The idea of androgyny (being both masculine and feminine) is now a much larger range of gender diverse identities.
Most gender diverse people take social steps to express their gender identities.
Some gender diverse people also choose legal or medical steps to express their gender identities. For instance, you can make a gender transition without taking hormones. It is your body, and you can choose which things you want to do and do not want to do.
Identities
Possible identities include:
Genderqueer (GQ)
- Reject expected gender roles
Non-binary (NB or enby)
- Reject a strict male-female binary
Genderfluid
- Identify as masculine, feminine, or gender diverse at different times
Neutrois
- Neutral on gender
Amalgagender
- Gender affected by people with differences of sex development
Demigender
- A partial connection to a gender (like demigirl or demiboy)
Bigender:
- Having two gender identities either simultaneously or switching between the two
Third gender
- Many cultures have a name for this, like mahu in Native Hawai’ian, hijra in India or two-spirit in some Native American cultures
Pangender
- Identifying with most or all genders
Agender
- Lacking gender, genderless, or not caring about gender identity
Pronouns
MyPronouns.org (mypronouns.org)
- A great overview of issues around personal pronouns.
Books
Genderqueer and non-binary genders
- Great overview.
Resources
Genderqueer and Non-Binary Identities (genderqueerid.com)
- Maintained by Marilyn Roxie. The best genderqueer resource online.
Transgender Law Center (transgenderlawcenter.org)
- Published Beyond the Binary (PDF)
Gender Wiki (gender.wikia.org)
- Collaborative gender-based reference work.
genderqueer (genderqueer.tumblr.com)
Neutrois (neutrois.com)
Genderfork (genderfork.com)
Exobinary (exobinary.info)
- Maintained by Cory Dostie. Includes a section on vocab links.