Which better describes a person who sees themselves as having no gender, Asexual or Androgynous?

Question

Where as from my understanding people who identify as Androgynous can include people with both varying female/male qualities or none at all or can vary on their desired whim, while an Asexual sees themselves as never having or have never physically possessed such female/male qualities and does not desire such qualities at all either.

beatlemaniac - yeah, that's what I thought at first, then wiki confused me by saying it can also be a gender not just a sexuality ... lol So i came here for answers ;-)

arily666 - yeah see that's what I read and confused me on wiki too. Where they was saying Asexual can be no sex and no gender identification like a eunuch, but I though Androgynous was meant to describe all, some, or no gender identification as well as being intersexed and/or Androgynous...

Aqua Rose - see yeah that's what I thought and makes sense to me, but like I said Wiki confused me lol. Thank you.

Answer 1

Androgynous is for gender.
Asexual is for sexual orientation.

Answer 2

Who "sees themselves as having no gender"? I would say that sounds like transgender (not transsexual), which by definition can mean someone who feels as though they are a part of both or neither gender.

~ A transgender individual may have characteristics that are normally associated with a particular gender, identify elsewhere on the traditional gender continuum, or exist outside of it as "other," "agender," "intergender," or "third gender". Transgender people may also identify as bigender, or along several places on either the traditional transgender continuum, or the more encompassing continuums which have been developed in response to the significantly more detailed studies done in recent years. ~

Asexual has to do with sexuality, not gender identification. Asexual people have no sexual attraction to females or males, but do generally still identify with their "assigned gender".

Androgynous has to do with appearance, not gender identification again. People who show the physical characteristics of neither or both gender are considered "androgynous".

Also from your other question: I think the word "pangender" (although I've never heard of it before now) would most specifically describe someone who sees themselves as having no gender.

Answer 3

Asexuals have no interest in sex with any gender. Androgynous describes someone without obvious sex. (maybe a lack of genitalia for example). There are differences between the two.

Answer 4

Two completely different terms. "Asexual" implies no interest in sex. Androgynous, quite the contrary, implies qualities of both genders ... like a really beautiful boy, or a butchy chick ... who might be very interest in sex.

Amoebas are asexual ... they reproduce by splitting. You'd have no gender if you removed all physical attributes of both genders ... whereas androgyny implies a mix of both.

Answer 5

Asexual has to do with sexual attraction. Androgenous would be a much better label because it seems to describe someone more "middle-of-the-road" when it comes to gender identity.

Answer 6

Asexual.

Answer 7

asexual is neutral or lacking sexuality but a eunuch(a castrated male) is nill ....androgynous is both sexes as hermaphrodite

Answer 8

I think the modern medical term is DSD. Dysfuntional Sex Disorder.

Answer 9

androgynous