nonconforming
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But Mr. Musk’s success was because he was crazy and did things that were nonconforming before they weren’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Fourth, because they are hard to research, comparatively little attention has been paid to the queer “street youth” who were the most active part of the resistance, many of whom were gender nonconforming.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2025
Gen. Rob Bonta has condemned similar “forced outing” policies approved last year by school boards in Temecula and Murrieta, calling them harmful to the safety and well-being of transgender and gender nonconforming youth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
The person potentially inhabits both masculine and feminine spirits while also being gender nonconforming.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2024
By ejecting the nonconforming clergy from their churches, and prohibiting all separate congregations, they had been rendered incapable of gaining any livelihood by their spiritual profession.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. by David Hume
