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    This study was carried out on “Genderqueer” individuals who identify neither as women nor men. Candidates were members of a set of gender-variant and gender-queer friendships. Participant participation was entirely voluntary. Two techniques were used to recruit participants; word of mouth and word transmission. Volunteer criteria included selecting people over the age of 18 and identifying as Genderqueer. The study involved 15 candidates aged 20 to 65. The ethnic groups of the participants included thirteen Anglo-Americans and two Mexican-Americans. The study was conducted in 2006 in Northern California. Some Genderqueer individuals define themselves somewhere between femininity and masculinity, while others define themselves absolutely outside of the male/female dichotomy. Given that these individuals do not classify themselves as male or female, but rather claim a distinctive, non-normative gender, this article investigates how this distinct gender is interpreted and pronounced during discourse, fashion, and narrative. This study was carried out to show that the term “Genderqueer” does not refer to sexuality but rather to gender. Although gender, sex and sexuality are often confused, the distinction between these terms should be clear. Eckert and McConnell-Ginet argue that gender is a lifelong process and that people learn to become sexualized. Sex, on the other hand, is generally defined by psychological and biological categorization. Even though sex is defined by biology, this does not mean that it is limited to male or female groups. The study was divided into three parts. The first part focuses on linguistic features. One of the areas where... middle of paper ...... Genderqueer individuals have taken something old and turned it into something new. These individuals cannot identify as a woman or a man because they feel more between or outside of the feminine and masculine dichotomy. The study showed that these individuals took linguistic features from their original location and transformed them into something new. The impact this study leaves on sexology is that Genderqueer individuals do not consider themselves to be either masculine or feminine. They don't feel like people understand them and their gender roles. Genderqueer individuals take on their linguistic characteristics and transform into new individuals. They don't want to be classified between the two. They want to show their own personality with a new name “Genderqueer” by which people will understand me.Works Citedhttp://www.ejhs.org/Volume12/Gender.htm