Genderfaun

2026-05-18T22:24:25Z

2600:6C52:9F0:5E90:A5D4:94F4:A014:4F2A: Updating definition to match the citations

{{infobox identity
| flag = genderfaun.png
| related = [[Genderfae]]
| umbrella = [[Genderfluid]]
| frequency = 0.3%
}}
'''Genderfaun''' (sometimes spelled '''genderfawn''') or '''gendermars''' is a term for a type of [[gender identity]] which is [[genderfluid|fluid]] between multiple genders, but never [[female]] nor [[feminine]] genders.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="genderfaun" />

==History==
The term Gendermars was coined in 2016 or possibly earlier, as the tumblr blog mogai-lexicon posted about it on 20 February of that year, but did not indicate whether it was a new coining at that time.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802223855/http://mogai-lexicon.tumblr.com:80/post/139667760555/gendermars|archive-date=2 August 2016 |work=MOGAI Lexicon |title=gendermars |url=http://mogai-lexicon.tumblr.com/post/139667760555/gendermars|date=2016-02-20}}</ref>

In May 2017, Genderfaun was coined by tumblr user shadowofthedude, who stated it would be a synonym of gendermars and a complementary term to [[genderfae]].<ref name="genderfaun">{{cite web|url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/160380137884/uh-i-didnt-mean-to-put-my-ask-on-anonymous-im|title= shadowofthedude asked: Uh. I didn't mean to put my ask on anonymous. I'm the genderfaun coiner.|date=6 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528014651/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/160380137884/uh-i-didnt-mean-to-put-my-ask-on-anonymous-im|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics ==
In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, eleven respondents were genderfaun.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">{{cite web|title=Gender Census 2019 - worldwide report|work=[[Gender Census]]|date=31 March 2019|access-date=18 May 2026|url=https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2019-worldwide/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260318135149/https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2019-worldwide/|archive-date=18 March 2026}}</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 50 respondents (0.203% of all respondents) reported they were genderfaun.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184501/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

== Related identities==
*Demifaun: A gender which is partially genderfaun and partially not.<ref name="LGBTA-Genderfaun">{{Cite web |title=Genderfaun |author= |work=LGBTA Wiki |date= |access-date=23 January 2021 |url= https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfaun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516010146/https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfaun |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Genderfaer]]: Fluid between multiple genders, which can include masculine genders but not ever binary male.<ref name="LGBTA-Genderfae">{{cite web|url=https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfae |work=LGBTA Wiki |title=Genderfae |access-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171603/https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfae |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Genderfae]] or Genderdoe or Genderthil: Fluid between multiple genders, but never [[male]] nor [[masculine]] nor male-aligned genders, unless said gender is also female-aligned.
*[[Genderfaunet]]: Fluid between multiple genders, which can include feminine genders but not ever binary female.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/190613099046/hello-im-looking-for-a-gender-that-i-used-to|title=exspiravitgender asked: Hello? I'm looking for a gender that I used to know but can't remember...|work=xeno-aligned|date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028020141/https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/190613099046/hello-im-looking-for-a-gender-that-i-used-to|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[Genderflor]] or Gendervae: Fluid between multiple genders but never male nor female. Genderflor was coined by an anonymous submission to tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags in March 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Anonymous asked: Genderflor- a fluid gender that never encompasses male or female genders.|url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/172259166455/genderflor-a-fluid-gender-that-never-encompasses|date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130130359/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/172259166455/genderflor-a-fluid-gender-that-never-encompasses|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>, whereas Gendervae was coined in January 2021 by Instagram user runawingism.<ref>{{cite web| author=Runa| url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CKOvhazheE-/| title=Coining a new term!| date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
*Gendersatyr: Fluid between masculine genders and [[Xenogender|xenic genders]], never feminine genders. A subcategory of genderfaun.<ref name="sodabeach">{{Cite web |title=Introducing Gendersatyr, Genderselkie, Genderspirit and Genderfruct! |author=sodabeach |work=r/lgballt |date=11 November 2020 |access-date=23 January 2021 |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/lgballt/comments/js2p83/introducing_gendersatyr_genderselkie_genderspirit/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622210535/https://www.reddit.com/r/lgballt/comments/js2p83/introducing_gendersatyr_genderselkie_genderspirit/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*Genderselkie: Fluid between feminine genders and [[Xenogender|xenic genders]], never masculine genders. A subcategory of genderfae.<ref name="sodabeach" />

==References==
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[[Category: Nonbinary identities]]

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