androgyny

androgyny is the physical and/or psychological state of being neither clearly male nor clearly female. it can also be used to describe some atypical combination of male and female characteristics.

if a genetic male is androgynous he will seem to possess more typically female traits, and a genetic female more typically male traits.

this can be unintentional, however, such as a boy or girl who simply has a naturally androgynous appearance, or as a result of an inters-xed condition.

it is more typically a conscious decision, though, either as part of a subcultural fashion, or, for those who do not identify with any specific gender, in order to align the mind with their physical appearance. a lot of bis-xual and pans-xual people cultivate an androgynous appearance in order to be s-xually attractive to people of any gender or s-xuality.

in regards to fashion, androgyny seems to be growing in popularity amongst the younger generations, especially prevalent within the goth and alternative scenes, where effeminate androgynous males are common. this is a direct response to the masculine alpha male stereotype which is strongly rejected by a large section of the goth/alternative crowd.
androgyny is cool as h-ll, i love girly-looking boys and boyish tomboy girls. i’m so so sick of all these alpha male r-t-rds. let’s evolve people!
the state of possessing certain characteristics of both genders in one’s physical appearance.
the three members of the band hanson were androgynous when they became famous.