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Cross-aligned is when one has a [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]] that does not align with their [[gender]] identity. For example: someone who is [[masculine]] aligned, but likes to dress [[Feminine|femininely]]. This is often seen across many genders, often causing misunderstanding and misgendering. Cross-aligned people have been around for centuries; one example is traditional [[Femminiello]] individuals, who identify as men but present in a feminine mannerism. |
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'''Cross-aligned''' is when one has a [[Gender Alignment|gender alignment]] that does not align with their actual [[gender]] identity. For example, a woman-aligned [[man]] is a man who experiences a connection to womanhood, despite not being a woman. They may not may not have also be [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]]. |
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Cross-aligned people may feel more comfortable in clothes that do not align with their gender, or they may be [[antibinary]], rejecting damaging gender-roles through clothes. Cross-aligned women are more common then cross-aligned men, due to stigma around feminine men. [[Butch]] lesbians are often seen as cross-aligned. |
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Revision as of 16:55, 27 October 2020
Cross-aligned is when one has a gender alignment that does not align with their actual gender identity. For example, a woman-aligned man is a man who experiences a connection to womanhood, despite not being a woman. They may not may not have also be gender non-conforming.