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-''{{Distinguish||Genderbi}}''
+{{Distinguish||Genderbi}}
-[[File:Bigender 2.png|thumb|The most common bigender flag, unknown creator.|alt=|220x220px]][[File:Bigender Third Most Common Flag.png|alt=|thumb|220x220px|The second most common bigender flag, by camp-mlm.]]
+[[File:Bigender 2.png|thumb|The most common bigender flag, unknown creator]]
+[[File:Bigender Third Most Common Flag.png|alt=|thumb|220x220px|The second most common bigender flag, by camp-mlm.]]
 [[File:Bigender symbol.png|thumb|The (male-female) bigender symbol. Unicode: U+26A5 ⚥]]
 [[File:Bigender.png|thumb|The original bigender flag by no-bucks-for-this-doe (controversial).|alt=|220x220px]]
-'''Bigender''' is a [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] gender identity in which someone has two distinct gender identities. One could feel both genders at the same time or be fluid between them, in which case they may also identify as [[genderfluid]]. Bigender individuals can experience ''any'' two genders, including [[Binary Genders|binary]] and [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] genders. For example, a bigender individual could be [[male]] and [[neutrois]] or [[neutral]]. Those who are bigender do not have to experience both genders in equal amounts. One or both of their genders could be fluid or [[genderflux|fluctuating]], in which case they may identify as bigenderfluid, [[bigenderflux]], and if they identify as both bigenderfluid and bigenderflux, they may identify as [[bigenderfluix]].
+'''Bigender''' is a [[non-binary]] [[gender identity]] in which someone has two distinct [[gender]] identities. One could feel both genders [[plurigender|at the same time]] or be fluid between them, in which case they may also identify as [[genderfluid]]. Bigender individuals can experience ''any'' two genders, including [[binary]] and [[non-binary]] genders. For example, a bigender individual could be [[male]] and [[neutrois]] or [[neutral]]. Those who are bigender do not have to experience both genders in equal amounts. One or both of their genders could be fluid or [[genderflux|fluctuating]], in which case they may identify as bigenderfluid, [[bigenderflux]], and if they identify as both bigenderfluid and bigenderflux, they may identify as [[bigenderfluix]].
-Bigender should not be confused with [[androgyne]], which is a term used for those who strictly identify as male and female, in their gender identity, gender presentation, or both. Bigender individuals identify as two genders, and those two genders do not have to be binary male and female.
+Bigender should not be confused with [[androgyne]] or [[femache]], which is a term used for those who [[Suptilian|strictly]] identify as [[Male-Female|male and female]], in their gender identity, [[presentation]], or both. Bigender individuals identify as two genders, and those two genders do not have to be binary male and female.
 Bigender individuals may also identify as [[transgender]] or non-binary, if they wish to. Those who experience more than two genders may identify as [[trigender]], [[quadgender]], [[multigender]], etc.
+Bigender individuals don't necessarily feel as if their gender is in-between the genders they have, which is classified as a [[centrigender]] experience.
-== History ==
-One of the first recorded instances of bigender being used comes from a trans organization called the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute in the 1980s which defined "bigenderist" as a type of androgyne, with the latter being defined as "a individual who can comfortably express either alternative gender role in a variety of socially acceptable environments."<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/8g84mm373}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5q47rn80n}}</ref>
+==History==
-The more modern definition of bigender comes from Gary Bowen who, in his 1995 publication ''Dictionary of Words for Masculine Women'', defined being bigender as
+One of the first recorded instances of bigender being used comes from a trans organization called the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute in the 1980s which defined "bigenderist" as a type of androgyne, with the latter being defined as "a individual who can comfortably express either alternative gender role in a variety of socially acceptable environments."<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/8g84mm373}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5q47rn80n}}</ref>
-<blockquote>''having two genders, exihibiting cultural characteristics of male and female roles''.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19961105010926/http://www.ftm-intl.org/Wrtngs/ftm-words.gary.html</ref></blockquote>
+The more modern definition of bigender comes from Gary Bowen who, in his 1995 publication ''Dictionary of Words for Masculine Women'', defined being bigender as "having two genders, exihibiting cultural characteristics of male and female roles".<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19961105010926/http://www.ftm-intl.org/Wrtngs/ftm-words.gary.html</ref>
-A 1997 paper concerning the "gender continuum" in International Journal of Transgenderism noted that "a individual who feels or acts as both a woman and a man may identify as bi-gendered."<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://cdn.atria.nl/ezines/web/IJT/97-03/numbers/symposion/ijtc0102.htm}}</ref> A 1999 survey conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health observed that, among the transgender community, less than 3% of those who were [[AMAB|assigned male at birth]] and less than 8% of those who were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] identified as bigender.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=cftg-02-02}}</ref>
+A 1997 paper concerning the "gender continuum" in International Journal of Transgender Health noted that "a individual who feels or acts as both a woman and a man may identify as bi-gendered."<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://cdn.atria.nl/ezines/web/IJT/97-03/numbers/symposion/ijtc0102.htm}}</ref> A 1999 survey conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health observed that, among the transgender community, less than 3% of those who were [[AMAB|assigned male at birth]] and less than 8% of those who were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] identified as bigender.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=cftg-02-02}}</ref>
-== Flags and Symbol ==
+==Flags and Symbol==
 The original bigender flag was created by no-bucks-for-this-doe. The date of creation is unknown but it existed before July 30, 2014<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://pridearchive.tumblr.com/post/93315678776/bigender-pride}}</ref>. Blue represents masculinity, pink represents femininity, and purple represents being non-binary. The placement of the pink and blue stripes on opposite ends of the flag are to represent a sense of separation, yet coexistence between masculinity and femininity. Although widely used, the flag is controversial due to allegations of the creator being abusive and transphobic.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://detailcentral.tumblr.com/post/136214499011/callout-for-jewishkuvirasunny}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/185984619951/hey-just-so-you-know-theres-some-rumors-going}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Bigender?commentId=4400000000000171897}}</ref>
-The most popular alternate bigender flag was created by an unknown individual and was created on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Bigender-2-555613271?ga_submit_new=10%253A1468623784&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1</ref> It also has unconfirmed color meanings. The colors likely mean the same as the original flag, but with a yellow stripe likely representing non-binary genders.
