bigenderism
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4ADJ.
basic, best, beyond, female, legal, low, recent
VERB + BIGENDERISM
describe, find, understanding
BIGENDERISM + NOUN
describes, insight, plague
ADV.
relatively
Definitions
noun
The theory that society enforces a strict male-female gender binary, privileges masculinity and maleness over femininity and femaleness, and (when the theory is strictly construed) limits gender to a direct correspondence with assigned sex
Understanding bigenderism may offer insight into the specific challenges faced by nonbinary people.
Bigenderism is a plague that specifically punishes gender-diverse people, but its negative effects go way beyond that. Bigenderism is a cross many children have to bear, and many don’t bear it easily. Living up to the expectations of bigenderist ideals requires a great deal of effort on the parts of young people who quake at the idea of being labeled sissy if a boy or being ostracized if a girl.
noun
The state of being bigender; the state of having two (or multiple) genders simultaneously.
I find that bigenderism best describes my gender identity and pansexuality is a good descriptor for my sexual orientation.
To our knowledge, however, no scientific literature has attempted to explain or even describe bigenderism [...] This may be due to the low prevalence of bigenderism and relatively recent adoption of the term by bigender individuals.
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6Understanding bigenderism may offer insight into the specific challenges faced by nonbinary people.
WiktionaryBigenderism is a plague that specifically punishes gender-diverse people, but its negative effects go way beyond that. Bigenderism is a cross many children have to bear, and many don’t bear it easily.
WiktionaryBigenderism maintains there are only two genders, which correspond with the two sexes, male and female. Basic bigenderism requires that legal documents and public institutions designate a single invar
WiktionaryI find that bigenderism best describes my gender identity and pansexuality is a good descriptor for my sexual orientation.
WiktionaryTo our knowledge, however, no scientific literature has attempted to explain or even describe bigenderism [...] This may be due to the low prevalence of bigenderism and relatively recent adoption of t
WiktionaryThe term "bigender" is proposed to describe people who combine male and female gender identities. Bigenderism is to be distinguished from "bisexuality" whose meaning would be limited to sexual attract
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