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[[File:Trigenderflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The trigender flag.]] |
[[File:Trigenderflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The trigender flag.]] |
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[[File:Trigender symbol.png|thumb|180x180px|The trigender symbol.|alt=]] |
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[[File:Transgender symbol.png|thumb|180x180px|The transgender symbol, sometimes used as a trigender symbol.]] |
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[[File:Static-assets-upload6483954596605536076.jpg|thumb|An alternative trigender flag by |
[[File:Static-assets-upload6483954596605536076.jpg|thumb|An alternative trigender flag by Happy queer witch.]] |
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'''Trigender''' is a form of [[multigender]] in which someone has three distinct gender identities. These three gender identities can be any |
'''Trigender''' is a form of [[multigender]] in which someone has three distinct gender identities. These three gender identities can be any genders, either [[Binary Genders|binary]] or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]], so long as it is exactly three. Trigender people may experience these genders simultaneously or fluidly. |
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[[File:Download - 2020-11-15T120414.931.png|thumb|Alternative trigender flag by |
[[File:Download - 2020-11-15T120414.931.png|thumb|Alternative trigender flag by Lovenderr.]] |
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Trigender people may also identify as [[multigender]], [[transgender]] or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]]. If these genders are experienced fluidly |
Trigender people may also identify as [[multigender]], [[transgender]] or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]]. If these genders are experienced fluidly they may also identify as [[genderfluid]]. |
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== Flag == |
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| ⚫ | The trigender flag |
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== History == |
== History == |
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It is unknown when trigender was first used but the word "trigender" was in use at least before 1999.<ref>Leslie Feinberg, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink Or Blue, page 53-4, Beacon Press, 1999, <nowiki>ISBN 0-8070-7951-0</nowiki>, <nowiki>ISBN 978-0-8070-7951-5</nowiki>.</ref> |
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While the exact origin of this term is unknown, it could have been based off the Native American term [[Two Spirit]], which refers to an indigenous person who experiences having the spirits of both a male gender and a female gender, or a third gender in some way, shape or form. |
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Trigender may be related to the concept of "[[Third Gender|third gender]]" which has been used for a wide variety of meanings. |
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== Gender expression == |
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Trigender people's [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]] is quite variable. They can choose to have any gender expression they like, but most choose to present as androgynous, and, if a trigender person is also [[genderfluid]], they will likely change their gender expression based on the current gender they are feeling. |
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== Flag and Symbols == |
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| ⚫ | The trigender flag was created by an unknown person on or before July 4, 2015.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trigender-1-543983082?ga_changes=1&ga_submit_new=10%253A1470014621&ga_type=edit</ref> The pink stripe represents femininity and feminine genders, the blue stripe represents masculinity and masculine genders, and the green stripe represents androgyny and third/other genders. |
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Many trigender people have [[dysphoria]], just like other gender non-conforming and [[Transgender]] people. Their dysphoria is not very similar to trans folks' dysphoria, as trigender people (and multigender people in general) feel they have an identity comprised of multiple genders. Some trigender people experience dysphoria where they want their body to reflect all three genders, others don't experience dysphoria at all. Trigender dysphoria can also be similar to genderfluid dysphoria if the person's gender varies along with their trigender identity. |
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Trigender has no widely excepted symbol, however one possible symbol was created by Josephdapro08 on March 11, 2020 and consists of the male, female and third gender symbols put together. The transgender symbol is sometimes mistakenly sighted as a trigender symbol due to having three symbols put together. |
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=== Surgery/transitioning === |
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As for gender affirming surgery and/or transitioning, some trigender people do alter their bodies to present either in an androgynous way or in a way that reflects their mental manifestation of identifying as three genders. Transitioning is also something that a trigender person can do - whether it be going on hormones, getting cosmetic surgery, or getting gender affirming surgery (as mentioned above). |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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Revision as of 21:47, 19 March 2021
Trigender is a form of multigender in which someone has three distinct gender identities. These three gender identities can be any genders, either binary or non-binary, so long as it is exactly three. Trigender people may experience these genders simultaneously or fluidly.
Trigender people may also identify as multigender, transgender or non-binary. If these genders are experienced fluidly they may also identify as genderfluid.
History
It is unknown when trigender was first used but the word "trigender" was in use at least before 1999.[1]
Trigender may be related to the concept of "third gender" which has been used for a wide variety of meanings.
Flag and Symbols
The trigender flag was created by an unknown person on or before July 4, 2015.[2] The pink stripe represents femininity and feminine genders, the blue stripe represents masculinity and masculine genders, and the green stripe represents androgyny and third/other genders.
Trigender has no widely excepted symbol, however one possible symbol was created by Josephdapro08 on March 11, 2020 and consists of the male, female and third gender symbols put together. The transgender symbol is sometimes mistakenly sighted as a trigender symbol due to having three symbols put together.
Etymology
The common prefix tri- means "three", so the word "trigender", literally translates to "three genders" or "third gender".
Resources
- ↑ Leslie Feinberg, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink Or Blue, page 53-4, Beacon Press, 1999, ISBN 0-8070-7951-0, ISBN 978-0-8070-7951-5.
- ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trigender-1-543983082?ga_changes=1&ga_submit_new=10%253A1470014621&ga_type=edit