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'''Demigender''' (from ''demi'' "half" + "gender") is an [[umbrella term]] for [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity|gender identities]] that have a partial connection to a certain gender. This includes the partly [[female]] identity '''demigirl,''' and the partly [[male]] identity '''demiboy'''. There are other partial genders using the "demi-" prefix for the same reasons. For example, '''deminonbinary''', '''demifluid''', '''demiflux''', and so on. Like nonbinary, '''demigender''' is also an identity within itself, for people who feel connection to the concept of gender rather than certain genders. Being a demigender "is not dependent on how much (as in percentage) someone identities as one gender; it solely depends on if a person identifies as partially. For some, they may identify with two or more genders while others may not."<ref name="Savage">{{Cite web |title=Demigender Definitions |author=Savage |work=A Safe Place for Demigenders |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://demigenders.tumblr.com/post/102344212344/demigender-definitions}}</ref> | '''Demigender''' (from ''demi'' "half" + "gender") is an [[umbrella term]] for [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity|gender identities]] that have a partial connection to a certain gender. This includes the partly [[female]] identity '''demigirl,''' and the partly [[male]] identity '''demiboy'''. There are other partial genders using the "demi-" prefix for the same reasons. For example, '''deminonbinary''', '''demifluid''', '''demiflux''', and so on. Like nonbinary, '''demigender''' is also an identity within itself, for people who feel connection to the concept of gender rather than certain genders. Being a demigender "is not dependent on how much (as in percentage) someone identities as one gender; it solely depends on if a person identifies as partially. For some, they may identify with two or more genders while others may not."<ref name="Savage">{{Cite web |title=Demigender Definitions |author=Savage |work=A Safe Place for Demigenders |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://demigenders.tumblr.com/post/102344212344/demigender-definitions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610045523/https://demigenders.tumblr.com/post/102344212344/demigender-definitions |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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A demigirl is someone who only partially (not wholly) identifies as a girl or woman, whatever their assigned gender at birth.<ref>http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/55798-definitions-master-list/ AVEN: Definitions Master List</ref> They may or may not identify as another gender<ref name="Queeries">{{Cite web |title=Some Genderqueer Identities |author= |work=Gender Queeries |date= |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/identities}}</ref> in addition to feeling partially a girl or woman. May also use the terms demigal, demifemale or demiwoman. | A demigirl is someone who only partially (not wholly) identifies as a girl or woman, whatever their assigned gender at birth.<ref>http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/55798-definitions-master-list/ AVEN: Definitions Master List [https://web.archive.org/web/20230607222033/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/55798-definitions-master-list/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> They may or may not identify as another gender<ref name="Queeries">{{Cite web |title=Some Genderqueer Identities |author= |work=Gender Queeries |date= |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/identities|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420041726/https://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/identities|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> in addition to feeling partially a girl or woman. May also use the terms demigal, demifemale or demiwoman. | ||
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Alternatively, demigirl can be used to describe someone [[Assigned_at_birth#Assigned_Gender_At_Birth|assigned female at birth]] who feels but the barest association with that identification, though not a significant enough dissociation to create real physical discomfort or dysphoria, or someone assigned male at birth who is trans feminine but not wholly binary-identified, so that they feel more strongly associated with “female” than “male,” socially or physically, but not strongly enough to justify an absolute self-identification as "woman".<ref>http://genderqueerid.com/gq-terms</ref> | Alternatively, demigirl can be used to describe someone [[Assigned_at_birth#Assigned_Gender_At_Birth|assigned female at birth]] who feels but the barest association with that identification, though not a significant enough dissociation to create real physical discomfort or dysphoria, or someone assigned male at birth who is trans feminine but not wholly binary-identified, so that they feel more strongly associated with “female” than “male,” socially or physically, but not strongly enough to justify an absolute self-identification as "woman".<ref>http://genderqueerid.com/gq-terms [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601073338/https://genderqueerid.com/gq-terms Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
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[[File:demiboy.png|thumb|<translate><!--T:9--> The demiboy flag by [http://transrants.tumblr.com/post/77071883543/demigirl-demiguy-flag-proposals Transrants]. Blue: male. White: agender or nonbinary gender. Gray: partial.</translate>]] | [[File:demiboy.png|thumb|<translate><!--T:9--> The demiboy flag by [http://transrants.tumblr.com/post/77071883543/demigirl-demiguy-flag-proposals Transrants]. Blue: male. White: agender or nonbinary gender. Gray: partial.</translate>]] | ||
