Agender

Agender flag by Salem, aka tumblr user transrants.[1]

Agender is a term which can be literally translated as 'without gender'. It can be seen either as a non-binary gender identity or as a statement of not having a gender identity. People who identify as agender may describe themselves as one or more of the following:

• Genderless or lacking gender.
• Gender neutral. This may be meant in the sense of being neither man or woman yet still having a gender.
• Neutrois or neutrally gendered.
• Having an unknown or undefinable gender; not aligning with any gender.
• Having no other words that fit their gender identity.
• Not knowing or not caring about gender, as an internal identity and/or as an external label.
• Deciding not to label their gender.
• Identifying more as a person than any gender at all.

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.

Agender people can have any preference for pronouns, although some prefer to avoid using gendered language about themselves as much as possible. They can also present in any way - masculine, feminine, both or neither. Agender people can experience dysphoria if they are unable to express their identity in a way they are comfortable with.

Agender people who wish to appear gender-neutral or genderless may have gender nullification surgery to achieve a body that lacks sex characteristics. Chromosome therapy is currently being studied by researchers at UC Berkeley which attempts to nullify those chromosomes which stereotypically identify the individual by a sex.

Agender people can be of any sexuality and should not be confused with being asexual.

External Links

• Hell Yeah, Agender! on Tumblr
• Nonbinary.org