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| percentage = 23.5% (Of responses included Agender as an identity). Based on 11,242 responses from Tumblr, Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and one-to-one links.

'''Agender''' (also called '''genderblank'''<ref>[http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/94743909934/genderblank] {{dead link}}</ref>, '''genderfree''', '''genderless''', '''gendervoid'''<ref>[http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett] {{dead link}}</ref>, '''non-gendered,''' '''ungendered'''<ref name="Eyler">{{cite journal|last1=Eyler |first1=A.E.|last2=Wright |first2=K.|year=1997|url=https://cdn.atria.nl/ezines/web/IJT/97-03/numbers/symposion/ijtc0102.htm|title=Gender Identification and Sexual Orientation Among Genetic Females with Gender-Blended Self-Perception in Childhood and Adolescence.|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|quote=An individual of any genetic sex may also regard him-herself as neither a woman nor a man, but a member of some other gender, as is common in non-Western cultures (and is becoming increasingly recognized in the West as well), or as an ungendered person, who does not or will not identify with any conventional gender.}}</ref>, or '''null gender'''<ref>[http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91779169274/null-gender] {{dead link}}</ref>) is an identity under the [[nonbinary]] and [[transgender]] [[umbrella terms]]. Agender individuals find that they have no [[gender identity]], although some define it more as having a gender identity that is neutral. (See [[gender neutral]] for a related identity.)

Salem X (also known as "Ska" or as their Tumblr user name "transrants") created the agender flag in 2014, sharing the design on Feb 18th.<ref>"Agender Flag – Majestic Mess Designs". https://majesticmess.com/encyclopedia/agender-flag/. Retrieved 2020-11-25.</ref> In reference to the colors chosen, they said "The black and white stripes represent an absence of gender, the gray represents semi-genderlessness, and the central green stripe represents nonbinary genders." In 2014, they also created the demiboy, demigirl and deminonbinary flags.<ref>"Interview: Creator of the Agender Flag – Majestic Mess Designs". https://majesticmess.com/2018/12/16/interview-creator-of-the-agender-flag/. Retrieved 2020-11-25.</ref>

In 2014, agender was one of the 56 genders made [[Gender and social media sites|available on Facebook]].<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref>

In 2015, Dictionary.com added an entry for "agender,"<ref>"New words added to Dictionary.com." May 6, 2015. ''Dictionary.com.'' http://blog.dictionary.com/2015-new-words/</ref> which it defined as "a person who does not have a specific gender identity or recognizable gender expression."<ref>"Agender." ''Dictionary.com.'' http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/agender?s=t</ref>

'''anongender.''' "A gender that is unknown to you and others".<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92806103824/anongender {{dead link}}</ref>

'''agenderfluid.''' Coined by pleurocarpus. Basically agender, but also [[genderfluid]]. Synonym cancegender.<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93177924884/cancegender {{dead link}}</ref>

'''[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#agenderflux|agenderflux]].''' Coined by perfectlybrokenbones. "Where you identify as agender but have fluctuations where you feel feminine or masculine but not male or female. ".<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92999709954/agenderflux {{dead link}}</ref>

'''cancegender.''' coined by prideful-concerto. "An individual is agender as their “base” gender but experiences fluid/fluxing gender feelings in tandem with their emotions. These gender feelings may confuse or upset the individual and cause their emotional state to go haywire, which causes more gender changes."<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/93177924884/cancegender {{dead link}}</ref> Synonym agenderfluid.

'''genderblank.''' As described by Damloz: Having no gender.<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92539003104/agender {{dead link}}</ref> Also, as described by anonymous: "a gender so indescribable that the only thought one gets when trying to describe it is a blank space"<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/94743909934/genderblank {{dead link}}</ref>

'''[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#gender-free|genderfree]].''' As described by polyamaesthetic, "someone whose gender is not present; someone who feels their gender is insignificant or irrelevant; someone whose gender is kind of ambiguous, but definitely queer; someone whose gender feels blurry, cloudy, whimsical, and free"<ref>https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/183876471860/genderfree-flowers-genderfree-someone-whose</ref> Caution: sometimes used by [[Cissexism#Transgender-exclusionary_feminists|trangender-exclusionary feminists]] to identify themself as someone who rejects the concept of [[gender identity]].<ref name="medi_CanY">{{Cite web |title=Can You Actually Be #Genderfree? |last=Williams |first=Rachel Anne |work=Medium |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=4 April 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@transphilosophr/can-you-actually-be-genderfree-b38fe95a0cd7}}</ref><ref>https://terflies.tumblr.com/post/184414453101/heads-upgenderfree-is-the-new-gender-critical</ref>

'''gendernull.''' As described by Baaphomett, "A gender like gendervoid but without the void."<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91736136744/masterpost-of-genders-coined-by-baaphomett {{dead link}}</ref>

'''librafluid.''' Coined by otterlyradical and pride-flags-for-us. "Mostly agender, but has a strong connection that fluctuates between masculinity, femininity and/or androgyny."<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91929667279/librafluid {{dead link}}</ref> See also [[libragender]].

'''[[list of uncommon nonbinary identities#null gender|null gender]].''' Coined by dieselwolfe. "Undefinable, intangible, the uncreation of gender. Its taking everything everyone throws at you, saying male, female, pick one, pick this, pick that, and taking it in, only to expel it, poisonous crystals erupting from your skin, armor against those who don’t listen. A 'I don’t want a label because labels don’t fit but they help shut people up sometimes, so here have a label' gender label. A fall-back plan, a red herring to give people who can’t conceptualize the absence, void, nullification of gender. It is, and is not. All and none. Nonexistant but present."<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91779169274/null-gender {{dead link}}</ref>

'''oneirogender.''' Coined by anonymous. "Being agender, but having recurring fantasies or dreams  of being a certain gender without the actual dysphoria or desire to actually be that gender day-to-day. e.g. oneiroboy, oneirogirl, oneirononbinary, etc."<ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92479134354/oneirogender {{dead link}}</ref>

'''polyagender.''' Someone who experiences multiple types of agender-spectrum identities; for example they could be a combination of agender, null gender, and gendervoid.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/silencethefox/art/Polyagender-Stamp-736330258</ref><ref>https://nonbinaryresource.tumblr.com/post/154766502356/confused-agender-anon-from-a-while-ago-i-have</ref>