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Transyada is an online community and discussion forum for users interested in "messing around with gender", which became active in 2010. | Transyada is an online community and discussion forum for users interested in "messing around with gender", which became active in 2010. | ||
[[File:Transyada.png|thumb|The splash page of Transyada.net, depicting the yada coat of arms. ]] | [[File:Transyada.png|thumb|The splash page of Transyada.net, depicting the yada coat of arms. ]] | ||
The Yada Wiki describes yadas as "...originally brought together under the pretense of... slip[ping] between the cracks of the binary, identifying as something neither wholly male nor wholly female - perhaps both, perhaps neither, perhaps either on alternating days or one only when it rains, but certainly not how they were born."<ref name=":0" /> In a 2013 comment on Genderqueer.me, user womandrogyne described the forum as "a small and very friendly enclave of AVENites [members of an asexual forum]... which is a haven for the non-binary gendered among us".<ref>womanandrogyne. Comment on "asexy sex". Genderqueer.me.https://genderqueer.me/2013/01/07/asexy-sex/#comment-7118</ref> | The Yada Wiki describes yadas as "...originally brought together under the pretense of... slip[ping] between the cracks of the binary, identifying as something neither wholly male nor wholly female - perhaps both, perhaps neither, perhaps either on alternating days or one only when it rains, but certainly not how they were born."<ref name=":0">"Transyada." Yada Wiki. Archived from the original. <nowiki>https://web.archive.org/web/20110408054557/http://yada.wikia.com/wiki/Transyada</nowiki></ref> In a 2013 comment on Genderqueer.me, user womandrogyne described the forum as "a small and very friendly enclave of AVENites [members of an asexual forum]... which is a haven for the non-binary gendered among us".<ref>womanandrogyne. Comment on "asexy sex". Genderqueer.me.https://genderqueer.me/2013/01/07/asexy-sex/#comment-7118</ref> | ||
According to AVEN user P is for..., the community was also inclusive of binary trans people and cis people.<ref>P is For... "TransWhatevers of AVEN". https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/99/#comment-1643505</ref> Cis members sometimes called themselves "cisyadas". | According to AVEN user P is for..., the community was also inclusive of binary trans people and cis people.<ref>P is For... "TransWhatevers of AVEN". https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/99/#comment-1643505</ref> Cis members sometimes called themselves "cisyadas". | ||
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The forum was a spinoff of the "TransWhatevers of AVEN" thread, hosted on the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network forum. User Teagan KGB created the thread for trans people who desired an alternative to previously existing threads for trans men and trans women.<ref>Teagan KGB. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. July 21 2010. <nowiki>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/</nowiki></ref> According to Siggy of The Asexual Agenda, objections to how a moderator addressed a transphobic incident sparked the desire to migrate from AVEN to a separate forum.<ref>Siggy. "A whirlwind history of asexual communities." The Asexual Agenda. August 7, 2022. <nowiki>https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/a-whirlwind-history-of-asexual-communities/</nowiki></ref> | The forum was a spinoff of the "TransWhatevers of AVEN" thread, hosted on the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network forum. User Teagan KGB created the thread for trans people who desired an alternative to previously existing threads for trans men and trans women.<ref>Teagan KGB. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. July 21 2010. <nowiki>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/</nowiki></ref> According to Siggy of The Asexual Agenda, objections to how a moderator addressed a transphobic incident sparked the desire to migrate from AVEN to a separate forum.<ref>Siggy. "A whirlwind history of asexual communities." The Asexual Agenda. August 7, 2022. <nowiki>https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/a-whirlwind-history-of-asexual-communities/</nowiki></ref> | ||
Multiple gender terms originated in the original thread. In a reply from 2010, user A Long Time Ago called coining a word for one's own gender a "yada tradition".<ref>A Long Time Ago. December 13 2010. https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/729/#comment-1734942 </ref> | Multiple gender terms originated in the original thread. In a reply from 2010, user A Long Time Ago called coining a word for one's own gender a "yada tradition".<ref>A Long Time Ago. December 13 2010. https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/729/#comment-1734942 </ref> | ||
=== Origin of "Yada" === | |||
