let’s talk about the gender binary!

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Hello lovelies! Cidney here, and today we are going to talk about the gender binary! We will go over some different and definitions, and hopefully you will all learn something new!

So, let’s get on with the post.

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what is the gender binary?

The gender binary is the classification of two genders, distinctly and exclusively into masculine or feminine.

In society, generally, everything is classified as masculine or feminine — clothes, toiletries, accessories, technology, books — you name it, and there’s probably one thing or another that is classified under that binary.

Another thing often classified under this binary is people. From birth, we are given a label. We are classified as male or female, and from that point on, many different expectations are placed on us based off of that classification.

is there anything that is outside of the binary?

To put it simply, yes! There are many different things that are in fact outside of the binary. A lot of things that are gendered and classified as being in the binary can in fact be classified as not being in the binary — a lot of it depends on the person.

Some people like to mix and match these characteristics that are considered “masculine” and “feminine”, which can be fun and interesting in my opinion. In the next section, we’ll talking more about things that fall outside of the binary.

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what does the term “non-binary” mean?

Something that is non-binary simply means that it does not relate to just two things.

Something that is non-binary could relate to both things, more than two things, one of the two and something outside of it, neither at all, or something in between.

In the context of gender, the term “non-binary” is simply an umbrella term that covers all identities that do not fit under the gender binary.

what are some of these and identities?

There are a lot of different identities that fall under the “non-binary” umbrella. In this next section, we will talk about some of those identities and their definitions.

non-binary:

An umbrella term to describe an individual whose identity does not fit under the gender binary of male or female.

bigender:

An individual who identifies with two genders. These two genders can fall within or outside of the binary.

trigender:

An individual that identifies with three genders — these genders can be inside of and outside of the gender binary.

agender:

An individual that does not identify with any particular gender. A lack of gender.

demi-gender:

An individual who partially but not wholly identifies with a gender. (i.e. a demigirl might partially identify as a girl, and partially identify as agender, etc.)

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conclusion

In conclusion, there are a lot of different identities out there! There are many different ways to identify outside of the gender binary, and I hope you were able to learn something new!

Well, that is the end of this post! I really hope that you enjoyed!

Stay safe lovelies, and I’ll see you next time!

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