Mystery Term Of The Day: GNC
Mystery term of the day: GNC
Meaning: gender-nonconforming, [adj.]
A very basic, neutral and loose descriptive term. Describes someone who doesn't conform to gender roles and stereotypes associated with their sex in either looks or behavior or both. Simply put, masculine women and feminine men.
It's a generic term that can be used for anyone without implying gender or sexual orientation unlike terms such as butch or transgender, even though butch is a type of a gender-nonconforming woman. So butch women are gnc, but not all gnc women are butches. Being gender-nonconforming doesn't equal dysphoria or transness either.
Because gender roles are so rigid and narrow, virtually everyone is at least somewhat gender-nonconforming, but the term is often actually used by people who experince conflict or regularly stand out. Your regular straight guy who's shy and doesn't like sports is technically gnc, but most likely it doesn't define his experience strongly enough to warrant the term.
Preferring gnc looks and behavior from a young age is a very common gay experience. Think of your tomboys and sensitive boys who are mostly friends with girls, they often grow up to be gay. But anyone can be gnc, many straight people noticably are, and it doesn't make them less so.
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