gender bender

A gender bender is a person who seeks to define gender expression outside of the binary terms of man and woman.

This person may express their gender in a variety of ways such as cross-dressing and not adhereing to stereotypical, traditional, and/or cultural ideals and practices for their gender.

The person often believes in the thought system of gender and sex being separate. A person can be one sex, but express a gender that is usually not associated with that sex.

May also use gender neutral pronouns such as ze and hir.

Explore the concepts of femininity and masculinity with freedom.

Alex is a gender bender. Ze likes to play around with gender expression through clothes, hair styles, and attitudes. Ze doesn't let anyone define what hir gender is.

by boidragon January 26, 2007

gender bender

A function at which the gender roles are reversed, or manipulated in various ways. Also, a person who explores the boundaries of gender roles, or outright denies their existance

"I went to this great gender bender last night, where I met this kick ass guy, at least I thought so because of his skirt."

by onestanza April 9, 2004

gender bender

Someone who you see and cannot immediately discern the gender of.

"Lots of gender benders in this store."

by Commonwealth1325 October 19, 2003

gender-bender

A person who sees gender as a sociocultural construction and not something innate. Because genders are roles we play, and not something inherant, gender is something that can be turned on or off, tuned in or out and will. Because of this, someone who bends gender might wear baggy pants and pee standing one day, and crack out heels and a corset the next. People can bend gender in many ways and contexts, and because of this, people who are of any gender or sexual orientation can be gender-benders.

Sometimes, I feel sexy in a slinky dress and lipstick. Sometimes I feel handsome in a button down and tie. Sometimes I wear ties with skirts, corsets and cufflinks. I am a gender-bender, and I can bend gender norms to fit my conception of who I am.

by Kar in Garage July 3, 2007

gender bender

A small adapter you use to connect two male or two female pinned/socketed cables of the same type together. You pervs.

"hey, toss me that serial gender bender, will you?"

by StrokeCity April 10, 2006

gender-bender

When you go on a prolonged spree of acting like the opposite gender, only to then remark that you were just on a bender

Man: Was on a real gender-bender this weekend wearing lip stick and panties.

by killfukmary November 19, 2014

gender bender

An androginous person.
a transexual.
a transvestite.

Boy George is a gender bender

by Minges and all! April 15, 2003