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Non-binary[a] and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are outside the male/female gender binary. [2][3] Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth, [3] although some non-binary people do ...
Sexual orientation is an individual's enduring pattern of attraction, or lack thereof, to others (being straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, etc.), whereas gender identity is a person's innate knowledge of their own gender (being a man, woman, non-binary, etc.). Transgender people can have any orientation, and generally use labels ...
Some non-binary identities are inclusive, because two or more genders are referenced, such as androgyne/androgynous, intergender, bigender, trigender, polygender, and pangender. [ 26 ]: 101 Some non-binary identities are exclusive, because no gender is referenced, such as agender, genderless, neutrois, and xenogender. [ 26 ]: 101–102.
Gender-affirming mastectomy is a procedure that shapes the chest skin and tissue of people who identify as transmasculine or nonbinary so that their chest aligns more closely with the contour of ...
The gender binary, and especially unwavering belief in the binary, creates a hierarchal system in which those who are gender nonconforming, transgender, non-binary and so forth may be pathologized, and be viewed as abnormal and disrupting the "status quo" and may be discriminated and harmed as a result. [16]
This could mean they're non-binary; it could also mean they're cisgender and simply don't identify with many gender stereotypes, per PFLAG's glossary. 9. Genderfluid. Just like your sexuality can ...
These gender expressions may be described as gender variant, transgender, or genderqueer (or non-binary) [81] (there is an emerging vocabulary for those who defy traditional gender identity), [82] and people who have such expressions may experience gender dysphoria (traditionally called gender identity disorder or GID).
In recent years, some societies have begun to legally recognize non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities. Some non-western societies have long recognized transgender people as a third gender, though this may not (or may only recently) [3] include internationally recognized ‘legal rights’ for such people.