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'''Quoigender '''is a gender equivalent to [[quoiromantic]] and [[quoisexual]]. |
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'''Quoigender '''(also called '''WTFgender''' or '''whatgender''') is a [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] gender that can have many different meanings. It is an umbrella term for anyone who doesn't quite understand their gender. Some definitions of quoigender include: |
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Some quoigender experiences may include: |
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* Someone who cannot tell if they experience gender or if what they experience is indeed gender. |
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* Someone who is done with gender, doesn't care for the concept, or is frustrated by gender. |
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* Finding the experience of gender confusing |
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* Exhaustion or frustration with searching for a better gender identity term |
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== History == |
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The term quoigender was introduced in 2014 by Tumblr user epochryphal (Cor).<ref>[https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/91335142632/wait-shit-the-obvious-word-coinage-quoigender Introduction of quoigender]</ref> It was intended as a close parallel to quoiromantic, which was introduced in 2012 as an alternative to the humorously-intended wtfromantic.<ref>[https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/106762907052/a-note-on-quoi A Note on Quoi-]</ref><ref>[https://theacetheist.wordpress.com/2019/01/04/quoiro-wtfromantic-a-brief-timeline-of-disidentification-with-personal-rejection-of-romantic-orientation/ Quoiro/WTFromantic: a brief timeline of disidentification with & personal rejection of romantic orientation] |
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</ref> The "quoi" in quoigender comes from the French word ''quoi, ''meaning "what." |
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== Symbolism == |
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[[File:CorsQuoiFlag.png|thumb|100x100px|Cor's flag design]] |
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A number of flag designs and symbols have been proposed for quoigender. |
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In 2015, Cor proposed cos own flag design for quoi identities, including quoigender, [[quoisexual]], and quoiromantic: four lavender question marks, rotated in a ring to share a single dot, as if spinning in a circle. This design was overlaid on a cool grey background in a house-shape, instead of the traditional rectangular flag.<ref>[https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/129602967777/ok-problem-solved-i-found-a-color-called-cool Cor's Quoi Flag Proposal]</ref> The choice of question marks as a symbol references the questioning basis of quoi as an identity term. [[File:Quoigender.png|thumb|100x100px|An anonymously-designed quoigender flag]] |
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Another quoigender flag design was posted to the Pride-Flags DeviantArt account, although its original source remains unknown.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Quoigender-1-553625148 Quoigender Flag posted by Pride-Flags]</ref><ref>[https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148297363266/quoigender Quoigender Flags]</ref> It features horizontal stripes in the colors of black, lime green, and pale blue. [[File:QuoiTrianglePurple.png|thumb|100x100px|Lavender version of the triangular flag design]] |
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More recently, some simplified designs have been proposed inspired by the nontraditional flag shape idea, using a triangular flag shape instead, with the intent of being easier to physically reproduce.<ref>[https://queer-buccaneers.tumblr.com/post/185068311262/heres-an-idea-i-had-for-a-quoi-flag-thats-easier Simplified Quoi Flag Proposals]</ref> Like Cor's design, these designs exhibit a ring of question mark symbols sharing a single dot, except that the number of question marks is three instead of four. These designs have been proposed in both a green and a lavender version, in reference to previous designs. The lavender version is intended for quoi identities as a whole, as with Cor's design, "to honor its intentional vagueness." |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 19:50, 27 February 2020
Quoigender is a gender equivalent to quoiromantic and quoisexual.
Some quoigender experiences may include:
- Finding the concept of gender identity to be personally inaccessible, non-nonsensical, or inapplicable
- Finding the experience of gender confusing
- Exhaustion or frustration with searching for a better gender identity term
History
The term quoigender was introduced in 2014 by Tumblr user epochryphal (Cor).[1] It was intended as a close parallel to quoiromantic, which was introduced in 2012 as an alternative to the humorously-intended wtfromantic.[2][3] The "quoi" in quoigender comes from the French word quoi, meaning "what."
Symbolism
A number of flag designs and symbols have been proposed for quoigender.
In 2015, Cor proposed cos own flag design for quoi identities, including quoigender, quoisexual, and quoiromantic: four lavender question marks, rotated in a ring to share a single dot, as if spinning in a circle. This design was overlaid on a cool grey background in a house-shape, instead of the traditional rectangular flag.[4] The choice of question marks as a symbol references the questioning basis of quoi as an identity term.
Another quoigender flag design was posted to the Pride-Flags DeviantArt account, although its original source remains unknown.[5][6] It features horizontal stripes in the colors of black, lime green, and pale blue.
More recently, some simplified designs have been proposed inspired by the nontraditional flag shape idea, using a triangular flag shape instead, with the intent of being easier to physically reproduce.[7] Like Cor's design, these designs exhibit a ring of question mark symbols sharing a single dot, except that the number of question marks is three instead of four. These designs have been proposed in both a green and a lavender version, in reference to previous designs. The lavender version is intended for quoi identities as a whole, as with Cor's design, "to honor its intentional vagueness."