Bigenderism

Quick meaning: Bigenderism is a noun meaning The state of being bigender; the state of having two (or multiple) genders simultaneously.

Meaning

The state of being bigender; the state of having two (or multiple) genders simultaneously.

More Meanings

1. The theory that society enforces a strict male-female gender binary, privileges masculinity and maleness over femininity and femaleness, and (when the theory is strictly construed) limits gender to a direct correspondence with assigned sex at birth.

Example Sentences

Understanding bigenderism may offer insight into the specific challenges faced by nonbinary people.

I find that bigenderism best describes my gender identity and pansexuality is a good descriptor for my sexual orientation.

The term "bigender" is proposed to describe people who combine male and female gender identities. Bigenderism is to be distinguished from "bisexuality" whose meaning would be limited to sexual attraction to both sexes.

To our knowledge, however, no scientific literature has attempted to explain or even describe bigenderism [...] This may be due to the low prevalence of bigenderism and relatively recent adoption of the term by bigender individuals.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include genderism, postgenderism, masculinism, cisheteropatriarchy, heteropatriarchy, masculism.

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