Xenogender

Xenogender (coined in 2014 by Tumblr user Baaphomett in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog, from xeno alien + "gender") is a nonbinary gender identity "that cannot be contained by human understandings of gender; more concerned with crafting other methods of gender categorization and hierarchy such as those relating to animals, plants, or other creatures/things." Xenogender isn't defined in relation to "female" or "male" (the binary genders), but by other kinds of ideas that most people don't think of as having to do with gender. When people talk about nonbinary gender, they often find that there aren't any words for their experiences. This is called a lexical gap. In order to fill a lexical gap, this wiki takes up "xenogender" as an umbrella term for an entire category of nonbinary genders that are defined by characteristics with no relation whatsoever to "female" or "male." The adjective "xenine" means "of or pertaining to xenogenders". The noun form of xenine is xenity.

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Abimegender
Abimegender: From "Old French - related to 'abyss'; from Latin a- 'without' byssos 'bottom'. Having a gender which is profound, deep, and infinite."
 * Demographics: In the 2021 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were abimegender.

Keywords: size, shape, space, synaesthesia

Aesthetgender

 * Name(s): Aesthetgender, Aesthetigender, Aestheticgender, or Videgender.


 * Origin: Coined by curiosityismysin.


 * Meaning: "A gender experience that is derived from, or the embodiment of, an aesthetic." There are many kinds of aesthetigenders, and as such, aesthetigender can be considered an umbrella term within xenogender.


 * Keywords: abstract concepts, aesthetic, symbols, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were this. In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was aestheticgender and one was aesthetigender.

Aliengender

 * Name(s): Aliengender.


 * Origin: Coined by genderghoul.


 * Meaning: "A gender that is an interpretation of a gender or genders, from a nonhuman perspective. may or may not like to fit into a gender and adopt a gender, but in a sort of ‘alien trying out foreign species’s gender’ way. Can be combined with relevant genders."


 * Keywords: alien, species, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this. In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was aliengender, one was "alien-gender", one was "gender alien", and 13 respondents wrote in "alien" as an identity.

Astralgender



 * Name(s): Astralgender.


 * Origin: Astralgender's original coining post can no longer be found. However, the term appears on a list of definitions published on Sep 6, 2015. Therefore, the term was created on or before that date.


 * Meaning: A gender that feels connected to space.


 * Keywords: nature, space, place, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this. In the 2020 Gender Census, no respondents.

Astrumgender



 * Name(s): Astrumgender.
 * Origin: Coined by Tumblr user angelknivesmogai on June 21st, 2020.
 * Meaning: "A gender that feels deeply connected to stars and constellations, like lights in a void, or like there is a light bursting within you!!"
 * Keywords: stars, space, celestial, xenogender
 * Demographics: In the 2021 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were astrumgender.

Caelgender

 * Name(s): Caelgender.
 * Origin: Coined by Tumblr user transmomoi in a post to the MOGAI-archive blog in 2014.


 * Meaning: A gender which shares qualities with outer space or has the aesthetic of space, stars, nebulae, etc.


 * Keywords: sky, nature, space, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.

Catgender

 * Name(s): Gatgender, Felinegender, Kittygender, Kittengender, Meowgender, Mewgender.


 * Origin: "Catgender" as a nonbinary identity was in use by 2014 if not earlier.


 * Meaning: "A xenogender used by individuals who identify as/strongly connect with cats and felines."


 * Keywords: cats, kittens, felines


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Gender Census, one respondent was catgender. In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent. In the 2021 Gender Census, 80 people entered catgender as part of their identity words.

Contigender

 * Name(s): Contigender.


 * Origin: Coined by Tumblr user hardcoreshounen in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.


 * Meaning: "1. a gender that flows through space and time and constantly changes, always moving 2. a gender of or related to space and time. this gender can be used by itself or along with another gender to describe its state of movement e.g. a conti agender or a contigender demigirl."


 * Keywords: space, time, movement, change, genderfluid, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.

Cosmicgender



 * Name(s): Cosmicgender.


 * Origin: Coined by Tumblr user dragon-friker in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog in 2014.


 * Meaning: "A gender so vast and complex that you are only able to process a small bit of it at a time. Like viewing the night sky through a telescope, you cannot hope to see all of it at once, however, you may gain more knowledge about parts of it the longer you focus on one part. May contain any number of sub genders within it that may present themselves to you. It is infinite in its possibility. Name from the vast reaches of space filled with things we cannot begin to imagine."


 * Keywords: size, change, space, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, two respondents said they were this. In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent.

Dryagender

 * Name(s): Dryadgender.


 * Origin: Coined by maromoroney.


 * Meaning: A form of agender but with more of a connection to an empty forest. (In reference to the Greek nymphs).


 * Keywords: genderless, nature, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.

Egogender

 * Name(s): Egogender or Charagender.


 * Origin: Coined by Tumblr users queerspike and flynneleh in 2014.


 * Meaning: "latin/greek prefix ego, meaning self, i (first person); a gender that is solely based on yourself, and no words seem to define it other than me gender, [name] gender, i’m just who i am and my gender is mine." "One may also use (name)gender with their name inserted for a synonymous term."


 * Keywords: namegender, personal, unique, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were egogender.

Energender

 * Name(s): Energender.


 * Origin: Coined by anoddlittleplace.


 * Meaning: A gender that seems to be like a ball of energy, shifting and moving rapidly and not being able to be quite pinned down, though its basic components are somewhat known, such as being partially female, partially male, partially anything really, but there being more core genders that are harder to pin down. Can be used in ways like Energender girl, Energender boy, Energender nb, etc.


 * Keywords: genderfluid, indescribable, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2020 Gender Census, two respondents were energender.

Ethegender

 * Name(s): Ethegender, Delicagender, Daingender, Ethereagender, or Elegender.


 * Origin: Coined by Tumblr user robotxt.


 * Meaning: A gender up to interpretation by individuals, but in essence is an ethereal gender that is unable to be understood by either the individual or others; a gender that cannot be explained; a dainty, elegant, or delicate gender.


 * Keywords: indescribable, unique, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one response was ethegender, and one was elegender.

Gendervoid

 * Name(s): Gendervoid.


 * Origin: Coined in 2014 by Tumblr user Baaphomett in a submission to the MOGAI-archive blog.


 * Meaning: "A gender consisting of the void (also/originally used to mean the same thing as genderless)."


 * Keywords: abstract, genderless, size, shape, space, texture, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 91 of the respondents (0.81%) called their gender "void," "voidgender," "gendervoid," or other variations.

Niveigender

 * Name(s): Niveigender.


 * Origin: Coined in February 2020 by Stormy (the-gender-collector-emself on tumblr).


 * Meaning: "a snowy, chill gender that's kinda soft. A light cover, also very soothing." The adjective for describing a person with this gender is "nivalis".


 * Keywords: snow, cold, winter, soft, soothing


 * Demographics: In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was niveigender.

Staticgender

 * Name(s): Staticgender.


 * Origin:


 * Meaning: "A gender which can best be described as TV static; fuzzy and incomprehensible."


 * Keywords: unknown, unknowable, television static, xenogender


 * Demographics: In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was staticgender.