Genderqueer

[Jesus Malverde]

Genderqueer (GQ; alternatively non-binary) is a catch-all category for gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity. Genderqueer people may identify as one or more of the following:

having an overlap of, or blurred lines between, gender identity and sexual and romantic orientation.
two or more genders (bigender, trigender, pangender);
without a gender (nongendered, genderless, agender; neutrois);
moving between genders or with a fluctuating gender identity (genderfluid);
third gender or other-gendered; includes those who do not place a name to their gender;

Some genderqueer people also desire physical modification or hormones to suit their preferred expression. Many genderqueer people see gender and sex as separable aspects of a person and sometimes identify as a male woman, a female man, or a male/female/intersex genderqueer person. Gender identity is defined as one's internal sense of being a woman, man, both, or neither, while sexual identity refers to an individual's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to others. As such, genderqueer people may have a variety of sexual orientations, as with transgender and cisgender people.

In addition to being an umbrella term, genderqueer has been used as an adjective to refer to any people who transgress distinctions of gender, regardless of their self-defined gender identity, i.e. those who "queer" gender, expressing it non-normatively. Androgynous is frequently used as a descriptive term for people in this category, though genderqueer people may express a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, in their gender expression and not all identify as androgynous. However, the term has been applied by those describing what they see as a gender ambiguity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderqueer

[Glorfindel]

1. I don't like it. The "Q" word should be as unacceptable as the "N" word

I won't embrace it. I won't make it my own, and I'll never use it to refer to anyone else. Just my humble opinion.

[Jesus Malverde]

2. You might find the alternate term "non-binary" more to your liking.

I'm fascinated by the concept genderqueer/non-binary. It's all new to me.

Peace

[Glorfindel]

3. Much better, thank you.

Frankly, I think there are as many genders/sexualities/orientations as there are human beings, and trying to label/categorize everyone is as futile as trying to put a rainbow in a basket. Peace to you, too.

[theHandpuppet]

5. I don't like it, either

And mostly for the reason you stated. I would never use it, regardless.

[MillennialDem]

6. I'm definitely genderqueer.... dislike the word queer on its own much more........ but dislike

it as one word genderqueer was well.

So yes nonbinary is a better way to say it. I am also trans. /shrug.

[Fearless]

4. Indeed it is.