agender
Lacking gender identity
Agender describes someone who experiences no gender identity or feels gender-neutral—neither male nor female nor any other gender category.
The term emerged from online LGBTQ+ communities in the early 2010s.
As an adjective: My roommate is agender and uses they/them pronouns.
As a noun: an agender.
Outside male-female categories
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- they/themGender-neutral singular pronouns
- neopronounsNewly created personal pronouns
LGBTQ+ · queer · coming out · self-identification · visibility · representation · community · pride
Neither distinctly male nor female
- unisexSuitable for any gender
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- nondescriptWithout distinguishing qualities
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
unrestricted · personal style · nonconforming · fashion · aesthetic · appearance · self-expression
State of not being
- nullAbsence indicator in code
- voidWithout legal effect
- neitherNot one or other
- lackDeficiency or absence
without · blank · neutral · undefined · ungendered · nonexistent · emptiness · disconnect
Consent to receive
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- solidarityUnity among allies
support · belonging · safe space · validation · understanding · respect · empathy · advocacy
Birth-sex-identified
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- intersexAtypical sex development
bigender · two-spirit · social construct · spectrum · continuum · contrast · difference · category
nonbinary
Outside male-female categories
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- they/themGender-neutral singular pronouns
neopronouns · LGBTQ+ · queer · coming out · self-identification · visibility · representation · community · pride · affirming
androgynous
Neither distinctly male nor female
- unisexSuitable for any gender
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- nondescriptWithout distinguishing qualities
unmarked · unrestricted · personal style · nonconforming · fashion · aesthetic · appearance · self-expression
absence
State of not being
lack · without · blank · neutral · undefined · ungendered · nonexistent · emptiness · disconnect · detachment
acceptance
Consent to receive
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
solidarity · support · belonging · safe space · validation · understanding · respect · empathy · advocacy · awareness
cisgender
Birth-sex-identified
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
intersex · bigender · two-spirit · social construct · spectrum · continuum · contrast · difference · category · classification
- gendermale, female, masculine, feminine, man
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- gender identitiesmale, female, man, woman, men
- gender-neutralthey, them, their, themself, singular they