Transneutral

The Term: Transneutral

Transneutral

Related identities	Abinary, Gender neutral, and Neutrois
Under the umbrella term	Transgender and Nonbinary
Frequency	0.6%
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Transneutral is a term used to describe a transgender individual who identifies fully or partially as a neutral, abinary, or other specific* non-binary gender. It can be considered umbrella term for individuals who transition to a neutral identity. Transneutral individuals can identify as other, non-neutral genders as well - for example, someone who identifies as a neuwoman could simultaneously identify as transneutral, though usually the individuals' neutral identities are more significant than the individuals' non-neutral identities, or the individual usually wants their neutral identity considered more significant than their non-neutral.

Transneutral individuals are sometimes called MtN/FtN or M2N/F2N (male/female to neutral) depending on the individuals assigned gender at birth (AGaB - which can include AFAB, otherwise known as assigned female at birth, or AMAB, otherwise known as assigned male at birth)

Umbrella Terms

Within the LGBTQIA+ community, "umbrella terms" are a system of terms that correlate with, or centre more on specific terms, for gender or sexual identity / orientation. Using as an example:

BTX / BTNB

Meaning This is the Binary to Non-Binary Flag (BTNB), which is often confused with the transneutral flag. While they're similar in that they both centre with Non-Binary identities, they're not the same.

Non-Binary:

NB: Common Terms		NB/ NBCT: More Specified Terms
Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Genderneutral	-- >	Genderless, Genderflux,
Demigender, Demiboy, Demigirl	-->	Demiboyflux, Demigirlflux, Demigenderflux, Demiflux
Polygender	-->	Bigender, Trigender, Quadgender
Queer	-- >	Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual
Transgender	-- >	Transmasculine, Transfeminine, Transneutral

Transneutral is not synonymous with being non-binary, since several non-binary genders are neutral-aligned or neutral in nature, and not all non-binary individuals identify as transgender. However, it is often still shown under the umbrella term of Non-Binary, due to the spectrum of genders that an umbrella term can show simultaneously often being overlooked or generalised.

Transitioning

Transneutral is sometimes used, not specifically as a gender identity, instead as a way to describe anyone who undergoes a medical transition process that is not fully transmasculine or fully transfeminine - either through surgery, hormone replacement therapy, or other similar ways of internally or externally transitioning. Under this definition, individuals who undergo transition(s) - whether internally or externally, socially or legally - to seem more neutral would be considered transneutral, regardless of their actual gender identity. The feminine equivalent to transneutral is transfeminine. The masculine equivalent is transmasculine.

History

In the 2022 Gender Census, a 0.3% of participants in the survey identified as transneutral.