Xenogender

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List of xenogenders

Abimegender

 
Abimegender flag created by nepkrisprite.[1] The flag design was created "to resemble one mirror reflecting into another, having the reflections be endless. The color green is used because it is not only a NB color, but also the color that mirrors retain when reflecting into each other as mentioned."

Abimegender: From "Old French - related to 'abyss'; from Latin a- 'without' byssos 'bottom'. Having a gender which is profound, deep, and infinite."[2]

  • Demographics: In the 2021 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were abimegender.[3]

Keywords: size, shape, space, synaesthesia

Aesthetgender

  • Origin: Coined by curiosityismysin.[4]
  • Meaning: "A gender experience that is derived from, or the embodiment of, an aesthetic." There are many kinds of aesthetigenders.[4] As such, aesthetigender can be considered an umbrella term within xenogender.
  • Keywords: abstract concepts, aesthetic, symbols, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were this.[5] In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was aestheticgender and one was aesthetigender.[6]

Aliengender

  • Name(s): Aliengender.
  • Origin: Coined by genderghoul.[7]
  • 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."[7]
  • Keywords: alien, species, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.[5] 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.[6]

Astralgender

 
Astralgender flag created by helkie-three.[8]
  • 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.[9] Therefore, the term was created on or before that date.
  • Meaning: A gender that feels connected to space.[8]
  • Keywords: nature, space, place, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.[5] In the 2020 Gender Census, no respondents.[6]

Astrumgender


  • Name(s): Astrumgender.
  • Origin: Coined by Tumblr user angelknivesmogai on June 21st, 2020.[10]
  • 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.[3]

Caelgender

  • Name(s): Caelgender.
  • Origin: Coined by Tumblr user transmomoi in a post to the MOGAI-archive blog in 2014.[11]
  • Meaning: A gender which shares qualities with outer space or has the aesthetic of space, stars, nebulae, etc.[11]
  • Keywords: sky, nature, space, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.[5]

Catgender

 
This catgender flag was created in 2020 by twitter user hueningafton.
  • Name(s): Gatgender, Felinegender, Kittygender, Kittengender, Meowgender, Mewgender.
  • Origin: "Catgender" as a nonbinary identity was in use by 2014 if not earlier.[12][13]
  • Meaning: "A xenogender used by individuals who identify as/strongly connect with cats and felines."[14]
  • Keywords: cats, kittens, felines
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent was catgender.[5] In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.[6] In the 2021 Gender Census, 80 people entered catgender as part of their identity words.[3]

Contigender

  • Name(s): Contigender.
  • Origin: Coined by Tumblr user hardcoreshounen in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.[15]
  • 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."
  • Keywords: space, time, movement, change, genderfluid, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.[5]

Cosmicgender

 
Cosmicgender flag created by Kiloueka at pride-flags.deviantart.com.[16] 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.[17]
  • 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."[17]
  • Keywords: size, change, space, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents said they were this.[5] In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.[6]

Dryagender

  • Name(s): Dryadgender.
  • Origin: Coined by maromoroney.[18]
  • Meaning: A form of agender but with more of a connection to an empty forest. (In reference to the Greek nymphs).[18]
  • Keywords: genderless, nature, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.[5]

Egogender

  • Origin: Coined by Tumblr users queerspike and flynneleh in 2014.[19]
  • 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."[19] "One may also use (name)gender with their name inserted for a synonymous term."[20]
  • Keywords: namegender, personal, unique, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were egogender.[5]

Energender

  • Name(s): Energender.
  • Origin: Coined by anoddlittleplace.[21]
  • 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.[21]
  • Keywords: genderfluid, indescribable, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2020 Gender Census, two respondents were energender.[6]

Ethegender

  • Name(s): Ethegender, Delicagender, Daingender, Ethereagender, or Elegender.[22]
  • Origin: Coined by Tumblr user robotxt.[22]
  • 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. [22]
  • Keywords: indescribable, unique, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one response was ethegender, and one was elegender.[5]

Gendervoid

  • Origin: Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user Baaphomett in a submission to the MOGAI-archive blog.[23]
  • Meaning: "A gender consisting of the void (also/originally used to mean the same thing as genderless)."[23]
  • 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.[5]

Niveigender

 
Flag designed by the coiner of this gender term.
  • Name(s): Niveigender.
  • Origin: Coined in February 2020 by Stormy (the-gender-collector-emself on tumblr).[24]
  • 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".[24]
  • Keywords: snow, cold, winter, soft, soothing
  • Demographics: In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was niveigender.[6]


Staticgender

  • Name(s): Staticgender.
  • Origin:
  • Meaning: "A gender which can best be described as TV static; fuzzy and incomprehensible."[25]
  • Keywords: unknown, unknowable, television static, xenogender
  • Demographics: In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was staticgender.[6]

Lisagender

 
The Lisagender Flag. Modelled after the colors of Rando from Lisa the Painful
  • Name(s): Lisagender.
  • Origin: Coined 2021 on the Gender Census by respondent number 25653. [26]
  • Demographics: Though not explicitly stated to be Lisagender. The respondent was likely confused and put the second set of pronouns in the place for a title (VX/MF)
  • Meaning: A gender which shows great respect to the Lisa the Painful and its fangames. Alongside its fanbase
  • Keywords: Pointless,Hopeful,Painful,Joyful,Doleful

See also

References

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  2. "Abimegender." Mogai-Archive. http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93322746459/abimegender-old-french-related-to-abyss-from
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  8. 8.0 8.1 "Astralgender flag by Helkie-three on DeviantArt". www.deviantart.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  9. "Gender Master List". Genderfluid Support (blog). Archived from the original on 28 January 2019.
  10. "Astrumgender". hi! my name is knives!. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "caelgender". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  12. "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". 7 July 2014.
  13. "Yesterday i met a sweet person". 26 April 2017.
  14. "What is Catgender?".
  15. "contigender". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  16. http://pride-flags.deviantart.com/art/Cosmicgender-Pride-Flag-558309051
  17. 17.0 17.1 "cosmicgender". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  18. 18.0 18.1 "dryagender". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  19. 19.0 19.1 "genders coined by queerspike". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  20. Im confused abt my gender tbh, with gender im just like "ehhh imma do my own thing"
  21. 21.0 21.1 "purrloin is SHIT". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 "elegender". purrloin is SHIT. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  23. 23.0 23.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named baaphomett masterpost
  24. 24.0 24.1 Stormy (17 February 2020). "Here's a flag for a new gender term!". Archived from the original on 25 February 2020.
  25. "Anonymous asked: I dunno if you're able to make a flag for this, but I created a new term called "Incogender."". ask-pride-color-schemes (blog). 25 September 2017. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  26. "[GC2021] Raw Data - DO NOT EDIT". Google Docs. Retrieved 2021-04-07.