Genderfae: Difference between revisions

'''Genderfae''' also called genderdoe, is a term for a type of [[gender identity]] which is [[genderfluid|fluid]] between multiple genders, but never [[male]] or [[masculine]] genders.<ref name="KerseyVoigt2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kersey|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Voigt|first2=Matthew|title=Finding community and overcoming barriers: experiences of queer and transgender postsecondary students in mathematics and other STEM fields|journal=Mathematics Education Research Journal|year=2020|issn=1033-2170|doi=10.1007/s13394-020-00356-5|quote=Genderfae is a type of genderfluidity that is never male or masculine.}}</ref><ref name="LGBTAwiki">{{cite web|url=https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfae |work=LGBTA Wiki |title=Genderfae |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> Genderfae was coined by an anonymous submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.<ref name="genderfae coined">{{cite web|archive-url=https://ontheimportanceofbabydragon-blog.tumblr.com/post/95155213640/genderfae|title=genderfae|archive-date=18 August 2014|url=http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93603850939/genderfae}}</ref>

It's been said that the term "genderfae" is disrespectful to cultures/religions which revere fae/faeries. An alternative term "genderdoe" was proposed for those who wish to avoid disrespecting these cultures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEH3DtBr5H/?igshid=1s8ifwcrrhtqu |title=genderfae, and why we need to change the term |author=en.bees |date=25 July 2020}}</ref> Another alternative term is "genderthil".<ref name="LGBTAwiki" />

In the 2019 Worldwide [[Gender Census]], twelve respondents were genderfae.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">{{cite web|title=Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR.|work=[[Gender Census]]|date=31 March 2019|access-date=5 July 2020|url=https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr|archive-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 53 respondents (0.21% of total respondents) were genderfae.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>

*[[Genderfaunet]]: Fluid between multiple genders, which can include feminine genders but not ever binary female.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/190613099046/hello-im-looking-for-a-gender-that-i-used-to|title=exspiravitgender asked: Hello? I'm looking for a gender that I used to know but can't remember...|work=xeno-aligned|date=2 February 2020}}</ref>

*[[Genderflor]] or Gendervae: Fluid between multiple genders but never male nor female. Genderflor was coined by an anonymous submission to tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags in March 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Anonymous asked: Genderflor- a fluid gender that never encompasses male or female genders.|url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/172259166455/genderflor-a-fluid-gender-that-never-encompasses|date=25 March 2018}}</ref>, whereas Gendervae was coined in January 2021 by Instagram user runawingism.<ref>{{cite web |author=runa |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CKOvhazheE-/ |title=Coining a new term! |date=19 January 2021}}</ref>