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Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. [1] Androgyny may be expressed with regard to biological sex or gender expression.. When androgyny refers to mixed biological sex characteristics in humans, it often refers to conditions in which characteristics of both sexes are expressed in a single individual.
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Person Described by reliable source(s) Self-identified Comment ADONXS [1]Slovak singer, model and dancer Amanda Lear [2]French singer, songwriter, painter, television personality, actress, and former model
In a case of true androgyny, i.e. where the individual has both male and female genitalia, the person should be turned male. According to Rabbi Waldenberg, because men are obligated to perform more commandments than women, becoming male allows the person to perform more mitzvot than they would be able to do if they were female.
Individuals who are notable for portraying an androgynous image should not be included in the category, but added to List of androgynous people. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
[22] Some non-binary identities are inclusive, because two or more genders are referenced, such as androgyne/androgynous, intergender, bigender, trigender, polygender, and pangender. [27]: 101 Some non-binary identities are exclusive, because no gender is referenced, such as agender, genderless, neutrois, and xenogender. [27]: 101–102
Hermaphroditus, the two-sexed child of Aphrodite and Hermes (Venus and Mercury), had long been a symbol of androgyny or effeminacy, and was portrayed in Greco-Roman art as a female figure with male genitals. [3] Theophrastus's account also suggests a link between Hermaphroditus and the institution of marriage.
Androgynous people: having a gender presentation that is either mixed or neutral in a culture that prizes polarised (binary) presentations. [5] Crossdresser: a person who dresses in the clothing of, and otherwise assumes, "the appearance, manner, or roles traditionally associated with members of the opposite sex". [53]