gender-diverse

[ jen-der-di-vurs, -dahy- ]

/ ˈdʒɛn dər dɪˈvɜrs, -daɪ- /

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adjective

noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms.

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Also gen·der-var·i·ant

[jen-der-vair-ee-uhnt], /ˈdʒɛn dərˈvɛər i ənt/, gen·der-non·con·form·ing

[jen-der-non-kuhn-fawr-ming] /ˈdʒɛn dərˌnɒn kənˈfɔr mɪŋ/ .

Origin of gender-diverse

First recorded in 1980–85; gender¹ + diverse

OTHER WORDS FROM gender-diverse

gen·der di·ver·si·ty, noun

Words nearby gender-diverse

gendarmerie, gender, gender bender, gender binary, gender-blind, gender-diverse, gender diversity, gender dysphoria, gendered, gender equality, gender expression

How to use gender-diverse in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Congress is now 92 percent Christian, resembling more to a papal enclave than our religiously diverse nation.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So, why no Jewess in the mix of more recent and diverse Miss Americas?
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Gender roles exceed the biological circumstances of childbirth and they are, perhaps, much less likely to change.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Regal Entertainment Group is the biggest and most geographically diverse theater company in the country.
The Right-Wing Billionaire Who Bowed to North Korea over ‘The Interview’|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On this point, I have the testimony of eye-witnesses of diverse sentiments and of unimpeachable character.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
They rather adopted and purified it for Christian purposes, just as they did the diverse elements of ancient civilization.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
It might be a temple; it might be a hall for the transaction of public business; such were the diverse guesses of the travellers.
Overland|John William De Forest
Thence to Westminster Hall, and there met with diverse people, it being terme time.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
Two men of such diverse character could probably have never worked cordially together.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King