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[[File:Gender neutral.png|thumb|220x220px|The gender neutral flag
[[File:Neutral.png|thumb|220x220px|The neutral flag]]
'''Neutral''' or '''Gender Neutral''' refers to the act of having or showing qualities that are not associated with [[Masculine|masculinity]] or [[Feminine|femininity]], or anything [[Androgynous|in between]]- a set of behaviors, presentations, and roles which were/are not strongly culturally associated with being a [[man]] or a [[woman]]. Neutral can be used to describe one's gender, one's [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]], or both.▼
[[File:Gender neutral2.png|thumb|An alternate neutral flag]]
[[File:Neutral-alt.png|thumb|An alternate neutral flag]]
▲'''Neutral''' or '''
As a description of gender, neutral typically refers to genders that are not male or masculine, not female or feminine, and are not anything in between or derived from these. It is often used interchangeably with unaligned or [[abinary]]. It is sometimes used interchangeably with [[epicene]]. Genders that are associated with neutrality include: [[neutrois]], [[stellarian]], and [[agender]], among others. Neutral is sometimes also interpreted as a gender quality in which masculinity, femininity, [[Positive|positivity]], [[Negative|negativity]], and all other genders qualities balance each other out or neutralize each other.
As a gender presentation, neutral describes a presentation that is not strongly indicative of men or women. It typically involves displaying traits that can commonly be found in men and women
* A gender expression which includes wearing clothes that
▲* A gender expression which includes wearing clothes that a commonly worn by men and women.
* A gender expression which includes using they/them [[pronouns]] or possibly [[neopronouns]].
[[Category:Terminology]]▼
Neutral is often confused with [[androgynous]] due to the terms being used interchangeably in society. However, in some cases it is useful to distinguish between the two. Neutral is a term describing something that is not strongly masculine nor strongly feminine, whereas androgynous describes something that is both masculine and feminine at the same time.
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[[Category:Identity]]▼
In addition to being a description of gender and presentation, "gender neutral" is often used as an adjective to mean "without regard to gender" or "inclusive of any gender". For example "Alex is a gender neutral name" or "We have a gender neutral restroom". The term "unisex" is also used in this regard.
== Flag ==
The primary gender neutral flag was created by DeviantArt user enbygsrd on or before August 16, 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181217214917/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/149053253340/gender-neutral-neutral-gender pride-color-schemes on Tumblr: Gender Neutral, Neutral Gender,]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220127041045/https://www.deviantart.com/enbygsrd/art/Gender-Neutral-Pride-Flag-proposal-634785329 enbygsrd on DeviantArt: Gender Neutral Pride Flag (proposal)]</ref> The color meaning is unknown but green is likely used as it is very commonly associated with neutrois and other neutral genders. Yellow is likely used because it is commonly associated with [[non-binary]] genders, particularly abinary genders.
The second flag was created on December 22, 2020 by Tumblr user imoga-pride. This flag is based on the feminine and masculine flags.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220120132054/https://imoga-pride.tumblr.com/post/638255511506124800/neutral-null-positive-negative-based-on imoga-pride on Tumblr: neutral-null-positive-negative]</ref>
The third neutral flag was designed by an unknown user on or before August 16, 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201201143713/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Gender-Neutral-Neutral-Gender-628496785 Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Gender Neutral / Neutral Gender]</ref> Yellow is likely used to represent non-binary genders, and purple represents a mix of femininity and masculinity, another common non-binary color.
Another alternate flag was created by Wikia FANDOM user kirbirb on January 7, 2021.<ref>[[:File:Neutral-alt.png|Neutral 3rd Alternate Flag File]]</ref> The flag's color meaning is currently unknown.
== Resources ==
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