genderqueer

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genderqueer

Where it comes from

From gender + queer. First known uses were in queer zines of the 1980s. Popularized in the 1990s including by Riki Wilchins.

adjective

  1. not comparable Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is not represented by the gender binary.

    Similar: non-binary

noun genderqueers

  1. Someone who is genderqueer. I am a FAAB (female-assigned-at-birth) genderqueer, and I have a good friend who is a MAAB (male-assigned-at-birth) genderqueer.

    Similar: enby

verb genderqueers · genderqueering · genderqueered

  1. transitive (sometimes considered offensive) To make genderqueer.

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adj having a non-binary gender — see also non-binary

Españolcuir, no binario, queer, género cuir, género queer
日本語ジェンダークィア jendaa kwia
中文性別酷兒 /性别酷儿 xìngbiékùr
हिन्दीजेंडर कवीर jeṇḍar kavīr
Françaisgenderqueer
Deutschgenderqueer
Tiếng Việtđa dạng giới
العربيةجَنْدَر كُوِير jandar kuwīr, كُوِيرِيّ الْجَنْدَر kuwīriyy al-jandar

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@misc{genderqueer_2026,
  title = {genderqueer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genderqueer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}