Faeflux: Difference between revisions

'''Faeflux''', '''doeflux''', or '''thilflux''' is an identity under the [[fluidflux]] umbrella. It is described as being a combination of the labels [[genderfae]] and [[genderflux]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GenderFluxx/comments/gwpzyz/is_faeflux_a_valid_thing/ |title=Is faeflux a valid thing? |date=4 June 2020 |website=r/GenderFluxx on Reddit }}</ref> though the genderflux part of the identity can be, specifically, [[girlflux]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1393785957917331457 |user=strwbryfemme |title=doeflux flag?? doeflux (aka faeflux but i prefer doe) is the combination of genderdoe and girlflux. it's where you experience fluctuating intensity of genders that are fluid, but never encompass masculine/manaligned genders.|date=16 May 2021}}</ref> A faeflux person experiences fluidity between different genders, excluding male or masculine genders, while, additionally, having the intensity of said genders change over time.

The term seems to have first been coined by Tumblr user danirak-spyderowl under the name faeflux, who posted about it in March of 2020, but had created the term "a couple years" before the post.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danirak-spyderowl.tumblr.com/post/611601215817695232/i-figured-id-lose-followers-by-living-my-elfin|date=3 March 2020|title=I figured I'd lose followers by living my Elfin truth, but turns out I was afraid for nothing!}}</ref> However, "faeflux" has also been independently coined by Tumblr user vaympire in February of 2021<ref name="vaym_@nov">{{Cite web |title=doeflux/femflux |author= |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://vaympire.tumblr.com/post/643015659388796928/doefluxfemflux-i-wanted-a-label-that-fits-my}}</ref> and by Reddit user Sunset--Lover in March of 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Genderfae/comments/m1xd7c/fun_fact/ |title=Fun fact|date=10 March 2021 |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>  

In the 2020 Gender Census, 1 respondent was faeflux,<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref> and in the 2021 Gender Census, 2 respondents were.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WCFvopijdsWAsT6NGGnjUB7QpLmrs584Q9slbId3JDw/edit?usp=embed_facebook|title=[GC2021] Identity|website=Google Docs|language=en-GB|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>