Someone who doesn't identify with either the male or female gender is a...?

Question

Is there a term for someone who doesn't identify with either the male or female gender? I'm not talking about a transgendered person (someone who identifies with the opposite gender) or anything related to sexuality. I'm just wondering if there is a term for this and advocacy/information websites where I can learn more about this condition or read about others' experiences and stories?

THIS IS A SERIOUS QUESTION. ANY OFFENSIVE ANSWERS ("FREAK", ETC.) WILL BE REPORTED.

Answer 1

You may be looking for the words androgynous (adjective) or androgyne (noun).

Answer 2

If you are looking for medical related problems, then you have what is called Klinefelter's syndrome.
In short, there is marker on the Y chromosome (making you male, XY is normal male, XX is normale female) which indicates the formation of testicules, and thus male characteristics. However, sometimes, you end up with XXY, in this case, the person will look male, be sterile but have female bodily shapes. Also, in a much higher rate, Klinefelter affected ppl will develop gender identity disfunction, which is not always detected during psychiatric evaluation.
In other cases, you can have an individual with XXY but who will have female appearance mostly, indicating that its Y chromosome lost its testicular marker and thus are absent (may be vestigial). Here again, the individual is usually sterile.

Answer 3

You are just you. Even though it may be confusing to you, you are unique. Sex is determined by the organs we are born with. Gender is in your mentality. If you feel that you are like a male, you are a male by gender, but female by sex (which is just anatomy). I think it's great that you are able to embrace both gender zones and be comfortable with both. You are only feeling like freak right now because the society tells you to be either male or female. There is no need to conform to the society's silly rules. If you feel a certain way, this is who you are. Your open mindedness of gender is a valuable asset that shapes who you are.

Answer 4

Actually, the term 'transgender' does apply to someone who doesn't identify with either the male or female gender. In fact, 'transgender' basically refers to anyone who doesn't fit into the gender binary. 'Transsexual' is the word for someone who identifies as the opposite gender (gender dysphoria; being trapped in the wrong body).

'Androgyne' might be another word that applies, as would 'third sex', 'two-spirit', 'bi-gendered', 'non-gendered', etc..

Hope you can find the right label!

Answer 5

Androgynous?

Answer 6

Asexual. Parts are parts, not necessarily a definition. It's all just molecules and chemicals anyway, definitons and meaning are constructs of the mind. So, define carefully, in peace.

Answer 7

There are a lot of words different people use to describe themselves. Genderqueer seems to be a common one. Also, in certain cultures there are "third genders."

Answer 8

genderqueer or androgynous. not asexual, asexual has to do with sexual orientation, not gender identity. if i had to put a label on it, i consider myself a masculine woman, but i also consider myself androgynous.

hooray androgyny! there's nothing hotter.

Answer 9

Maybe asexual? Asexuality is a general term or self-designation for people who lack sexual attraction or otherwise find sexual behavior unappealing

Answer 10

I think the term you are looking for is "asexual" when it comes to sexual attraction.
For people possessing the genetalia of both genders, the term is hermaphrodite.