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Xenogenders aren't valid, they're mocking the trans and especially the nonbinary community.
Xenogenders aren't valid, they're mocking the trans and especially the nonbinary community.
==List of xenogenders==
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===Aliengender===
*'''Name(s):''' Aliengender.
* '''Origin:''' Coined by genderghoul.<ref name="aliengender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720622604/aliengender |title=aliengender |website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
* '''Meaning:''' "A gender that is an interpretation of a gender or genders, from a nonhuman perspective. may or may not like to fit into a gender and adopt a gender, but in a sort of ‘alien trying out foreign species’s gender’ way. Can be combined with relevant genders."<ref name="aliengender" />
* '''Keywords:''' alien, species, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was aliengender, one was "alien-gender", one was "gender alien", and 13 respondents wrote in "alien" as an identity.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>
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===Astralgender===
[[File:astralgender.png|thumb|Astralgender [[Flags|flag]] created by helkie-three.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deviantart.com/helkie-three/art/Astralgender-flag-552027665|title=Astralgender flag by Helkie-three on DeviantArt|website=www.deviantart.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>]]
*'''Name(s):''' Astralgender.
* '''Origin:''' Astralgender's original coining post can no longer be found. However, the term appears on a list of definitions published on Sep 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=http://archive.is/Ze5Cy|url=http://genderfluidsupport.tumblr.com/gender|title=Gender Master List|archive-date=28 January 2019|work=Genderfluid Support (blog)}}</ref> Therefore, the term was created on or before that date. 
* '''Meaning:''' A gender that feels connected to space.<ref name=":1" />
* '''Keywords:''' nature, space, place, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, no respondents.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>
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===Astrumgender===
[[File:Astrumgender.jpg|thumb|[https://angelknivesmogai.tumblr.com/post/621553347233710080/astrumgender Astrumgender] [[Flags|flag]]]]
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*'''Name(s):''' Astrumgender.
* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user angelknivesmogai on June 21st, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://angelknivesmogai.tumblr.com/post/621553347233710080/astrumgender|title=Astrumgender|website=hi! my name is knives!|access-date=2020-12-03}}</ref>
* '''Meaning:''' "A gender that feels deeply connected to stars and constellations, like lights in a void, or like there is a light bursting within you!!"
* '''Keywords:''' stars, space, celestial, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2021 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were astrumgender.<ref name="GC2021" />
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===Boggender===
* '''Name(s):''' [[xenogender#boggender|boggender]] or swampgender.<ref name="boggender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95724132469/boggender|title=purrloin is SHIT|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
* '''Origin:''' Coined by an anonymous submission to the MOGAI-archive blog on Tumblr in 2014.<ref name="boggender" />
* '''Meaning:''' A gender that feels like, or can be compared to a bog, swamp, marsh or similar.<ref name="boggender" />
* '''Keywords:''' nature, water, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, no respondents said they were this, although one did say "my gender is fluid like a bog," and another one said their gender was "bog monster."<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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===Caelgender===
*'''Name(s):''' Caelgender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user transmomoi in a post to the MOGAI-archive blog in 2014.<ref name="caelgender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95724757674/caelgender|title=caelgender|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' A gender which shares qualities with outer space or has the aesthetic of space, stars, nebulae, etc.<ref name="caelgender" />
*'''Keywords:''' sky, nature, space, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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===Catgender===
*'''Name(s):''' Catgender, Felinegender, Kittygender, Kittengender, Meowgender, Mewgender.
*'''Origin:''' "Catgender" as a nonbinary identity was in use by 2014 if not earlier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gender path of self-discovery: says jokingly, "My gender is Cat". Wonders, "was I really kidding?" Cannot adequately find reason why gender is not Cat. #The Genders #catgender|date=7 July 2014| url=https://cygnahime.tumblr.com/post/91066517500/gender-path-of-self-discovery-says-jokingly-my}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meowhem-blog.tumblr.com/post/160025938308/yesterday-i-met-a-sweet-person-they-were-about-10|date=26 April 2017|title=Yesterday i met a sweet person.}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' "A xenogender used by individuals who identify as/strongly connect with cats and felines."<ref>{{cite web|title=What is Catgender?|url=https://catgender.carrd.co/#about}}</ref>
*'''Keywords:''' cats, kittens, felines
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent was catgender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref> In the 2021 Gender Census, 80 people entered catgender as part of their identity words.<ref name="GC2021" />
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File:Catgender.jpg|The most common catgender flag, created in 2020 by twitter user hueningafton.
File:Catgender by PN-TME.png|A catgender flag created in 2019 by deviantart user PN-TME.
File:Catgender by scaredycatowo.jpg|Catgender flag redesign made in 2021 by twitter user scaredycatowo.
