Gender Expression refers to the ways in which we each manifest masculinity or femininity. It is usually an extension of our “gender identity,” our innate sense of being male or female. Each of us expresses a particular gender every day – by the way we style our hair, select our clothing, or even the way we stand.
Androgynous: Is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics in dress or physical appearance.
Two Androgyny Flags
Drag Queen: Is a person, usually male, who dresses in drag (costume) and often acts with exaggerated femininity and in feminine gender roles. They often wear makeup to exaggerate certain characteristics of gender expression. While drag is very much associated with gay culture, there are drag artists of all sexualities.
Drag King: A Female, in costume, impersonating masculinity, or a man.
Feather Pride Drag Community Flag
Gender Conforming: Is when a person has a gender expression that matches masculine and feminine gender norms.
Gender nonconforming: Is behavior or gender expression by an individual that does not match masculine and feminine gender norms.
Metrosexual: Is a portmanteau, derived from metropolitan and sexual, coined in 1994 describing a man (especially one living in an urban, post-industrial, capitalist culture) who is especially meticulous about his grooming and appearance.
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LGBTQIA+ Definitions with Flags and Human Sexuality
My Blogs about Gender Expression:
- A fun blog: Limahl, Adam Ant, Chris Kattan, Pete Burns, and me!
- Poem: I am not….. I am…..
- Poem: Androgynous