+The most popular alternate bigender flag was created by an unknown individual and was created on or before August 23, 2015.<ref><nowiki>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=</nowiki>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Bigender-2-555613271</ref> It also has unconfirmed color meanings. The colors likely mean the same as the original flag, but with a yellow stripe likely representing non-binary genders.
 The alternate flag by pastelflowers was created on or before January 9, 2015.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://dearprivilegedgroup.tumblr.com/post/107612802654/pastelflowers-bigender-flag-purple-in}}</ref> Purple (in general) represents those who are non-binary. Dark purple leans more towards blue, representing those who identify partially as male. Light purple leans more towards pink, representing those who partially identify as female. Grey represents those who partially identify as a non-binary gender. White represents genderfluidity.
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 Instagram user double_gender published their redesign on April 8, 2021. It was intended to keep the original flag's colors, but with a different order. The "rose of the winds" in the center was placed to represent "total freedom over which of these two genders you can live," and was designed to resemble a compass.
-Another alternate flag was created by FANDOM user [[User:Mylieok|Mylieok]] on September 23, 2021.<ref>h{{Archive|Site=web|URL=ttps://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Bigender?commentId=4400000000000195506}}</ref> The dark blue represents masculinity, the lighter blue represents having 2 genders, the orange represents change, the purple represents gender neutral identities, and the pink represents femininity.
+Another alternate flag was created by FANDOM user [[User:Mylieok|Mylieok]] on September 23, 2021.<ref>h{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Bigender?commentId=4400000000000195506}}</ref> The dark blue represents masculinity, the lighter blue represents having 2 genders, the orange represents change, the purple represents gender neutral identities, and the pink represents femininity.
 Another alternate bigender flag was created by FANDOM user [[User:MercyBot77|MercyBot77]] on November 5, 2021.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Bigender?commentId=4400000000000212637}}</ref> It has no confirmed meanings.
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 There is also an [[intersex]] flag that is often incorrectly called a bigender flag. This is due to the creator claiming the flag was a bigender flag when originally posted, but later saying that the flag was actually intended to be an intersex flag.
-The most common bigender symbol is a mix of female (Venus) symbol and male (Mars) symbol. The symbol is most commonly associated with bigender but it is also sometimes used to represent intersex or transgender. It can also be interpreted as representing [[Straight|heterosexuality]]. It is the botanical symbol for hermaphrodite.
+The most common bigender symbol is a mix of female (Venus) symbol and male (Mars) symbol. The symbol is most commonly associated with bigender but it is also sometimes used to represent intersex or transgender. It can also be interpreted as representing [[heterosexual]]ity. It is the botanical symbol for [[hermaphrodite]].
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="185">
+<gallery widths="200" mode="nolines" class="center">
 File:Bigender (man-leaning) by Pride-Flags.png|Man-leaning bigender flag, edit by Pride-Flags.
 File:Bigender (woman-leaning) by Pride-Flags.png|Woman-leaning bigender flag, edit by Pride-Flags.
+File:Bigender (abinary-leaning).png|[[Abinary]]-leaning bigender flag by beyond-mogai-pride-flags
+File:Bigender Pride Flag.svg|Bigender/intersex flag by Natalie Phox
 File:Bigender (6).png|Alternate bigender flag, unknown creator.
 File:Bigender (4).png|The bigender flag by pastelflowers.
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 File:Tumblr d1c213d70d001278729563e54114e4cc 9a881631 1280.png|Alternate bigender flag, by Tumblr user mogaiphobic
 File:Static-assets-upload15947748194904198785.png|Bigender flag by FANDOM user MercyBot77
 File:Bigender-flag.png|alt=Color symbolism from top to bottom is: femininity, fluidity, individuality and androgyny, relationship to gender and identity, fluidity, and masculinity.|Alternate bigender flag design by Strawberrylind.
 </gallery>
-== References ==
+==References==
+<references />
 [[Category:Gender]]
 [[Category:Multigender]]
 [[Category:Partially Unverified Resources]]
-<references/>