Gender rebellion feminists suggest that, when biological
sex (male or female),
gender (
masculine or
feminine), and
sexual orientation are taken into account there are really,
eighteen genders, not the two that are traditionally considered
appropriate in Western Society. They are:
homosexual masculine male
bisexual masculine male
heterosexual masculine male
homosexual androgynous male
bisexual androgynous male
heterosexual androgynous male
homosexual feminine male
bisexual feminine male
heterosexual feminine male
homosexual masculine female
bisexual masculine female
heterosexual masculine female
homosexual androgynous female
bisexual androgynous female
heterosexual androgynous female
homosexual feminine female
bisexual feminine female
heterosexual feminine female
Some other
gender rebellion radical feminists argue, however, that this system is no better than traditional
binary understanding of
gender because it still catagorizes people, which limits their ability to
self-actualize and be recognized as
fully human.