Examples of Terms Related to Nonbinary Gender Identities14
| Gender Identity Term Description | |
|---|---|
| Agender | Describes a person who identifies as having no gender. |
| Bigender | Describes a person whose gender identity is a combination of 2 genders. |
| Gender fluid | Describes a person whose gender identity is not fixed; for example a person who feels more like one gender some of the time, and another gender at other times. |
| Gender nonconforming | Describes a person whose gender expression differs from societal norms for girls/women and boys/men. |
| Genderqueer | Describes a person whose gender identity falls outside the traditional binary gender paradigm of either girl/woman or boy/man. |
| Nonbinary | Describes a person whose gender identity falls outside the traditional binary gender paradigm of either girl/woman or boy/man, or who rejects the concept of gender. Sometimes abbreviated to NB or “enby.” |
| Pangender | Describes a person whose gender identity comprises more than 1 gender. |
| Transfeminine | Describes a person assigned male sex at birth who identifies with femininity to a greater extent than with masculinity. |
| Transmasculine | Describes a person assigned female sex at birth who identifies with masculinity to a greater extent than with femininity. |
| Two Spirit | Describes a person who embodies both a masculine and a feminine spirit. This is a culture-specific term used among Native American and American Indian people. |