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* '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the neurodivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" /> | * '''Origin:''' Coined in 2014 by Cryptomegha (Tumblr usernames StrangeGloved and Gcdzilla), together with many participants of the neurodivergentkin network.<ref name="vague coin" /> | ||
* '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as neurodivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I've started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically neurodivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other | * '''Meaning:''' As originally described by its coiners, gendervague is "a nonbinary gender that can only be used by neurodivergent people [...] it means that your gender is not definable with words because of one’s status as neurodivergent. the black and gray flag represents brain fog, as well as vagueness."<ref name="vague coin" /> Later, in 2016, autistic activist [[Lydia X. Z. Brown]] (b. 1993) wrote, "I've started referring to myself as gendervague, a term coined within the autistic community to refer to a specifically neurodivergent experience of trans/gender identity. For many of us, gender mostly impacts our lives when projected onto us through other people's assumptions, but holds little intrinsic meaning. Someone who is gendervague cannot separate their gender identity from their neurodivergence – being autistic doesn’t ''cause'' my gender identity, but it is inextricably related to how I understand and experience gender. [...] For many (but certainly not all) autistic people, we can’t make heads or tails of either the widespread assumption that everyone fits neatly into categories of men and women or the nonsensical characteristics expected or assumed of womanhood and manhood. Recent research has shown that autistic people are more likely to identify as transgender or [[genderqueer]] than non-autistic people. That’s not surprising to me, because I've met far more trans or genderqueer people in autistic spaces than I have anywhere else."<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences |last=Brown |first=Lydia X. Z. |work=The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE) |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2020 |url= https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/}}</ref> Another gendervague person, the author Max Sparrow, wrote that "gendervague helps to create a community where people understand that disability can affect gender presentation as much as or even more than inherent gender identity. Identity labels so often focus on sifting out one aspect of identity, holding it apart and separate from other aspects of our lives. Gendervague is an inherently intersected identity, honoring two different facets of identity equally, simultaneously more exclusive and more inclusive."<ref name="transtistic">{{cite web|last=Sparrow|first=Max|title=What is gendervague?|work=Transtistic: At the Intersection of Transtistic and Autgender (blog)|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2019|url=https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000915/https://transtistic.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/what-is-gendervague|archive-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref> | ||
* '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) | * '''Keywords:''' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, gender connected with mind or brain conditions ([[neurogender]]), genders about things other than connection to female or male, indefinable, indescribable, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) | ||
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* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." The latter may or may not have meant the same identity as gendervague.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> | * '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, 26 respondents (0.23%) called themselves gendervague. Three more respondents simply called their gender "vague." The latter may or may not have meant the same identity as gendervague.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> | ||
* '''Notable people who call themselves gendervague:''' | * '''Notable people who call themselves gendervague:''' As mentioned above, activist Lydia X. Z. Brown and author Max Sparrow are gendervague. (Sparrow describes themself as "gendervague [[epicene]]".<ref name="Sparrow-about">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Sparrow, Max |work=Transtistic |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://transtistic.wordpress.com/about/ |quote=Max Sparrow, Neuroqueer author and gendervague epicene }}</ref>) | ||
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