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{{Gender|title1=Genderqueer|image1=Genderqueer.png|caption1=Genderqueer pride flag by Marilyn Roxie<ref>[https://marilynroxie.com/GENDERQUEER-FLAG]</ref>}}'''Genderqueer''', also known as '''gender diverse''' or [[Gender-variant|gender variant]], is an [[umbrella term]] used to refer to people whose gender experience, identity or presentation do not fit the societal norm. It can be used to describe binary [[cisgender]] and [[transgender]] people who feel that they have a queer or non-normative understanding of their gender. Much like [[non-binary]], the term can also be used to describe any [[Gender Identity|gender identities]] other than [[man]] and [[woman]].<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genderqueer</ref>

=== Examples of genderqueerness ===
* Identifying as many genders. ([[Multigender]])
* Being [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] (AKA/or a crossdresser)
* Being [[trans]], [[cisn't]], or another [[Gender Modality|gender modality]] that is not only [[cisgender]]
* Being neither man nor woman ([[Neutral]], [[Third Gender|Third gender]])
*Moving between genders ([[Genderfluid]])
*Not identifying one's own gender ([[Unlabeled Gender|Unlabeled]])
*Being [[cusper]]
*Having an overlap or blurred lines between [[gender identity]] (e.g. A woman who goes by "he")
The term genderqueer may also sometimes be used to describe [[intersex]] and other [https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Varsex varsex] individuals.

Some people only use the genderqueer label to describe their gender identity, while others identify as more labels such as [[androgyne]], [[bigender]] etc. Genderqueer people may also identify as transgender and/or nonbinary. Some genderqueer people may wish to [[transition]], either [[Medical Transition|medically]] or by changing their [[name]] and/or [[pronouns]] to suit their preferred [[gender expression]] (or both). Genderqueer people can have any [[sexual orientation]].

Many genderqueer individuals see [[Differences Between Gender and Sex|gender and sex]] as separable aspects of a person and sometimes identify as [[Male-Female|a male woman, a female man]], or a male/female/[[intersex]] genderqueer. Genderqueer identification may also occur for political reasons.

"Genderqueer", along with being an umbrella term, has been used as an adjective to refer to any people who transgress [[gender roles|mainstream distinctions of gender]], regardless of their self-defined gender identity, for example, those who "queer" gender, expressing it non-normatively. [[Androgynous]] is sometimes also used as a descriptive term for people in this category, but genderqueer is used to indicate that gender norms can be transgressed through a combination of [[masculinity]] and [[femininity]], or neither, and because not all genderqueer people identify as [[androgyne]].

==Notable Genderqueer people==
*Maia Kobabe is a queer author and illustrator who is known for publishing comics based on themes of identity, sexuality, anti-fascism, fairy tales, and homesickness. Kobabe’s published comics include Tom O'Bedlam (2015), The Thief's Tales #1 and #2, and The Non-Binary Bunny. Kobabe has additionally published a graphic novel memoir called Gender Queer: A Memoir. Kobabe refers to e/em/eir pronouns.<ref>https://www.cca.edu/newsroom/five-questions-with-maia-kobabe/</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Genderqueer.png|Original enderqueer [[pride flag|Pride Flag]] by Marilyn Roxie<ref name="pf">[https://marilynroxie.com/GENDERQUEER-FLAG Marilyn Roxie's Pride Flag] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250112140312/https://marilynroxie.com/GENDERQUEER-FLAG Archive])</ref>
File:Genderqueer woman.webp|Genderqueer Woman Flag by [[User:Qenu|Qenu]]<ref>[https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000082176 Qenu's Flag] ([https://archive.ph/wQDI6 Archive])</ref>
File:A1C9EC2D-AF26-41D9-ACF4-385CAE36B29C.jpg|Alternative Genderqueer Flag by QueerPotato{{Citation needed}}
File:Alternate genderqueer flag.png|Spring Genderqueer Flag by [https://www.deviantart.com/transfeminine Transfeminine]{{icon|deviantArt}}<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/transfeminine/art/Genderqueer-Flag-Redesign-891379785 Transfeminine's Spring Design] ([https://archive.ph/ORS3S Archive])</ref>
File:Alternate Genderqueer flag made by Krystl on fandom.png|Alternative Genderqueer Flag by [[User:Krystl123456789|Krystl123456789]]{{icon|fandom}}<ref name="coin">[https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/File:Alternate_Genderqueer_flag_made_by_Krystl_on_fandom.png Krystl123456789's Flag]</ref>
File:Genderqueer Alt Flag.webp|Alternative Genderqueer Flag by [[User:StillCommonlyconfused|StillCommonlyconfused]]{{icon|fandom}}<ref>[https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000110116 StillCOmmonlyconfused's Flag] ([https://archive.ph/FrtuF Archive])</ref>
</gallery>

==External links==
*[http://genderqueerid.com/ Genderqueer Identities]
*[http://genderqueer.tumblr.com/ Genderqueer Tumblr]
*[http://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Genderqueer nonbinary.wiki]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderqueer Wikipedia]

==References==
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== See Also ==

* [[Transgender]]
* [[Non-binary]]
* [[Gender Non-Conforming]]
* [[Gender-variant]]
* [[Gendergender|Genderbender]]

[[Category:Nonbinary]]
[[Category:Gender Identities]]
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