[[File:Intergender 3.png|thumb|The original intergender flag]]
[[File:Intergender symbol.png|thumb|The intergender symbol|alt=|120x120px]]
'''Intergender''' is a gender for [[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. It commonly involves a gender that is in between male and female or a gender that is 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 individuals. However, it seems clear that the word created due to a lack of terminology at the time. 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|genderlessness]]) 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 individuals 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 individuals find it inappropriate for dyadic individuals to use the term. Intergender should only be used by intersex individuals, as they need words that correlate with their specific experiences. Dyadic individuals should use other words such as [[androgyne]], [[bigender]], or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]].
== Flags and Symbols ==
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