Genderqueer

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Genderqueer is an umbrella term with a similar meaning to non-binary. It can be used to describe binary(male or female) cisgender and transgender people who feel that they have a queer or non-normative experience with their gender. It can also be used to describe any gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary. ^[2] Genderqueer experiences can include one or more of the following:

Identifying as many genders. (Multigender)
Being neither man nor woman. (Neutral, Third gender)
Moving between genders. (Genderfluid)
Not placing a name on their gender. (Unlabeled)
Having an overlap or blurred lines between gender identity. (e.g. A woman who goes by "he")
Preferring to dress androgynously or as the opposite gender. (Crossdresser)

Some people only use the genderqueer label to describe their gender identity, while others identify as more labels such as androgyne, bigender etc. Genderqueer people may also identify as transgender and/or nonbinary. Some genderqueer people may wish to transition, either medically or by changing their name and/or pronouns to suit their preferred gender expression (or both). Genderqueer people can have any sexual orientation.

Many genderqueer individuals see gender and sex as separable aspects of a person and sometimes identify as a male woman, a female man, or a male/female/intersex genderqueer. Genderqueer identification may also occur for political reasons.

"Genderqueer", along with being an umbrella term, has been used as an adjective to refer to any people who transgress mainstream distinctions of gender, regardless of their self-defined gender identity, for example, those who "queer" gender, expressing it non-normatively. Androgynous is sometimes also used as a descriptive term for people in this category, but genderqueer is used to indicate that gender norms can be transgressed through a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, and because not all genderqueer people identify as androgyne.

Notable Genderqueer people

Maia Kobabe is a queer author and illustrator who is known for publishing comics based on themes of identity, sexuality, anti-fascism, fairy tales, and homesickness. Kobabe’s published comics include Tom O'Bedlam (2015), The Thief's Tales #1 and #2, and The Non-Binary Bunny. Kobabe has additionally published a graphic novel memoir called Gender Queer: A Memoir. Kobabe refers to e/em/eir pronouns.^[3]

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