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gender-bending

American  
[jen-der bend-ing] / ˈdʒɛn dər ˌbɛnd ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to someone or something that challenges traditional societal norms related to gender.


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Her face displays the trademark unibrow and faint mustache — a gender-bending look that, scholars say, reflects Kahlo’s defiant repudiation of the classic female aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Delighting in the performance and applauding from the floor pit are gender-bending members of the new bohemia, alongside champagne-sipping deputies in tuxedos of the Berlin elite.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025

According to the center, this isn’t the first year Macy’s has featured gender-bending performers: In 2021, transgender pop star Kim Petras rode on a parade float.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

In “Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors,” a gender-bending play at New World Stages, Dr. Van Helsing calls for a “shtick” to slay her greatest foe.

From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

During the eighth year of this gender-bending Seattle festival, hosts Tito Bonito and Shelly Watson will facilitate a night of burlesque, drag, variety and circus performers onstage.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

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