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Yingyang ren is most commonly used to describe [[intersex]] individuals, and is at times used as a slur in China. However, like [[queer]], this term is reclaimed by some. |
Yingyang ren is most commonly used to describe [[intersex]] individuals, and is at times used as a slur in China. However, like [[queer]], this term is reclaimed by some. |
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This category of gender identity and gender role is used in Chinese society to describe some individuals whose personalities and behaviors appear to be intermediate between masculine and feminine cases. Other characteristics may include assertiveness, aesthetic sensitivity, as well as lack of strong discrimination on their sexual orientation on the basis of their identity.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinyang_ren Yinyang ren] |
This category of gender identity and gender role is used in Chinese society to describe some individuals whose personalities and behaviors appear to be intermediate between masculine and feminine cases.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051215224920/http://lianzai.china.com/books/html/232/849/7015.html The Fifth Chapter in the Search for Love (archive)]</ref> Other characteristics may include assertiveness, aesthetic sensitivity, as well as lack of strong discrimination on their sexual orientation on the basis of their identity.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinyang_ren Yinyang ren] |
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In some contexts, this term is used to describe [[transgender]]/[[non-binary]] Chinese individuals. |
In some contexts, this term is used to describe [[transgender]]/[[non-binary]] Chinese individuals. |
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== Resources == |
== Resources == |
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20051215224920/http://lianzai.china.com/books/html/232/849/7015.html |
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* https://sites.google.com/site/oiichinese/Home/what-is-intersex |
* https://sites.google.com/site/oiichinese/Home/what-is-intersex |
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* https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Yinyang_ren |
* https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Yinyang_ren |