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'''Genderflux''' is a [[gender identity]] that varies in intensity in time. It can be included under the [[genderfluid]] umbrella as well as the [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary]] and trans [[Umbrella term|umbrellas]]. Some people conceptualize genderflux as being fluid between an [[agender]] identity and one or more other gender identities. Another way to conceptualize it is by imagining the intensity of one or more gender identities as ranging from 0% to 100%. | '''Genderflux''' is a [[gender identity]] that varies in intensity in time. It can be included under the [[genderfluid]] umbrella as well as the [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary]] and trans [[Umbrella term|umbrellas]]. Some people conceptualize genderflux as being fluid between an [[agender]] identity and one or more other gender identities. Another way to conceptualize it is by imagining the intensity of one or more gender identities as ranging from 0% to 100%. One genderflux person described it thus: "The idea is that my gender, and by extension my presentation, is sometimes a really, really loud version of itself and sometimes it's quiet, but it's always there."<ref>https://www.pghlesbian.com/2015/11/cavanaugh-25-talks-about-genderflux-identity-and-the-value-of-self-care/</ref> | ||
Genderflux can also be used as a noun ("When I woke up I experienced a pretty intense genderflux") or verb ("I genderflux, which means that my gender changes in intensity over time.")<ref name="crushing">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321220845/http://crushingthebinary.tumblr.com:80/genderflux|url=http://crushingthebinary.tumblr.com/genderflux|title=Genderflux Information and Resources|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> | Genderflux can also be used as a noun ("When I woke up I experienced a pretty intense genderflux") or verb ("I genderflux, which means that my gender changes in intensity over time.")<ref name="crushing">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321220845/http://crushingthebinary.tumblr.com:80/genderflux|url=http://crushingthebinary.tumblr.com/genderflux|title=Genderflux Information and Resources|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Genderflux and genderfluid == | == Genderflux and genderfluid == | ||
The difference between these two identities is that genderflux involves | The difference between these two identities is that genderflux involves changes in the intensity of a [[gender identity]], not necessarily changes in the gender identity felt. However, genderflux can be seen as a specific type of [[Genderfluid|genderfluidity]], typically between a gender identity and [[agender]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||