How you look relates to your gender expression (Androgynous). Which is sometimes related to Gender Identity (Androgyne).
GENDER EXPRESSION(communication of gender)
masculine ------------------------------ androgynous ----------------------------- feminine
GENDER IDENTITY(psychological sense of self)
man --------------------------------Androgyne, Neutrois, two spirit/third gender ------------------------ woman
Something which is not on this list that you put here
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,9218.0.html.Something which is on the list such as here
http://www.gendersanity.com/diagram.shtml.QuoteGender expression is everything we do that communicates our sex/gender to others: clothing, hair styles, mannerisms, way of speaking, roles we take in interactions, etc. This communication may be purposeful or accidental. It could also be called social gender because it relates to interactions between people. Trappings of one gender or the other may be forced on us as children or by dress codes at school or work. Gender expression is a continuum, with feminine at one end and masculine at the other. In between are gender expressions that are androgynous (neither masculine nor feminine) and those that combine elements of the two (sometimes called gender bending). Gender expression can vary for an individual from day to day or in different situations, but most people can identify a range on the scale where they feel the most comfortable. Some people are comfortable with a wider range of gender expression than others.
Quotewhy do some androgynous people opt to look more feminine or masculine than others?.
Where as
androgyne is a gender identity,
Androgynous is a gender expression. Not all androgynes are androgynous. Many of my gay friends that have very male gender identities, have very feminine gender expressions or androgynous expressions. A bigender normally isnt androgynous where as a intergender, fluid, or neutrois would more likely be androgynous. Bigender would only more likely express masculine or feminine when that part of them is at the drivers seat.
My GF is a GG. Currently she has a very masculine or androgynous appearance in her expression. She does not have a male gender identity of a male. Nor is she anatomicaly (sex) male.
So what you see in the pictures is the gender expression that each person decides to express at that period of time. Which is varies even with gender identities, gender roles, and sex. And it can change, just as one's appearance, roles, voice, and manners can change at work vs at home. Several women I know take on very masculine expressions at work, but come home and are very girly. Their professional expressions at work are just to project more assertiveness and power. It doesnt change their gender identity.
I do post a lot about androgynous stuff under the androgyne section since even out on the web, references are hard to find. And several androgynes incorporate it into their daily gender expression.
So when you see pics like this you may see me experimenting with feminine expressions. Having shown these, these are not how I look on a daily basis.
Which is much different than when I am expressing like this which is more my daily expression.
Or more masculine:
So how someone looks in the profile, depends on mood of what they think looks nice or what they want to show at the moment. How one looks daily depends on the reason, expression, purpose, knowledge, and comfort level.
Hmmmm interesting. Taking myself out to a formal occasion. I like it.... New profile pic. Showing my extremes in gender expression. This is my sorta Brad & Angelina inspired modified pic.
