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[[File:Genderqueerflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The genderqueer flag.|alt=]] |
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[[File:Nb symbol.gif|thumb|180x180px|The genderqueer/non-binary symbol.]] |
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Genderqueer includes anyone who "queers" their gender, regardless of gender identity. Because of this, genderqueer may be used to describe [[Binary Genders|binary]] individuals (both [[cisgender]] and [[transgender]]) who have a non-normative experience with gender presentation or other aspects of gender. |
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One may also identify as genderqueer as a political statement. Terms like [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]], which relates specifically to gender presentation, may be used to describe some of these individuals as well. |
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⚫ | Genderqueer may be considered a [[gender modality]] for one who queers or subverts gender and expectations related to gender, irrespective of [[assigned gender]].<ref>Andrew Pegoda (15 July 2020). [https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/not-cis-not-trans-genderqueer Not cis. Not trans. Genderqueer].</ref><ref name=":0">queeranarchism (16 February 2014). [https://queeranarchism.tumblr.com/post/76889334992/yeah-but-can-you-explain-the-cis-gender-thing "Yeah, but can you explain the cis gender thing?"]. ''Tumblr''. Retrieved 28 January 2021</ref> Sometimes it may also apply as an [[orientationgender]]. |
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Some genderqueer individuals may also identify as another gender identity (such as [[androgyne]], [[bigender]] etc.) or they may identify solely as genderqueer. They may also identify as transgender and/or non-binary. Some genderqueer individuals may wish to transition, either medically, socially, or both. Genderqueer individuals can have any sexual orientation. |
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Genderqueer is sometimes used interchangeably with [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] to describe individuals who do not identify as strictly [[Man|male]] or [[Woman|female]]. This definition can be used as a gender identity on its own or as an umbrella term. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Genderqueer was first used in the 1990s as "gender queer", used by anyone who experienced or expressed gender with the non-normative connotations of the Queer Movement. The earliest known use of "genderqueer" as a single word and identity is by Riki Anne Wilchins in the Spring 1995 newsletter of Transexual Menace.<ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/8813994851/answering-gender-questions-coining-genderqueer</ref> Wilchins stated they identify as genderqueer in their 1997 autobiography. |
Genderqueer was first used in the 1990s as "gender queer", used by anyone who experienced or expressed gender with the non-normative connotations of the Queer Movement. The earliest known use of "genderqueer" as a single word and identity is by Riki Anne Wilchins in the Spring 1995 newsletter of Transexual Menace.<ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/8813994851/answering-gender-questions-coining-genderqueer</ref> Wilchins stated they identify as genderqueer in their 1997 autobiography. |
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== Flag and Symbols == |
== Flag and Symbols == |
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The genderqueer flag was designed by Marilyn Roxie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The first design for the flag was posted in June 2010;<ref>http://genderqueerid.com/post/48778828472/on-the-genderqueer-and-non-binary-flag-and</ref> the flag was later changed in September 2010.<ref>http://genderqueerid.com/post/1065961491/the-september-2010-genderqueer-flag-is-a-design</ref> |
The genderqueer flag was designed by Marilyn Roxie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The first design for the flag was posted in June 2010;<ref>http://genderqueerid.com/post/48778828472/on-the-genderqueer-and-non-binary-flag-and</ref> the flag was later changed in September 2010.<ref>http://genderqueerid.com/post/1065961491/the-september-2010-genderqueer-flag-is-a-design</ref> |
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An alternate genderqueer flag was designed by Reddit user u/ultra_cricket_boy on February 20, 2020. |
An alternate genderqueer flag was designed by Reddit user u/ultra_cricket_boy on February 20, 2020. |
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An alternative symbol was created by wiki user WiiFyneLM consisting of a lambda with a line through it and an arrow at the tip. This is because the lambda is a commonly used [[queer]] symbol and the line and arrow resemble the venus (female) and mars (male) symbols. This symbol was created to provide a more distinct differentiator from [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]]. |
An alternative symbol was created by wiki user WiiFyneLM consisting of a lambda with a line through it and an arrow at the tip. This is because the lambda is a commonly used [[queer]] symbol and the line and arrow resemble the venus (female) and mars (male) symbols. This symbol was created to provide a more distinct differentiator from [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]].<gallery> |
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== Resources == |
== Resources == |