Androgyne

*Not to be confused with androgynous.*

**Androgyne** is an identity under the non-binary umbrella. It is described as being simultaneously male and female or in between male and female, or as being simultaneously masculine and feminine or in between masculine and feminine. Some androgyne people may identify as bigender, with one masculine gender and one feminine gender, while others may identify as a single gender that is somewhere in between man and woman or masculine and feminine, but not completely one or the other.

One does not necessarily have to feel equal amounts of masculinity and femininity. For example, one could feel 80% feminine and 20% masculine and still be androgyne. For some androgyne people, the amount of masculinity and femininity they feel can be fluid.

Historically, androgyne, or androgynous, was used interchangeably with intersex. However, it is now recognized that that is not accurate. Not all intersex people are androgyne, and vice versa. Some people may use "androgyne" interchangeably with "non-binary", although this is not completely accurate.

## Types of Androgyne

* Femandrogyne: Feminine leaning androgyne.
* Mascandrogyne: Masculine leaning androgyne.
* Neutrandrogyne: Equally masculine and feminine androgyne.
* Versandrogyne: Androgyne with changing amounts of masculinity and femininity.
* Gendersaros/Fluandrogyne: Androgyne with fluid aspects making up one's gender identity.

## Flag and Symbols

The main androgyne flag has three vertical stripes, pink representing femininity and womanhood, blue representing masculinity and manhood, and purple representing androgyny, a mix of the two. The flag was created by Tumblr user SaveFerris on or before July 24, 2014.

The alternate androgyne flag was created by an unknown person on or before August 24, 2015. Black and white represent how androgyne, while it is a non-binary gender, is somewhat a more binary than other identities. It weaves between male and female comfortably, and doesn’t tend to stray beyond the binary, unlike other identities. Blue represents masculinity, be it identity-wise or aesthetically. It represents the masculine traits that androgyne people possess, as well as those who are on the more masculine side of the identity. Pink represents femininity, identity-wise or aesthetically. It represents the feminine traits that androgyne people possess, as well as those who are on the more feminine side of the identity. Purple represents a comfortable blending of masculinity and femininity to make the unique identity that androgyne people are. Purple also represents androgyne being a non-binary identity.

Another alternate androgyne flag was created by Milith Rusignuolo on July 2, 2015. Pink and green represents androgynes whose position on the gender spectrum changes, or who use the term interchangeably with other terms. Fuchsia represents femandrogynes, or androgynes who are more feminine than masculine. Purple represents versandrogynes or neutrandrogynes, who are relatively equally feminine and masculine. Blue represents mascandrogynes, or androgynes who are more masculine than feminine.

Another alternate androgyne flag was designed by Wrennnnnnnnn and post on r/QueerVexillology on June 19, 2020. Orange is used as a lesser known masculine color, one that doesn't play off of the pink vs. blue aesthetic. Purple, similarly, is an alternate feminine color. The white in the middle represents an absence of gender, as on the non-binary flag. The Necker Cube is used in the middle as an androgyne symbol. The teal is a mixture of two colors, both gendered on opposite sides of the binary.

Other symbols of androgyny include the the Necker Cube. In was proposed as a symbol in 1996 by an androgyne person, Raphael Carter, due to it's ambiguous geometric shape. Carter says "because it is either concave or convex depending on how you look at it."

Another androgyne symbol is a mix of the male (Mars) and female (Venus) gender symbols (U+26A8 ⚨). This symbol is most commonly sighted as the androgyne symbol, but it is sometimes used for intersex. It can be shown pointing in any direction (U+26A6 ⚦ or U+26A9 ⚩), and the direction is sometimes used to distinguish androgyne and intersex. It is also the alchemical symbol for iron sulfate.

## Etymology

Androgyne is a combination of the Greek words "andr*-"* meaning male, and "-gyne", meaning female.

## Gallery

Androgyneflag1.pngthe androgyne flagAndrogyne flag2.pngWrennnnnnnnn's androgyne flagAndrogyne Necker Cube.pngthe Necker cubeAndrogyne-Symbol.pngthe androgyne symbol - unicode U+26A8 ⚨
## Resources

1. ↑ Gender Dictionary (archive)
2. ↑ Androgyne Pride
3. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Androgyne-2-555850649
4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180210192310/https://avia-viridis.neocities.org/flags.html
5. ↑ https://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/