What is the Difference Between Non-Binary and Agender Identities?

Learn the key differences between non-binary and agender identities, two distinct expressions of gender beyond the male-female binary.

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Non-binary and agender are distinct gender identities. Non-binary individuals don't identify strictly as male or female, and may feel like a combination of both or somewhere in between. Agender individuals feel a lack of gender altogether, identifying as neither male nor female.

Questions and answers

  1. What does non-binary mean?

    Non-binary refers to gender identities that do not fit strictly within the traditional categories of male or female. Individuals may feel a combination of both, neither, or somewhere in between.

  2. What does agender mean?

    Agender describes a person who does not identify with any gender at all, feeling neither male nor female.

  3. Can someone be both non-binary and agender?

    While both are under the umbrella of gender identities beyond the binary, non-binary often includes a range of gender experiences, whereas agender specifically refers to having no gender identity.