Named Groups

Gender-Nonconforming Persons

Individuals whose external manifestation of their gender identity does not conform to society’s expectations of GENDER ROLES. Persons whose gender expression differs from conventional expectations of masculinity and femininity.

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Abstract

Individuals whose external manifestation of their gender identity does not conform to society’s expectations of GENDER ROLES. Persons whose gender expression differs from conventional expectations of masculinity and femininity.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Gender Non conforming
  • Gender Non-conforming People
  • Non-Binary Persons
  • Gender Non conforming People
  • Gender Non-conforming Peoples
  • Non-conforming People, Gender
  • Non-conforming Peoples, Gender
  • People, Gender Non-conforming
  • Peoples, Gender Non-conforming

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Sexual and Gender Minorities (2018-2023)

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  1. M01w.270.988w.188w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gender-Nonconforming Persons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096224. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096224
  2. Gender-Nonconforming Persons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-binary_person
  3. Gender-Nonconforming Persons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69990794