integender
(with four different flag variants, for ease of making pixels, icons, palette-related things etc)
definition: integender is a term exclusively for intersex people who feel that their gender identity, whatever it may be, is intrinsically tied to being intersex. integender may be combined with other labels, or used on its own. for example, a demigirl who feels that their identity as a demigirl is linked to being intersex could be called an integender demigirl. or, an intersex person who feels that their gender is intersex could use integender alone. (these are just some examples, this label can be used in many ways!)
why? i personally identified as intergender for a while, using this concept as my personal definition for it, but have become increasingly uncomfortable with its popular definition as a gender between male and female (since i dont identify as male at all!) as well as the debates on what it actually means, whether itās actually intersex-specific, and so on. if you identify as intergender with this meaning, im not trying to push you toĀ āswitchā to integender by any means!Ā essentially, i coined this term for a sense of personal clarity, the comfort of knowing it means exactly how i identify and not having to explain to others what a term personally means to me.
feel free to come up with alternate names or flags for this label! (if you are intersex and identify with this concept yourself)Ā i do know that integender is spelled very similarly to intergender, so maybe an alternate name could be helpful to differentiate them
anyone is welcome to reblog this to spread the term!
