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Under the binary model, gender is seen as a rigid binary option, like one or zero. There may be no more than two genders; there are no 'shades of grey' between the two, one may only be one or other option, not both, neither or something between the two. | Under the binary model, gender is seen as a rigid binary option, like one or zero. There may be no more than two genders; there are no 'shades of grey' between the two, one may only be one or other option, not both, neither or something between the two. | ||
Individuals whose gender is something other than man or woman, masculine or feminine, do not fit within this gender binary and may identify as [[ | Individuals whose gender is something other than man or woman, masculine or feminine, do not fit within this gender binary and may identify as [[nonbinary]], [[Genderqueer|genderqueer]] or [[Transgender|transgender]]. The gender binary makes problems for nonbinary people in the forms of oppression and discrimination such as [[Binarism|binarism]] and [[nonbinary erasure]]. | ||
[[Category:Concepts]] | [[Category:Concepts]] | ||