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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
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