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'''Xenogender''' ( | '''Xenogender''' (coined in 2014 by Tumblr user Baaphomett in a submission to the MOGAI-Archive blog, from ''xeno'' alien + "gender")<ref name="baaphomett masterpost">Baaphomett. "Masterpost of genders coined by Baaphomett." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post where these were coined, which is lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720973644/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett Archive of that archive: https://archive.is/yULU0#selection-169.2-169.93</ref> 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."<ref name="baaphomett masterpost" /> Xenogender isn't defined in relation to "[[female]]" or "[[male]]" (the [[binary gender]]s), 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://momma-mogai-sphinx.tumblr.com/post/183175311934/im-sort-of-new-to-al-of-this-what-exactly-does|title=Anonymous asked: i'm sort of new to al of this, what exactly does ‘xenine’ mean?|date=2 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
Because a [[gender binary]] society doesn't give much in the way of roles or descriptions for nonbinary genders, some transgender and nonbinary people address the challenge of describing their unusual gender identities by creative methods, referring to concepts that aren't usually seen as related to gender. This has been observed in very young nonbinary people: | |||
<blockquote>"Not all children fit neatly into a male or female gender identity, [[transgender|trans]] or otherwise. For some children, the sense of being '[[bigender|both]]' or 'neither' best describes their reality. [...] Children who see themselves as 'neither' will often speak of how regardless of whether they're with a group of boys or girls, they feel like they don’t fit. This is not necessarily a sad feeling. They just see the kids around them and know that they are not 'that.' Kids in this category often appear androgynous, and will frequently answer the question 'are you a boy or a girl' by saying their name ('I'm Devon') or by identifying themselves as animals. When asked to draw self portraits, they will portray themselves as rainbows, or unicorns, or another symbol of their choosing."</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>- "Frequently Asked Questions," ''GenderSpectrum.org'' | <blockquote>- "Frequently Asked Questions," ''GenderSpectrum.org'' | ||
<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Gender Spectrum|url=https://www.genderspectrum.org/child-family/faq|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408123152/https://www.genderspectrum.org/child-family/faq|archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref></blockquote> | <ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Gender Spectrum|url=https://www.genderspectrum.org/child-family/faq|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408123152/https://www.genderspectrum.org/child-family/faq|archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
this gender | These creative methods of describing nonbinary genders come naturally to many nonbinary people. As such, these are an emerging part of nonbinary culture, worthy of exploration and examination. Some common themes of these concepts: | ||
'''Nouns and archetypes:''' Some nonbinary people find it easier to perceive or describe their inner sense of their gender identity by evoking familiar archetypes. Instead of giving references to how their gender relates to maleness and femaleness, they say their gender is-- or is like-- a kind of animal, an imaginary being, a part of nature, an abstract concept, or a symbol. Some nonbinary people describing their gender this way do so because they feel a sense of gender euphoria or some other connection when thinking about an object. Some people have made names for some of these kinds of ''noungenders'', such as [[Xenogender#Astralgender|astralgender]], described below. | |||
'''Aesthetic and synaesthetic perceptions:''' Synaesthesia is an uncommon condition in which people have their senses linked together, so that, say, sounds and words bring up specific colors in their minds. Some nonbinary people find it feels more natural to perceive or describe their inner sense of their gender identity in terms of synaesthesia-like perceptions. For example, texture, size, shape, time, light, sound, or other sensory characteristics that most people don't attribute to gender at all. Some people have made names for some of these kinds of "[[aesthetgender]]s", such as [[Xenogender#Dryagender|dryagender]], described below. | |||
'''Neurodiversity:''' Some nonbinary people have mental variations (mental illnesses, neurological conditions, or neurodivergence). Some who have mental variations see these as an influence on-- or an inseparable part of-- their gender identity. These are called neurogenders, and most of them are not described on this page, but on the [[neurogender]] page. | |||
In the 2020 Worldwide Gender Census, 85 of the responses (0.35%) called themselves "xenogender."<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref> Far more in the census called themselves by specific genders under the xenogender umbrella, though that is hard to quantify or differentiate. Individually, any given xenogender is rare, and many seem to have only been proposed, but never used by anybody. | |||
Xenogender Visibility Day was first celebrated on the 15th of May 2021.<ref name="redd_r/Xe">{{Cite web |title=Happy Xenogender Visibility Day! |author=Great_White_Wrym |work=reddit - r/XenogendersAndMore |date=15 May 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021 |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/XenogendersAndMore/comments/nd5ycb/happy_xenogender_visibility_day/}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=lotusflwrbunny |number=1393693536588025858 |date=15 May 2021 |title=apparently it’s the first xenogender visibility day ever so qrt with ur xenogenders!!}} </ref> | |||
