Gender Info - Formerly Agender.info

What is agender?

Agender denotes a person who may feel:

Genderless attraction?

Agender people can be of any orientation. Yes, even gay, lesbian, bi, pan, queer, unlabeled, questioning, and/or asexual/aromantic.

Multiple labels?

Some agender people also consider themselves nonbinary (not strictly a man or woman) and/or transgender (not their birth-assigned gender).These definitions overlap, but are not interchangeable. Labels are cumulative, not mutually exclusive. Labels are completely optional.Trans, agender, and/or nonbinary people might experience gender dysphoria, but it's not required.

Agender people can also:

- Go by any pronouns they choose.
- Seek social or legal name and gender marker changes.
- Dress in any way they choose.
- Take hormones or undergo any of the many surgery options for medical transition, or opt-out completely.
- Become parents, if they choose to.

📚 More information you may like:
- Is Gender Dysphoria Required?
- Advice for Questioning People
- Advice for Trans Youth (13+)
- Social vs Legal Name Change
- Neutrois.com
- Agender - LGBTA Wiki
- Agender - Gender Wiki
- Agender - Nonbinary wiki
- Gender-Neutral Parent Titles
- Gender-neutral titles - Nonbinary wiki
- Hormones Simply Explained
- I Think My Child Might Be Trans or Nonbinary
- Nonbinary Support blog
- Xenogenders Explained - Nonbinary wiki

Agender News

You can now choose any of three gender markers on a U.S. passport application: male (M), female (F), or unspecified or another gender identity (X). Read more here.The good news:
- No medical documentation required!
- It doesn't matter what gender is on your ID/etc.!The bad news:
- You cannot get the passport application expedited if you select X gender (they claim this will become available late 2023)
- You cannot use the government's online form filler if you plan on selecting X gender (it must be printed and done by hand, or skillfully in a pdf editor)

Definitions Explained

🔗 Long press or right click on a term to copy the link to its definition.

✅ Labels are cumulative, not mutually-exclusive.

✅ Definitions are not written in stone and may change over time with colloquial usage, as they always have.

✅ Labels are tools for self-expression, not rigid rules you must follow.

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AGENDER. adjective. Someone who is genderless or not any assignable gender. First documented use was in 2000, in an online forum describing the Christian god as "amorphous, agender". See the flag here.

AROMANTIC. adjective. Someone with little or no romantic attraction. See the flag here.

ASEXUAL. adjective. Someone with little or no sexual attraction. See the flag here.

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BIGENDER. adjective. Someone who is two or more genders, e.g., they may be a man and a woman at the same time. Gained popularity as a gender label in the 1970s. See the flag here.

BISEXUAL. adjective. Someone attracted to two or more genders. Or, to genders similar and different to their own. First used to describe sexual orientation in 1892. See the flag here.

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CISGENDER. adjective. Someone who is the gender they were assigned, or aligns with the gender expected of their sex. Coined in 1991.

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DEMIBOY. adjective or noun. Someone whose gender may be partially, mostly, or sometimes a boy (or man/guy/etc.). See the flag here. See also: Agender, Bigender, Genderfluid, Nonbinary.

DEMIGIRL. adjective or noun. Someone whose gender may be partially, mostly, or sometimes a girl (or woman/gal/etc.). See the flag here. See also: Agender, Bigender, Genderfluid, Nonbinary.

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GAY. adjective. Someone attracted to people of the same gender. Sometimes used as an umbrella term in place of queer or to mean generally non-straight. See the flag here. See also: Lesbian.

GENDER. noun. 1. A culturally-defined category to express a simplification of the human sex spectrum, e.g. 'man' and 'woman' of the male/female sex binary. Many cultures recognize more than two genders and/or sexes.2. A person's relationship to their sex and its culturally-expected identity, and their expression of that identity.Gender can be expressed through anything such as self-description, names, clothes, hair, behavior, titles/pronouns, physique, or artwork. Sometimes called a gender identity, but this is redundant and not recommended.Until the mid 1900s 'gender' was only a grammar term for noun classes (he/she/they/it).

