Which English term corresponds to the German 'genderqueer' exactly?

Which English term corresponds to the German 'genderqueer' exactly?

• A. genderqueer
• B. queer
• C. transgender
• D. nonbinary

Answer: (A)

Direct borrowing and shared labeling are at play here. In German, genderqueer is used the same way as in English to describe a spectrum of identities that don’t fit the traditional male/female categories. Because it’s the exact label in both languages, the best English equivalent is genderqueer. The other terms have broader or different scopes: queer is a wider umbrella, transgender focuses on gender identity relative to birth sex (often involving transition), and nonbinary describes not fitting the binary, but not always carrying the same umbrella sense as genderqueer.

Direct borrowing and shared labeling are at play here. In German, genderqueer is used the same way as in English to describe a spectrum of identities that don’t fit the traditional male/female categories. Because it’s the exact label in both languages, the best English equivalent is genderqueer. The other terms have broader or different scopes: queer is a wider umbrella, transgender focuses on gender identity relative to birth sex (often involving transition), and nonbinary describes not fitting the binary, but not always carrying the same umbrella sense as genderqueer.