Introducing Lumale, a new distinct gender identity
I have never really felt like "male" or "female" describe me. I can't explain why, but I have always felt like my gender is different: neither female nor male, but not a lack of gender.
"Maverique" is the closest specific existing term for how I feel; in essence, it's exactly what I described. Still, I have the same problem with it that I have with simply calling myself "non-binary" or "genderqueer," which is that the term feels like it doesn't "fit" with male and female.
This label is perfectly fine, of course! I just don't think it suits me. I want to feel like I am alongside male and female but like... different in the same way that male and female are different, I guess. Like different but only as different as they are from each other. I don't know.
So I have decided to create my own label, "Lumale," and I would like to share this label in case it helps anyone who feels similar to me.
I like to describe my gender as "yellow", where male is blue and female is red/pink. It has neither of those colors in it but it is still a color, just like Lumale has neither of those genders in it but still is a gender.
Lumale comes from the latin "lumen" meaning "light" and the "male" ending for "male" and "female." I think that it is fitting since yellow is associated with the sun and light.
Here is a list of gendered terms that could be used and the male/female/neutral equivalents:
Lumale: male/female (lumen + -male)
Luman: man/woman/human (lumen + -man)
Lume: boy/girl/kid (short for lumale/luman)
Milles (pronounced "mills"): Mister/Miss(es)/Mix
Mls.: Mr./M(r)s./Mx. (abbreviation of milles)
Ils (pronounced "ills"): sir/ma'am (short for milles)
If this resonates with anyone I would love to hear!