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| related = [[Graygender]] and [[Exgender]] | |||
| related = [[ | | umbrella = [[Nonbinary]] | ||
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'''Quoigender''' (from French ''quoi'', ''quoi'' "what" + "gender") is a [[nonbinary]] gender identity with several definitions: | |||
'''Quoigender''' (from French ''quoi'', ''quoi'' "what" + "gender") is a nonbinary gender identity with several definitions: | |||
* someone who feels that gender identity and/or existing gender terms don't apply to them | * someone who feels that gender identity and/or existing gender terms don't apply to them | ||
* someone whose relationship with gender is complicated; someone who isn't sure whether they experience gender or what gender identity means for them | * someone whose relationship with gender is complicated; someone who isn't sure whether they experience gender or what gender identity means for them | ||
* can be used as an alternative to "questioning", in order to communicate exhaustion or frustration with searching for a better gender identity term for oneself | *can be used as an alternative to "[[questioning]]", in order to communicate exhaustion or frustration with searching for a better gender identity term for oneself | ||
* someone who is done with gender and doesn't care much for it as a concept; frustration with gender | *someone who is done with gender and doesn't care much for it as a concept; frustration with gender | ||
==History== | |||
The Tumblr user epochryphal coined the word quoigender in 2014, as a gender counterpart to quoiromantic and quoisexual.<ref>Epochryphal. Tumblr, 2014. https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/91335142632/wait-shit-the-obvious-word-coinage-quoigender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230522194716/https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/91335142632/wait-shit-the-obvious-word-coinage-quoigender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | |||
==Similar identities== | |||
*'''[[Greygender]]''', also called grey agender - someone who has a gender, but feels less invested in it or connected to it than other people seem to.<ref name="Pride-Flags">{{Cite web |title=Graygender / Gray Agender |author=Pride-Flags |work=DeviantArt |date=23 August 2015 |access-date=20 May 2020 |url= https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Graygender-Gray-Agender-555820442|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603020454/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Graygender-Gray-Agender-555820442 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>[https://mogai-library.tumblr.com/post/126492755533/graygreygender Gray/greygender] by mogai-library, 12 August 2015 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230512095111/https://mogai-library.tumblr.com/post/126492755533/graygreygender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://invernom.tumblr.com/post/80158494356/identifying-as-graygendergreygender Identifying As “Graygender”/“Greygender”], invernom, 20 March 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601125725/https://invernom.tumblr.com/post/80158494356/identifying-as-graygendergreygender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="Hardell">{{Cite web |title=What is Greygender? |author=Hardell, Ash |authorlink=Ash Hardell|work=YouTube |date=17 December 2016 |access-date=19 May 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Amt3YOkNes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512095322/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Amt3YOkNes |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
*'''Exgender''' - similar to [[agender]] but more extreme--rejection of gender as a concept and a refusal to answer or acknowledge the question of gender.<ref>Lamb777. Tumblr, 2014. https://mentemmortaliatangunt.tumblr.com/post/90380722342/baaphomett-ive-done-a-lot-of-thinking-about [https://web.archive.org/web/20230512095258/https://mentemmortaliatangunt.tumblr.com/post/90380722342/baaphomett-ive-done-a-lot-of-thinking-about Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Lamb777. Tumblr, 2014. https://lamb777.tumblr.com/post/89738557605/genders-post-cw-for-death-mentions [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602204733/https://lamb777.tumblr.com/post/89738557605/genders-post-cw-for-death-mentions Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name=":0">Pride-color-schemes. Tumblr, 2016. https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148175331029/exgender-egender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230512095520/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148175331029/exgender-egender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | |||
==Flags== | |||
There is no universally-accepted flag for the quoigender identity, but several have been proposed: one by Epochryphal, one by an unknown creator, a variation based on the former, and one by Hghrules. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Quoi Epochryphal.png | |||
File:Quoigender.png | |||
File:QuoiTrianglePurple.png | |||
File:Quoigender (4).png | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of nonbinary identities]] | |||
== | ==External Links== | ||
* | *Ephochryphal: [https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/106762907052/a-note-on-quoi A Note On Quoi-] | ||
*Hghrules: [https://hghrules.tumblr.com/day/2022/09/15 Quoigender Flag] | |||
* | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Nonbinary identities]] | [[Category:Nonbinary identities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:29, 17 July 2023
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This page is about a gender identity that is not widely used among gender-variant people. This does not mean that the identity is not valid, but that very few people are known to use this term. More information on uncommon identities... |
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| Related identities | Graygender and Exgender |
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| Under the umbrella term | Nonbinary |
| Frequency | 0.1% |
Quoigender (from French quoi, quoi "what" + "gender") is a nonbinary gender identity with several definitions:
- someone who feels that gender identity and/or existing gender terms don't apply to them
- someone whose relationship with gender is complicated; someone who isn't sure whether they experience gender or what gender identity means for them
- can be used as an alternative to "questioning", in order to communicate exhaustion or frustration with searching for a better gender identity term for oneself
- someone who is done with gender and doesn't care much for it as a concept; frustration with gender
History[edit | edit source]
The Tumblr user epochryphal coined the word quoigender in 2014, as a gender counterpart to quoiromantic and quoisexual.[1]
Similar identities[edit | edit source]
- Greygender, also called grey agender - someone who has a gender, but feels less invested in it or connected to it than other people seem to.[2][3][4][5]
- Exgender - similar to agender but more extreme--rejection of gender as a concept and a refusal to answer or acknowledge the question of gender.[6][7][8]
Flags[edit | edit source]
There is no universally-accepted flag for the quoigender identity, but several have been proposed: one by Epochryphal, one by an unknown creator, a variation based on the former, and one by Hghrules.
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See also[edit | edit source]
External Links[edit | edit source]
- Ephochryphal: A Note On Quoi-
- Hghrules: Quoigender Flag
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Epochryphal. Tumblr, 2014. https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/91335142632/wait-shit-the-obvious-word-coinage-quoigender Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Pride-Flags (23 August 2015). "Graygender / Gray Agender". DeviantArt. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Gray/greygender by mogai-library, 12 August 2015 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Identifying As “Graygender”/“Greygender”, invernom, 20 March 2014 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Hardell, Ash (17 December 2016). "What is Greygender?". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Lamb777. Tumblr, 2014. https://mentemmortaliatangunt.tumblr.com/post/90380722342/baaphomett-ive-done-a-lot-of-thinking-about Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Lamb777. Tumblr, 2014. https://lamb777.tumblr.com/post/89738557605/genders-post-cw-for-death-mentions Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Pride-color-schemes. Tumblr, 2016. https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148175331029/exgender-egender Archived on 17 July 2023