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[[File:Aligned non-binary flag.png|alt=|thumb|Aligned non-binary flag by @tired_axolotl on Fandom]]
'''Gender Alignment''' is a term used by some [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] individuals to describe the way their experiences and/or gender may intersect with the gender binary. Related terms include [[woman]]-aligned and [[man]]-aligned, and sometimes also [[Abinary|unaligned]], [[neutral]]-aligned, and [[Xenic|xeno-aligned]].
The terms [[feminine]] aligned and [[masculine]] aligned are also sometimes used but these are not interchangeable with woman aligned and man aligned. Someone with a feminine gender is not necessarily a woman or related to women, and someone with a masculine gender is not necessarily a man or related to men. Additionally some
There is no consistent definition of gender alignment. The term is intentionally vague and it can be used to describe several different things. Possible meanings can include:
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*Someone who is a man/woman in addition to other genders ([[bigender]], [[trigender]], or otherwise [[multigender]].)
*Someone with a vague or partial connection to manhood/womanhood without being a man/woman.
*A [[genderfluid]] or [[genderflux]]
* Someone who connects to manhood/womanhood through experiencing man/woman specific attraction. For example, someone may be woman aligned because they are a [[lesbian]]/feel attraction to women as a woman.
*Someone with a gender similar to, but not the same as a man/woman ([[proxvir]]/[[juxera]]).
*Someone with a vague or partial connection to masculinity/femininity without being a man/woman.
* A non-binary
*Someone who has experiences similar to that of a man/woman.
* Someone who is treated as/seen as a man/woman in society, or someone who interacts with society in a way similar to men/women. This includes interacting with the patriarchy as a man/woman.
Gender alignment is something that one may identify as, but not all non-binary
Terms such as masculine aligned and feminine aligned as often misused and misunderstood by
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