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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%. 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 name="Cavanaugh">{{Cite web |title=Cavanaugh, 25, Talks About Genderflux Identity and the Value of Self-Care #AMPLIFY |author=Sue |work=Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents |date=30 November 2015 |access-date=19 March 2021 |url= https://www.pghlesbian.com/2015/11/cavanaugh-25-talks-about-genderflux-identity-and-the-value-of-self-care/}}</ref>

The word "genderflux" dates back to at least 1994 when it was used in a Queer [[Pagan]]s newsletter, where it was used to mean "shifting between genders". In 2014, Tumblr user deergoths, aka bigendeer<ref name="crushing" />, coined the word to mean "experiences of variation in the intensity within a gender identity". Activist and fashion blogger [[Elliott Alexzander]] launched a clothing line called GenderFlux in 2015.<ref name="dict">{{Cite web |title=What Does Genderflux Mean? |author= |work=Dictionary.com |date=6 November 2018 |access-date=7 June 2020 |url= https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/genderflux/}}</ref><ref name="genderfluxfashion">{{Cite web |title=#GENDERFLUX Crowdfunding Campaign to Produce Genderless Fashion Collection |work=dapperQ |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=25 July 2020 |url= https://www.dapperq.com/2016/04/genderflux-crowdfunding-campaign-produce-genderless-fashion-collection/}}</ref>