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| related = [[agender]], [[neutrois]], [[gender neutral]] | |||
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'''[[Neuter]]''' is a long-established word for a [[sexes|sex]] or gender outside of the [[gender binary]]. Various dictionaries generally give it these two relevant definitions, among others: | '''[[Neuter]]''' is a long-established word for a [[sexes|sex]] or gender outside of the [[gender binary]]. Various dictionaries generally give it these two relevant definitions, among others: | ||
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1. A gender neither masculine nor feminine. [[Genderless]]. [[Gender neutral]]. An [[androgyne|androgynous]] person. | 1. A gender neither masculine nor feminine. [[Genderless]]. [[Gender neutral]]. An [[androgyne|androgynous]] person. | ||
2. Without sexual organs, or with incomplete sexual organs. In biology and zoology, this can mean animals that were artificially spayed, [[orchiectomy|castrated]], or otherwise [[sterilization|sterilized]], as well as animals who were normally born in that condition, such as worker bees. In botany, neuter can mean plants without pistils and stamens.<ref>"Neuter." ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary.'' https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuter | 2. Without sexual organs, or with incomplete sexual organs. In biology and zoology, this can mean animals that were artificially spayed, [[orchiectomy|castrated]], or otherwise [[sterilization|sterilized]], as well as animals who were normally born in that condition, such as worker bees. In botany, neuter can mean plants without pistils and stamens.<ref>"Neuter." ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary.'' https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuter</ref><ref>"Neuther." ''Dictionary.com.'' https://www.dictionary.com/browse/neuter</ref><ref>"Neuter." ''The Free Dictionary.'' https://www.thefreedictionary.com/neuter</ref> | ||
Although the word "neuter" has existed in English with these meanings for hundreds of years, surveys show that it hasn't been common for contemporary [[nonbinary]] people to call themselves neuter. | Although the word "neuter" has existed in English with these meanings for hundreds of years, surveys show that it hasn't been common for contemporary [[nonbinary]] people to call themselves neuter.{{Citation needed}} | ||
== Related terms == | == Related terms == | ||
* '''FTN'''. In some queer communities, this has meant female-to-neuter (or [[neutrois]]) transsexual (or transgender), as a counterpart to more widely-used terms, FTM (female-to-male, meaning a trans man, or someone on the trans-masculine spectrum) and MTF (male-to-female, meaning a trans woman, or someone on the trans-feminine spectrum).<ref name="neutrois_terms">"LGBTQ terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms/] | * '''FTN'''. In some queer communities, this has meant female-to-neuter (or [[neutrois]]) transsexual (or transgender), as a counterpart to more widely-used terms, FTM (female-to-male, meaning a trans man, or someone on the trans-masculine spectrum) and MTF (male-to-female, meaning a trans woman, or someone on the trans-feminine spectrum).<ref name="neutrois_terms">"LGBTQ terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms/]</ref> | ||
* '''MTN'''. Male-to-neuter (or [[neutrois]]) transsexual (or transgender).<ref name="neutrois_terms" /> | * '''MTN'''. Male-to-neuter (or [[neutrois]]) transsexual (or transgender).<ref name="neutrois_terms" /> | ||
== Notable neuter people == | == Notable neuter people == | ||
''See main article: [[Notable nonbinary people]]'' | ''See main article: [[Notable nonbinary people]]'' | ||
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There are many more [[notable nonbinary people|notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the word "neuter" for themselves. | There are many more [[notable nonbinary people|notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary]]. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the word "neuter" for themselves. | ||
* [[Claude Cahun]] (1894 - 1954) was a surrealist artist and a resistance worker against the Nazi occupation of France in WWII. In Cahun's autobiography, ''Disavowals'', they explained, “Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. Neuter is the only gender that always suits me.”<ref | * [[Notable nonbinary people#Claude Cahun|Claude Cahun]] (1894 - 1954) was a surrealist artist and a resistance worker against the Nazi occupation of France in WWII. In Cahun's autobiography, ''Disavowals'', they explained, “Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. Neuter is the only gender that always suits me.”<ref>{{Cite book|title=Disavowals : or cancelled confessions|first=Claude|last=Cahun|date=2008|publisher=The MIT Press|isbn=9780262533034|oclc=922878515}}</ref> | ||
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== Neuter characters in fiction == | == Neuter characters in fiction == | ||
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* In the book ''Surface Detail'', the character Yime Nsokyi is "neuter-gendered" and has an [[intersex]] body by choice. | * In the book ''Surface Detail'', the character Yime Nsokyi is "neuter-gendered" and has an [[intersex]] body by choice. | ||
* M.C.A. Hogarth's science-fiction series about the Jokka, an alien species that | * M. C. A. Hogarth's science-fiction series about the Jokka, an alien species that can randomly change sex twice at puberty, with three sexes, and three corresponding gender roles: female, male, and neuter. The neuters can't reproduce, but since they're the least vulnerable to succumbing to "mind death" (a kind of stroke that afflicts any member of their species if they exert themselves too hard), their place in society is to do work that requires a hardy body and a good memory. Several main characters don't like the sexes they ended up with, and could be seen as transgender. The main character in the short story "Freedom, Spiced and Drunk" wishes to be neuter; details aren't possible without spoiling the story. | ||
* The Kyree, in Mercedes Lackey's World of Velgarth fantasy novel series, are an intelligent wolf-like people with three sexes: male, female, and neuter. Since neuter Kyree aren't obliged to take part in raising offspring, they're the ones who tend to go out into the world on adventures. | * The Kyree, in Mercedes Lackey's World of Velgarth fantasy novel series, are an intelligent wolf-like people with three sexes: male, female, and neuter. Since neuter Kyree aren't obliged to take part in raising offspring, they're the ones who tend to go out into the world on adventures. | ||
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