Hi, Je!
As probably everyone at Susan's will be able to tell you, one of the most problematic aspects of gender dysphoria is that the various labels (e.g. androgyne, bigender, transsexual, etc.) tend not to have one single identifying element. Rather, each label has many different possible definitions and aspects, some of which overlap with other labels' definitions, some of which people who identify as X may not necessarily experience themselves...in a nut-shell, it's very hard to say that androgyne = X, Y or Z.
However, you may be able to identify with *some aspects* of the 'androgyne' definition, and therefore identify as androgyne. If you don't know which 'label' to give yourself (and there are many arguments for and against self-labelling), go to Wikipedia (or the Wiki here), type in a starting term (e.g. 'androgyne'), read the article, and then click on one of the other highlighted terms. (For example, when I was trying to figure things out, I went something like gay>homophobia>transphobia>transgender>bigender>transsexual>(back to transgender)>third gender>androgyne>...). They don't all mean the same thing, but there is a certain degree of inter-relatedness between them (some moreso than others), and so by doing this you can see that 'bigender' has general possible (
possible, not necessary) characteristics A, B, and C, 'androgyne' has A, C and D, 'transgender' has B, C, D, E, G, H, and so on. The more you read, the better an idea you will have of the possible characteristics that an androgyne may have, and which of these you may have as well (and so whether you're androgyne or not. Not that there's a black-and-white yesorno...as I said, lots of overlap).
As for the matter of actually defining 'androgyne', here are a few suggestions:
"Having both female and male characteristics..." -
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/androgynous"Combining male and female features; hermaphroditism. Also in feminist writing, the absence of socially reinforced differences of behaviour supposedly characteristic of either gender." -
http://www.answers.com/topic/androgyny"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. A psychologically androgynous person[2] is commonly known as an androgyne [citation needed] (and, less commonly, as a non-binary gender variant)..." -
http://www.answers.com/topic/androgyny"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" male and female, or as entirely genderless. They may class themselves as non-gendered, agendered, between genders, Intergendered, bigendered or, genderfluid." -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgyny"A person who fits both the physical characteristics or feels like they are both a male and female. Some androgyne's have both male and female parts, some don't." -
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=androgyne"Androgyne: An androgynous person
Androgynous: Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior." -
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,14714.0.htmlHope that helps, and has answered (or enabled you to answer) a few questions!
All the best, and hope you enjoy your time at Susan's.
Lutin
