Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to a gender identity that is other than conventionally male or female.
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- adjective Of a person who identifies as (has a
gender identity which is) neithermale norfemale , but outside of thegender binary and/or gender spectrum. - noun Someone who is genderqueer.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I use the term genderqueer as a self-descriptor at times, both because it fits better than most alternatives and because of a desire for solidarity with others who feel to varying degrees comfortable with that particular label… but the gender-identity label I feel fits me best of all possible options is Jack.
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For awhile I questioned why I identified as genderqueer, wondering if maybe I was being complicit with the misogyny of our culture - hating my body because I was told by the patriarchy that it was disgusting and vile.
Is That My Foot? No, It's My Penis Renee 2009
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For awhile I questioned why I identified as genderqueer, wondering if maybe I was being complicit with the misogyny of our culture - hating my body because I was told by the patriarchy that it was disgusting and vile.
Archive 2009-02-01 Renee 2009
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I identify as genderqueer in a rather relaxed way, but I read AfterEllen because I view it as a queer inclusive space and I think there is a difference between a space being transpositive and transinclusive.
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Now a generation is graduating from them using words like "genderqueer" -- meaning that one doesn't identify exclusively as male or female.
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It is important for me to be able to identify as a genderqueer dyke - or a female bodied, non-woman-identified person who prefers other female bodied people, regardles of gender ID.
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It is important for me to be able to identify as a genderqueer dyke - or a female bodied, non-woman-identified person who prefers other female bodied people, regardles of gender ID.
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It is important for me to be able to identify as a genderqueer dyke - or a female bodied, non-woman-identified person who prefers other female bodied people, regardles of gender ID.
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It is important for me to be able to identify as a genderqueer dyke - or a female bodied, non-woman-identified person who prefers other female bodied people, regardles of gender ID.
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There are more episodes planned, but I suspect every person who identifies as genderqueer will define it - and present it - differently than the next.
en|Gender 2008
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The word butch has shifted a bit too–often you’ll hear mascor masculine of center as an umbrella term for those on the masculine spectrum, more than you’ll hear butch or genderqueer.
Who Gets to be Femme? Zoe Whittall 2021
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Various words have been used by folks like me to describe how we move through the world, from “genderqueer” to “gender fluid, “gender nonconforming” to “gender variant.”
What does it really mean to be non-binary? | Xtra Magazine 2023
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