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==List of | ==List of xenogenders== | ||
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=== | ===Abimegender=== | ||
[[File:abimegender.png|thumb| | [[File:abimegender.png|thumb|Abimegender [[Flags|flag]] created by nepkrisprite.<ref>http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/121934427084/abimegender-a-gender-which-is-profound-deep-and</ref> The flag design was created "to resemble one mirror reflecting into another, having the reflections be endless. The color green is used because it is not only a NB color, but also the color that mirrors retain when reflecting into each other as mentioned."]] | ||
''' | '''Abimegender''': From "Old French - related to 'abyss'; from Latin ''a-'' 'without' ''byssos'' 'bottom'. Having a gender which is profound, deep, and infinite."<ref>"Abimegender." ''Mogai-Archive.'' http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93322746459/abimegender-old-french-related-to-abyss-from</ref> | ||
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2021 Worldwide Gender Census, three | * '''Demographics:''' In the 2021 Worldwide Gender Census, three respondents said they were abimegender.<ref name="GC2021">{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WCFvopijdsWAsT6NGGnjUB7QpLmrs584Q9slbId3JDw/edit#gid=260963482|title=[GC2021] Identity |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
Keywords: | Keywords: size, shape, space, synaesthesia | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:abimefluid.png|Abimefluid | ||
File: | File:abimegirl.png|Abimegirl | ||
File: | File:abimeboy.png|Abimeboy | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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=== | ===Aesthetgender=== | ||
*'''Name(s):''' [[Aesthetgender]], Aesthetigender, Aestheticgender, or Videgender.<ref name="misc genders coined by curiosityismysin">"Misc genders coined by curiosityismysin." ''Mogai-Archive.'' Original post, lost: http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91781455594/misc-genders-coined-by-curiosityismysin Archive of that post: https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95719388744/misc-genders-coined-by-curiosityismysin Archive of that archive: http://archive.is/EdXy8#selection-93.3-93.79</ref> | |||
* '''Origin:''' Coined by curiosityismysin.<ref name="misc genders coined by curiosityismysin" /> | |||
* '''Meaning:''' "A gender experience that is derived from, or the embodiment of, an aesthetic." There are many kinds of aesthetigenders,<ref name="misc genders coined by curiosityismysin" /> 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.<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - The Worldwide tl;dr." ''Gender Census'' (blog). March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020. https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref> In the 2020 Gender Census, one respondent was aestheticgender and one was aesthetigender.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref> | ||
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* '''Origin:''' Coined by genderghoul.<ref name="aliengender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720622604/aliengender |title=aliengender |website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> | * '''Origin:''' Coined by genderghoul.<ref name="aliengender">{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95720622604/aliengender |title=aliengender |website=purrloin is SHIT|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> | ||
* '''Meaning:''' | * '''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."<ref name="aliengender" /> | ||
* '''Keywords:''' alien, species, xenogender | * '''Keywords:''' alien, species, xenogender | ||
* '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" | * '''Demographics:''' In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, one respondent said they were this.<ref name="2019 Gender Census" /> 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.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref> | ||
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===Catgender=== | ===Catgender=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Catgender.jpg|thumb|This catgender flag was created in 2020 by twitter user hueningafton.]] | ||
*'''Name(s):''' | *'''Name(s):''' Gatgender, Felinegender, Kittygender, Kittengender, Meowgender, Mewgender. | ||
*'''Origin:''' | *'''Origin:''' "Catgender" as a nonbinary identity was in use by 2014 if not earlier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gender path of self-discovery: says jokingly, "My gender is Cat". Wonders, "was I really kidding?" Cannot adequately find reason why gender is not Cat. #The Genders #catgender|date=7 July 2014| url=https://cygnahime.tumblr.com/post/91066517500/gender-path-of-self-discovery-says-jokingly-my}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meowhem-blog.tumblr.com/post/160025938308/yesterday-i-met-a-sweet-person-they-were-about-10|date=26 April 2017|title=Yesterday i met a sweet person.}}</ref> | ||
*'''Meaning:''' "A xenogender used by individuals who identify as/strongly connect with cats and felines."<ref>{{cite web|title=What is Catgender?|url=https://catgender.carrd.co/#about}}</ref> | *'''Meaning:''' "A xenogender used by individuals who identify as/strongly connect with cats and felines."<ref>{{cite web|title=What is Catgender?|url=https://catgender.carrd.co/#about}}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* | *[[List of nonbinary identities]] | ||
* | *[[Galactian system]] | ||
*[[Neurogender]] | |||
*[[Otherkin]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||