The term "yada" originated on the first page of this thread in an exchange between users Pugnacioun, Percy McKean and P is For...<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/#comment-1591208</ref><ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/#comment-1591209</ref><ref name=":0" /> Definitions of "transyada", a related term, also appear in an AVEN thread from November 2010.<ref>"What's a transyada?". https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/54301-whats-a-transyada/#comment-1640236 </ref> | |||
=== Origin of "Demiguy" and "Demigirl" === | === Origin of "Demiguy" and "Demigirl" === | ||
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PS The elitist douche in me likes describing himself with terms that are likely used by no-one else.<ref>Bad Patient. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". August 12 2010. https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/20/?tab=comments#comment-1615634</ref></blockquote>In a 2010 post in the thread, user bristrek87 inquired about the definition of "demigirl", remarking they could only find a definition on the Yada Wiki.<ref>bristrek87. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. December 11, 2010.https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/#comment-1733093 </ref> User A Long Time Ago suggested its origin was with the yadas and explained their own identification with the termː<ref>A Long Time Ago. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. December 11, 2010.https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/#comment-1733093</ref><blockquote>As far as I know, that and demiguy are terms made up by the yadas, so there is no additional information on it. Hopefully, they will get onto the Definitions Master List soon where the terms will get more visibility and then maybe it will spread out into more common usage. I personally identify as demigirl because I feel kind of like an female-agender blend by which I mean that I have no identification as male but have an identification as female that is not very strong.</blockquote> | PS The elitist douche in me likes describing himself with terms that are likely used by no-one else.<ref>Bad Patient. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". August 12 2010. https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/20/?tab=comments#comment-1615634</ref></blockquote>In a 2010 post in the thread, user bristrek87 inquired about the definition of "demigirl", remarking they could only find a definition on the Yada Wiki.<ref>bristrek87. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. December 11, 2010.https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/#comment-1733093 </ref> User A Long Time Ago suggested its origin was with the yadas and explained their own identification with the termː<ref>A Long Time Ago. "TransWhatevers of AVEN". Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. December 11, 2010.https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/page/728/#comment-1733093</ref><blockquote>As far as I know, that and demiguy are terms made up by the yadas, so there is no additional information on it. Hopefully, they will get onto the Definitions Master List soon where the terms will get more visibility and then maybe it will spread out into more common usage. I personally identify as demigirl because I feel kind of like an female-agender blend by which I mean that I have no identification as male but have an identification as female that is not very strong.</blockquote> | ||
== Sample Threads == | == Sample Threads == | ||
Sample threads from the gender subforum include "What the gender are you thinking?!<ref>"What the gender are you thinking?!". Transyada.net.https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20 </ref>" (miscellaneous thoughts about gender), "Genderwatch" (relevant news articles), and "Rantfest Thread-- Gender Version" (venting related to gender).<ref>"Rantfest Thread—Gender Version."https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=823</ref> Users also asked questions about and contributed their definitions of gender-related terminology.<ref>"Help with Gender Terms, Concepts, and Confusion". Feb 24, 2012.https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1230 </ref><ref>"what is 'FtMtF/MtFtM'?" Transyada. Jun 25, 2011.https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=836</ref> | Sample threads from the gender subforum include "What the gender are you thinking?!<ref>"What the gender are you thinking?!". Transyada.net.https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20 </ref>" (miscellaneous thoughts about gender), "Genderwatch" (relevant news articles), and "Rantfest Thread-- Gender Version" (venting related to gender).<ref>"Rantfest Thread—Gender Version."https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=823</ref> Users also asked questions about and contributed their definitions of gender-related terminology.<ref>"Help with Gender Terms, Concepts, and Confusion". Feb 24, 2012.https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1230 </ref><ref>"what is 'FtMtF/MtFtM'?" Transyada. Jun 25, 2011.https://transyada.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=836</ref> | ||