gender-fluid

adjective

gen·​der-flu·​id ˈjen-dər-ˈflü-əd 

variants or gender fluid or less commonly genderfluid

: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is not fixed

Gender-fluid individuals prefer to remain flexible about their gender(s). Some dress in ways that reflect both genders at the same time, while others may express one gender one day and another gender another day.

—Kristin Cronn-Mills

The scene also reveals Stella as gender fluid—someone who identifies as both boy and girl, sometimes skewing more heavily toward one gender than the other.

—Mackenzie Dawson

Some genderfluid folks and drag artists use … "he," "she," or "they" based on how they're presenting.

—Delilah Friedler

gender fluidity noun

Gender fluidity is the ability to freely and knowingly become one or many of a limitless number of genders, for any length of time, at any rate of change. Gender fluidity recognizes no borders or rules of gender.

—Kate Bornstein

Examples of gender-fluid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The series is a gender-fluid travelog that visits American communities and stages drag shows. —Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024

The designer wasted no time in reinventing Gucci’s image, crafting eclectic, gender-fluid looks that would soon become his trademark. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024

The brand then spent two years adjusting its original sizing, changing silhouettes and fits, and making the styling and merchandising more gender-fluid, to align with the feedback. —Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2024

Following up its collaboration with British fashion designer Richard Quinn, the Scotch whisky brand is teaming up with American-British designer Harris Reed, who is known for bold, gender-fluid designs. —Rachel King, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above