⚥

⚥ U+26A5, ⚥ MALE AND FEMALE SIGN ← ⚤ [U+26A4] Miscellaneous Symbols ⚦ → [U+26A6]

Translingual

Etymology

• ⟨♀⟩ female plus ⟨♂⟩ male

Symbol

⚥

1. (botany) Perfect (flower), hermaphrodite.
2. (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 (⚥).

3. Sexual intercourse.
   • 2013, "Open House Begins!", episode 8 of High School DxD New

     [Xenovia has a few condoms with the symbol ⚥ interlocked with the symbol ♡ (a heart).]

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

Related terms

Gender and sexuality symbols
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