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'''Existigender'''
Existigender can be considered an [[Agender Spectrum|agender spectrum]] identity. The term is also related to [[genderflux]], with existigender individuals fluctuating between genderless and gendered when they think about their gender.
Alternative labels include '''pensgender''', '''cognogender/cogitogender''', '''opinogender''', '''filogender,''' and '''oblivigender.'''
==Subsets ==
Existigender can be combined with any other gender to specify the nature of one's existigender.
===Existiboy===
An existiboy is someone who is only a [[Male|boy]] when thinking about or exploring their gender or gender identity. Otherwise they are genderless.
===Existigirl===
An existigirl is someone who is only a [[Female|girl]] when thinking about or exploring their gender or gender identity. Otherwise they are genderless.
===Existinonbinary===
An existinonbinary person is someone who is only [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] when thinking about or exploring their gender or gender identity. Otherwise they are genderless.
==History and Flag ==
Existigender was originally coined filogender by an anonymous creator on or before January 25, 2015.<ref>[https://buddhabrand.tumblr.com/post/109100909505/filogender Tumblr post coining the term.]</ref> The first existigender flag was created by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags on August 17, 2015.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Existigender-Cognogender-Pensgender-1-554424726 "Existigender/Cognogender/Pensgender (1)" by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt.]</ref> This flag also doubles as the existinonbinary flag. An existigirl flag and an existiboy flag were created later that day.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Existigirl-Cognogirl-Pensgirl-Opinogirl-554424720 "Existigirl/Cognogirl/Pensgirl/Opinogirl" by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt.]</ref><ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Existiboy-Cognoboy-Pensboy-Opinoboy-554424710 "Existiboy/Cognoboy/Pensboy/Opinoboy" by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt.]</ref>
An alternate existogender flag was created by DeviantArt user Helkie-three on September 3, 2015.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Existigender-Cognogender-Pensgender-2-557589535 "Existigender/Cognogender/Pensgender (2)" by Helkie-three and uploaded by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt.]</ref>
== Etymology ==
Existigender comes from the Latin ''existere'', meaning "to come into being."
Pensgender comes from the Latin ''penser'', meaning "to think," "to reflect," or "to concentrate."
Cognogender/cognitogender comes from the Latin ''cogitare'', meaning "to think," or "to ponder."
Filogender comes from the Latin ''filum'', meaning "thread."
Oblivigender comes from the Latin ''oblivio'', meaning "forgotten."
==References==
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