Ever Diverging Paths: Gender, Pronouns & Sexuality
A look into the different genders, pronouns and sexualities that exist in my Zelda AU. There's a few irl terms, but I tried creating language that would happen in universe.
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5 Gender System Woman/Girl ~ Feminine Man/Boy ~ Masculine Enban/Enby ~ Androgynous / Neutral Multin/Multi ~ Multiple / Fluid Xenan/Xeny ~ Genderless / Partial gender / Xenine
5 Pronouns She/Her/Hers/Herself ~ Typically Feminine He/Him/His/Himself ~ Typically Masculine Ey/Em/Eir/Eirs/Emself ~ Typically Androgynous / Neutral They/Them/Their/Theirs/Themself ~ Typically Multiple / Fluid Xe/Xem/Xyr/Xyrs/Xemself ~ Typically Genderless / Partial gender / Xenine
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The 5 gender system is primarily used by Hylians, Sheikah, Minish, and Mogmas. It's also a prominent system in Hyrule.
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3 Gender System Woman/Girl ~ Feminine / Multiple / Fluid Man/Boy ~ Masculine / Genderless / Partial gender Enban/Enby ~ Androgynous / Neutral / Xenine
3 Pronouns She/Her/Hers/Herself ~ Typically Feminine / Multiple / Fluid He/Him/His/Himself ~ Typically Masculine / Genderless / Partial gender Ey/Em/Eir/Eirs/Emself ~ Typically Androgynous / Neutral / Xenine
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The 3 gender system is primarily used by the Terrans, Rito, Zora, Zola, Fae, Demons, Dragons, and Monulras. It's also a prominent system in Labrynna, Holodrum, Calatia, Ordona, Eventide, Aluron, & Dromiand.
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Gerudo Gender System Vai ~ Feminine Voe ~ Masculine Vae ~ Androgynous / Neutral Vure ~ Xenine / Other Vesh ~ Multiple / Fluid Vul ~ Genderless / Partial gender
Gerudo Pronouns Ve/Ver/Vers/Verself ~ Typically used for children until they pick a gender for themselves She/Her/Hers/Herself ~ Typically Feminine He/Him/His/Himself ~ Typically Masculine Ey/Em/Eir/Eirs/Emself ~ Typically Androgynous / Neutral Xe/Xem/Xyr/Xyrs/Xemself ~ Typically Xenine / Other They/Them/Their/Theirs/Themself ~ Typically Multiple / Fluid Thon/Thons/Thonself ~ Typically Genderless / Partial gender
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Twili Gender System Woman/Girl ~ Feminine Man/Boy ~ Masculine Enban/Enby ~ Androgynous / Neutral Xenan/Xeny ~ Xenine / Other Multin/Multi ~ Multiple / Fluid Nultran/Nultri ~ Genderless / Partial gender
Twili Pronouns She/Her/Hers/Herself ~ Typically Feminine He/Him/His/Himself ~ Typically Masculine Ey/Em/Eir/Eirs/Emself ~ Typically Androgynous / Neutral Xe/Xem/Xyr/Xyrs/Xemself ~ Typically Xenine / Other They/Them/Their/Theirs/Themself ~ Typically Multiple / Fluid Thon/Thons/Thonself ~ Typically Genderless / Partial gender
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Sexualities Asexual ~ typically doesn't experience sexual attraction Graysexual ~ experiences limited sexual attraction Demisexual ~ only experiences sexual attraction after establishing a strong relationship Heterosexual ~ sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender Homosexual ~ sexually attracted to people of the same gender Bisexual ~ sexually attracted to more than one, to the same gender and different genders and/or all genders Polysexual ~ sexually attracted to multiple genders Pansexual ~ sexually attracted to all genders, regardless of gender
Romanticity Aromantic ~ typically doesn't experience romantic attraction Grayromantic ~ experiences limited romantic attraction Demiromantic ~ only experiences romantic attraction after establishing a strong relationship Heteroromantic ~ romantically attracted to people of the opposite gender Homoromantic ~ romantically attracted to people of the same gender Biromantic ~ romantically attracted to more than one, to the same gender and different genders and/or all genders Polyromantic ~ romantically attracted to multiple genders Panromantic ~ romantically attracted to all genders, regardless of gender
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Umbrella Terms Neuter ~ Genderless / Androgynous Allosexual ~ experiences sexual attraction Alloromantic ~ experiences romantic attraction
They are used to refer to races with no sexual dimorphism (Gorons, Kokiri, Skolluroks & Zunubs). Pronouns default to neutral but can range vastly from person to person.