- Today we know there are many different genders, and that it is probably impossible to list every single gender identity as they are fluid and changing rapidly. Some gender identities have to do with how one feels inside and some are more influenced by external sources.
- Here is a non-exhaustive list of twenty common gender identities:
Also referred to as genderless or genderfree, agender relates to the absence of gender or gender expression. Agender people deny feeling like a man or a woman. Although not all agender people identify as nonbinary, this identity is frequently considered to be under the nonbinary umbrella.
This gender refers to when someone's gender identity coincides with the sex that they were assigned at birth, such as male or female. For example, years ago, the doctors looked at a newborn infant's body and labeled them 'male' or 'female' on the birth certificate, known as the child's biological sex. If the child continues to identify with the gender as they grow, and their gender matches their sex assigned at birth, they are cisgender.
When someone's gender identity does not match the gender they were assigned at birth, this is referred to as trans, or transgender. Someone who is transgender can present and identify anywhere along the gender spectrum, or identify as non-binary.
For example, when “Shaun” was born, he was assigned the “female” sex on his birth certificate.. However, as he grew, he found that he did not feel feminine, and he felt more like a boy. Having the persistent feeling that your biological sex doesn't match your gender is known as gender dysphoria. His gender identity is male, and does not match the sex assigned on his birth certificate- therefore he is trans.
A person who identifies with this gender identity will report feeling agender at times, but will also report being able to connect with other gender identities at times. There is no requirement for length of time that one spends feeling connected to one gender identity over another.
This gender identity refers to someone who has two specific gender identities at the same time. There is usually not any overlap or fluidity with these gender identities, as both are present simultaneously.
The amicagender identity is defined as having more fluidity than other gender identity. People who are amicagender report that they change their gender expression and identity depending on their social influences and social circle. For example, they may present more femme around certain friends, and more masculine or even androgynous around others.
The androgynous gender identity refers to a person who often feels some combination of feminine and masculine gender identities. This can be illustrated by “Sam,” who often reports that they like the parts of themself that feel and appear masculine, and they also like the parts of themself that feel and appear feminine.
Many autistic people use this term to define their gender identity. This gender identity label often describes how it feels to experience gender as an autistic individual.
This gender identity is often referred to as “two genders” as it defines the act of experiencing two different genders at the same time. The bigender identity is sometimes referred to as dual gendered due to the presence of two different genders.
When a person identifies as being on the male end of the gender spectrum, but their expression and experiences vary along that end of the spectrum, they may identify as boyflux. Thus, they experience varying degrees of male identity, ranging from male, masculine, to nonbinary or agender.
The experience of having multiple genders, or relating to multiple gender identities, is referred to as demifluid and sometimes demiflux. Many people who are demifluid will report that some of their gender identities are fluid, or changing, while some do not change.
Someone who occasionally experiences a connection to one gender, but then other times identifies more nonbinary, is referred to as demigender. Sometimes this person will display some gender characteristics or traits of one gender and some characteristics of another gender.
The individual often feels like they identify with multiple genders. However, there will usually be one dominant gender identity.
This is when someone's gender fluctuates between two or more while varying in intensity. “Fluidflux can be described as being genderfluid and genderflux at the same time.” (LGBTQIA wiki)
Someone who is gender fluid typically falls under the umbrella of trans and/or non-binary, meaning their gender does not always align with the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender fluid often refers to a gender identity or gender expression that changes over time.
This identity refers to someone who can not be labeled on the femme or masculine gender spectrum, or identifies as anywhere along the gender spectrum.
Girlflux is when someone identifies anywhere along the femme end of the gender spectrum. Sometimes they may present or identify as very feminine, and other times they may present more “tomboy,” “softball dyke,” or anywhere along the feminine spectrum.
The nonbinary identity is when someone does not identify as male or female. This identity relates to not identifying along the gender binary. Some nonbinary people also identify as trans but not all. For example, “Erin” is nonbinary, or “enby,” and knew from a young age that they did not feel feminine the way that their female peers felt, and also knew that they did not feel masculine or relate to the boy peers in their class.
Pangender is also often referred to as omnigender. This identity refers to an individual who reports having or experiencing all genders.
This gender identity refers to someone who experiences gender in a way that can not be explained or understood by our human understanding of gender. Some report that their gender more closely relates to that of plants, animals, and others.
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