Agender

Having no gender identity, or a gender identity of "none." Also called genderless, gender-free, non-gendered, or ungendered. Agender people may or may not identify as non-binary or transgender.

Greek/Latin prefix a- (without, not) + gender.

Emerged in online LGBTQ+ communities in the early 2000s, growing out of genderqueer and asexual-spectrum spaces. Key distinction from non-binary: where non-binary is an umbrella encompassing alternative genders, agender specifically describes the absence of gender. The seven-stripe flag (2014) gives visual continuity with the transgender flag's symmetry.

• "Agender is the same as non-binary." Agender is a specific identity within the non-binary umbrella, describing the absence of gender specifically.
• "Agender people are just avoiding labels." Agender is a clear, consistent identity.

• Janelle Monáe (1985–) - Musician and actor; has described identifying as agender ("I don't see myself as a woman, solely") alongside non-binary
• Angel Haze (1991–) - Rapper; has described being agender
• ALOK Vaid-Menon (1991–) - Writer and performance artist; uses they/them; Beyond the Gender Binary