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'''Greygender''' (also spelled '''graygender''') is a gender in which one identifies partially outside the gender [[Binary Genders|binary]] and has a strong ambivalence about one's gender identity and/or [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]]. One feels that one has a gender/genders as well as a natural inclination or desire to express said gender(s), but it’s weak and/or somewhat indeterminate/indefinable or one doesn't feel it most of the time, or one is just not that invested in it. One is not entirely without a gender, or without a gender expression, but one does not feel that one is entirely "with" it either. |
'''Greygender''' (also spelled '''graygender''') is a gender in which one identifies partially outside the gender [[Binary Genders|binary]] and has a strong ambivalence about one's gender identity and/or [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]]. One feels that one has a gender/genders, as well as a natural inclination or desire to express said gender(s), but it’s weak and/or somewhat indeterminate/indefinable, or one doesn't feel it most of the time, or one is just not that invested in it. One is not entirely without a gender, or without a gender expression, but one does not feel that one is entirely "with" it either. |
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The term greygender can be used to express any of the following: |
The term greygender can be used to express any of the following: |
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*One's gender feels close to, but isn't quite, agender, or one's feeling of gender is weak. |
*One's gender feels close to, but isn't quite, [[agender]], or one's feeling of gender is weak. |
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*One has a |
*One has a [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] gender that "falls in a hazy grey area" and can be hard to define or pinpoint, or one's feeling of gender is indeterminate, indefinable and/or generally undefined. |
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*One is gender-neutral more due to ambivalence and lack of participation in gender rather than active participation in neutral or androgynous, etc, gender expression. |
*One is gender-neutral more due to ambivalence and lack of participation in gender rather than active participation in [[neutral]] or [[androgynous]], etc, gender expression. |
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*One feels gender and an inclination to participate in gendered thinking/expression less than most seem to, one doesn't experience the feeling of gender most of the time and/or one is not invested in one's gender or in the concept of gender (this may include being [[pomogender]]/[[unlabeled]]). |
*One feels gender and an inclination to participate in gendered thinking/expression less than most seem to, one doesn't experience the feeling of gender most of the time, and/or one is not invested in one's gender or in the concept of gender (this may include being [[pomogender]]/[[unlabeled]]). |
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== History== |
== History== |
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The term was coined by Tumblr user Invernom on March 20, 2014, to express a "passive/weak/vague/rare experience of gender."<ref>[https://invernom.tumblr.com/post/80158494356/identifying-as-graygendergreygender Greygender coining]</ref> |
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== Flag == |
== Flag == |
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The greygender flag was created on or before August 23, 2015 in a post that is now deleted.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Graygender-Gray-Agender-555820442</ref> |
The greygender flag was created on or before August 23, 2015, in a post that is now deleted.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Graygender-Gray-Agender-555820442 Graygender flag]</ref> |
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Grey represents the spectrum of experiences this identity covers, since different greygender individuals might feel gender to a lesser or greater degree. Blue represents greygender as an identity and experience. The creator thought of it in terms of deep ocean water—it’s calm but has a subtle fluidity and variation, and because it’s darker deep below the surface, it’s harder to determine what’s going on in it; however, it’s still beautiful and full of interesting and mysterious things. And white represents the purity and validity of those who are greygender and their experiences. |
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[[Category:Gender]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 17 September 2021
Greygender (also spelled graygender) is a gender in which one identifies partially outside the gender binary and has a strong ambivalence about one's gender identity and/or gender expression. One feels that one has a gender/genders, as well as a natural inclination or desire to express said gender(s), but it’s weak and/or somewhat indeterminate/indefinable, or one doesn't feel it most of the time, or one is just not that invested in it. One is not entirely without a gender, or without a gender expression, but one does not feel that one is entirely "with" it either.
The term greygender can be used to express any of the following:
- One's gender feels close to, but isn't quite, agender, or one's feeling of gender is weak.
- One has a non-binary gender that "falls in a hazy grey area" and can be hard to define or pinpoint, or one's feeling of gender is indeterminate, indefinable and/or generally undefined.
- One is gender-neutral more due to ambivalence and lack of participation in gender rather than active participation in neutral or androgynous, etc, gender expression.
- One feels gender and an inclination to participate in gendered thinking/expression less than most seem to, one doesn't experience the feeling of gender most of the time, and/or one is not invested in one's gender or in the concept of gender (this may include being pomogender/unlabeled).
History
The term was coined by Tumblr user Invernom on March 20, 2014, to express a "passive/weak/vague/rare experience of gender."[1]
Flag
The greygender flag was created on or before August 23, 2015, in a post that is now deleted.[2]
Grey represents the spectrum of experiences this identity covers, since different greygender individuals might feel gender to a lesser or greater degree. Blue represents greygender as an identity and experience. The creator thought of it in terms of deep ocean water—it’s calm but has a subtle fluidity and variation, and because it’s darker deep below the surface, it’s harder to determine what’s going on in it; however, it’s still beautiful and full of interesting and mysterious things. And white represents the purity and validity of those who are greygender and their experiences.