Wednesday, August 12, 2009
What Does Gender Variant Mean?
Diana_CT
http://dianacorner.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-does-gender-variant-mean.html (http://dianacorner.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-does-gender-variant-mean.html)
That question was asked on a forum that I read and of course, I took it literally. I answered in part...
"To me being "Gender Variant" mean not acting or behaving the way you are expected for your birth gender. Crossing the gender "norms."
For me, "Gender Variant" is a very broad term. It means being androgynous or a male with long hair or a female with short masculine style of hair, it also mean a woman who likes to dress in male style clothing. It also includes gays or lesbians, as well as a trans-person."
However, other members answered more personal answers, one wrote in part...