GENDER DYSPHORIA. noun. Distress caused by inability to live comfortably, usually because of an externally-enforced, incorrect gender assignment. Coined in 1973.

GENDERFLUID. adjective. Someone who experiences their gender as flexible or constantly changing. Gained popularity as a gender label in the 1980s. See the flag here.

GENDERLESS. adjective. Synonym for agender. Someone who is without gender; not a man or a woman. See the flag here.

GENDERQUEER. adjective. Someone who is not strictly a man or a woman. They may be both, neither, or beyond the binary. Similar to nonbinary. Term first published in 1995. See the flag here.

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INTERSEX. adjective. Someone medically considered to have naturally ambiguous sex characteristics at birth, or a related condition. Coined in English in 1917. See the flag here.

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LESBIAN. noun. Generally, a woman attracted to women. Usually implies exclusivity or prioritization of women. See the flag here. See also: Gay, Sapphic.

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NEOPRONOUN. noun. A new pronoun introduced into a language, usually to express a gender or other self-concept not able to expressed by he/she/they/it or other available pronouns.

NONBINARY (sometimes non-binary). adjective. Someone who is not strictly a man or a woman. They may be partially one, both, neither, or something outside the binary. See the flag here. See also: Genderqueer.

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PANSEXUAL. adjective. Someone attracted to all genders or to people regardless of gender. Read about the long history of the word 'pansexual' here. See the flag here.

PRONOUN. noun. A word or set of words used as a substitute for a known noun, such as 'they', 'he', or 'she' in place of someone's name. See also: Neopronoun.

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QUEER. adjective. Someone who is non-straight and/or non-cisgender. Intentionally vague term to include people still questioning, closeted, or who just love being mysterious.
See a flag here.

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SAPPHIC. adjective. Generally, a woman attracted to women. They may or may not be exclusively attracted to women. Originates from Sappho, the name of a 6th century BCE poet who wrote about many things including her love for women. She was born and died on the Greek island of Lesbos. See the flag here. See also: Lesbian, Gay.

SEX. noun. Categories to simplify the spectrum of human reproductive anatomy, usually either male or female, to predict a baby's physical and social development.
The Latin term sexus is derived from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from sek-, "to cut", i.e. division of humans into male and female.
Usually based on external reproductive anatomy at birth, it can also be informed by chromosomes, internal organs, hormones, and other physical characteristics throughout someone's life. Some people have natural combinations of these traits that are considered intersex.
Social categories based on cultural expectations associated with sexes are known as genders.

STRAIGHT. adjective. Someone attracted to others of a different gender, often exclusively.

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TRANSGENDER. adjective. Someone who is not the gender they were assigned, or not the gender that would be culturally expected from their birth-assigned sex. Coined in English in 1965. See the flag here.

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XENOGENDER. adjective. Umbrella term for nonbinary genders or self-concepts that have nothing to do with 'male' or 'female', such as animals, plants, or other creatures/things.

X-GENDER. adjective or noun. English approximation of x-jendā, a Japanese word for a gender that is neither male nor female, or, depending on the context, both. Most likely originated in Kansai as shown in independent queer (kuia) publications and films from the late 1990s. Read more here.

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I think I'm agender but I'm not sure. Is it okay to say I am?Yes! Test it out, if you want. One way is to try writing short self-descriptions in a phone or computer notepad. Re-read them and see how they make you feel. Tell a friend, tell everyone, or keep it in your journals - there is no wrong way to figure things out.

Can I be agender if I dress (however)?Yes.

Can I be agender even if I don't 'change' or transition?Yes.

Can I be agender if I don't use they/them pronouns?Yes.

How can an agender person also be gay/lesbian/trans/etc?Very easily.

