Press, 2005 ISBN 0-226-70755-5 (see p. 8)</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/india.gender.voting/index.html, "India's third gender gets own identity in voter rolls", Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN.com], Nov. 2009 </ref><ref>Mitch Kellaway. "Trans Indian's Predicament at Border Shows the U.S. Lags Behind." May 9, 2015. Advocate. http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/05/09/trans-indian-womans-predicament-border-shows-us-lags-behind</ref><ref>[http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/25/pakistan-recognizes-third-gender/ "Pakistan Recognizes Third Gender", Ria Misra, Politics Daily], Dec. 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/11/hijras-now-separate-gender, "Hijras now a separate gender", Mohosinul Karim, Dhaka Tribune], Nov. 2013 </ref><ref>http://www.attn.com/stories/868/transgender-passport-status</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Māhū]]'''. In Hawaii, in the Kanaka Maoli society, the Māhū is a nonbinary gender role, made of people who | * '''[[Māhū]]'''. In Hawaii, in the Kanaka Maoli society, the Māhū is a nonbinary gender role, made of people who may have been [[Sexes#Assigned gender at birth|assigned either male or female at birth]]. This tradition existed before Western invaders, and survives today.<ref>''[http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/articles/men-women-pacific The men-women of the Pacific]'', tate.org.uk/Tate Britain, [http://www.webcitation.org/6WpIsllud archive URL] 6 March 2015.</ref> | ||
* '''[[maverique]]'''.<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> Coined by Vesper H. (queerascat) in 2014. A specific nonbinary gender identity "characterized by autonomy and inner conviction regarding a sense of self that is entirely independent of male/masculinity, female/femininity or anything which derives from the two while still being neither without gender nor of a neutral gender."<ref>''[http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/89448452041/maverique-definition-reworded-06-21-14-a maverique]'', Vesper H. (queerascat), June 2014, captured April 2016.</ref> | * '''[[maverique]]'''.<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> Coined by Vesper H. (queerascat) in 2014. A specific nonbinary gender identity "characterized by autonomy and inner conviction regarding a sense of self that is entirely independent of male/masculinity, female/femininity or anything which derives from the two while still being neither without gender nor of a neutral gender."<ref>''[http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/89448452041/maverique-definition-reworded-06-21-14-a maverique]'', Vesper H. (queerascat), June 2014, captured April 2016.</ref> | ||
* '''MTX'''. Male-to-X, covering people who were assigned male at birth, and who identify as nonbinary or X-gender.<ref name="roxiejapan"></ref> | * '''MTX'''. Male-to-X, covering people who were assigned male at birth, and who identify as nonbinary or X-gender.<ref name="roxiejapan"></ref> | ||
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* '''[[neutrois]]'''.<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> Coined by a neutrois person named H. A. Burnham in 1995.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref> Having one non-binary gender identity that is neutral. Not female, not male, and not a mix. Some neutrois people are transsexual, experience gender dysphoria, and want to get a physical transition.<ref>''[http://neutrois.me/neutrois Define]'', Neutrois Nonsense, date unknown, captured April 2016.</ref> | * '''[[neutrois]]'''.<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> Coined by a neutrois person named H. A. Burnham in 1995.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref> Having one non-binary gender identity that is neutral. Not female, not male, and not a mix. Some neutrois people are transsexual, experience gender dysphoria, and want to get a physical transition.<ref>''[http://neutrois.me/neutrois Define]'', Neutrois Nonsense, date unknown, captured April 2016.</ref> | ||
* '''ninauposkitzipxpe'''. In North America, the Blackfoot Confederacy recognizes a gender called ''ninauposkitzipxpe'', "manly-hearted women," who are [[ | * '''ninauposkitzipxpe'''. In North America, the Blackfoot Confederacy recognizes a gender called ''ninauposkitzipxpe'', "manly-hearted women," who are [[Sexes#Assigned female at birth|assigned female at birth]], and occupy a gender role different from that of women and men.<ref>''[https://prezi.com/izm-k5qn6tjc/gender-identity-and-historical-context-in-native-cultures/ Gender Identity and Historical Context in Native Cultures]'' by Emily Zogbi on 15 December 2014.</ref> | ||
* '''[[nonbinary]]'''<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> is an umbrella term for all who don't identify as just female or male. Though there are many kinds of nonbinary gender identities, some people identify as "nonbinary" only. | * '''[[nonbinary]]'''<ref name="NBGQ2016"></ref> is an umbrella term for all who don't identify as just female or male. Though there are many kinds of nonbinary gender identities, some people identify as "nonbinary" only. | ||
* '''non-gendered''', an identity brought to the fore by Christie Elan-Cane since at least 2000.<ref>[http://www.gender.org.uk/conf/2000/elancane.htm The Fallacy of the Myth of Gender], | * '''non-gendered''', an identity brought to the fore by Christie Elan-Cane since at least 2000.<ref>[http://www.gender.org.uk/conf/2000/elancane.htm The Fallacy of the Myth of Gender], | ||