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* '''[[gender binary]]'''. A model of gender that classifies all people into one of two genders, female or male.
* '''[[gender binary]]'''. A model of gender that classifies all people into one of two genders, female or male.
* '''gender dissonance'''. Gender dysphoria, which see.
* '''gender dissonance'''. Gender dysphoria, which see.
* '''gender diverse'''/'''gender diversity'''. Alternate term for "nonbinary".<ref name="gend_What">{{Cite web |title=What is Gender Diversity? |author= |work=A Gender Agenda |date= |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://genderrights.org.au/information-hub/what-is-gender-diversity/}}</ref><ref name="nzherald">{{Cite web |title='Gender diverse' classification will be used in NZ |author= |work=NZ Herald |date=17 July 2015 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11482661}}</ref>
* '''[[gender dysphoria]]'''. A clinical term. In transgender people, emotionally painful discontent about some aspect of one's assigned gender. The aspect in question may be social gender dysphoria, body dysphoria, or other specific details, such as voice dysphoria. Some prefer the less clinical terms "gender incongruence" or "gender dissonance."
* '''[[gender dysphoria]]'''. A clinical term. In transgender people, emotionally painful discontent about some aspect of one's assigned gender. The aspect in question may be social gender dysphoria, body dysphoria, or other specific details, such as voice dysphoria. Some prefer the less clinical terms "gender incongruence" or "gender dissonance."
* '''gender expansive'''. "An umbrella term used for individuals who broaden their own culture's commonly held definitions of gender, including expectations for its expression, identities, roles, and/or other perceived gender norms. Gender expansive individuals include those who identify as transgender, as well as anyone else whose gender in some way is seen to be stretching the surrounding society's notion of gender."<ref name="DePaulo">{{Cite web |title=60 Sex-Relevant Terms You May Not Know — and Why You Should |last=DePaulo |first=Bella |work=Psychology Today |date=6 April 2017 |access-date=13 May 2020 |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/living-single/201704/60-sex-relevant-terms-you-may-not-know-and-why-you-should}}</ref>
* '''gender expansive'''. "An umbrella term used for individuals who broaden their own culture's commonly held definitions of gender, including expectations for its expression, identities, roles, and/or other perceived gender norms. Gender expansive individuals include those who identify as transgender, as well as anyone else whose gender in some way is seen to be stretching the surrounding society's notion of gender."<ref name="DePaulo">{{Cite web |title=60 Sex-Relevant Terms You May Not Know — and Why You Should |last=DePaulo |first=Bella |work=Psychology Today |date=6 April 2017 |access-date=13 May 2020 |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/living-single/201704/60-sex-relevant-terms-you-may-not-know-and-why-you-should}}</ref>
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