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[[File:Questioning 1.png|thumb|Common questioning flag]]<br />
'''Questioning''' is a term used to describe anyone who is in the process of deciding which [[gender identity]] suits them best. [[Transgender]] people may undergo a period of [[questioning]] in which they reflect upon their preferred [[gender expression]], their personal definitions of [[masculinity]] and [[femininity]]'','' and their feelings about their [[assigned sex]]. Questioning can result in a change of gender identity (which may prompt a desire to transition) or it may confirm the gender identity the person previously held.<br />
[[File:Questioning 2.webp|thumb|Questioning flag without the question mark symbol]]<br />
Because ''[[gender identity]]'' is an internal experience, no one else can know for certain someone's [[gender]] or "answer the question" for them, although learning more about the experience of others can help with self-understanding. However, a period of questioning only ends when the person decides for themselves which gender identity, if any, they feel comfortable with.<br />
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''Questioning'' people with supportive friends may undergo trial periods of [[Social Transition|social transition,]] in which they ask a small group of people to use a different [[name]] and set of ''[[pronouns]]'' in order to experiment with which [[gendered language|''gendered language'']] they feel most comfortable with.<br />
[[File:Questioning 3.png|thumb|Alternate questioning flag]]<br />
A period of ''questioning'' can occur at any time, as [[gender identity|''gender identity'']] can sometimes change without an obvious external reason. Many questioning people previously considered themselves [[cisgender]], but some ''[[transgender]]'' people may begin ''questioning'' their previous gender identity and adopt a new one.<br />
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Questioning should only be used to describe those who are seeking to label their gender identity, not those who are comfortable without adopting a label.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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* [http://emptyclosets.com/ Empty Closets]<br />
* [http://www.twenty10.org.au/s/media/resources/gender_questioning.pdf Gender Questioning pdf]<br />
* [http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/03/i-think-i-might-be-trans/ I Think I Might Be Trans]<br />
* [https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en The Gender Dysphoria Bible]<br />
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[[Category:Gender Identities]]<br />
[[Category:Responses to Gender]]<br />
[[Category:Transgender Concepts]]<br />
[[Category:Terminology]]<br />
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