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'''Genderfluid''' is a term which refers to someone whose [[gender identity]] changes over time.
[[File:An Alternate Genderfluid Flag.png|thumb|An alternate genderfluid flag by [https://www.reddit.com/user/MapsAreGood/ u/MapsAreGood] on Reddit.|alt=]]▼
[[File:Alternate Genderfluid Flag.webp|thumb|An alternate genderfluid flag.]]▼
[[File:Genderfluid flag alternate.png|thumb|An alternate genderfluid flag.]]▼
[[File:Genderfluid symbol 4.png|thumb|A common genderfluid symbol.]]▼
[[File:Alt genderfluid flag.jpg|thumb|Another alternate genderfluid flag by Reign of the breadsticcs]]▼
[[File:Alternate butterfly genderfluid flag.png|thumb|Alternate butterfly genderfluid flag]]▼
[[File:Altflag3.png|thumb|183x183px|Made here [https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/ll5kx7/genderfluid_flag_with_colors_picked_from_the_very/ Link]]]▼
[[File:Obraz 2021-06-15 082524.png|alt=Genderfluid symbol. It's a circle with asteriks in the middle and wavy line connecting circle with female and male gender signs that are connected into one.|thumb|An alternate of genderfluid symbol by [https://www.tumblr.com/blog/microwavedsystem microwavedsystem] on Tumblr.]]▼
A genderfluid individual may identify as any gender identity or combination of [[gender]] identities at any given time. Their gender identity can change at random or may vary in response to different circumstances.
Genderfluid can be a gender identity on its own or it could be used to describe anyone whose gender changes. For example, a [[bigender]] person who feels more strongly male sometimes and more strongly female other times may identify as genderfluid.▼
One's gender identity may change at different rates, possibly over the course of hours, days, weeks, months, or years. For some individuals their gender identity changes on a somewhat consistent "schedule." For others their gender identity changes inconsistently.
Some genderfluid individuals may be fluid between all gender identities, or a large number of gender identities. Others may be fluid between as few as two gender identities.
== History ==▼
In the 1990s and 2000s, it might have been more common for genderfluid people to call themselves bigender or genderqueer. Earlier than that, they may have called themselves cross-dressers. The word "genderfluid" has been in use since at least the 1990s, although with a different meaning. Transgender advocate Michael M. Hernandez wrote in 1996: ▼
▲Genderfluid
"Gender-fluid means that their gender identity and/or expression encompass both masculine and feminine. Gender fluidity is becoming commonly known as transgenderism: the ability to transcend gender, whether biological, emotional, political, or otherwise; truly mixing male and female."<ref>Hernandez, Michael M. (1996). "Boundaries: Gender and Transgenderism". ''The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader.''</ref>▼
Genderfluid individuals may also identify with as [[multigender]], [[non-binary]] and/or [[transgender]].
Genderfluid individuals who feel as though only part of their gender is fluid may identify as [[demifluid]].
==Flag and Symbols==▼
The genderfluid flag was created by JJ Poole, or Lostinthoughtspaceandfantasies on Tumblr, on August 2, 2012.<ref>http://lostinthoughtspaceandfantasies.tumblr.com/post/28596790877/jaidynmarri-a-proposed-design-for-a-genderfluid</ref> Pink represents femininity, blue represents masculinity, purple represents both femininity and masculinity, black represents a lack of gender, and white represents all genders.<ref>http://genderfluidity.tumblr.com/post/28614422659/so-i-couldnt-find-a-flag-that</ref>▼
Individuals who feel like the intensity of their gender changes or feel they are sometimes [[agender]] may identify as [[genderflux]].
The first alternate genderfluid flag was created on the LGBTA fandom by user [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/User:Blueberryjello Blueberryjello] on December 17, 2020. Teal signifies [[masculinity]], blue signifies [[demiboy]], black signifies the [[Androgyne|combination of male and female]], white signifies [[Genderless|genderless identities]], purple signifies [[demigirl]], pink signifies [[femininity]], and the hands signifies having open arms to all genders and [[Sexual Attraction|sexualities]].<ref>https://lgbta.wikia.org/f/p/4400000000000051180</ref>▼
Some individuals under the genderfluid umbrella may identify as [[genderfae]], a term describing individuals that are fluid in gender but never experience [[masculine]] genders. The [[masculine]] counterpart of genderfae is [[genderfaun]] and the [[neutral]] counterpart is [[genderflor]].
The second alternate genderfluid flag was created by LGBTA fandom user [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/User:Fruitindividual FruitIndividual] on February 10th, 2021. The lighter blue represents [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Masculine masculine identities], the pink represents [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Feminine feminine identities], the purple represents a blend between masculine and feminine identities, while the white represents indescribable and/or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] identities. The wave formation of the lines represents the fluidity and change experienced by those with this identity.▼
The third alternate genderfluid flag was created by LGBTA fandom user [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/User:SageTheQueer SageTheQueer] also on February 10th, 2021. The purple represents the male area of the gender spectrum, the greyish blue represents indescribable genders, yellow represents non-binary genders, and pink represents the female area of the gender spectrum. The symbol in the center of the flag is a commonly used symbol of genderfluidity with black representing all genders.▼
▲In the 1990s and 2000s, it might have been more common for genderfluid
▲<blockquote>"Gender-fluid means that their gender identity and/or [[Gender Presentation|expression]] encompass both masculine and [[feminine]]. Gender fluidity is becoming commonly known as
▲The genderfluid flag was created by JJ Poole, or
▲The first alternate genderfluid flag was created on the LGBTA
▲The second alternate genderfluid flag was created by LGBTA
▲The third alternate genderfluid flag was created by LGBTA
The fourth alternate genderfluid flag was created on March 2, 2021. The colors represent the same as the original flag, with a butterfly emblem added to symbolize change.
The fifth alternate genderfluid flag was created by [https://fluiddemivoid.tumblr.com/post/651401318306611200/i-made-a-new-genderfluid-flag-bc-the-old-one#notes fluiddemivoid] on May 17, 2021. The colors from top to bottom mean pink for femininity, blue of masculinity, yellow for [[demigender]]s/fluidity of them, green for lack of gender, orange for fluidity and [[xenogender]]s and black for [[Gendervoid|void]]/completely genderless.
==Resources==▼
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File:Genderfluid alt. symbol.png|Another symbol<ref name=":0" />
File:Genderfluid alt symbol.png|Generic alternate symbol<ref name=":0" />
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File:Genderfluidsymbols.png|Various genderfluid symbols by Cari-Rez-Lobo on Deviantart.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/cari-rez-lobo/art/Gender-Symbols-486052086</ref>
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File:Gfluid.png|An alternate genderfluid flag by [https://fluiddemivoid.tumblr.com/post/651401318306611200/i-made-a-new-genderfluid-flag-bc-the-old-one#notes fluiddemivoid] on Tumblr
File:Genderfluid symbol.png|A genderfluid symbol by system-lgbt.<ref name=":0">http://archive.today/2020.06.09-161847/https://system-lgbt.tumblr.com/genderfluid</ref>
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</gallery>
▲== Resources==
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[[Category:Gender]]
[[Category:Fluid Genders]]
[[Category:Umbrella Terms]]
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