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Gender Non-Conforming (GNC), also known as Gender Variant, refers to individuals whose gender presentation does not align with or reflect their actual gender. Many GNC individuals are transgender or non-binary, however there are also many cisgender individuals who are gender non-conforming. Some possible examples of gender non-conformity include, but are not limited to:
- A cis woman who presents masculinely.
- A trans man who presents androgynously.
- A non-binary individual who presents femininely.
Many labels exist to signify one's gender presentation, such as butch, femme, vermil, cerul, and pewt, among others.
Gender non-conformity commonly focuses on physically appearance, such as hair style, style of clothes, presence of makeup and/or nail polish, presence of facial hair and/or body hair, etc, though it can also include physically traits such as having certain personality traits or interests, having certain professions, or using certain pronouns.
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The pronouns one uses are also a form of gender presentation so using pronouns that are not typically associated with one's gender is also a form of gender non-conformity. Some examples of pronoun non-conformity include he/him lesbians, she/her gays, as well as non-binary individuals who use he/him or she/her pronouns, and binary men and women who use they/them pronouns.
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