"This Is What It Really Means To Be Gender Fluid" - Korin Miller
People who are gender fluid may define their gender as falling somewhere in between, both combined, or a mixture of those two binary genders that may flux from day to day. Gender fluidity is "under the same umbrella" as being transgender, but is distinctly different, said Matthew Oransky, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, and adolescent medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and director of the psychology training program at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. "Being gender fluid means that you don't feel as though your gender is fixed," Dr. Oransky added. It can be distressing for gender fluid people when others try to force them to pick a gender. They often feel gender dysphoria, which is distress a person experiences as a result of the gender they were assigned at birth.
- Matthew Oransky, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Adolescent Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Psychology Training Program, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.