File:Catgender (less pastel) by scaredycatowo.jpg|An alternate design by scaredycatowo.
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For more flags, see [[:Category:Catgender pride flags]].
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===Contigender===
*'''Name(s):''' Contigender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user hardcoreshounen in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.<ref name="contigender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95725881314/contigender|title=contigender|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' "1. a gender that flows through space and time and constantly changes, always moving 2. a gender of or related to space and time. this gender can be used by itself or along with another gender to describe its state of movement e.g. a conti [[agender]] or a contigender [[demigirl]]."<ref name="contigender" />
*'''Keywords:''' space, time, movement, change, genderfluid, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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===Cosmicgender===
[[File:Cosmicgender.png|thumb|Cosmicgender [[Flags|flag]] created by Kiloueka at pride-flags.Deviantart.com.<ref>http://pride-flags.deviantart.com/art/Cosmicgender-Pride-Flag-558309051</ref> The flag design was created to aesthetically represent looking up at space (specifically the Big Dipper) through a telescope.]]
*'''Name(s):''' Cosmicgender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user dragon-friker in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.<ref name="cosmicgender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95725983259/cosmicgender|title=cosmicgender|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' "A gender so vast and complex that you are only able to process a small bit of it at a time. Like viewing the night sky through a telescope, you cannot hope to see all of it at once, however, you may gain more knowledge about parts of it the longer you focus on one part. May contain any number of sub genders within it that may present themselves to you. It is infinite in its possibility. Name from the vast reaches of space filled with things we cannot begin to imagine."<ref name="cosmicgender" />
*'''Keywords:''' size, change, space,cosmic, stars, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>
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===Cryptogender===
[[File:Cryptogender.png|thumb|Cryptogender flag]]
* '''Name(s):''' [[xenogender#cryptogender|cryptogender]], or gendercryptic.<ref name="cryptogender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95726045469/cryptogender-gendercryptic|title=purrloin is SHIT|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> 
* '''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user puurpel in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.<ref name="cryptogender" />
* '''Meaning:''' "A gender one can’t discern, describe or define in human words. a gender one is puzzled by and can’t put a finger on, as it feels like it is and it isn’t there without following any particular pattern, sometimes even at the same time. the impenetrability, ambiguity and uncertainty that surround this gender are vaguely reminiscing of cryptids, ghouls and the paranormal."<ref name="cryptogender" />
* '''Keywords:''' indefinable, spooky, supernatural, questioning, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, no respondents said they were cryptogender or gendercryptic, but one said they were cryptofem, which may be related.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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===Dryagender===
*'''Name(s):''' Dryadgender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined by maromoroney.<ref name="dryagender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95784376899/dryagender |title=dryagender|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' A form of [[agender]] but with more of a connection to an empty forest. (In reference to the Greek nymphs).<ref name="dryagender" />
*'''Keywords:''' genderless, nature, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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===Egogender===
*'''Name(s):''' [[Egogender]] or Charagender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr users queerspike and flynneleh in 2014.<ref name="queerspike">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95723127519/genders-coined-by-queerspike|title=genders coined by queerspike|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' "latin/greek prefix ego, meaning self, i (first person); a gender that is solely based on yourself, and no words seem to define it other than me gender, [name] gender, i’m just who i am and my gender is mine."<ref name="queerspike" /> "One may also use (name)gender with their name inserted for a synonymous term."<ref>[https://lgbtq-unity.tumblr.com/post/163190959507/im-confused-abt-my-gender-tbh-with-gender-im-just Im confused abt my gender tbh, with gender im just like "ehhh imma do my own thing"]</ref>
*'''Keywords:''' namegender, personal, unique, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were egogender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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===Energender===
*'''Name(s):''' Energender.
* '''Origin:''' Coined by anoddlittleplace.<ref name="energender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95786289374/energender|title=purrloin is SHIT|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
* '''Meaning:''' A gender that seems to be like a ball of energy, shifting and moving rapidly and not being able to be quite pinned down, though its basic components are somewhat known, such as being partially female, partially male, partially anything really, but there being more core genders that are harder to pin down. Can be used in ways like Energender girl, Energender boy, Energender nb, etc.<ref name="energender" />
* '''Keywords:''' genderfluid, indescribable, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, two respondents were energender.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>
===Ethegender===
*'''Name(s):''' [[Ethegender]], Delicagender, Daingender, Ethereagender, or Elegender.<ref name="elegender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95786531269/elegender|title=elegender|website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
*'''Origin:''' Coined by Tumblr user robotxt.<ref name="elegender" />
*'''Meaning:''' A gender up to interpretation by individuals, but in essence is an ethereal gender that is unable to be understood by either the individual or others; a gender that cannot be explained; a dainty, elegant, or delicate gender. <ref name="elegender" />
*'''Keywords:''' indescribable, unique, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one response was ethegender, and one was elegender.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
===Gendervoid===
*'''Name(s):''' [[Gendervoid]].
