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'''Cogender''', or '''co-gender''' (from Latin ''co'' ("with, together") + ''gender'') is a word that has been used with a few different meanings. It has been coined independently at different times. Cogender can mean: | '''Cogender''', or '''co-gender''' (from Latin ''co'' ("with, together") + ''gender'') is a word that has been used with a few different meanings. It has been coined independently at different times. Cogender can mean: | ||
* Cogender as a term for gender inclusion: Inclusion of people of different genders in a community, as opposed to a men-only or women-only community. This is the most common way this word is used. When used in print, it's usually in reference to a co-gender school (also called co-education)<ref | * Cogender as a term for gender inclusion: Inclusion of people of different genders in a community, as opposed to a men-only or women-only community. This is the most common way this word is used. When used in print, it's usually in reference to a co-gender school (also called co-education)<ref>For example, "Single-gender classrooms are better for middle school students than co-gender classrooms." Katie Rogers, Julia A. Simms. <nowiki>''</nowiki>Teaching Argumentation: Activities and games for the classroom.<nowiki>''</nowiki> Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research Laboratory, 2015. Unpaged.</ref> or to a co-gender [[LGBT]] activist group (as opposed to a lesbian-only activist group).<ref>For example, "Lesbians ... joined the new direct-action groups ... despite their overwhelmingly male membership. One of the bases for the new cogender identity was the commonality of concerns between lesbians and gay men and the power of cogender organizing. New theorizing about the movement began to assume the participation of both lesbians and gay men, and agendas no longer focused on the specific needs and concerns of lesbians alone." Moira Kenney, <nowiki>''</nowiki>Mapping Gay L.A.: The Intersection of Place and Politics.<nowiki>''</nowiki> Page 140. <nowiki>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jClBq04FbDoC&lpg=PA140&dq=%22cogender%22&pg=PA140#v=onepage&q=%22cogender%22&f=false]</nowiki></ref><ref>For example, "[Latino Gay Men of New York] was organized by Latino men who believed that cogender Latino queer organizations could not be sustained because of the differences between queer men and women." Andrés Torres and José Emiliano Velázquez. <nowiki>''</nowiki>The Puerto Rican Movement: Voices from the Diaspora.<nowiki>''</nowiki> Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998. Page 307.</ref> | ||
* [[#use in anthropology|Cogender as an umbrella term in anthropology]]: a term that some anthropologists as a synonym for [[third gender]], that is to say, as an umbrella term for [[Gender-variant identities worldwide|gender variant and LGBT roles and identities in various cultures]]. | * [[#use in anthropology|Cogender as an umbrella term in anthropology]]: a term that some anthropologists as a synonym for [[third gender]], that is to say, as an umbrella term for [[Gender-variant identities worldwide|gender variant and LGBT roles and identities in various cultures]]. | ||
* [[#Cogender as a gender identity|Cogender as a gender identity]]: a specific type of nonbinary identity.<ref>This disambiguation is derived from that on the Gender Wiki, retrieved March 23, 2019. http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Cogender</ref> | * [[#Cogender as a gender identity|Cogender as a gender identity]]: a specific type of nonbinary identity.<ref>This disambiguation is derived from that on the Gender Wiki, retrieved March 23, 2019. http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Cogender</ref> | ||
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===Cofluid=== | ===Cofluid=== | ||
[[File:Cogender-Cofluid flag concept.png|alt=Cogender/Cofluid flag concept with 5 stripes, from top to the bottom the colors are black, dark purple, white, dark pink, and tan. In that order they represent lack of gender, genders outside the binary, union of 2+ gender identities, genders outside the binary, and gender fluidity|thumb|Flag concept made by theamewoman on Tumblr to represent the Cogender/Cofluid identity. The black (#040404) represents lack of gender, The dark purple (#27183f) represents genders outside the binary, The white (#ffffff) represents the union of 2+ genders, The dark pink (#c4595f) represents genders inside the binary, The tan (#f89c69) represents gender fluidity ]] | |||
As coined on the same blog as the above definition of cogender, on August 26, 2016: "cofluid is when one part of the cogender identity is static but the other part(s) change (possibly to match the first part). Example a cofluidboy has a cogender identity that always includes male but the other identities vary."<ref>"Cofluid." ''Ask A Cogender.'' Aug 26th, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2019. https://cogender.tumblr.com/post/149510927050/cofluid</ref> | As coined on the same blog as the above definition of cogender, on August 26, 2016: "cofluid is when one part of the cogender identity is static but the other part(s) change (possibly to match the first part). Example a cofluidboy has a cogender identity that always includes male but the other identities vary."<ref>"Cofluid." ''Ask A Cogender.'' Aug 26th, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2019. https://cogender.tumblr.com/post/149510927050/cofluid</ref> | ||