genderqueer
adjective
gen·der·queer
ˈjen-dər-ˌkwir 
: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity cannot be categorized as solely male or female
Genderqueer is a relatively new term that is used by a few different groups. Some people identify as genderqueer because their gender identity is androgynous.—
Laura Erickson-Schroth
Laura Erickson-Schroth
genderqueer
noun
Some genderqueers see themselves as a combination of feminine and masculine. Others (like me) see themselves as neither masculine nor feminine. Some genderqueers consider themselves trans and others (including me) do not.
—Shannon E. Wyss
Shannon E. Wyss
Examples of genderqueer in a Sentence
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In March, another past employee — who is genderqueer and uses she and they pronouns — alleged they were terminated after complaints from management about their use of gender-expansive pronouns.
—Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
About half of the 15 providers who have been most active in the coalition are transgender, non-binary or other than cisgender, Solomon, who identifies as genderqueer and non-binary, said.
—Kate Farrish, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2022
But as Nino Strachey explains, Woolf was also influenced by the genderqueer society around Vita’s cousin Eddy.
—Alexander C. Kafka, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
And that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
No child has an innate sense of being genderqueer or gender fluid.
—Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
Major Arcana includes witches who are transgender, nonbinary and genderqueer.
—Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
For Zaya, that means seeing his two worlds, represented by his genderqueer partner and his mother, come crashing in on each other.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 1 June 2022
Scheherazade Tillet co-curated the show that centers Black girls as subjects, artists, and agents of their own lives in more than 180 works by some 72 Black women, girls, and genderqueer artists, ranging in age from 8 to 94.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
About half of the 15 providers who have been most active in the coalition are transgender, non-binary or other than cisgender, Solomon, who identifies as genderqueer and non-binary, said.
—Kate Farrish, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2022
But as Nino Strachey explains, Woolf was also influenced by the genderqueer society around Vita’s cousin Eddy.
—Alexander C. Kafka, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
And that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
No child has an innate sense of being genderqueer or gender fluid.
—Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
Major Arcana includes witches who are transgender, nonbinary and genderqueer.
—Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
For Zaya, that means seeing his two worlds, represented by his genderqueer partner and his mother, come crashing in on each other.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 1 June 2022
Scheherazade Tillet co-curated the show that centers Black girls as subjects, artists, and agents of their own lives in more than 180 works by some 72 Black women, girls, and genderqueer artists, ranging in age from 8 to 94.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
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“Genderqueer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genderqueer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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