Androgyny
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Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ (anér, meaning man) and γυνή (gyné, meaning woman) that can refer to two concepts regarding the mixing of both male and female genders or having a lack of gender identification. The first is the mixing of masculine and feminine characteristics, be it the example of the loud fashion statements of musicians like David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Annie Lennox, Grace Jones, Prince, Freddie Mercury, Boy George, and Pete Burns or the balance of "anima" and "animus" in Jungian psychoanalytic theory. The second is in describing something that is neither masculine nor feminine, for example the Hijras of India who are often described as "neither man nor woman" or angels which are often portrayed as genderless.
See also
- Aphroditus
- Asexuality
- Bigender
- Bisexuality
- Epicenity
- Futanari
- Gender bender
- Gender identity disorder
- Genderqueer
- Girlfags and guydykes
- Intersex
- List of transgender-related topics
- Pangender
- Postgenderism
- Sexual Orientation Hypothesis
- Trigender
- Two-Spirit
