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[[File:4863EC7E-B8BF-407D-9B15-596409EA6BB0.png|thumb|220x220px|The egogender flag.]]
{{stub}}[[File:4863EC7E-B8BF-407D-9B15-596409EA6BB0.png|thumb|220x220px|The egogender flag.]]'''Egogender''', also known as '''charagender''', is a [[xenogender]] where the only way to describe one’s gender is simply as oneself.<ref>https://genderdefinitions.tumblr.com/post/91400840744/sometimes-i-look-through-lists-of-prefixes-and-get</ref> One's gender can only be described as themselves and is therefore unique to them. It can be combined with other genders, such as egogirl, egoboy or egononbinary.▼
[[File:Egogender1.png|thumb|The original egogender flag]]
[[File:Egogender - sardonicspence.png|thumb|An alternate egogender flag created 9/2/2021 by sardonicspence.]]
[[File:Egogender2.png|thumb|An alternate egogender flag created in August 2019 by momma-mogai-sphinx.]]
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== History ==
Egogender was coined by Tumblr user queerspike on July 10, 2014 taking inspiration from a list of prefixes.<ref name=":0">[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://genderdefinitions.tumblr.com/post/91400840744/sometimes-i-look-through-lists-of-prefixes-and-get queerspike Reblog by genderdefinitions on Tumblr: sometimes i look through lists of prefixes and get inspired}}]</ref>
== Flags ==
The primary egogender flag was designed by DeviantArt user pastelmemer on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Egogender-Charagender-1-555595107 Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Egogender / Charagender (1)}}]</ref> The flag's color meanings are currently unknown.
The original egogender flag was designed by DeviantArt user Helkie-three on November 4, 2014.<ref name=":1">[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Egogender-Charagender-2-558940036 Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Egogender / Charagender (2)}}]</ref><ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/helkie-three/art/Egogender-flag-492577656 Helkie-three on DeviantArt: Egogender flag}}]</ref> The flag's color meanings are currently unknown.[[File:Egogirl - sardonicspence.png|thumb|An egogirl flag created on 9/2/2021 by sardonicspence]]The alternate flag was designed by Tumblr user [https://momma-mogai-sphinx.tumblr.com/ momma-mogai-sphinx] on Aug 28th, 2019.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://momma-mogai-sphinx.tumblr.com/post/187333930121/alternative-egogender-flag-requested-by}}</ref> The flag's color meanings are purple for individuality, blue for peace/understanding, and yellow for clarity.
== Etymology ==
The prefix ''ego-'' translates to "self" in multiple languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ego- Wiktionary: ego-}}]</ref> The prefix ''chara-'' may have been taken from the word "character."
[[File:Egoboy - sardonicspence.png|thumb|An egoboy flag created 9/2/2021 by sardonicspence.]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Xenogender]]
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