- "Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female."
Refers to a range of gender identities that do not fit within the traditional binary of male and female.
Gender Identity: The individual's sense of their own gender and the way they perceive themselves in terms of social and cultural expectations related to gender.
Sex Assigned at Birth: The biological sex with which an individual is born, typically identified as either male or female based on their genitalia.
Gender Expression: The way individuals communicate their gender identity through behavior, clothing, hairstyle, and other expressions.
Binary Gender: The traditional concept of gender in which individuals are categorized as either male or female.
Non-Binary Gender: Refers to gender identities that are outside of or beyond the traditional binary of male and female.
Gender Dysphoria: The emotional distress that can occur when an individual's gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Gender Neutral Pronouns: Pronouns like "they/them/their" that are used to refer to people who do not identify as strictly male or female.
Genderqueer: A term used to describe individuals who identify outside the traditional binary of male and female.
Androgyny: A gender expression that combines both masculine and feminine traits or lacks a clear gender expression.
Gender Fluidity: Refers to an individual whose gender identity and expression may change over time.
Gender Stereotypes: Cultural and societal assumptions about gender roles, behavior, and expectations.
Intersectionality: The concept that individuals experience a complex interplay of social identities, such as race, sexuality, and gender, that can affect their experiences of discrimination and privilege.
Transgender: Refers to individuals whose gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Transphobia: Prejudice or discrimination against transgender individuals.
Cisgender: Refers to individuals whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Allyship: Solidarity and support for marginalized communities, such as the non-binary gender community.
Agender: A person who feels they have no gender or identity outside of the gender binary.
Androgynous: A person with a gender identity that includes both masculine and feminine traits.
Genderfluid: A person whose gender identity changes over time or shifts between multiple genders.
Genderqueer: A term used by those who identify as a gender other than male or female or as having a non-binary gender identity.
Two-Spirit: A term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe a person who identifies as having both a male and female gender identity or having a gender identity that is outside of the gender binary.
- "Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from their sex."
- "Some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender."
- "Non-binary people may identify as an intermediate or separate third gender, identify with more than one gender, no gender, or have a fluctuating gender identity."
- "Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation: non-binary people have various sexual orientations."
- "Being non-binary is also not the same as being intersex; most intersex people identify as either male or female."
- "Non-binary people as a group vary in their gender expressions."
- "Some non-binary people may reject gender identity altogether."
- "Some non-binary people are medically treated for gender dysphoria with surgery or hormones, as trans men and trans women often are."
- "Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female."
- "Non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from their sex."
- "Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella."
- "Some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender."
- "Non-binary people may identify as an intermediate or separate third gender, identify with more than one gender, no gender, or have a fluctuating gender identity."
- "Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation: non-binary people have various sexual orientations."
- "Being non-binary is also not the same as being intersex."
- "Most intersex people identify as either male or female."
- "Non-binary people as a group vary in their gender expressions."
- "Some non-binary people may reject gender identity altogether."
- "Some non-binary people are medically treated for gender dysphoria with surgery or hormones, as trans men and trans women often are."