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Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
⚥
- (botany) Perfect (flower), hermaphrodite.
- (LGBTQ) Transgender.
2003, Ken Cage, Moyra Evans, Gayle: The Language of Kinks and Queens : a History and Dictionary of Gay Language in South Africa (in English), Jacana Media, →ISBN, page 48:In the 1970s, gay liberation movements used the male and female symbols superimposed (⚤) to represent the common goals of lesbians and gay men. These days, the superimposed symbols might also denote a heterosexual awareness of the differences and diversity between men and women. A transgendered person might superimpose the male and female symbols in such a way that the arrow and cross join on the same single ring (⚥).
- Sexual intercourse.
Gallery
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Gender symbol
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Gender-equality symbol
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Pregnant/
gravid hermaphrodite, e.g. a snail
Gender and sexuality symbols
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