gender minority
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gender minority
noun gender minorities
- A person who is not a binary cisgender person (i.e. a transgender or non-binary person), or these people collectively. (Also used attributively.) In addition, the process of coming out as a gender minority may or may not be related to sexual orientation, and the concept may have vastly different meanings and applications in the gender minority (GM) community.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gender, minority. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this discomfort occurs when children are a gender minority as well. For example, one colleague reported that when her son was given a choice of making pancakes or building a birdhouse as a group activity, he said explicitly, "I really want to make pancakes, but there
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noun person who are not binary cisgender person(s)
| 中文 | 性別少數群體 /性别少数群体 xìngbié shǎoshù qúntǐ |
|---|---|
| Português | minoria de gênero |
| Français | minorité de genre |
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title = {gender minority},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gender%20minority},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
