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A linguistic analysis of entries and comments conducted by Lal Zimman and Will Hayworth suggests that "genderqueer" was the most popular term in this community for people outside the binary, followed by "genderfuck".<ref name=":3" /> Another paper by Zimman and Hayworth asserts that "non-binary" overtook "genderqueer" and became the most common term in around 2007.<ref name=":4" /> | A linguistic analysis of entries and comments conducted by Lal Zimman and Will Hayworth suggests that "genderqueer" was the most popular term in this community for people outside the binary, followed by "genderfuck".<ref name=":3" /> Another paper by Zimman and Hayworth asserts that "non-binary" overtook "genderqueer" and became the most common term in around 2007.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
"Agender", "bigender", "polygender", and "genderfluid" also appear in the dataset from the ftm community.<ref name=":3" /> "Polygender", the least-used term, appeared only in early years, while "agender" (another uncommon term) showed up more often in later years.<ref name=":4" /> | "Agender", "bigender", "polygender", and "genderfluid" also appear in the dataset from the ftm community.<ref name=":3" /> "Polygender", the least-used term, appeared only in early years, while "agender" (another uncommon term) showed up more often in later years.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
Scholar Stephanie Clare argues that within this community space, "non-binary" emerged as a less-confrontational alternate to "genderqueer" and "genderfuck". Clare describes a conflict in this space between members transitioning towards masculinity and members who sought to abolish gender. The former contingent sometimes viewed the latter "genderqueer" contingent as holding negative attitudes towards FTM transition. According to Clare, the emerging term "non-binary" implied a desire for more gender options rather than the destruction of the gender system, lacking the controversial associations of "genderqueer" and "genderfuck".<ref>Clare, Stephanie D. ''Nonbinaryː A Feminist Autotheory''. Cambridge, Cambridge Press, June 2023. </ref> | |||
== Removal of "Unspecified" Gender Option == | == Removal of "Unspecified" Gender Option == | ||