Genderqueer
Genderqueer is an umbrella term that describes people whose gender is something other than male or female.
AND THAT'S OKAY
AGENDER
Agender people don't identify as male or female.
Hi, my name is Isabelle. My parents always told me that I was a girl, but in my heart, I never felt like either a boy or a girl. I am Agender because I do not identify as any gender.
ANDROGYNE
A person who does not appear as more masculine or feminine.
Hi, my name is Tom. Some people tell me I look girly and should wear a dress while other people suggest for me to wear a bow tie because I look like a boy. When I look at myself in the mirror, I feel that I don’t look like a boy or a girl.
BIGENDER
A person who identifies as two genders.
Hi, my name is Jesse. Since I was three I felt inside my heart that I was both a boy and a girl. Even though I look like a boy, I feel inside that I am both. All that matters is what’s inside my heart.
DEMIBOY
A person who mostly identifies as a man, but may be genderfluid or bigender.
Hi, my name is Rishi. Most days I wake up and feel like a man. On other days I feel like I am more than one gender.
DEMIGIRL
A person who mostly identifies as a woman, but may be genderfluid or bigender.
Hi, my name is Chris. Most days I wake up and feel like a woman. On other days I feel like I am more than one gender.
GENDERFLUID
A person who does not identify themselves as having a fixed gender, often feeling like either a male and a female at certain times.
Hi, my name Devin. Some days I am a girl and some days I am a boy. My genders shift and change.
GENDER NONCONFORMING
A person who does not pick any specific genders to identify as.
Hi, my name is Charlie. Inside my heart I don’t feel that I am a boy or a girl, so when people ask me if I am a boy or a girl I say neither because I don’t identify with any gender.
GENDER QUESTIONING
A person who is unsure of their gender identity.
Hi, my name is Peyton. When I was born my parents told me that I was a girl, but I never felt like one. I didn’t know how I felt and I still don’t know how I feel. To this day, I am questioning what gender I really am, and that’s okay!
NON-BINARY
A person who does not identify themselves as having a fixed gender.
Hi, my name is Skyler. In my heart, I don't feel that I am a boy or a girl or any other gender, so when someone asks me, I say I'm non-binary.
PANGENDER
A person who identifies as any or all genders.
Hi, my name is Alex. I have always felt like I was more than one gender. Every time I learned about a new gender I was surprised that I felt like that gender as well. I identify as every type of gender.
TWO-SPIRIT
Two Spirit is a newer umbrella term used by some indigenous North Americans to describe certain spiritual people who may identify as LGBTQ in their communities