BUT REALLY how can someone be agender AND (gay/lesbian/trans/etc.)!!!?? Isn't that a contradiction?It might sound confusing at first - how can someone have no gender and "be attracted to the same gender"? How can someone transition to "no gender"?The key is to stop seeing these adjectives as restrictive, mutually-exclusive categories. Labels are additive descriptors that people add to their basket to help shape and express themselves.For example, transgender means being not your assigned gender. Most trans people in popular media are shown as having clear gender goals, usually a binary gender, man or woman. But in real life, trans people don't have to transition 'to a gender'. It still just means 'not your assigned gender'.So, yes, transgender people can be genderless and/or agender.It's also not a contradiction to be agender and gay. Or nonbinary and gay, etc.Anyone, even a non-trans person, can feel disconnected from their assigned gender and may 'seem trans' as part of their gender-non-conforming expression. They're still cis if they say they are. It's not a contradiction, and the same applies to bi and pan people, etc.Human variation is infinite.Across languages and continents, there have always been neopronouns, she/her gay men, he/him lesbians, and people of all genders who change names, change wardrobes, or take hormones to feel more comfortable in their bodies. It's all part of human expression.The point is, there are no gender labels you have to use. Only you get to decide who you are. And you don't ever have to explain.

Why not just be nonbinary?Many agender people do also consider themselves nonbinary, but not all nonbinary people would consider themselves agender. Nonbinary is usually seen as the larger umbrella term which encompasses agender. But you don't have to adopt any labels that you don't want to.

Who can be agender?Anyone, if it feels right, no matter what age you are, what you were assigned at birth, or how many times you’ve changed labels in the past.Wishing you could somehow 'really be' agender / nonbinary / transgender is a sign you might be.You're not 'taking space' away from other people, even if you change your mind later.It's okay to stay questioning, too. No label, no problem.

Thanks for reading! If you think you’re agender, it’s free and doesn’t require anyone’s permission.

📚 READING MATERIAL

Some of our favorite free, fully-scanned books, pamphlets, and more from the Digital Transgender Archive and the Queer Zine Archive Project. Some terminology may be outdated, but the information is overall supportive and serves as snapshots in time.(Table scrolls horizontally ->)

No website can replace an actual doctor or lawyer. Please research carefully!

🩺 MEDICAL RESOURCES:
- NHS - What is Gender Dysphoria?
- How to Get Hormones as a Minor
- Should I Order Hormones Online?
- What are Hormone Blockers?
- 'Feminizing' Hormones Explained
- 'Masculinizing' Hormones Explained
- General Hormones Info
- Planned Parenthood - Trans Healthcare
- Find an Endocrinologist
- Hudson's Testosterone Therapy Guide
- 'Trans-masculine' Surgeries
- 'Trans-feminine' Surgeries

No website can replace an actual doctor or lawyer. Please research carefully!

📺 MEDICAL VIDEO RESOURCES:
- Are Puberty Blockers Safe? by Mia Mulder, 53 minutes
- Hormone Self-Injection (Intramuscular Injection) by Howard Brown Health, 4 minutes
- How to do a testosterone or estrogen injection by University of Iowa Health Care, 7 minutes
- There Are More Than Two Human Sexes by SciShow, 13 minutes
- What Does Intersex Mean? by Them.us, 7 minutes

No website can replace an actual doctor or lawyer. Please research carefully!

⚖️ LEGAL RESOURCES:
- Name & Gender Change (all US States)
- Sample Doctor's Letter for Gender Marker Change (link to file)
- US Passport Gender Change Info
- Transequality.org - List of Legal, Medical, and Social Resources
- Name Changes and Other Legal Resources
- The Trevor Project - International Resources

No website can replace an actual doctor or lawyer. Please research carefully!

No video can replace an actual doctor or lawyer. Please research carefully!