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A demiboy, also called demiguy, is someone whose gender identity is only ''partly'' male, regardless of their [[sex#Gender Assigned At Birth|assigned gender at birth]].<ref>http://asexualityorg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gender&action=print&thread=9 Definitions Master List</ref> They may or may not identify as another gender<ref name="Queeries" /> in addition to feeling partially a boy or man. They may also define their identity as both male and genderless ([[Agender|agender]]). | A demiboy, also called demiguy, is someone whose gender identity is only ''partly'' male, regardless of their [[sex#Gender Assigned At Birth|assigned gender at birth]].<ref>http://asexualityorg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gender&action=print&thread=9 Definitions Master List [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808200314/http://asexualityorg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gender&action=print&thread=9 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> They may or may not identify as another gender<ref name="Queeries" /> in addition to feeling partially a boy or man. They may also define their identity as both male and genderless ([[Agender|agender]]). | ||
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* Irish journalist [[Kay Cairns]] identifies as a [[genderqueer]]<ref name="mcguire">{{Cite web |title=Beyond the binary: what does it mean to be genderfluid? |last=McGuire |first=Peter |work=The Irish Times |date=9 November 2015 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/beyond-the-binary-what-does-it-mean-to-be-genderfluid-1.2418434 }}</ref> demiguy.<ref name="OCallaghan">{{Cite web |title=Gender fluidity: Break free from being identified as male or female |last=O'Callaghan |first=Helen |work=Irish Examiner |date=3 October 2015 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/gender-fluidity-break-free-from-being-identified-as-male-or-female-356787.html}}</ref> | * Irish journalist [[Kay Cairns]] identifies as a [[genderqueer]]<ref name="mcguire">{{Cite web |title=Beyond the binary: what does it mean to be genderfluid? |last=McGuire |first=Peter |work=The Irish Times |date=9 November 2015 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/beyond-the-binary-what-does-it-mean-to-be-genderfluid-1.2418434 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525060555/https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/beyond-the-binary-what-does-it-mean-to-be-genderfluid-1.2418434 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> demiguy.<ref name="OCallaghan">{{Cite web |title=Gender fluidity: Break free from being identified as male or female |last=O'Callaghan |first=Helen |work=Irish Examiner |date=3 October 2015 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/gender-fluidity-break-free-from-being-identified-as-male-or-female-356787.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419211457/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/gender-fluidity-break-free-from-being-identified-as-male-or-female-356787.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
* American romance author [[Chelsea M. Cameron]] identifies as a demigirl.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Chelsea M. Cameron|user=chel_c_cam|number=862141410627256320|title=I've been: bisexual, gay, queer, queer/bisexual. I'm also still not super sure about my gender, but for now demigirl is how I identify.|date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> | * American romance author [[Chelsea M. Cameron]] identifies as a demigirl.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Chelsea M. Cameron|user=chel_c_cam|number=862141410627256320|title=I've been: bisexual, gay, queer, queer/bisexual. I'm also still not super sure about my gender, but for now demigirl is how I identify.|date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> | ||
* Author [[Kacen Callender]] is a demiboy.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=kacencallender|number=1183344675631091712|date=October 13, 2019|title=I'm the demiboy of my dreams, honestly.}}</ref> | * Author [[Kacen Callender]] is a demiboy.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=kacencallender|number=1183344675631091712|date=October 13, 2019|title=I'm the demiboy of my dreams, honestly.}}</ref> | ||
* Dr. [[Sand Chang]] uses a number of varying gender terms for themself, including demiboy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ep 69 Dr. Sand Chang Licensed Psychologist Interview |last=Kramer |first=Kaiya |work=The Queer Life Radio |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=6 April 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtFtRleENew}}</ref> | * Dr. [[Sand Chang]] uses a number of varying gender terms for themself, including demiboy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ep 69 Dr. Sand Chang Licensed Psychologist Interview |last=Kramer |first=Kaiya |work=The Queer Life Radio |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=6 April 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtFtRleENew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419140750/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtFtRleENew |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
