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Types of Transgender

Agender (Genderless)
Agender (Genderless)

Many agender people also identify as genderqueer, non-binary and/or transgender. However, some agender people prefer to avoid these terms, especially transgender, as they feel this implies identifying as a gender other than their assigned gender, while they in fact do not identify as any gender at all In fact, the term agender is considered an oxymoron among many. Since it is a lack of gender, some feel that it should not be labeled as a gender at all.

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Androgyne
Androgyne

Androgyne is a non-binary gender identity associated with androgyny. Androgynes have a gender which is simultaneously feminine and masculine, although not necessarily in equal amounts. Western society currently recognizes no set gender roles for androgynes.. Because androgynes have a non-binary gender identity, they might also identify as genderqueer and/or transgender.

Bigender
Bigender

Bigender is a related term of transgender. As adjectives the difference between bigender and transgender is that bigender is having two genders simultaneously, eg both male and female while transgender is (narrowly|of a person) having changed gender identity from male to female, or from female to male.

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Gender Bender
Gender Bender

What does it mean when someone is transgender? What happens when they transition?

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Genderqueer / non-Binary
Genderqueer / non-Binary

Genderqueer, also known as non-binary, is a catch-all category for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine‍—‌identities which are outside the gender binary and cisnormativity.

Hijra
Hijra

Hijra is a South Asian term used for males who have physiological feminine gender identity. Transgender people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, or asexual. It does not apply to any particular form of sexual orientation.

Pangender
Pangender

Pangender is a kind of third gender, much like bigender, trigender, or genderqueer. Pangender individuals may identify with gender inclusive or gender neutral pronouns instead of gendered ones (such as she/he or her/him).

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Third Gender
Third Gender

Third gender or third sex is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither man nor woman. It is also a social category present in societies that recognize three or more genders.

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