crossgender
Across sex lines
Crossgender describes something that crosses or spans gender categories.
The term appears in contexts where gender boundaries are being traversed or transgressed: crossgender casting puts actors in roles written for another gender, crossgender identification means identifying with a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
The word functions both as an adjective and as an element in compound terms.
Outside male-female categories
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- transitionChange from one state
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- queerUnusual or non-normative
coming out · pronouns · affirming · two-spirit · self-identification · authenticity · visibility · pride
Resistance through fluid
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- theaterVenue for live drama
- kabukiRitualistic performance for show
- pantomime dameMale playing female comedically
burlesque · impersonation · transformation · makeup · wig · persona · stage · entertainment
Treatment using body's messengers
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- transitionChange from one state
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
endocrinology · puberty blockers · reassignment · healthcare · clinic · treatment · counseling · diagnosis
Exchange of typical positions
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- OctavianRome's founding emperor
opera · theatrical tradition · casting · portrayal · interpretation · representation
Study of human communities
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- surveySystematic data collection
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
terminology · academic · scholarship · theory · intersectionality · methodology · analysis · data
nonbinary
Outside male-female categories
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- transitionChange from one state
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
queer · coming out · pronouns · affirming · two-spirit · self-identification · authenticity · visibility · pride · acceptance
drag
Resistance through fluid
pantomime dame · burlesque · impersonation · transformation · makeup · wig · persona · stage · entertainment · voguing
hormone therapy
Treatment using body's messengers
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- transitionChange from one state
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
testosterone · endocrinology · puberty blockers · reassignment · healthcare · clinic · treatment · counseling · diagnosis · therapy
role reversal
Exchange of typical positions
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
Octavian · opera · theatrical tradition · casting · portrayal · interpretation · representation
sociology
Study of human communities
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- surveySystematic data collection
demographics · terminology · academic · scholarship · theory · intersectionality · methodology · analysis · data · population