* [[Sam de Leve]] is an American who plays non-binary characters for the Geek & Sundry [https://geekandsundry.com/tag/sam-de-leve/] and Saving Throw multimedia networks. They<ref>https://twitter.com/chaikovsky</ref> are also a dancer [https://vimeo.com/233586263] and writer [https://medium.com/@DeLeve]. They describe themself as a "half-boy" in their Twitter bio. | * [[Sam de Leve]] is an American who plays non-binary characters for the Geek & Sundry [https://geekandsundry.com/tag/sam-de-leve/] and Saving Throw multimedia networks. They<ref>https://twitter.com/chaikovsky [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702040137/https://twitter.com/chaikovsky Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> are also a dancer [https://vimeo.com/233586263] and writer [https://medium.com/@DeLeve]. They describe themself as a "half-boy" in their Twitter bio. | ||
* Indian activist [[Dan Rebello]] is a demiboy.<ref name="Pundir">{{Cite web |title=What it’s Like Being Non-Binary in India, Where Everyone Uses Gendered Pronouns |last=Pundir |first=Pallavi |work=Vice |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3m3pm/what-its-like-being-non-binary-in-india-where-everyone-uses-gendered-pronouns}}</ref> | * Indian activist [[Dan Rebello]] is a demiboy.<ref name="Pundir">{{Cite web |title=What it’s Like Being Non-Binary in India, Where Everyone Uses Gendered Pronouns |last=Pundir |first=Pallavi |work=Vice |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3m3pm/what-its-like-being-non-binary-in-india-where-everyone-uses-gendered-pronouns|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515103713/https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3m3pm/what-its-like-being-non-binary-in-india-where-everyone-uses-gendered-pronouns |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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* In ''School Spirit: An Unlikely Webseries'', the character Charley Condomine is demigender.<ref name="lezw_Char">{{Cite web |title=Charley Condomine |author= |work=LezWatch.TV |date= |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://lezwatchtv.com/character/charley-condomine/}}</ref> | * In ''School Spirit: An Unlikely Webseries'', the character Charley Condomine is demigender.<ref name="lezw_Char">{{Cite web |title=Charley Condomine |author= |work=LezWatch.TV |date= |access-date=16 June 2020 |url= https://lezwatchtv.com/character/charley-condomine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419211457/https://lezwatchtv.com/character/charley-condomine/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
* ''Felix Ever After'' stars a [[demiboy]] and was written by [[Kacen Callender]] who is a demiboy as well. | * ''Felix Ever After'' stars a [[demiboy]] and was written by [[Kacen Callender]] who is a demiboy as well. | ||
* In the dating sim game ''The Office Type'' (still in development), the character Cal is a demigirl and the character Syl is a demiboy.<ref>https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/</ref> | * In the dating sim game ''The Office Type'' (still in development), the character Cal is a demigirl and the character Syl is a demiboy.<ref>https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527212505/https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
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On August 12, 2010, user Bad Patient of AVEN's transyadas<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/54301-whats-a-transyada/?tab=comments#comment-1640236</ref> posted | On August 12, 2010, user Bad Patient of AVEN's transyadas<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/54301-whats-a-transyada/?tab=comments#comment-1640236 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230420041725/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/54301-whats-a-transyada/?tab=comments Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> posted | ||
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PS The elitist douche in me likes describing himself with terms that are likely used by no-one else. <ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/20/?tab=comments#comment-1615634</ref></blockquote> | PS The elitist douche in me likes describing himself with terms that are likely used by no-one else. <ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/20/?tab=comments#comment-1615634 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230622011030/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/20/?tab=comments Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref></blockquote> | ||
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In December of that year, a different user in that forum, seeking more information, wrote<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733093></ref> that the only place they could find a description of the term "demigirl" was on the yada wiki.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110415202533/http://yada.wikia.com:80/wiki/Demigirl</ref> In response, user A Long Time Ago posted | In December of that year, a different user in that forum, seeking more information, wrote<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733093> [https://web.archive.org/web/20230618210510/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> that the only place they could find a description of the term "demigirl" was on the yada wiki.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110415202533/http://yada.wikia.com:80/wiki/Demigirl</ref> In response, user A Long Time Ago posted | ||
