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All understandings of the hivemind and the drone are inherently nonbinary. The conception of gender held by an ant or a bee is not a man/woman dichotomy of male homeowner and female childbearer, bees have three genders.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/04/10/3733766.htm</ref> For bees, female workers manage all the non-reproductive tasks of the hive and are sterile.<ref>https://www.mdbka.com/bee-information/</ref> Star Trek's Borg drones are queer<ref>https://www.startrek.com/en-un/news/seven-of-nine-was-always-queer</ref>, and the minions of the Zerg have no use for gender.<ref>https://www.starcraftforum.com/threads/zerg-protoss-genders.117/</ref> The drones of a simulated swarm, like virtually all computer programs, have no gender. Trans people choosing to give up gender in favour of dronification relive their transgender experiences in a safe environment.<ref name=":4" /> The nature of the drone is, in a large number of cases, queer, but it can also be related to mental illnesses, specifically personality disorders. <ref> https://medium.com/@viridiangrail/interview-with-a-drone-bc5c226d63a0</ref> <ref> https://soundcloud.com/ivysharkgrail/dont-make-me-choose</ref> | All understandings of the hivemind and the drone are inherently nonbinary. The conception of gender held by an ant or a bee is not a man/woman dichotomy of male homeowner and female childbearer, bees have three genders.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/04/10/3733766.htm</ref> For bees, female workers manage all the non-reproductive tasks of the hive and are sterile.<ref>https://www.mdbka.com/bee-information/</ref> Star Trek's Borg drones are queer<ref>https://www.startrek.com/en-un/news/seven-of-nine-was-always-queer</ref>, and the minions of the Zerg have no use for gender.<ref>https://www.starcraftforum.com/threads/zerg-protoss-genders.117/</ref> The drones of a simulated swarm, like virtually all computer programs, have no gender. Trans people choosing to give up gender in favour of dronification relive their transgender experiences in a safe environment.<ref name=":4" /> The nature of the drone is, in a large number of cases, queer, but it can also be related to mental illnesses, specifically personality disorders. <ref> https://medium.com/@viridiangrail/interview-with-a-drone-bc5c226d63a0</ref> <ref> https://soundcloud.com/ivysharkgrail/dont-make-me-choose</ref> | ||
This has lead to some people taking on nonbinary identities specifically as a drone. In the 2023 Gender Census, | This has lead to some people taking on nonbinary identities specifically as a drone. In the 2023 Gender Census, 6 of 40,375 respondents identified as such.{{Gender Census|2023}} | ||
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