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For the song, see Androgyny (Garbage Single) incorporated an androgynous look into his stage persona Ziggy Stardust]]Androgyny refers to two concepts. The first is the mixing of masculine and feminine characteristics, be it the example of the loud fashion statements of musicians like Ziggy Stardust or the balance of " Anima " and " Animus " in Jungian Psychoanalytic Theory . The second is in describing something that is neither masculine nor feminine, for example the Hijras of India who are often described as "neither man nor woman". Androgynous traits are those that either have no gender value, or have some aspects generally attributed to the opposite gender. Physiological androgyny (compare Intersex ), which deals with physical traits, is distinct from behavioral androgyny which deals with personal and social anomalies in gender, and from psychological androgyny, which is a matter of gender identity. A psychologically androgynous person is commonly known as an Androgyne , although there is a politicized version known as Genderqueer . To say that a culture or relationship is androgynous is to say that it lacks rigid Gender Role s and that the people involved display characteristics or partake in activities traditionally associated with the other gender. The term ''androgynous'' is often used to refer to a person whose look or build make determining their gender difficult but is generally not used as a synonym for actual Intersexuality or Transgender or Two-spirit status of people. Homosexual women who don't belong to either femme or butch type, and take a more neutral approach are known as Chapstick Lesbian s. 's androgynous look.]] The Morpheme ''andr-'' means ' Man ', and the morpheme ''-gyn-'' means ' Woman ', derived from Greek . Some famous people known for their androgynous appearances include Brett Anderson , Gladys Bentley , Gary Numan , David Bowie , Pete Burns , Boy George , Norman Iceberg , K.d. Lang , Shirley Manson , Annie Lennox , Jaye Davidson , Marilyn Manson , Marlene Dietrich , Mylène Farmer , Gackt , Michael Jackson , Grace Jones , Kristen McMenamy, Marc Bolan , Brian Molko , Pat , Phranc , Prince , Tilda Swinton , Susan Powter , and Patrick Wolf . In art, Angel s are portrayed as androgynous. In modern art, Fantasy Elves are often depicted in an androgynous way. REFERENCES
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