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<blockquote> As far as I know, that and demiguy are terms made up by the yadas, so there is no additional information on it. Hopefully, they will get onto the Definitions Master List soon where the terms will get more visibility and then maybe it will spread out into more common usage. I personally identify as demigirl because I feel kind of like an female-agender blend by which I mean that I have no identification as male but have an identification as female that is not very strong.<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733127</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote> As far as I know, that and demiguy are terms made up by the yadas, so there is no additional information on it. Hopefully, they will get onto the Definitions Master List soon where the terms will get more visibility and then maybe it will spread out into more common usage. I personally identify as demigirl because I feel kind of like an female-agender blend by which I mean that I have no identification as male but have an identification as female that is not very strong.<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733127 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230618210510/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref></blockquote> | ||
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"Demigirl" and "demiguy" were added to the AVEN Gender Definitions Masterlist<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/159465-gender-definitions-masterlist-forum-ettiquette-and-faq/</ref> on Dec 12th 2010.<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733514</ref> | "Demigirl" and "demiguy" were added to the AVEN Gender Definitions Masterlist<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/159465-gender-definitions-masterlist-forum-ettiquette-and-faq/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230623034821/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/159465-gender-definitions-masterlist-forum-ettiquette-and-faq/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> on Dec 12th 2010.<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733514 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230618210510/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
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By Oct 14, 2011, "demigirl" and "demiguy" had been added to the Genderqueer Identities & Terminology page of the popular blog Genderqueerid.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111014042115/http://genderqueerid.com:80/gq-terms</ref>. The blog owner, Marilyn Roxie, had collected data for a survey of genderqueer people that year, (Sept 15th - Oct 15th); nine people selected the "demiboy" checkbox, and seven people selected "demigirl."<ref>https://genderqueerid.com/gqhealth</ref> | By Oct 14, 2011, "demigirl" and "demiguy" had been added to the Genderqueer Identities & Terminology page of the popular blog Genderqueerid.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111014042115/http://genderqueerid.com:80/gq-terms</ref>. The blog owner, Marilyn Roxie, had collected data for a survey of genderqueer people that year, (Sept 15th - Oct 15th); nine people selected the "demiboy" checkbox, and seven people selected "demigirl."<ref>https://genderqueerid.com/gqhealth [https://web.archive.org/web/20230618210607/https://genderqueerid.com/gqhealth Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
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A tumblr blog named demigenders was started in March 2014, aiming to be "a safe space for those who identify as demigirl, demiboy, demienby, demigender demiflux, or demifluid".<ref>https://demigenders.tumblr.com/archive/2014/3</ref> Another blog, demigenderpalace, was created in June 2014, with a similar aim.<ref name="palace">{{Cite web |title=Hello this is the demigender palace |author=spyro |work=safe space for demigenders |date=17 June 2014 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url= https://demigenderpalace.tumblr.com/post/89018247156/hello-this-is-the-demigender-palace-a-safe-space }}</ref> | A tumblr blog named demigenders was started in March 2014, aiming to be "a safe space for those who identify as demigirl, demiboy, demienby, demigender demiflux, or demifluid".<ref>https://demigenders.tumblr.com/archive/2014/3</ref> Another blog, demigenderpalace, was created in June 2014, with a similar aim.<ref name="palace">{{Cite web |title=Hello this is the demigender palace |author=spyro |work=safe space for demigenders |date=17 June 2014 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url= https://demigenderpalace.tumblr.com/post/89018247156/hello-this-is-the-demigender-palace-a-safe-space |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419151837/https://demigenderpalace.tumblr.com/post/89018247156/hello-this-is-the-demigender-palace-a-safe-space |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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In 2015, tumblr user transrants created "demigirl & demiguy flag proposals" which would go on to become the standard flags for these identities. User druxydeity created the deminonbinary flag following the same pattern.<ref name="druxy-deminb">[https://genderheaven.tumblr.com/post/627494343816724480/druxydeity-transrants-demigirl-demiguy-flag MOGAI HEAVEN! post on Tumblr], quoting druxydeity.</ref> | In 2015, tumblr user transrants created "demigirl & demiguy flag proposals" which would go on to become the standard flags for these identities. User druxydeity created the deminonbinary flag following the same pattern.<ref name="druxy-deminb">[https://genderheaven.tumblr.com/post/627494343816724480/druxydeity-transrants-demigirl-demiguy-flag MOGAI HEAVEN! post on Tumblr], quoting druxydeity. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419151838/https://genderheaven.tumblr.com/post/627494343816724480/druxydeity-transrants-demigirl-demiguy-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
