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In 1918, [[Jennie June]] published ''Autobiography of an Androgyne'', which has since been described as "a centerpiece for queer, trans, and gender studies of twentieth-century America."<ref>Scott Herring's introduction to the 2008 reprint of ''Autobiography of an Androgyne''</ref> | In 1918, [[Jennie June]] published ''Autobiography of an Androgyne'', which has since been described as "a centerpiece for queer, trans, and gender studies of twentieth-century America."<ref>Scott Herring's introduction to the 2008 reprint of ''Autobiography of an Androgyne''</ref> | ||
In the 1980s, a trans-focused organization called the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute defined androgyne as "a person who can comfortably express either alternative gender role in a variety of socially acceptable environments."<ref>"Brochure for the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute." Ephemera. 1980. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/8g84mm373 (accessed October 02, 2020).</ref><ref>The Human Outreach and Achievement Institute. "Abstracts of a Symposium on Gender Issues for the 90s (Jul. 20, 1988)." Pamphlet. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5q47rn80n (accessed October 02, 2020).</ref> | In the 1980s, a trans-focused organization called the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute defined androgyne as "a person who can comfortably express either alternative gender role in a variety of socially acceptable environments."<ref>"Brochure for the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute." Ephemera. 1980. Digital Transgender Archive, https://web.archive.org/web/20201003071900/https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/8g84mm373 (accessed October 02, 2020).</ref><ref>The Human Outreach and Achievement Institute. "Abstracts of a Symposium on Gender Issues for the 90s (Jul. 20, 1988)." Pamphlet. Digital Transgender Archive, https://web.archive.org/web/20200815041041/https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5q47rn80n (accessed October 02, 2020).</ref> | ||
"Androgyne" as a nonbinary [[gender identity]] is mentioned in the preface to ''The Flock'', a 1992 book by Lynn Wilson about dissociative identity disorder: "Some [[gender-nonconforming]] individuals call themselves androgynes, [[pan-gender]], or [[non-binary]]."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Flock|isbn=9780449907320|year=1992|last=Wilson|first=Lynn|page=xi|publisher=Fawcett Columbine}}</ref> | "Androgyne" as a nonbinary [[gender identity]] is mentioned in the preface to ''The Flock'', a 1992 book by Lynn Wilson about dissociative identity disorder: "Some [[gender-nonconforming]] individuals call themselves androgynes, [[pan-gender]], or [[non-binary]]."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Flock|isbn=9780449907320|year=1992|last=Wilson|first=Lynn|page=xi|publisher=Fawcett Columbine}}</ref> | ||
In 2003, [[Livejournal]] user 36 created a community aimed at androgynes, defined as people who are "neither female nor male in appearance but something else (both, neither, in between or something else entirely)."<ref name=":0">Androgynes userinfo. Livejournal.com. https://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml/?user=androgynes</ref> The profile also notes that androgynes have a range of gender identities, including [[third gender]] and androgynously gendered (between male and female). Some androgynes even find gender identity "something complex, absent, irrelevant or extremely personal".<ref name=":0" /> The community used the Necker Cube symbol as its icon. As of 2024, there were 484 members and 399 journal entries; the most recent was in January 2023.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
In 2014, when [[Gender and social media sites|Facebook]] made 56 genders available for its users, two of these were "androgyne" and "androgynous".<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref> | In 2014, when [[Gender and social media sites|Facebook]] made 56 genders available for its users, two of these were "androgyne" and "androgynous".<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref> | ||
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There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary characters in fiction who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called by the words "androgyne," either in their canon, or by their creators. | There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary characters in fiction who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called by the words "androgyne," either in their canon, or by their creators. | ||
*''[http://tapastic.com/episode/40617 Snailed It]'' by SnaiLords, who "identifies with both genders" and described themselves as an "androgynous snail". | *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208040336/http://tapastic.com/episode/40617 Snailed It]'' by SnaiLords, who "identifies with both genders" and described themselves as an "androgynous snail". | ||
*[https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Switch Switch] from ''The Matrix'' is described by the Wachowski sisters as a "[https://web.archive.org/web/20020826053632/http://sfy.iv.ru/sfy.html?script=matrix_ds beautiful androgyne]" in the original script and was originally intended to be played by two different actors, one inside the Matrix and another in the real world. Warner Brothers cut this particular idea, leaving actress [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565883/ Belinda McClory] to play both roles<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/trivia|title=The Matrix (1999) - IMDb|access-date=2021-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603022715/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/trivia/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>. | *[https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Switch Switch] from ''The Matrix'' is described by the Wachowski sisters as a "[https://web.archive.org/web/20020826053632/http://sfy.iv.ru/sfy.html?script=matrix_ds beautiful androgyne]" in the original script and was originally intended to be played by two different actors, one inside the Matrix and another in the real world. Warner Brothers cut this particular idea, leaving actress [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565883/ Belinda McClory] to play both roles<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/trivia|title=The Matrix (1999) - IMDb|access-date=2021-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603022715/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/trivia/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>. | ||
*[https://jojowiki.com/Dio_Brando Dio Brando] from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s creator, Hirohiko Araki, made a spreadsheet and put one of the Androgyne symbols for his gender instead of the male or female planetary symbol, however was referred to as a man. | |||
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