📺 VIDEO RESOURCES:
- Are Puberty Blockers Safe? by Mia Mulder, 53 minutes
- Coming Out (Again): How I Realized I'm Asexual and Aromantic by LaBorde, 34 minutes
- Coming Out as Agender / Nonbinary by LaBorde, 17 minutes
- Gender Criticals & The Right by CritFacts, 25 minutes
- Define Woman by CritFacts, 15 minutes
- Hormone Self-Injection (Intramuscular Injection) by Howard Brown Health, 4 minutes
- How do I know I'm nonbinary? by Rabid Raviv, 15 minutes
- How to do a testosterone or estrogen injection by University of Iowa Health Care, 7 minutes
- Jacob Tobia Explains the History of the Word 'Genderqueer' by Them.us, 7 minutes
- Shamir Explains the History of the Word 'Agender' by Them.us, 4 minutes
- There Are More Than Two Human Sexes by SciShow, 13 minutes
- What Does Intersex Mean? by Them.us, 7 minutes
- What Does "Two-Spirit" Mean? by Them.us, 6 minutes
- What Even Is Trans? by CritFacts, 19 minutes
- You Need Dysphoria To Be Trans? by Kat Blaque, 33 minutes

No video can replace an actual doctor or lawyer. Please research carefully!

Why make so many flags?
Flags give us symbols and palettes to express ourselves with. Anyone can create a flag, but some have become iconic, such as Monica Helms's 1999 transgender flag and Gilbert Baker's 1979 rainbow flag which are both now Unicode-supported emoji: 🏳️⚧️ and 🏳️🌈.You are free to recreate, modify, disregard, or repost any of these flags, with no credit required.None of these flags are "official", they're just some of the most well-known.(NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST)

Original Eight-Color Rainbow Gay flag by Gilbert Baker, 1978.
Twibbon here.

Sex

Life

Healing

Sunlight

Nature

Magic/Art

Serenity

Spirit

Six-Color Rainbow Gay flag by Gilbert Baker, 1979.
Twibbon here.

Inclusive Pride flag by marketing firm Tierney for the city of Philadelphia, 2017.

Progress Pride flag by Daniel Quasar, 2018.

The following flags are in alphabetical order:

See way more agender flag variants here!

Agender flag by Salem, 2014.
Twibbon here.

Absence of gender

Semi-genderlessness

Nonbinary genders

Agender flag (five-stripe variant) by Mars, 2021.

Aromantic flag.

Asexual flag by AVEN.

Bisexual flag by Michael Page, 1998.
Twibbon here.

Bigender flag by unknown, 2015.
Twibbon here.

Demiboy flag.

Demigirl flag.

Genderfluid flag by JJ Poole, 2012.
Twibbon here.

Femininity

Many or all genders

Masculinity and Femininity

Lack of gender

Masculinity

(Alternate agender flag, labeled 'genderless' to differentiate)

Genderless flags (two versions) by Mars, 2021.
- Five-stripe Twibbon here.
- Four-stripe Twibbon here.

Working for genderless liberation

Genderless love, friendship, and community

Genderless joy and celebration

Genderless artwork and creativity
(merges with red-orange for four-stripe version)

Genderless diversity and individual expression

Genderqueer flag by Marilyn Roxie, 2010.
Twibbon here.

Androgyny and queerness

Agender identities

Genders outside the binary

Intersex flag by Morgan Carpenter, 2013.

Lesbian flag by Emily Gwen, 2018.
Twibbon here.

Gender non-conformity

Independence

Community

Unique relationship to womanhood

Serenity and Peace

Love and Sex

Femininity

Five-stripe variation of Emily Gwen's Lesbian flag by unknown, 2020.
Twibbon here.

Nonbinary flag by Kye Rowan, 2014.
Twibbon here.

Gender outside of the binary

People with many or all genders

Genders that are a mix of male and female

Genderless people

Pansexual flag by Jasper V., 2010.
Twibbon here.

Queer flag by Pastelmemer, 2015.

Sapphic flag (simplified flower version).

Transgender flag by Monica Helms, 1999.
Twibbon here.

Traditional color for baby boys

Traditional color for baby girls

Neutral, genderless, or transitioning

About Agender.info
Created November 2020.
Last updated May 2022.Have a question, suggestion, or correction?
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