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In 2018, Washington state began to allow "X" gender markers on official documents<ref name="Jackman">{{Cite web |title=Washington to recognise third gender in groundbreaking move |last=Jackman |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/}}</ref>, with the law stating that {{quote|"X" means a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, [[intersex]], [[agender]], [[amalgagender]], [[androgynous]], [[bigender]], [[demigender]], female-to-male, [[genderfluid]], [[genderqueer]], male-to-female, [[neutrois]], [[nonbinary]], [[pangender]], [[third gender|third sex]], [[transgender]], [[transsexual]], [[Two Spirit]], and unspecified.<ref name="washington">{{Cite web |title=WAC 246-490-075: Changing sex designation on a birth certificate. |author= |work=Washington State Legislature |date= |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075}}</ref>}} | In 2018, Washington state began to allow "X" gender markers on official documents<ref name="Jackman">{{Cite web |title=Washington to recognise third gender in groundbreaking move |last=Jackman |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213084016/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/01/05/washington-to-recognise-third-gender-in-groundbreaking-move/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, with the law stating that {{quote|"X" means a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, [[intersex]], [[agender]], [[amalgagender]], [[androgynous]], [[bigender]], [[demigender]], female-to-male, [[genderfluid]], [[genderqueer]], male-to-female, [[neutrois]], [[nonbinary]], [[pangender]], [[third gender|third sex]], [[transgender]], [[transsexual]], [[Two Spirit]], and unspecified.<ref name="washington">{{Cite web |title=WAC 246-490-075: Changing sex designation on a birth certificate. |author= |work=Washington State Legislature |date= |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325195929/https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-490-075|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
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In 2021, a person going by the online handle Bluebolt712 created Demigenders Awareness and Pride Day, to be celebrated on the 15th of December.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CXgI9g6umH1/ |author=Bluebolt712 |date= 15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021 |title=(Post 1/4) Today is Demigenders Awareness and Pride Day. This is a day I created because I noticed the sharp increase in the number of people claiming these labels as their own in the past few years. Yet, the awareness of demigenders remains quite low.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demigenders Resources |author=Bluebolt712 |work=Bluebolt712's LGBT+ Resources |date= |access-date=15 December 2021 |url= https://bluebolt712.wordpress.com/demigenders-resources/}}</ref> | In 2021, a person going by the online handle Bluebolt712 created Demigenders Awareness and Pride Day, to be celebrated on the 15th of December.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CXgI9g6umH1/ |author=Bluebolt712 |date= 15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021 |title=(Post 1/4) Today is Demigenders Awareness and Pride Day. This is a day I created because I noticed the sharp increase in the number of people claiming these labels as their own in the past few years. Yet, the awareness of demigenders remains quite low.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607220235/https://www.instagram.com/p/CXgI9g6umH1/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demigenders Resources |author=Bluebolt712 |work=Bluebolt712's LGBT+ Resources |date= |access-date=15 December 2021 |url= https://bluebolt712.wordpress.com/demigenders-resources/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607194426/https://bluebolt712.wordpress.com/demigenders-resources/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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| Under the umbrella term | Nonbinary |
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| Frequency | 6.45% (aggregating all demi identities) |
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Demigender (from demi "half" + "gender") is an umbrella term for nonbinary gender identities that have a partial connection to a certain gender. This includes the partly female identity demigirl, and the partly male identity demiboy. There are other partial genders using the "demi-" prefix for the same reasons. For example, deminonbinary, demifluid, demiflux, and so on. Like nonbinary, demigender is also an identity within itself, for people who feel connection to the concept of gender rather than certain genders. Being a demigender "is not dependent on how much (as in percentage) someone identities as one gender; it solely depends on if a person identifies as partially. For some, they may identify with two or more genders while others may not."[1]
Demigirl
The demigirl flag by Transrants. Pink: female. White: agender or nonbinary gender. Gray: partial.
A demigirl is someone who only partially (not wholly) identifies as a girl or woman, whatever their assigned gender at birth.[2] They may or may not identify as another gender[3] in addition to feeling partially a girl or woman. May also use the terms demigal, demifemale or demiwoman.
Alternatively, demigirl can be used to describe someone assigned female at birth who feels but the barest association with that identification, though not a significant enough dissociation to create real physical discomfort or dysphoria, or someone assigned male at birth who is trans feminine but not wholly binary-identified, so that they feel more strongly associated with “female” than “male,” socially or physically, but not strongly enough to justify an absolute self-identification as "woman".[4]
- Alternate demigirl pride flags
Demiboy
The demiboy flag by Transrants. Blue: male. White: agender or nonbinary gender. Gray: partial.