*'''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user Baaphomett in a submission to the MOGAI-archive blog.<ref name="baaphomett masterpost" />
*'''Meaning:''' "A gender consisting of the void (also/originally used to mean the same thing as genderless)."<ref name="baaphomett masterpost" />
*'''Keywords:''' abstract, genderless, size, shape, space, texture, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 91 of the respondents (0.81%) called their gender "void," "voidgender," "gendervoid," or other variations.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
===Niveigender===
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[[File:Niveigender.png|thumb|Niveigender flag designed by the coiner of the term.]]
*'''Name(s):''' Niveigender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined in February 2020 by an anonymous user.<ref name="nivei">{{cite web|author=Stormy|date=17 February 2020|title=Here's a flag for a new gender term!|archive-date=25 February 2020|archive-url=https://archive.is/dWtCs|url=https://the-gender-collector-emself.tumblr.com/post/190878097989/heres-a-flag-for-a-new-gender-term-niveigender}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' "a snowy, chill gender that's kinda soft. A light cover, also very soothing." The adjective for describing a person with this gender is "nivalis".<ref name="nivei" />
*'''Keywords:''' snow, cold, winter, soft, soothing
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was niveigender.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>
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===Pyrogender===
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[[File:Pyrogender.png|thumb|right|Pyrogender flag.]]
*'''Name(s):''' Pyrogender.
*'''Origin:''' Coined in 2017 by an anonymous submitter to ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com.<ref name="ask-_Pyro">{{Cite web |title=Pyrogender |author= |work=Ask Pride Color Schemes |date=22 February 2017 |access-date=1 August 2021 |url= https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/157581128784/pyrogender}}</ref>
*'''Meaning:''' "A gender that feels like fire! Pyrogender holds a much stronger aesthetic connection with fire than firegender. Not just the movement of the fire (as with firegender), but also the heat of the fire (excitement/happiness about the gender) and consumption of fuel to keep it burning (eating up other genders to keep the main one going, in a way)."<ref name="ask-_Pyro" />
*'''Keywords:''' fire, flame, heat, burning
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2021 Gender Census, one respondent was pyrogender.<ref name="GC2021" />
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===Robogender===
* '''Name(s):''' robogender
* '''Origin:'''
* '''Meaning:''' By one definition, a [[neurogender]] for neurodivergent people "who feel a bit robotic and take comfort in it".<ref name="robogender">{{Cite web |title=robogender |author= |work=all about xenogenders/neogenders |author=wormhaze |access-date=4 July 2020 |url= https://xenogenders.carrd.co/#robogender}}</ref> By another definition, not a neurogender: for "people who feel like theyre deeply attached to robots gender-wise", regardless of [[masculinity]] or [[femininity]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SL33PY_M4G3|author=Big Sis Faunus|number=1268312206044729350|title=robogender is a term used by people who feel like theyre deeply attached to robots gender-wise! they can feel feminine, masculine, or any other way and still be robogender! thats what the blue, pink, and white lines are for!!|date=3 June 2020}}</ref>
* '''Keywords:''' neurogender, noungender, robot, xenogender
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, none of the 11,242 respondents said they were this, though six responses used the words robot or robo-.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" />
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Robogender flag.jpg|Flag for robogender definition A. {{#simple-tooltip:Hover for color meanings.|Dark blue: difficulty in social interaction<br>Lighter blue: learning and exploring<br>White: all identities<br>Dark teal: hope for the future<br>Cyan: "beep boop :)"}}
Robogender by SL33PY M4G3.png|Flag for robogender definition B. {{#simple-tooltip:Hover for color meanings.|Blue: feelings of masculinity<br>Lavender: feelings of femininity<br>White: gender nonconformity<br>Grey: feelings of being a robot}}
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===Staticgender===
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*'''Name(s):''' Staticgender.
*'''Origin:'''
*'''Meaning:''' "A gender which can best be described as TV static; fuzzy and incomprehensible."<ref>{{cite web|title=Anonymous asked: I dunno if you're able to make a flag for this, but I created a new term called "Incogender." |website= ask-pride-color-schemes ''(blog)''|date=25 September 2017 |url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/165732128594/i-dunno-if-youre-able-to-make-a-flag-for-this}}</ref>
*'''Keywords:''' unknown, unknowable, television static, xenogender
*'''Demographics:''' In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was staticgender.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>
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Xenogenders aren't valid, they're mocking the trans and especially the nonbinary community.

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