[[File:Intergender 1.png|thumb|The intergender flag |alt=|220x220px]] ▼
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▲[[File:Intergender 1.png|thumb|The intergender flag|alt=|220x220px]]
[[File:Intergender 2.png|thumb|Actuallyintersex's intergender flag]]
[[File:Intergender 3.png|thumb|The original intergender flag]]
[[File:IntergenderInter-gender symbol.pngsvg|thumb|The intergender symbol|alt=|120x120px]]
'''Intergender''' is a [[gender for]] [[intersexCentrigender|between]] people only, referring to any gender identity that is fundamentally tied to one's intersex identity. It denotes that being intersex has an important affect on one’s gender identity. It commonly involves a gender that is in between [[male]] and [[female]] or a gender that is [[Demigender|partially]] male and/or female, but it does not necessarily have to be. It can modify someone’s gender identity (i.e. intergender [[paragirl]]) or it can be an identity on its own (i.e. one is intergender because being intersex is their gender experience).
Recently, it has been deemed as exclusive to [[intersex]] individuals only, referring to any [[gender identity]] that is fundamentally tied to one's intersex identity. It denotes that being intersex has an important affect on one’s gender identity. Historically it has not had such exclusivity.
Common subsets to this are listed in [[The Inter-System]].
== History ==
Intergender has a second, older definition, and there are contradictory opinions on how it should be used. The first recorded usage of the word was in October 1998 and was used to refer to a gender that feels in between male and female<ref>http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/intergen.html</ref>. Under this definition it could be used by both [[dyadic]] and intersex people. However, it seems clear that the word created due to a lack of terminology at the timeindividuals. At the time, "intergender" was used as an [[umbrella term]], similar to how "[[non-binary]]" came to be widely known as an umbrella term in the 2010s. Intergender included a variety of gender identities (even [[Agender|genderlessnessgenderless]]ness) and gender expressions that didn't fit into the [[Binary Genders|binary]]. In modern times the umbrella term "non-binary" has mostly replaced the usage of intergender. The words non-binary or androgyne can be used to have a similar, if not the same meaning.
In 2014, the Tumblr usernames quietlyloud-intersex/indonintersex independently coined the word "intergender," with the condition that this word is for the use of intersex people only. It had an otherwise similar definition as it did previously. It was defined as "A gender that is between and among male and female." The post did not seem to be aware of the other usage of the word. ▼
▲In 2014, the Tumblr usernames quietlyloud-intersex/indonintersex independently coined the word "intergender," with the condition that this word is for the use of intersex peopleindividuals only. It had an otherwise similar definition as it did previously. It was defined as "A gender that is between and among male and female." The post did not seem to be aware of the other usage of the word.
Many intersex people find it inappropriate for dyadic people to use the term. Intergender should only be used by intersex people, as they need words that correlate with their specific experiences. Dyadic people should use other words such as [[androgyne]], [[bigender]], or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]].
== Flags and Symbols ==
The purple and yellow flag was designed by Tumblr users Interpunked and CripDeaf on Janury 17, 2020<ref>https://interpunked.tumblr.com/post/190315338222/intergender-flag-updated-design-117-this-flag-was</ref>. This is similar to the previous flag as it is also based off the design and color scheme of the intersex flag, however this one uses the yellow and purple flag, which has become the more popular and widely recognized intersex flag.
The intergender symbol was designed on October 4, 2014 by a group of non-binary peopleindividuals from Brazil.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/cari-rez-lobo/art/Gender-Symbols-486052086</ref> The symbol has a circle and two parallel lines facing downward to the right. On one line is half a cross, like on the female symbol. On the other line is half an arrow, like on the male symbol. This symbol was possibly designed with the old definition in mind.
== Resources ==
[[Category:Miscellaneous gender]]
[[Category:Intersex Genders]]
[[Category:Centrigender]]
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