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Androgyne

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Androgyne is a gender where a person experiences a blending of genders, or feels that their identity is in between two genders. These genders are typically masculine and feminine or man and woman.

Etymology

From Greek 'andras-' meaning 'man' and 'gune' meaning 'woman'.

Pronunciation

Definitions

  • A gender identity where a person experiences a blending of genders, or feels that their identity is in between genders. Usually, but not always, people who identify as androgyne feel that their identity is a blending of male and female, or somewhere between those two genders. Androgyne people may or may not choose to present androgynously. - Ezgender Google Docs, 2020

Controversy

Androgyne originally was used as a word to describe intersex people, which has brought some people to conclude the word should be for intersex use only.[1]

Usage

According to the Nonbinary Wikia, 9.3% of people described themselves as androgyne in their last Gender Census.[4]

Sources

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