genderqueer

American  

[jen-der-kweer] / ˈdʒɛn dərˌkwɪər /

Or gender queer,

adjective

1. relating to or having a gender identity that is other than male or female, is a combination of those two genders, or is on a continuum between those two genders.

   She identifies as genderqueer.

2. relating to or having a gender presentation that does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.

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noun

1. a person whose gender identity is something other than male or female or whose gender presentation does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.

Sensitive Note

See gender ¹.

Etymology

Origin of genderqueer

First recorded in 1995–2000; gender ¹ + queer (in the slang sense “outside the norm of heterosexuality”)

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

genderqueer

Meanwhile, queer theory argues that both sex and gender exist on a spectrum and are often fluid, allowing for labels like nonbinary and genderqueer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

It also says that “some use the term exclusively, while others may use it interchangeably with terms like genderqueer, genderfluid, gender non-conforming, gender diverse, or gender expansive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

Then they traced the scars of top surgery, asking their father to sew a line through the chest tissue that helped Man, 25, embody their transmasculine, genderqueer identity.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

Many genderqueer individuals fly this flag alongside the nonbinary flag.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

But that night, Sasha posted on Google+: Just came out as genderqueer to my parents.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater