“People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?”
—“Grady”, Parrotfish
“When I say I don’t identify as a woman, people are quick and eager to say, ‘OK, you can be a man’. But I don’t know what it feels like to be a man. I know what it feels like to be me.”
—The Realm Between “He” and “She” by Leslie Scrivenerpublished by The Star
REPEAT AFTER ME
GENDER IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENITALIA
YOU CAN BE BOTH OR NEITHER GENDER
YOU CAN BE A GENDER ALL YOUR OWN
YOU CAN BE A MAN AND HAVE A VAGINA
YOU CAN BE A WOMAN AND HAVE A PENIS
GENDER
IS
NOT
PHYSICAL
SEX
CLOTHES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH GENDER IDENTITY
TRANSBOYS CAN WEAR DRESSES, TRANSGIRLS CAN WEAR SUITS
GENDER IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
GENDER
IS
NOT
PHYSICAL
SEX
Bigender (adj.)
Definition
- Bigender is a gender identity that falls under the non-binary umbrella. To identify as bigender generally means you identify as two genders. You could identify as both at the same time. You can go back and forth between two genders. Perhaps you have one stagnant gender identity and one that shifts while still only identifying as two genders. However you experience it, it has to do something with the number two. It does not necessarily mean you identify as a man and a woman. There are more genders than that.
Usage
Bigender is used as an adjective generally.
- I’m bigender.
- Oh my goodness, I just met the cutest person the other day. They’re bigender and like neutral pronouns. They’re into knitting and folk-punk. What a dreamboat.
See also
non-binary, gender, genderfluid
