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Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek
words ανήρ (anér, meaning man) and
γυνή (gyné, meaning woman)[1] that can
refer to either of two related concepts about
gender. Either the mixing of masculine and
feminine characteristics, be it fashion
statements, or the balance of "anima and
animus" in psychoanalytic theory.
Androgyne derives from two Greek words, but
makes its first appearance as a compound word
in Rabbinic Judaism (see, e.g., Genesis Rabba
8.1 Leviticus Rabba 14.1), most probably as
an alternative to the Greek Pagan-related
usage of hermaphrodite. The Online Etymology
Dictionary dates its appearance in English to
1552, although it is sometimes (wrongly)
claimed to have been coined by Prof. Sandra
Bem, who helped to popularise the concept. An
androgyne in terms of gender identity, is a
person who does not fit cleanly into the
typical masculine and feminine gender roles
of their society. They may also use the term
ambigender to describe themselves. Many
androgynes identify as being mentally
"between" woman and man, or as entirely
genderless. They may class themselves as
non-gendered, genderneutral, agendered,
between genders, Intergendered, bigendered
or, genderfluid[citation needed] Androgyne
was once used as a synonym for hermaphrodite,
a term since replaced by the word
intersex[citation needed]. Prof. Sandra Bem's
work on androgyny preceded the current
widespread use of the term as a gender
identity, and uses the term more in terms of
character traits than core gender identity.
She considers an androgyous balance of traits
to be desirable, stating that those who are
able to draw on both traditionally masculine
and feminine emotions and behaviours are best
able to cope with life's challenges in a
well-rounded way Androgynous traits are those
that either have no gender value, or have
some aspects generally attributed to the
opposite gender. Physiological androgyny
(compare intersex), which deals with physical
traits, is distinct from behavioral androgyny
which deals with personal and social
anomalies in gender, and from psychological
androgyny, which is a matter of gender
identity.[citation needed] To say that a
culture or relationship is androgynous is to
say that it lacks rigid gender roles and that
the people involved display characteristics
or partake in activities traditionally
associated with the other gender. The term
androgynous is often used to refer to a
person whose look or build make determining
their gender difficult but is generally not
used as a synonym for actual intersexuality,
transgender or two-spirit people.
Occasionally, people who do not actually
define themselves as androgynes adapt their
physical appearance to look androgynous. This
outward androgyny has been used as a fashion
statement, and some of the milder forms of it
(women wearing men's trousers/men wearing
skirts, for example) are not perceived as
transgendered behavior. Lesbians who don't
define themselves as butch or femme may
identify with various other labels including
androgynous or andro for short. A few other
examples include lipstick lesbian, tomboy,
and 'tom suay' which is Thai for 'beautiful
butch'. Some lesbians reject gender
performativity labels altogether and resent
their imposition by others. Note that
androgynous and butch are often considered
equivalent definitions, though less so in the
butch/femme scene. The recently-coined word
genderqueer is often used to refer to
androgynes, but the terms genderqueer and
androgyne (or androgynous) are neither
equivalent nor interchangeable. Genderqueer
is not specific to androgynes, does not
denote gender identity, and may refer to any
person, cisgender or transgender, whose
behavior falls outside conventional gender
norms. Furthermore, genderqueer, by virtue of
its linkage with queer culture, carries
sociopolitical connotations that androgyne
does not carry. For these reasons, some
androgynes may find the label genderqueer
inaccurate, inapplicable, or offensive. An
androgyne may be attracted to people of any
sex or gender, though many identify as
pansexual or asexual. Terms such as bisexual,
heterosexual, and homosexual have less
meaning for androgynes who do not identify as
men or women to begin with. Infrequently the
words gynephilia and androphilia are used,
which refer to the gender of the person
someone is attracted to, and do not imply any
particular gender on the part of the person
who is feeling the attraction.
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