Category:Gender Descriptor

Gender Descriptors
Within the queer community, there are many ways to classify genders, often with overlap between them. They are used for clarification with specific labels and seeing similarities and differences inherent to them.

Transgender
Transgender is a large umbrella term, used as an adjective to describe not identifying as one's assigned gender at birth (AGAB). It can be used in a binary sense (an assigned female at birth being a man, for example), or with nonbinary labels (an assigned male at birth being [|genderqueer]). Transgender individuals may or may not decide to transition medically, can choose to present in any way, and use any pronouns.

Cisgender
Cisgender is the adjective describing those who identify as their assigned gender at birth. They can choose to present in any way and use any pronouns.

Binary
Binary describes the two most common genders, man (or boy) & woman (or girl). These are often seen as poles of the gender spectrum.

Nonbinary
Nonbinary is an umbrella label for any gender that is neither man (or boy) or woman (or girl). This can fall between the two, beyond them, or off the spectrum completely.

Xenogender
A xenogender is any gender that is not seen as conventional, and linked to concepts often not associated with genders. This can be anything from nature, space, technology, or aesthetics.