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gender nonconformity

American  
[jen-der nahn-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee] / ˈdʒɛn dər ˌnɑn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /

noun

  1. gender expression that does not align with conventional expectations of gendered behavior or dress.


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Ketchum has some constituents who have either never met a transgender person before — or the idea of gender nonconformity makes them uncomfortable.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024

Styles has dropped so many references to his feelings about sexuality and his thoughts on gender nonconformity that fans regularly track them online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2022

Revisiting Hedwig five years later, Park says they hope to bring a sense of individuality to the character that’s more clearly shaped by the performer’s evolving gender nonconformity.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021

Yet two years before the nation even had its first official Gay Pride rally, the quintessentially British songwriter Ray Davies of the Kinks wrote “Lola,” a song that embraced a full spectrum of gender nonconformity.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2020

The diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria have been updated since that time, and clinics have improved and are still improving in their ability to distinguish gender nonconformity from transgender identity.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2020

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