Genderfluid
Genderfluid
Genderfluid (pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛndərfluːɪd/) is a term used within the LGBTQ+ community to describe a person whose gender identity is not fixed and can change over time.
Etymology
The term "Genderfluid" is a compound of the words "gender" and "fluid". The word "gender" comes from the Latin genus meaning "kind" or "type", while "fluid" comes from the Latin fluidus meaning "flowing" or "changeable". The term was coined to describe the experience of having a gender identity that is not static, but rather fluctuates.
Definition
A Genderfluid person does not identify strictly as male or female, but may identify as one or the other at different times, or may identify as a combination of both. This identity is often associated with the broader Non-binary gender category, which includes all gender identities that do not fit within the traditional binary of male or female.
Related Terms
- Genderqueer: A term used to describe a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions and may identify with neither, both, or a combination of male and female identities.
- Bigender: A term used to describe a person who identifies as two genders. This can be simultaneously, or vary between the two.
- Agender: A term used to describe a person who does not identify with any gender.
- Gender dysphoria: A term used in psychology and medicine to describe the distress a person feels as a result of the sex and gender they were assigned at birth.
- Transgender: A term used to describe a person whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Genderfluid
- Wikipedia's article - Genderfluid
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