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[[File:Maveriqueflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The maverique flag.]]
[[File:Maverique symbol 2.png|thumb|The maverique symbol.]]
[[File:Maverique symbol.jpg|thumb|An alternate maverique symbol. Unicode: U+2604 ☄]]
'''Maverique'''
Maveriques can be
Maverique is similar,
One can also identify as [[demimaverique]], which is being partially maverique.
== History ==
The term maverique was coined by Vesper H. on their Tumblr blog Queer as Cat after being dissatisfied with the term neutrois by May 31, 2014.<ref>https://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/87401571441/this-is-me-attempting-to-further-define-my-own</ref><ref>http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/88861493366/maverique-why-i-coined-the-word</ref>
== Flag and Symbols ==
The flag was also designed by Vesper and released 15 days later, on June 15.<ref>http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/88853893401/this-is-the-flag-that-ive-designed-for-maverique</ref><ref>http://queerascat.com/2014/06/maverique-v2-0/#</ref> The colors mean the following: Yellow, meaning primary gender, as yellow is a primary color, meaning entirely independent from the other primary colors, like how maverique is completely separate from masculinity and femininity. Yellow is also often associated with non-binary gender. White represents autonomy and independence, both from the gender binary and from the spectrum of colors. White is the blank gender slate upon which maverique is based. Orange represents a burning
The first proposed symbol for maverique was the astrological symbol for the sun (☉), but that had been criticized since the sun is associated with binary genders in many cultures. The comet symbol (☄) was also suggested as a maverique symbol, and is still occasionally used, though it is also used as a general [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] symbol.
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== Etymology ==
The word "maverique" is a combination of the word "maverick" meaning "individualist/unorthodox person", and the French suffix "-ique
The etymology<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/maverick</ref> of the word "maverick" coincides with the gender identity — the term "maverick" originally meant ''"a calf or yearling found without an owner's brand,"'' and originated from a Texas cattle owner named Samuel A. ''Maverick'' who became infamous for neglecting to brand his cattle. Similarly, people of the "maverique" gender identity have a notable '''unbranded''' identity in relation to the gender binary or surrounding politics - in contrast to androgyny, neutrality, non-applicability, apathy, or revolt.
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