Gender modality

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{{incomplete}}'''Gender modality''' refers to the correspondence (or lack thereof) between one's [[Assigned gender|assigned gender at birth]] and ones actual gender and/or gender presentation. The two primary, and most well known gender modalities are [[cisgender]] and [[transgender]]. However, those are not the only possible relations for one to have. Gender modality is an open-ended category which welcomes the elaboration of further terms.
==History==
Gender modality was a term created by Florence Ashley, a [[transfeminine]] jurist and bioethicist, some time around February 28, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gender modality: Proposal for new terminology|url=https://medium.com/@florence.ashley/gender-modality-proposal-for-new-terminology-d78df51b299f|website=Medium|date=2019-04-08|access-date=2020-12-24|language=en|first=Florence|last=Ashley}}</ref> The term was coined because Ashley noted that the notion of ‘gender identity’ as used in law, perpetuates the idea that ‘gender identity’ is something only used by trans people (whereas cis people would just have 'gender'). Ashley traces this misuse of the term gender identity to fact that a conceptual category such as gender modality was not available when policymakers attempt to speak of discrimination against trans people by virtue of being not cis.

The benefits of using gender modality as a concept include:
#Moves away from the othering nature of using the term "gender identity" when trans people are the sole intended subjects, which normalizes terminology that describes non-LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ people as equals.
#Enhances our vocabulary when discussing the various aspects of gender (e.g. gender assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression, and now gender modality).
#Resolves controversies surrounding appropriate terminology when referring to the fact of being trans, with terms such as “transsexuality”, “transgenderism”.
#Opens the door to gender modalities outside of a cis/trans binary, by enabling us to talk about ones “gender modality” instead of one “being cis or trans” (in the same way that “sexual/romantic orientation” gives us conceptual tools to avoid reproducing a “straight/gay” binary).
Ashley advocates for the usage of gender modality in the WPATH Standards of Care version 8 and has wrote several essays on the topic of gender modality.<ref>Ashley, Florence. (2021). ‘Trans’ is my gender modality: a modest terminological proposal. In Laura Erickson-Schroth (Eds.), ''Trans Bodies, Trans Selves'', 2nd ed., Oxford University Press (forthcoming in 2021). https://www.florenceashley.com/uploads/1/2/4/4/124439164/florence_ashley_trans_is_my_gender_modality.pdf Accessed 2020-12-27.</ref>
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Abigender

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| meaning = The pastel pinks and blues represent a vague connection to two genders, while the purple stripe represents a mix of two genders.
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'''Abigender''' (pronounced ''ah-bye-gender'' or ''ay-bye-gender''), also spelled Abbigender, is a gender identity under the [[Multigender]], [[Nonbinary]], and [[Transgender]] umbrella terms. Abigender people have two distinct and separate gender identities, however only feel a loose or vague connection to both gender identities and also do not feel that any part of their gender is "neutral" or "neither". The two genders may be static or fluid, with the latter being a type of [[genderfluid]]. Abigender people usually identify with the [[female]] and [[male]] [[Gender binary|binary genders]], though some identify with a different pair of genders, such as [[demigirl]] and [[maverique]].

Abigender is similar to [[bigender]], though rather than feeling as though an individual is wholly two genders, abigender people only feel a connection to two genders, rather than fully being either gender.

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== Origin ==
The term ''abigender'' comes from Latin ''ad-,'' meaning "in relation to", and ''bi-,'' meaning "two", ''in relation to two genders.'' This is because abigender people feel a connection to two genders, but do not identify fully with either gender. Rather, it's more accurate to say an abigender identity is ''related'' to two genders, but not wholly.

It was coined by Instagram user [https://www.instagram.com/rainiialec/ Rainii Alec] in the fall of 2020, who also created the original flags consisting of pastel blues and pinks with a dark purple stripe in the middle. Alec created the term after feeling like no currently existing gender labels at the time fit how they experience their gender.

Like [[ambigender]], abigender is a more specific kind of [[multigender]] identity and a sister identity to [[bigender]]. If the gender identities fluctuate or are fluid, it can also fall under the [[genderflux]], [[genderfluid]], or [[fluidflux]] umbrellas as well. It is also possible for someone to fluctuate between abigender and [[bigender]], depending on the intensity of their gender identity/identities.

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== Flags ==
Abigender has a few different flags, including:<gallery mode="nolines" widths="150" heights="83">
File:Abigender-alt6.png|alt=abigender flag|The abigender flag, created by [https://www.instagram.com/rainiialec/ Rainii Alec]
File:Abigender-alt4.png|alt=alternate abigender flag|Alternate abigender flag, created by [https://www.instagram.com/rainiialec/ Rainii Alec]
File:Abiflux.png|alt=proposed abiflux flag|Proposed abiflux flag, created by [https://www.instagram.com/rainiialec/ Rainii Alec]
File:Abifluid.png|alt=proposed abifluid flag|Proposed abifluid flag, created by [https://www.instagram.com/rainiialec/ Rainii Alec]
</gallery><br />

== Specific Kinds of Abigender Identities ==

* '''Abiflux''', in which a person has two distinct gender identities which fluctuate in intensity over time and are at times vague. This includes fluctuating between abigender and [[bigender]].
* '''Abifluid''', in which a person has two distinct but vague gender identities which they experience at different times. (See: [[Genderfluid]])
*'''Abifemme''', in which a person has two distinct but vague feminine gender identities (ex. [[female]] and antiboy)
*'''Abimasc''', in which a person has two distinct but vague masculine gender identities (ex. [[proxvir]] and [[demiboy]])

== See Also ==
[[Ambigender]]

[[Ambonec]]

[[Bigender]]

[[Genderfluid]]

[[Multigender]]

[[Polygender]]

[[Trigender]]
[[Category:Nonbinary identities]]

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