Personagender(1)


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Name(s) and Definition(s)

Personagender is a Linguistingender defined as "where you refer to yourself as a girl or a boy for the
sake of convenience or because your gender is too confusing but don’t
really identify as that; e.g. personagirl or personaboy"1

It was redefined as "A term used to describe a gender which is used in public as a social identity even though the individual doesn’t completely identify that way, eg. personaboy."2

It was redefined again as "a term for people who use a specific term when saying their gender in public, even though they don't actually identify completely with that term. People who are personagender may narrow down their gender to make it simpler, or they may pretend to identify as something that they don't in public to avoid transphobes. For example, someone who feels comfortable with the label "genderfluid girlflux genderflux" may simply say in public, "I'm non-binary" to avoid confusion. Another example is someone who is transmasculine may say they are a girl in public to avoid transphobes.

Personagender may also be a prefix. People who are personagender may also say they are personagirl, personaboy, personanonbinary, etc."3

It was redefined a third time as "a term for people who use a specific term when saying their gender in public, even though they don't actually identify completely with that term. People who are personagender may narrow down their gender to make it simpler, or they may pretend to identify as something that they don't in public to avoid transphobes. For example, someone who feels comfortable with the label "genderfluid girlflux genderflux" may simply say in public, "I'm non-binary" to avoid confusion. Another example is someone who is transmasculine may say they are a girl in public to avoid transphobes.

Personagender may also be a prefix. People who are personagender may also say they are personagirl, personaboy, personanonbinary, etc.

The sexual equivilent to personagender is personasexual."4

It was redefined a fourth time as "a term for those who use a specific term when saying their gender in public, even though they don't actually identify completely with that term. One may narrow down their gender to make it simpler, or they may pretend to identify as something that they aren't in public to avoid transphobes. For example, someone who feels comfortable with the label "genderfluid girlflux genderflux" may simply say in public, "I'm non-binary" to avoid confusion. Another example is someone who is transmasculine and says they are a girl in public to avoid transphobes.

Personagender can also be a prefix. Personagender individuals may say they are a personagirl, personaboy, personanonbinary, etc.

The sexual equivalent to personagender is personasexual."5

History

Coining History

Personagender was coined on or before March 20, 2015, by Tumblr user Abandonedabandoned via New-MOGAI-Archive.6

It was redefined on June 20, 2017, seemingly by the same user via Pride-Color-Schemes.7

It was redefined again on January 17, 2021, by LGBTA Wiki user EnbyDuckling.8

It was redefined the third time on May 8, 2021, by LGBTA Wiki user Ringotheman.9

It was redefined for the fourth time on August 29, 2021, by LGBTA Wiki user Zhaorin.10

Flag and Symbol History

The flag was made by Tumblr user Autistic-Italy on June 20, 2017.11

As of June 10, 2022, Personagender doesn't have a symbol.

Etymology

Personagender's etymology was never posted

Suggested Pronouns

Personagender doesn't have any suggested pronouns.

Related Genders

Subsets

This gender doesn't have any subsets

Similar or Otherwise Related Genders

Gallery

Original Flag, Redesigns, and Symbol(s)

Original

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