The difference between Bigender and Genderqueer

When used as adjectives, bigender means having two genders simultaneously: both male and female, whereas genderqueer means not exclusively male or female.


Genderqueer is also noun with the meaning: someone who is genderqueer.

Genderqueer is also verb with the meaning: to make genderqueer.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bigender and Genderqueer

  1. Bigender as an adjective:

    Having two genders simultaneously: both male and female.

  2. Bigender as an adjective:

    Having a tendency to move between feminine and masculine gender-typed behaviour depending on context.

  1. Genderqueer as an adjective:

    Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is outside of the gender binary.

  1. Genderqueer as a noun (sometimes considered, _, offensive):

    Someone who is genderqueer.

  1. Genderqueer as a verb (transitive):

    To make genderqueer.