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Because proxvir is a whole gender, proxvir individuals may also identify as thirdgender. Proxvir is meant to be used as an adjective (ex. "I am Proxvir", not "I am ''a'' Proxvir").
Because proxvir is a whole gender, proxvir individuals may also identify as thirdgender. Proxvir is meant to be used as an adjective (ex. "I am Proxvir", not "I am ''a'' Proxvir").


In the 2019 Gender Census, 0.1% of participants identified with proxvir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide|title=Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)|website=Gender Census|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref>
In the 2019 Gender Census, 0.1% of participants identified with proxvir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide|title=Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)|website=Gender Census|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, 22 respondents (0.09%) were proxvir.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref>


== Origin ==
== Origin ==


The term and original flag was coined by Tumblr user wulfgendur,<ref name="wulfgendur-proxvir">{{Cite web|url=https://wulfgendur.tumblr.com/post/90527821124/hello-friends-here-are-some-new-gender-terms|title=hello friends, here are some new gender terms|website=incoherent barking ''(blog)''|language=en|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> also known as Ren (he/him, xe/xem), who also coined the term juxera, the opposite of proxvir.<ref name="wulfgendur-proxvir" />
The term and original flag was coined by Tumblr user wulfgendur,<ref name="wulfgendur-proxvir">{{Cite web|url=https://wulfgendur.tumblr.com/post/90527821124/hello-friends-here-are-some-new-gender-terms|title=hello friends, here are some new gender terms|website=incoherent barking ''(blog)''|language=en|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> also known as Ren (he/him, xe/xem), who also coined the term [[juxera]], the "near-female" counterpart of proxvir.<ref name="wulfgendur-proxvir" />


Proxvir was created from the Latin adjective for "near", ''proximus'', and masculine Latin noun ''vir''.<ref name="gender-resource"/>
Proxvir was created from the Latin adjective for "near", ''proximus'', and masculine Latin noun ''vir''.<ref name="gender-resource"/>
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