Bigender facts for kids

Bigender is a gender identity. It means someone experiences two gender identities. These two identities can be felt at the same time. Or, they can change between the two.

Understanding Gender Identity

Everyone has a gender identity. It is how you feel about yourself inside. It is about knowing if you are a boy, a girl, both, or neither. Gender identity is different from your body. It is also different from who you like.

What Does Bigender Mean?

The word "bigender" means "two genders." People who are bigender feel like they have two gender identities. They might feel like a boy and a girl. They could also feel like a boy and a non-binary identity. Or they might feel like a girl and a non-binary identity. A non-binary identity is a gender that is not only male or female.

How Bigender Identity is Experienced

Bigender people can experience their two genders in different ways. Some feel both genders at the same time. For example, they might feel like a boy and a girl all the time. Others might feel one gender at one time. Then they might feel the other gender at a different time. This can change daily, weekly, or even hourly. It is unique for each person.

Bigender Pride

Many bigender people feel proud of who they are. There is a special flag for bigender pride. It has different colored stripes. These colors represent the different experiences of bigender people. Being bigender is a part of human diversity. It helps us understand how many ways there are to be yourself.

See also

In Spanish: Bigénero para niños

Images for kids

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  Anjali Gopalan and Gopi Shankar Madurai at Asia's first Genderqueer Pride Parade in Madurai.

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  The Bigender pride flag.