We explain what genderfluid is, how the term emerged and what the flag that represents it is like. Also, other gender identities.
What is genderfluid?
Gender fluid people genderfluid) are those that can alternate between one gender identity and another depending on the vital moment they are going through whether in a continuous and constant way, or unpredictable and arbitrary. Like other gender identities, the idea of gender fluid has nothing to do with sexual orientation or the presence of certain sexual characteristics in the individual, but rather with the vision that the person has of their own individuality.
Gender fluid is often confused with transsexuality or bisexuality, when in reality they are very different concepts. Genderfluid is one of the many gender identities that fit within the umbrella of non-binary, that is, of those people who do not feel completely defined by the male-female dichotomy either because they identify with an intermediate position or, as in the case of the genderfluidbecause they can be identified with one or the other (or neither) depending on the context.
The term “gender fluid” precisely refers to the fact that, instead of a static, immovable and continuous gender identity, these people have a ductile, changing identity, which flows from one position to another.
History of the term “gender fluid”
It is difficult to trace a history of the concept of genderfluidsince it is a contemporary label. Besides, There is an intense debate going on as to whether gender identities are entirely social constructions or whether they have congenital and natural elements associated with the biochemical development of the body.
In any case, the following constitute important antecedents of fluid gender identity: social struggles for the visibility and recognition of non-conventional sexual orientations such as homosexuality, as well as transsexuality and transvestism.
genderfluid flag
People who identify as gender fluid have created a flag to manage their collective movement and thus make themselves visible and fight discrimination. This flag consists of a rectangle of five horizontal bars, colored in descending order of pink, white, purple, black and navy blue.
Other gender identities
In addition to fluid gender, there are other gender identities, such as:
- Cisgender. People whose gender identity coincides with the biological expression of their sex, that is, with the body they have, are called cisgender.
- Transgender. Transgender is the name of people whose gender identity does not coincide with the biological expression of their sex, that is, who feel like they are the opposite sex to what their bodies express.
- Agender. People who do not identify with any gender are called agender, that is, they do not fit into the binary distinction between man and woman, but rather have a “null” gender.
- Non-binary genders. Non-binary genders are called the set of genders that do not fit into the binary distinction man-woman and that prefer, therefore, to think of sexuality as a spectrum and not as two watertight categories.
Continue with: Intersex
References
- “Genderfluid” on Wikipedia.
- “LGBTTTI+ dictionary to understand terms such as bi, trans, transvestite, queer, fluid gender, non-binary and more” in the newspaper El Financiero (Mexico).
- “Genderfluid or fluid gender. What is it?” in Cuidateplus.
