Thoughts on Key Distinctions Between Bi-Gender and NB (aside from the obvious)
Hello all. First time posting here, wanted to hear people’s thoughts on something I’ve tossed around in my head mostly from a personal place.
Quick Note: In case it’s worth mentioning, I’m also admittedly not the most well versed / knowledgeable on many subjects / topics where gender ‘as a whole’ is concerned, but I’m also far from uneducated. I mention this because while I have a solid understanding of the topics at hand, I may be unaware of some things such as the best / most suitable terms. For clarity, (in my title) I’m referring to the idea of “identifying with both ‘genders’” and of “identifying with neither ‘gender’” as in ‘male and female.’ I realize m and f tend to apply to sex and not gender, but I assume most will understand what I mean here (but I’m happy to answer any clarifying questions). That said, please weigh in and / or correct / educate me on anything I say or express here 🙏
My Question/Point: Ultimately I’m curious what others feelings on / experiences with feeling you identify with both genders and neither gender at the same time (or at fluctuating levels). I’d say I’m a pretty open minded, easy going, ‘fluid’ kind of person I guess, in the sense I don’t tend to look at things from a place of seeing things as ‘black or white’ (especially in areas such as this). In my case, I am a cis gendered woman and as such, for all intents and purposes, identity with the sex/gender I was assigned at birth, but especially as of late I’ve wondered if I am indeed ‘cut and dry’ cis gender.
For context, I’d say I have as many ‘feminine’ traits and characteristics as I do ‘masculine’ traits and characteristics. At the same time, I also hold the belief that (for all intents and purposes) there’s truthfully no such thing as ‘masculine or feminine traits’ just ideas and commonly accepted beliefs.
So with the whole ‘two things being able to be true at the same time despite being contradictory’ or the idea of ‘yes this but also this’ makes it somewhat challenging to firmly
gauge where I stand on my own individual gender identity and was eager to see what others had to say or share where replies are concerned.
Either way, thank you to anyone who reads and/or comments 🙏
Posted Aug 14, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC