gender-fluid

adjective

gen·​der-flu·​id ˈjen-dər-ˈflü-əd 

variants or gender fluid or less commonly genderfluid

: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is not fixed

Gender-fluid individuals prefer to remain flexible about their gender(s). Some dress in ways that reflect both genders at the same time, while others may express one gender one day and another gender another day.

—Kristin Cronn-Mills

The scene also reveals Stella as gender fluid—someone who identifies as both boy and girl, sometimes skewing more heavily toward one gender than the other.

—Mackenzie Dawson

Some genderfluid folks and drag artists use … "he," "she," or "they" based on how they're presenting.

—Delilah Friedler

gender fluidity noun

Gender fluidity is the ability to freely and knowingly become one or many of a limitless number of genders, for any length of time, at any rate of change. Gender fluidity recognizes no borders or rules of gender.

—Kate Bornstein

Examples of gender-fluid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with his gender-fluid image, makeup came later in life for the 29-year-old Sivan. —Jennifer Weil, WWD, 8 July 2024

Related Articles Featuring artwork by abstract painter Harlan Hue, the crewneck depicts two gender-fluid individuals intertwined in a warm embrace amid swirls of blue, orange and purple. —Ari Stark, WWD, 16 June 2024

LaBeouf gives the movie’s drollest performance as a snaky narcissist who goes for gender-fluid fashion. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024

The same report found that gay and gender-fluid groups suffer economically – in employment, income and poverty – even though those groups are more likely to graduate high school, college and get advanced degrees, than are other groups. —Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above