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[[File:Conformance.png|alt=A flag with four diagonal stripes. Starting in the top left corner they are black, dark grey, light grey, and white.|thumb|The conformant flag.]] |
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'''Conformant''' describes an individual who falls into the expected societal ideals, expectations, or roles for some form of identification. One can be conformant in terms of [[gender]], [[sex]], [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]], orientation, relationships, or other related forms of self-identification. The opposite of conformant is [[variant]]. Individuals can be variant in some areas and conformant in other areas. To specify certain subcommunities, terms like gender conformant, [[attraction]] conformant, [[Pronouns|pronoun]] conformant, etc. can be used. Conformant on it's own can also be used to refer to someone who is fully conformant in all aspects. |
'''Conformant''' describes an individual who falls into the expected societal ideals, expectations, or roles for some form of identification. One can be conformant in terms of [[gender]], [[sex]], [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]], orientation, relationships, or other related forms of self-identification. The opposite of conformant is [[variant]]. Individuals can be variant in some areas and conformant in other areas. To specify certain subcommunities, terms like gender conformant, [[attraction]] conformant, [[Pronouns|pronoun]] conformant, etc. can be used. Conformant on it's own can also be used to refer to someone who is fully conformant in all aspects. |
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==Forms of Conformity== |
==Forms of Conformity== |
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=== Attractional Conformance === |
=== Attractional Conformance === |
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*[[Suptilic]]: An orientation that is strict, not changing or flexible. |
*[[Suptilic]]: An orientation that is strict, not changing or flexible. |
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**[[Kymenic]]: An orientation that is static, not fluid. |
**[[Kymenic]]: An orientation that is static, not fluid. |
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=== Relationship Conformance === |
=== Relationship Conformance === |
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*Amorous: Desiring a close partnership. |
*Amorous: Desiring a close partnership. |
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*[[Monogamous]]/Monoamorous: Only wanting to have a relationship with one individual at a time, no open relationships. |
*[[Monogamous]]/Monoamorous: Only wanting to have a relationship with one individual at a time, no open relationships. |
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=== Gender Conformance === |
=== Gender Conformance === |
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*[[Cisgender]]: Identifying with one's [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]]. |
*[[Cisgender]]: Identifying with one's [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]]. |
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*[[Allogender]]: Having a gender. |
*[[Allogender]]: Having a gender. |
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=== Presentation Conformance === |
=== Presentation Conformance === |
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*Gender conforming: Presenting in a way typical of your gender (not [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]]). |
*Gender conforming: Presenting in a way typical of your gender (not [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]]). |
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*[[Exipronouns|Exipronominal]]: Using the standard pronouns that traditionally exist in one's language (not [[neopronouns]]). |
*[[Exipronouns|Exipronominal]]: Using the standard pronouns that traditionally exist in one's language (not [[neopronouns]]). |
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=== Sex Conformance === |
=== Sex Conformance === |
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*[[Dyadic|Perisex/Dyadic]]: Not [[intersex]]. Being born with sex characteristics classified as male or female. |
*[[Dyadic|Perisex/Dyadic]]: Not [[intersex]]. Being born with sex characteristics classified as male or female. |
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*[[Protosex]]: Not [[altersex]]. Having sex characteristics that are classified male or female, and desires those characteristics. |
*[[Protosex]]: Not [[altersex]]. Having sex characteristics that are classified male or female, and desires those characteristics. |
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*[[Infrasex]]: Not [[parsex]] or [[varsex]]. |
*[[Infrasex]]: Not [[parsex]] or [[varsex]]. |
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==Flag== |
== Flag == |
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The conformance flag was created by the Tumblr blog conformant-archive on February 4, 2019.<ref>https://conformant-archive.tumblr.com/post/182570011090/conformant-flag</ref> |
The conformance flag was created by the Tumblr blog conformant-archive on February 4, 2019.<ref>https://conformant-archive.tumblr.com/post/182570011090/conformant-flag</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:37, 19 December 2021
Conformant describes an individual who falls into the expected societal ideals, expectations, or roles for some form of identification. One can be conformant in terms of gender, sex, gender expression, orientation, relationships, or other related forms of self-identification. The opposite of conformant is variant. Individuals can be variant in some areas and conformant in other areas. To specify certain subcommunities, terms like gender conformant, attraction conformant, pronoun conformant, etc. can be used. Conformant on it's own can also be used to refer to someone who is fully conformant in all aspects.
Forms of Conformity
Attractional Conformance
- Suptilic: An orientation that is strict, not changing or flexible.
- Perioriented: When ones sexual orientation and romantic orientation match.
- Allosexual/romantic: Regularly feeling sexual and romantic attraction.
- Ectosexual/romantic: Experiencing attraction to individuals other than oneself. The reverse of autosexual/romantic.
- Monoromantic/sexual: Being attracted to one gender.
- Binian: Being only attracted to binary individuals.
- Duaric: Being a man attracted to women (mlw) or a woman attracted to men (wlm).
- Straight/Hetero: Attracted only to individuals of the “opposite” gender (men exclusively attracted to women or women exclusively attracted to men).
Relationship Conformance
- Amorous: Desiring a close partnership.
- Monogamous/Monoamorous: Only wanting to have a relationship with one individual at a time, no open relationships.
Gender Conformance
- Cisgender: Identifying with one's assigned gender at birth.
- Allogender: Having a gender.
- Monogender: Having a single gender.
- Suptilian: Having a gender that is strict, not fluid, and not fluctuating, and is not in a grey area between identities.
- Kymenian: A gender that is static, not fluid.
- Diastimian: A gender that is stable, not fluctuating in intensity.
- Binary: Identifying as a man or woman.
- Anthrogender: Not xenic; having a gender that is best described by its relation to masculinity, femininity, androgyny, neutrality, etc.
Presentation Conformance
- Gender conforming: Presenting in a way typical of your gender (not gender non-conforming).
- Exipronominal: Using the standard pronouns that traditionally exist in one's language (not neopronouns).
- Unipronominal: Having a single pronoun set.
- Pronoun conformity: Having typical pronoun usage (not pronoun non-conforming).
- Cisvestic: Dressing and wearing clothes typical of one's gender.
Sex Conformance
- Perisex/Dyadic: Not intersex. Being born with sex characteristics classified as male or female.
- Protosex: Not altersex. Having sex characteristics that are classified male or female, and desires those characteristics.
- Cissex: Someone who has not medically altered their sex characteristics, and does not wish to do so.
- Infrasex: Not parsex or varsex.
Flag
The conformance flag was created by the Tumblr blog conformant-archive on February 4, 2019.[1]