Anogender
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This page is about a gender identity that is not widely used among gender-variant people. This does not mean that the identity is not valid, but that very few people are known to use this term. More information on uncommon identities... |
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| Related identities | Genderflux |
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| Under the umbrella term | Nonbinary |
| Frequency | <0.1% |
Anogender, or anagender, is a gender identity which fades in and out in intensity, but always comes back to the same gendered feeling.
Basic information[edit | edit source]
- Name(s): anogender
- Origin: Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user PocketMouse.[1]
- Meaning: PocketMouse defined it as "a feeling of gender that fades in and out but feels the same whenever it comes back. different from genderfluid in that it’s one gender constantly resurfacing, rather than switching between genders".[1]
- Keywords: often changing (genderfluid), often changing in intensity (genderflux)
- Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent.[2] In the 2018 Gender Census, two respondents identified themselves as "anoboy".[3]
Other flags[edit | edit source]
Alternative anogender flag
Anoboy flag
Alternative anoboy flag
Anogirl flag
Alternative anogirl flag.
Anogender characters in fiction[edit | edit source]
There are many more characters in fiction who have a gender identity outside of the binary. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called by the word anogender, either in their canon or by their creators.
- Ty in the yet-unreleased dating sim game The Office Type is specified as anogender in their profile, and uses they/them pronouns.[4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 i saw another post going around about newly created genders and i wanted to see if there was anything i could think of..., on rural kansas never forgets. 25 June 2014. Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gender Census 2019 - the worldwide TL;DR." Gender Census. March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr
- ↑ "Gender Census 2018 Identity words (public)". Google Docs. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ Archived on 17 July 2023
