gender-fluid
adjective
gen·der-flu·id
ˈjen-dər-ˈflü-əd 
variants
or gender fluid
or less commonly genderfluid
: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is not fixed
Gender-fluid individuals prefer to remain flexible about their gender(s). Some dress in ways that reflect both genders at the same time, while others may express one gender one day and another gender another day.—
Kristin Cronn-Mills
Kristin Cronn-MillsThe scene also reveals Stella as gender fluid—someone who identifies as both boy and girl, sometimes skewing more heavily toward one gender than the other.—Mackenzie Dawson
Mackenzie DawsonSome genderfluid folks and drag artists use … "he," "she," or "they" based on how they're presenting.—Delilah Friedler
Delilah Friedler
gender fluidity
noun
Gender fluidity is the ability to freely and knowingly become one or many of a limitless number of genders, for any length of time, at any rate of change. Gender fluidity recognizes no borders or rules of gender.
—Kate Bornstein
Kate Bornstein
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The series is a gender-fluid travelog that visits American communities and stages drag shows.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The designer wasted no time in reinventing Gucci’s image, crafting eclectic, gender-fluid looks that would soon become his trademark.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
The brand then spent two years adjusting its original sizing, changing silhouettes and fits, and making the styling and merchandising more gender-fluid, to align with the feedback.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Following up its collaboration with British fashion designer Richard Quinn, the Scotch whisky brand is teaming up with American-British designer Harris Reed, who is known for bold, gender-fluid designs.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The designer wasted no time in reinventing Gucci’s image, crafting eclectic, gender-fluid looks that would soon become his trademark.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
The brand then spent two years adjusting its original sizing, changing silhouettes and fits, and making the styling and merchandising more gender-fluid, to align with the feedback.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Following up its collaboration with British fashion designer Richard Quinn, the Scotch whisky brand is teaming up with American-British designer Harris Reed, who is known for bold, gender-fluid designs.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Gender-fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-fluid. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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