Representing two planets, iron, copper and a couple of Olympian gods, the classical symbols for male and female pack a lot of meaning into a few squiggly lines. The symbols themselves are ancient, and ...

People who identify as non-binary reject the concept of gender as, well, binary. For non-binary people, the world isn’t divided into just male or female. Instead, they view gender as a spectrum in ...

Q: I’ve always wanted to know about the symbols for male (the arrow coming from a circle) and female (the cross hanging from a circle). What is the story behind those?

You may be familiar with the transgender flag, a five-striped flag consisting of the colors pink, blue, and white that is used by the trans community as a symbol of pride. But there is another ...