A demiboy, also called demiguy, is someone whose gender identity is only partly male, regardless of their assigned gender at birth.[5] They may or may not identify as another gender[3] in addition to feeling partially a boy or man. They may also define their identity as both male and genderless (agender).
Alternatively, demiguy can be used to describe someone assigned male at birth who feels but the barest association with that identification, though not a significant enough dissociation to create real physical discomfort or dysphoria, or someone assigned female at birth who is trans masculine but not wholly binary-identified, so that they feel more strongly associated with 'male' than 'female,' socially or physically, but not strongly enough to justify an absolute self-identification as 'man'.
- Alternate demiboy flags
Deminonbinary
The deminonbinary flag by druxydeity.[6] Yellow: nonbinary. White: agender or nonbinary gender. Gray: partial.
Deminonbinary, or demienby, is a gender identity for someone who partially identifies as nonbinary.[1]
- Alternate deminonbinary flags
Demifluid
Demifluid is a gender identity for "someone whose gender is partially fluid (genderfluid) with the other part(s) being static; an example could be: one part of their gender is 'woman' while the part that fluctuates is 'man' and 'genderqueer'."[1] In other terms, one part of the gender is static while the other part changes between genders.
- Demifluid alternative pride flags
Demiflux
Demiflux is a gender identity for "someone whose gender is partially fluid with the other part(s) being static; this differs from 'demifluid' as '-flux' indicates that one of the genders is neutral; an example could be: one part of their gender is 'genderqueer' while the part that fluctuates is 'agender' and 'woman'."[1] In other terms, one part of the gender is static while the other fluctuates in intensity; for example, one part of the gender is 'genderqueer' and the other is 'woman' of fluctuating intensity.
Notable demigender people
Dr. Sand Chang, a demiboy, at the 2017 National Transgender Health Summit.
There is more information about this topic here: notable nonbinary people
There are many more notable people who have a gender identity outside of the binary. The following are only some of those notable people who specifically use the words "demiboy," "demigirl," or very similar words for themselves.
- Irish journalist Kay Cairns identifies as a genderqueer[7] demiguy.[8]
- American romance author Chelsea M. Cameron identifies as a demigirl.[9]
- Author Kacen Callender is a demiboy.[10]
- Dr. Sand Chang uses a number of varying gender terms for themself, including demiboy.[11]
- Sam de Leve is an American who plays non-binary characters for the Geek & Sundry [1] and Saving Throw multimedia networks. They[12] are also a dancer [2] and writer [3]. They describe themself as a "half-boy" in their Twitter bio.
- Indian activist Dan Rebello is a demiboy.[13]
Demigender characters in fiction
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 demigender, demigirl, demiboy, or similar, either in their canon, or by their creators.
- In School Spirit: An Unlikely Webseries, the character Charley Condomine is demigender.[14]
- Felix Ever After stars a demiboy and was written by Kacen Callender who is a demiboy as well.
- In the dating sim game The Office Type (still in development), the character Cal is a demigirl and the character Syl is a demiboy.[15]
History
On August 12, 2010, user Bad Patient of AVEN's transyadas[16] posted
I've been thinking. (It's a thing I do. Pretty much all I do, really.) Last night I was lying in bed and thinking about the kind of stuff everyone else thinks about before they fall asleep: my weird sexual and gender identity. At one point I remembered my fondness of the term "demiromantic" and, chuckling, I said to myself that I can any word relate to me if I just stick a "demi-" in front of it. And then I realised that it might actually help me find a word for my gender identity. I've felt for some time that I may have too much of the masculine element in me to call myself agender and feel good about it — so maybe it would be a nice idea to call myself a demiguy. Demidude. Demibloke. Just not demiman, tyvm, because I only accept being called a man when you're talking about my body and not mind, and even then I prefer adjectives like "masculine" or "male" to that dreaded noun. Now, I'm not being entirely serious here, as I'm not going to go around calling myself a demibloke and I don't think I'll ever find a term that fully describes me anyway — and if I do, my identity will probably change just to spite me — but I kind of like those words and feel that they may actually describe me quite well. I'm not sure. But then again, I'm never sure of anything related to myself.
