ok can we get this straight:
ANDROGYNOUS is an adjective and refers to:
- people/things that appear to have both masculine and feminine qualities, or are indeterminate (i.e. “an androgynous doll”)
- clothing, way of dress, or physical presentation that is simultaneously masculine and feminine, indeterminate, or gender-neutral (i.e. “they dress androgynously”)
- mostly it is used to reference physical appearance
- also used as a gendered adjective, much the same as “masculine” or “feminine”, but does not indicate the gender identity of a person.
- the same way there can be feminine men and masculine women, there can be androgynous people of any gender
ANDROGYNE is a gender identity that is:
- a noun(i.e. “they’re an androgyne”, same as “they’re a boy”)
- a gender that is both masculine and feminine
- may involve fluidity or fluxuation between feeling more masculine or more feminine, or may be a static blend of both
- someone may identify as neither male nor female, or they may identify as simultaneously male and female
- has nothing to do with the way someone dresses
- the same way being a man doesnt indicate whether you dress masculine, feminine, or androgynous, being an androgyne doesnt indicate how you present either.
- androgyne is an internal gender identity, like man or woman or any other gender identity, and should not be conflated with requirements of physical appearance.
- many androgynes also want to appear androgynous, but many don’t, and all of them should be respected as the gender they identify with
thank you
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