Signed,
Bad Patient the Demiyada
PS The elitist douche in me likes describing himself with terms that are likely used by no-one else. [17]
In December of that year, a different user in that forum, seeking more information, wrote[18] that the only place they could find a description of the term "demigirl" was on the yada wiki.[19] In response, user A Long Time Ago posted
As far as I know, that and demiguy are terms made up by the yadas, so there is no additional information on it. Hopefully, they will get onto the Definitions Master List soon where the terms will get more visibility and then maybe it will spread out into more common usage. I personally identify as demigirl because I feel kind of like an female-agender blend by which I mean that I have no identification as male but have an identification as female that is not very strong.[20]
"Demigirl" and "demiguy" were added to the AVEN Gender Definitions Masterlist[21] on Dec 12th 2010.[22]
By Oct 14, 2011, "demigirl" and "demiguy" had been added to the Genderqueer Identities & Terminology page of the popular blog Genderqueerid.[23]. The blog owner, Marilyn Roxie, had collected data for a survey of genderqueer people that year, (Sept 15th - Oct 15th); nine people selected the "demiboy" checkbox, and seven people selected "demigirl."[24]
A tumblr blog named demigenders was started in March 2014, aiming to be "a safe space for those who identify as demigirl, demiboy, demienby, demigender demiflux, or demifluid".[25] Another blog, demigenderpalace, was created in June 2014, with a similar aim.[26]
In 2015, tumblr user transrants created "demigirl & demiguy flag proposals" which would go on to become the standard flags for these identities. User druxydeity created the deminonbinary flag following the same pattern.[6]
In 2018, Washington state began to allow "X" gender markers on official documents[27], with the law stating that
| « | "X" means a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified.[28] | » |
In 2021, a person going by the online handle Bluebolt712 created Demigenders Awareness and Pride Day, to be celebrated on the 15th of December.[29][30]
See also
| See also a blog post about this topic on our Tumblr. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Savage (11 November 2014). "Demigender Definitions". A Safe Place for Demigenders. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/55798-definitions-master-list/ AVEN: Definitions Master List Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Some Genderqueer Identities". Gender Queeries. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ http://genderqueerid.com/gq-terms Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ http://asexualityorg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gender&action=print&thread=9 Definitions Master List Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 MOGAI HEAVEN! post on Tumblr, quoting druxydeity. Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ McGuire, Peter (9 November 2015). "Beyond the binary: what does it mean to be genderfluid?". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ O'Callaghan, Helen (3 October 2015). "Gender fluidity: Break free from being identified as male or female". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Chelsea M. Cameron [@chel_c_cam] (May 9, 2017). "I've been: bisexual, gay, queer, queer/bisexual. I'm also still not super sure about my gender, but for now demigirl is how I identify" – via Twitter.
- ↑ @kacencallender (October 13, 2019). "I'm the demiboy of my dreams, honestly" – via Twitter.
- ↑ Kramer, Kaiya (11 December 2015). "Ep 69 Dr. Sand Chang Licensed Psychologist Interview". The Queer Life Radio. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/chaikovsky Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Pundir, Pallavi (4 February 2020). "What it's Like Being Non-Binary in India, Where Everyone Uses Gendered Pronouns". Vice. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Charley Condomine". LezWatch.TV. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ↑ https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects/ Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/54301-whats-a-transyada/?tab=comments#comment-1640236 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/20/?tab=comments#comment-1615634 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733093> Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110415202533/http://yada.wikia.com:80/wiki/Demigirl
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733127 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/159465-gender-definitions-masterlist-forum-ettiquette-and-faq/ Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/?tab=comments#comment-1733514 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111014042115/http://genderqueerid.com:80/gq-terms
- ↑ https://genderqueerid.com/gqhealth Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ https://demigenders.tumblr.com/archive/2014/3
- ↑ spyro (17 June 2014). "Hello this is the demigender palace". safe space for demigenders. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ↑ Jackman, Josh (5 January 2018). "Washington to recognise third gender in groundbreaking move". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "WAC 246-490-075: Changing sex designation on a birth certificate". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ Bluebolt712 (15 December 2021). "(Post 1/4) Today is Demigenders Awareness and Pride Day. This is a day I created because I noticed the sharp increase in the number of people claiming these labels as their own in the past few years. Yet, the awareness of demigenders remains quite low". Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ Bluebolt712. "Demigenders Resources". Bluebolt712's LGBT+ Resources. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2021.